The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14
TWO TRADE WEEKS
PLANNED FOR 1874
Trade Extension Bureau Gets
$4,000 to Finance Better
Acquaintance.
WEEK IN FALL AND SPRING
Business Men See Need for Lo-
cal Sleeper on Early Coast
Line Train.
IN FALL AND SPRING

len thousand dollars to finance two
setter Acquaintance Wcel<s"-one In
me spring and another in the fall or
i9i4-was subscribed last night at a
banquet OF the Trade Extension Blu
reau OF the Chamber of Commerce In
the Jefferson Hotel. Thirty-two man
ulacturing and jobbing firms wers
added To tho membership OF the bureau
In the course OF the evening, almost
doubling tho roll Of that organization.
AZ ieast as many more have indicated
n Willingness TO become affiliated with
the bureau and to have a hand in trade
extension.
Ever since the bureaus initial
Better Acquaintance Week" in Au-
gust developed into such an unouali-
lied success, tho men who were instru-
mental In engineering It set about to
repeat the affair on a larger and more
elaborate scale In 1914. 1t was agreed
that Southern retail merchants should
DO invited here at the logical buying
periods. the early spring and
early iall, get-together celebration
being more likely to attract visitors
at such times than in midsummer. To
finance two such undertakings at least
$4,000 was needed, and more members
| or the bureau were wanted TO make
the Invitation list more impressive So
ihst nights dinner was given and pros
nectire members invited
I'm biEEcr scale Next.
Chairman William e. Broaddus stated
the object of the dinner and the pro
posed character OF the Better Ac-
quaintance" celebration of 1914. His
plans were warmly received. He cN-
piained that the entertainments for
the visitors next year are to be more
elaborate, tho invitations more numer-
Gus and the scope OF the affair more
generous Every manufacturers. lob
o,,1 1T,
prise Is eligible 10 nen bership Presi-
dent 7. NJ Darlington. of the Chamber
or Commerce, and Business Manager
W. L. Dabncy added their Endorsement
to the proposed scheme. Other mem
bers or the bureau gave hearty an
prevail.
At Mr.. Carrington's suggestion the
bureau voted TO take up the matter OF
Richmond sleeper on the through
train from the South arriving at Byrd
street Station over the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad at sos o'clock in the
morning uncomplimentary reference
was made TO the existing arrangement
which makes passengers for Richmond
leave their berths before daybreak.
a committee to call on yice-President
Alexander Hamilton, Of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company Will be-
named by Mr.. Darlington
New Members.
The following members were added
TO the bureau last night: Atlantic Var
VI. '" '7ne Manu-
featuring Co. NJ s. Block & Son Co,
~ Il. Clarke & Son, the Corley Com
pany, Fleming. Christian & Co.. A. 3
Lee Sons & Co, Pin Money Pickles.
Millhiser Rag Manufacturing Company.
Old Dominion Trust Company, r. r..
Patrick Young Co. Richmond Vir-
einian. Richmond Guano Company,
Richmond Bank and Trust Co, saun-
ders Bros. Co. Standard Paper Manu-
featuring Co, Sydnor Pump and Well
Company, Southern Biscuit Company.
Gin Wen Cigar Company, Everett
Waddey Co, Walford Stationery Com
pany. News Leader. Richmond Even
ing journal. Virginia Trust Company,
Life Insurance Company OF Virginia,
Richmond Trust and Savings COMPANY,
Diggs x Bcadles.