The Washington herald., 1913-10-05
TRADE WEEK"
COMES TO END
Merchants Satisfied with the
Volume of business
Done.
BOOSTED FALL TRADING
Residents of City, as Well as Out
siders, Took Advantage of the
Bargains Offered.

Trade Week." formally inaugural
ing the fall shopping season in Wash
| ingtOn. came to a close last night, and
! it is the general opinion among mer-
chants of the city that Trade Week
performed a useful function.
! 1t was established by the Retail
| Merchants Association, which distrib-
uted newspapers, posters, and other ad-
vertising matter within a radius of 100
miles of Washington, inviting out-Of-
town shoppers to visit the National
Capital. with view not only of seeing
the City Beautiful" but of laying in
| fall supplies.
Reports reached the Office OF the Re-
! tail Merchants Association daily as
10 the progress of Trade Week." and
these were gratifying to the officers
| of the organization. Innumerable in
stances might be mentioned Of new
| trade that came to merchants during
the week as a result of Trade Week"
Hundreds of persons came to the
stores, and it is declared that the mail
order and, parcel post business exceeded
all reasonable expectations.
Parcel Post n Boon
1t has been declared that since the
Introduction of the parcel post the re-
tail business of Washington was sure
to increase very materially. Many Of
the local firms have been individually
reaching out for this class of trade.
Neutrality-suspicious.. too. enjoyed the splen-
did buying advantages offered during the
week nv the various retail stores, and
the business that was done augurs well
for a good fall and winter trade. 1t is
thought that the volume of trade would
have been even greater but for the I'M
usual amount of rain which fell during
the week
1t Is declared that Trade Week" Is
but the beginning Of the ambitious trade
extension plans OF the Retail Merchants
Association. As has been said before
Washington is logical anL we'll
equipped trade center. Its retail estab-
llishments in all lines stand com parison
with any in the country. The stocks
carried in Washington are complete and
represent the very latest in all lines.
"Home city" for All.
The National Capital is the visitors
rendezvous 1t Is the Home CITY OF
all Americans. and II is matter OF
great satisfaction to citizens OF Wash
ington that the business houses OF the
city are so well adapted to fill the needs.
not only of the residents of the Capital
but Of those who come here from time
to time to visit
kindly say for the Retail Merchants
Association said President r p. An
drews. that the members of the asso-
citation are indebted to the newspapers
Of Washington for the splendid support
accorded the Trade Week movement.
The propaganda has not only stimu-
lated trade here in Washington. but
elsewhere. for Washington papers travel
far and wide and especially in the ra-
dus which the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation covered in its advertising cam
paign. The Baltimore and Ohio and
southern Railway were generous. too.
in the distribution Of posters announc-
ing Trade Week. I feel sure, speaking
as an individual merchant. that Trade
Week has been. and will be. a tremen-
dous help TO the fall trade here in
Washington