The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
ALL READY FOR
TRADE WEEK.
Merchants Plan to Greet the
Visitors from Out Of
Town.
SPECIAL RAILROAD RATES
Stores Are Well Stocked and Induce;
ments in the Way of Prices
viii Be Offered.

urated with Trade Week" The Retail
Merchants Association has expended
much time and effort in the distribution
of posters and advertising matter gen.
orally to points within a radius of from
100 TO $50 miles OF Washington, in Mary
land, Virginia, and West Virginia
The distribution has been the result
Of a cooperative movement between the
Retail Merchants Association and the
Baltimore and Ohio and Southern Rail-
ways Stations along the main line and
the metropolitan branch OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Sailroad have been liber-
ally posted, as have the eighty-two sta
tiOns in the division Of the Southern Rail-
way, of which Washington is the head
quarters. The Washington and Old Do
minion Railway has posted the stations
on the BIuemont branch OF the line. The
posters have also been distributed along
the Washington, Baltimore and Annapo-
lis system.
Many Posters Mailed.
The Retail Merchants Association.
through its secretary Mr.. Charles J.
Columbus, has mailed more than 1000
posters to individuals in the towns near
Washington, as'well as TO storekeepers
in the city. The newspapers of WASH
ington have co-Operated in the Trade
Week movement to the fullest extent
especially in the editions reaching out
of-town points.
Will F. Thomas. the lecturer, also has
helped in the advertising OF Trade
Week" During the last month and a
half Mr.. Thomas has IeCtured in thirty
towns of Maryland and Virginia not only
exploiting Washington as The City
shopping facilities that the city affords
The merchants Of Washington are well
prepared to greet the coming visitors At
no season of the year are stocks at such
a high tide as in the fall, and particu-
larIy this fall. with a Trade Week" as
the special attraction.
Special displays and prices will be Of
fered by merchants during the coming
week.
The Trade Week movement is not
a case of going after trade that belongs
to other localities. but rather move
ment intended to secure that which nat
urally belongs to the National Capital
II is a well-known fact that stores in
small places cannot afford to carry line
Of goods sufficient to meet all the needs
OF the community: therefore. the larger
purchasers in the small towns must seek
a market elsewhere. II is to attract this
class of trade. and the nOw-and-then
buyer as well, that the Trade Week
propaganda has been sent forth.
railroad Rates Cut.
Railroads entering Washington are Of
feTin; special inducements to visitors.
and there is every assurance that Trade
WeeA of 1913 will be the most auspicious
event in the business life OF the National
Capital.
Trade Week has been brought about
by the Retail Merchants Association.
This association is composed exclusively
of firms engaged in the retail trade in
1t was organized in Sep
tember 1910. and is an offspring of the
Retail Trade Committee Of the Chamber
OF Commerce. The latter body performed
many useful functions. but il was the
consensus among the retail dealers Of
that there should be sep
arate and distinct organization to care
for the retail trade.
The achievements Of the Retail Mer-
chants Association have been multifaE-
ious. 1t mas been the instrument by
which trade abuses have been Obliterated.
and great savings made both for the
merchant and the buying public. L
stands for the best interest Of the mer-
chant and his customer in all things, be-
ing ready at all times to protect and
the interest Of those over whom
It exercises jurisdiction. Its officers are
among the best known business men OF
and are as follows:
R. p Andrews, president. is proprietor
Of a chain of paper and stationery stores.
the largest OF which, at III Thirteenth
Street Northwest, is practically depart
ment store Of paper.
NJ. a. Leese. vice president. is the head
Of the NJ. A. Leese Optical Company, at
81 Ninth Street Northwest.
Isaac Cans, second vice president, is
manager of Saks & Co, one of the oldest
of the clothing and furnishing houses in
the National Capital.
i. c. Graham. treasurer, IS president of
The National Electrical Supply Company,
at 1880 New York Avenue, which not only
does a large business in Washington but
throughout the country.b
Charles ]. Columbus. secretary, came
from the newspaper field to his present
position, having been identified with
many Industrial and other exhibitions.
NJ. D. Rosenberg, general counsel, Is
president OF the Bank of Commerce and
Savings. of Washington, and an officer
N the Bankers Association.
The Board of Governors consists of: ].
NJ. Bird, manager of B. II. Stinemetz and
Son Company, 12O1 F Street Northwest; z.
D. Blackstone, florist, FOurteenth and
n Streets; ]. H. Burrell, manager of the
Allegheny Coal Company, 81 Fourteenth
Street: Anton Stephan, manager of Dulin
and Martin, 1215 F Street; George S. De
Neale, manager OF S. Kann Sons & Co., |
Eighth and Pennsylvania Avenue; o. J.
De Moll, proprietor of the o. ]. De Moll
Piano Company, Thirteenth and G
Streets; William John Eynon. manager OF
Byron S. Adams Printing Company, 5l2
Eleventh Street; Jacob Eisenmann, men, |
per of the firm of NJ. Eisenmann & Bro, |
,O6 Seventh Street; George E. Hebbard. |
.ailor, TO6 Ninth Street; ]. Philip Herr |
nann of House & Hermann, Seventh and |
Street; F. William Mackenzie, proprie- |
or Tolman Laundry, Sixth and c Streets; |
Claude z. Miller. of Miller Bros Auto |
mobile Shop 1lO5 Fourteenth Street; Myer |
Eellheimer, proprietor of The Hub, |
Seventh and d Streets; Gerson NordlingeT. |
proprietor of PhiIlipsborn & Co, go
Eleventh Street: James F. Oyster, former !
Board of Education, in butter |
md egg trade at 800 Pennsylvania Ave- |
lue; Henry T. Offterdinger. cigar manu- |
acturer, sos Ninth Street. Robert Pluym, |
ailor, 1216 Fourteenth Street; A. d. |
Prince, proprietor Of r. Harris & Co, |
seventh and D Streets: Charles G. Stott, |
tationer. 1910 New York Avenue; Ellie |
,heetz, confectioner, 5c5 Twelfth Street; |
Joseph Strasburger, proprietor Family |
Shoe Store 80 Seventh Street: George !