The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-08
BETTER ACQUAINTANCE
Weeks FINE RESULTS
Trade Extension Bureau Unanimous
ly Votes to Repeat the Affair
Next Year.
HAS BROUGHT THE CITY TRANE
Even Measured BY Dollars and Gents,
President Reed, OF the Chamber Of
Commerce, Says 1t Was Good
Investment

The good wrought the merchants
and manufacturers of Richmond
through Better Acquaintance Week.
cannot be measured. declared Chair
man W. B. Broaddus last night, In
dollars and cents. President w. I.
Reed, Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
disagreed with him to the extent of
saying that he thought it could--he
had figured the financial statement
down to q fine point and had ascer-
tanned that 1t cost the members OF the
Trade Extension Bureau exactly 1856
per capita to promote the movement.
He declared that no merchant or
manufacturer in Richmond could sell
goods so cheaply--on a per cent
basis Anyhow. the president OF the
chamber and head OF the bureau got
together and with the others present.
agreed that Better Acquaintance
Week" this year had been a great
success and decided to repeat 1t next
year. tho date and the details. as
usual. to be left to the executive COM
nnfttee OF the bureau.
Finances In Good Shape.
Tho remarks Of Mr.. Reed and
Chairman Broaddus followed the an
nual report Of the secretary and treas.
ureY. W r. Dabney. The report
ehowed--boiied downfall starting
with n balance OF 3s.11 left over from
the 1914 Better Acquaintance Week
the bureau had at Its disposal from
dues. etc, the sum OF s4,7ss.33 for
this years entertainment and had
diabuSsed the sum Of t4.725.33. leaving
on hand = balance now OF $71.25.
The report ehowed further that 554
honaflde merchants-outsids OF visit
ors-were registered during the week.
ard that 1s6 spent over 81 goo each
! svtt ~ Syvx ~ rseEr \
estimate by the bureau was that Rich
rnond dealers had sold approximately
416b.eoe worth OF goods during the
week.
II Good Investment
In pointing out the larEeness OF the
movement and commencing 1t. ". 7.
Read cited tho fact that while his
urn d.rus Bros. g. Coz had no d.
rect trade with the visitors who came
to Richmond during Better Ac-
ouaintance Week" that he had traced
fourteen good customers to the fact
that tho name OF his Arm was signed
TO the Invitations sent out through
North and South Carolina and Vir-
ginia In connection with the event
He expressed the opinion that the
money his Arm HAD expended in duas
to the bureau and In entertaining vis-
itors has hesn expedientiy spent, and
he warmly commanded the move
msnt-
r M. Darlington. former president
OF the Chamber Of Commerce, who
Il the father Of the Trade Exten-
sion Bureau. made an interesting talk
that was both practical and witty.
He said. among other things. that
each one Of the 654 merchants who
visited Richmond during the week has
gone back and told at least five Of
his neighbors Alvin Smiths and Tom
PaimatArys old 1okes. and II nothing
else had been accomplished, about
$500 country merchants knew that
Richmond was on the map.
Talks on Credits
John M Miller, Jr.. OF the First
National Bank. talked to the bureau
of the subject of preparedness
not ~ to national defense. but in the
matter of credits. Mr.. Miller's adj
drsas was thoughtful and instructive.
and was heard with close attention
ana great intsrest
The meeting was hold In the dining
recm Of Reuger's Hotel, where an
excellent dinner was served before the
bureau launched into business. Mayor
Ainslie. who WAS expected to address
ths business men, sent 4 letter OF re-
greet. having bean called out OF town.