The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-01
COMING
TO BOOST AFFAIR
Local Firms Want Travelling
Men Here for Better Ac-
quaintance Week"
REPLIES ARE COMING FAST
Retail Merchants From All Over
South Headed for
Richmond.

and jobbing firms Of this city, whether
connected with the Trade Extension
Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
or not are making arrangements to
call In practically their entire stats of
traVeilng statesmen to pay attention to
The thousands of retail merchants who
Will nock TO Richmond during Better
acquaintance Week." August IL, II, 49,
-, TO- 10. There Is a double cause for
this action since not only will the
trade helds be drained of the more pros
porous and progressive buyers during
h'chmonds great mercial week, but
the presence OF the travelling statesmen
In the city TO negotiate with the visit
ing buyers will be extremely important
IL Is generally recognized that the
successful outlook for Better Ac-
duaintance Week" is due very largely
to the trade making effects of the two
booster tours" conducted by The
Iimes-Dispatch through North and
south Carolina in 1911 and 1912 when
members OF the leading Richmond firms
were enabled TO come into personal con-
tact with the buying element OF tho
prosperous South. II is the friends
made by the booster tours" who are
now preparing to return the compli-
inent and come to Richmond for Better
Acquaintance Week" In the future.
the booster tours will be conducted
chamber
Answers Pour In.
replies from Southern retail mer-
chants TO the invitation to attend Rich
monds great commercial gathinr at
Richmonds expense continue To nour
into the Office OF the Trade Extension
bureau on every mail Just how keen
the interest through the South has be-
come in Richmond's Better Acauaint
ance Week" is apparent from the fact
thnt hundreds Of merchants who will
be unable TO attend the AFFAIR for one
reason or another. have taken the trou-
bic TO send their regrets and wish Tho
great week the best success 1t is no
ticeabie that many of those to send
regrets are members of tho Retail
Hardware Merchants Association Of
the Carolinas," which met in Richmond
warm desire to repeat the pleasant
visit to Richmond
That the local hotels have been quick
TO see the prospect OF financial profit
In the approaching commercial week
is evident from the zeal with which
they are entering into the problem OF
entertaining and caring for the COM
fort of the thousands of visitors ex.
pected. Practically all the hotels have
expressed desire to contribute to-
ward the expense of the week. and
have offered the resources OF their hos
telries for the pleasure of the retail
merchants. Plans for amusing visI-
tors are rapidly multiplying
Grent Reception Planned
IL the plans of the executive com
mittee Of the Trade Extension Bureau
are carried out. not single minute of
the week will hang heavy on the hands
oil the visitors. a huge reception com
mittee, which will probably number
almost 200 men. Is shortly to be an
pointed and assigned work This com
In'ttee VIII be composed OF the heads
or the firms In the Trade Extension Blu
reau and their travelling statesmen.
Committees will be on hand 10 meet al;
incoming trains during the week and
&c give the visitors the glad hand when
they step from the railway cars
Inc executive committee OF the
Trade Extension Bureau consists OF
w. b. Broaddus. chairman; W. T. Dab
ney' ecretary-trea surer; j. T Palma
vary, \. H. Felthaus. Alvin VI Smith
and r. B. Sydnor The firms repre-
sented in the bureau and responsible
for the unprecedented business move
ment about to be launched are:
Clothing-H. Marks Clothing Co.
1917 East Main Street.
Oonfectioncrs-H arrelson &. Co. 2
Governor Street: Westmoreland Candy
Co. COS North Seventeenth Street
Crockery, glasswt.rc-E b. TAYLOR
Co. lolI East Main Street
Dry goods. ctc-Anderson-L Lewis
Gray Co. Inc. 1920 East Franklin
street: Drcwry, Hughes & Co, 1912
East Cary Street: Richmond Dry Goods
Co, 1901 East Cary Street: Strauss
Bros. & Co, Inc, 1915 East Main street:
Wilkinson. Williams e Reed, l4l3 East
Franklin Street.
Flavoring eXtracts-C. F. Sauer Co,
Broad, corner Meadow street
Furniture-Sydnor e. Hundley. 700
East Grace Street.
Groceries-C. ". Antrim & Sons,
1+l7 East Cary Street
Observation-Disclosures Hardware Co
l01 South Fourteenth street; Virginia
Carolina Hardware Co, 1920 East
Main street; watkins Cottrei Co.
Fourteenth and Dock Streets.
Harness and ccessories-Cottrell
saddlery Co.. 1928 East Franklin Street
b. T. Crump & Co.. Inc. 1909 East
Main Street
Hats. caps Ethison Hat Co.. Inc. 1o+
Virginia Street
Machinery mill supplies-Smith-
Courtney Co, 500 East Cary Street.
Metals. roohng-Gordon Metal CO..
Fourteenth and Dock Streets.
MISREPRESENTATION e. Co. 207-o09
North Fourth street
! Ncwspapers-The Times Dispatch, 10
/ South Tenth street
Notions fancy poods-Southern Bar