The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-16
MANY COMMENT
ON C|TY'S GROWTH
Visiting Merchants Taken on
Sightseeing Tour to Inter
csting Places.
SOME BIG SALES REPORTED
Leaders Enthusiastic Over Great
Success Of Better Ac-
quaintancc Week.
SOME BIG SALES REPORTED

Eh'nusiastc expressions of surprise
o.er inc evident growth and prosperity
N'Nhiiond were to be heard on every
car yesterday afternoon IA merchants
W me South and their wives were the
quests OF the Trade Extension Bureau
oi the Chamber OF Commerce i'm a sight
seeing trip about the city After a
morning spent in the wholesale distric,
connpietWS business transactions the
NisitofS gathered in large numbers at
Ninth and Main Streets at 2 o'clock,
"hcre the committee with megaphoncs
was IN readiness. and where special
'"rs came 10 carry every one to points
vi special interest The cars moved
eastward OH Main Street. passing
through the wholesale and mnnufnc-
turing sections to Church Hill bv st
JOINS church. and by loon back to
hroad street through the retail district
ihto the newer residential sections. and
then for short run through some of
the more attractive suburbs
To the regret of the committee many
OF the visitors who had been here dur
ing the week, and who had been on IN.
river excursion on Thursday. had LEFT
Tor their homes many merchants feel
ing II imperative to be in their places
OF business on Saturday. While Their.
mas been an average of 500 here each
DAY since Monday. the visitors have
been coming and going. about AS many
leaving for home each day since Wed.
baseball Gnnc To-day.
The event to-day will he :, baseball
game between Richmond and Norfolk
tickets for which arc being distributed
TO visiting merchants at headquarters
of the Trade Extension bureau i'm tho
Mutual Building.
lhc two thS-.Alvin NJ and Horace
f-who have taken II large part of
The burden of entertaining the visitors
ana VINO have been untiring in their
as more than pleased with the success
OF the vcnturc-Richmond FIRST organ
ized effort TO bring the merchants Of
ne south to this market at one time
mat II has demonstrated what can be
donc toward building up the jobbiur
trade of Richmond is the opinion OF
every one. and already plans are on
foot for even larger Undertakings in
future buying seasons.
Prnisc for Entertainment Committee.
Among The merchants there was only
<praiSc FOR the efforts OF the committee
in entertaining visitors. for the ar
engagements which left the mornings
free for business and provided some
feature attraction for each afternoon
or evening. and for the enterprise Of
the Trade Extension Bureau in attempt
ing so large an undertaking and carry
ing 1t through so successfully. Mcr-
chants who had bought were unani-
nous in their praise OF the local mar
set They had found what they want
cd at the competitive prices which. with
The lowest water freight rates. insured
them the goods as cheaply as they could
be bought anywhere. Treasurer Dun
lop had his Office open late last night
registering reports OF sales under the
plan by which the Trade Extension Bu-
leau Is rcfuuding railway fares to Incr-
chants buying certain amount Of
goods in this market.
This work viii not be completed for
week or tw-c. ia some Instances
stock and billed before the exact total
Will be known, and in these instances
checks will be mailed by the Trade
Extension Hurcau TO merchants en-
titled 10 the refund.
Some Here for First Time.
Several merchants who bought on
this market for the first time gave as
ton to come here at this time the ia
vprahlc impression made on them by
Richmond In having run two special
booster trains into the Carolinas in
viting the trade of the South TO come
here and get what ii needed. Sales
in some lines. as, for instance. agri-
cultural Implements and seeds. may not
have come fully up To expectations as
this is not the season Of the year
when those goods are in the greatest
demand. but even those merchants feel
assured that the friendships they have
made with the trade will result in
continued orders in their lines when
the proper time arrives. In dry goods
groceries. shoes, drugs and notions. and
III some other standard lines. the actual
sales far exceeded expectations. and
oped Will keep Richmond travelling
statesmen busy for come time Ia come