The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-10
MERCHANTS COME
FOR GREAT WEEK
Richmond Ready to Welcome
Buyers From Eleven
Southern States.
PROGRAM OF ENTERTAINMENT
Trade Extension Bureau OF
Chamber Preparing to Give
Them Big Time.

With every detail of Better Ac-
quaintance Week" worked out. n re-
ception committee OF $50 members Is
ready for the Influx OF visitors which
VIII begin tomorrow morning ana
continue through Saturday. AT head
quarters. Room sol Mutual Building.
extra telephones have been Installed.
and every provision made for tho com
fort OF the 1000 or more merchants
from eleven states who have accepted
invitations to visit Richmond Every
day In the week there Is provided
some form OF entertainment the morn
Ing hours sbeing left free for those
who wish to examine the stock OF
tobbing houses and manufacturers.
About 300 merchants, who were un-
able 10 come at this time. took the
trouble to acknowledge the Invitation.
TO express their appreciation of the
effort 10 bring them to Richmond, and
TO say that they would no doubt make
purchase during this season from
Richmond wholesalers or manufac-
turers.
VIII Bny In Richmond.
Among the letters OF acceptance re
ceivcd yesterday was one from
Southern merchant. who writes that
he has never bought on this market,
but has made II a practice twice a
year heretofore TO go through Rich
mond to Baltimore. Philadelphia and
other markets TO secure his stock OF
goods. This year he will buy In Rich
mond. and, IL satisfied, will continue
the practice.
Visiting merchants should report In
person or b. telephone to headGuar
ner of Ninth and Main Streets. on ar
rival, and secure their badges and full
Information as to the plan on which
railway fares will be refunded 70 those
making an aggregate number OF pur-
chases from members Of the Trade Ex-
tension Bureau Of the Richmond Cham
Der of Commerce. Purchases must be
reported 10 the treasurer OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce.
Entertainment Features.
Entertainment features for the week
Will be as follows:
Monday, August ll--Cabaret enter
tainment. $40 p. NJ. Hotel Richmond
roof garden. tN!nth and Grace Strcets).
Welcome exercises music, refresh
ments. Admission by ticket only.
Tuesday, August l2-Tickets will be
issued a; headquarters for motion pie
ture theatres. good day or night. Little
Theatre, Theato, Rex, Virginian. Vic
tor.
Wednesday. August is.-Get-togeth-
or theatre party. Academy OF Music.
Eighth and Franklin Streets, $50
r NJ. Tickets Issued at headquarters.
Thursday. August l4-Take Main
street cars for Old Dominion Steam
ship Wharf for James River trip.
Boat leaves IL y. NJ sharp: return
p. " Music, refreshments. Tickets
at Headquarters.
Friday. August l5.-"Seeing Rich
mond" trip. Assemble at Ninth and
Main Streets at p. VI. sharp. Wear
your badge.
Saturday, August ls-Rasebali,
double header: Roanoke vs. Richmond.
Ball park. West Broad street. Tickets
at headquarters.
Trade Extension Members.
Members OF the Trade Extension Blu
reau OF the Chamber of Commerce.
under whose auspices Better AcGuaint-
ance Week is being conducted, are as
follows:
Clothing-H. Marks Clothing Com
pany 1917 East Main Street.
Confectioners-Ifarr & Co.
Governor Street; Wcstmoreland Candy
Company. COS North Seventeenth Street.
Crockery. glassware-E. 3. Taylor
Company. 1o11 East Main Street
Dry goods, etc.-Anderson-L Lewis
Gray Co. Inc. 1920 East Franklin
Street; Drewry. Hughes & Co. 1912
East Cary street; Richmond Dry Goods
Company. 1904 East Cary street:
Strause Bros. & Co. Inc, 1915 East
Main Street: Wilkinson. williams &
Reed, 1913 East Franklin Street.
Flavoring extracts-C. f. Sauer Co.,
Broad. corner Meadow Street.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 6 Hundley. 700
East Grace Street.
Groccries-C. w. Antrim & Sons. 1417
East Cary Street
Observation-Disclosures Hardware Co.
l01 South Fourteenth Street. Virginia
Carolina Hardware Co. 1920 East Main
street; Watkins Cottrell Co. Four
teenth and Dock Streets.
Harness and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Saddlery Co, 1925 East Franklin Street;
B. T. Crump & Co. Inc. 1909 East
Main Street.
Hats, caps-Etchison Hat Co. mo.
124 Virginia Street
Machinery, mill supplies--Smith-
Courtney Co. 500 East Cary Street.
Metals. roofing-Gordon Metal Co,
Fourteenth and Dock Streets.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 6 Co. 207209
North Fourth Street
Ncwspa Times Dispatch, 10
Notions. fancy goods-Southern Bar
gain House. Fourteenth and Franklin
Streets.
shoes-w. II. Miles Shoe Co. 1920
East FRANKLIN Street stephen Putney
Shoe Co. Broad, corne.. Allison Street.
sales rooms, Fourteenth and Franklin
Streets; Roberts & Hoge Shoe Co. Inc.
9l-2 South Fourteenth Street: Stern
& Co. 100 Virginia Street; Wingo Ell
lett & Crump Shoe Co. South Rich
mond.
Stoves. ranges-Richmond Stove Co..
25o6 East Main street; Southern Stove
Works. West Leigh Street
Tobacco manufacturers--Larus &c
Bros. Co, South Twenty first Street.
Wines. liquors-H Clarke & Sons
Co.. Inc. 1907 East Main Street
Banks-AmerIcan National Bank,
Tenth and Main Streets; First National
Bank Ninth and Main Streets: Mer-
chants National Bank. Eleventh and
Main Streets: National state and City
Bank, iii East Main street: Planters
National Bank, Twelfth and Main
Streets.