The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
CITY PREPARING FOR
GREAT BUSINESS SHOW
Plans Under Way For Spectacular Dis
play During Electrical Pros
pcrity Week.
WILL MAKE "wHITE WAY" DIM
Most Brilliant Pageant Ever Sta ged
Here VIII re On Friday Night of
December MANY Business CON
Germs Join Workers Who DO II
Electrically"

Though Electrical Prosperity Week
is siin a month distant. arrangements
for its observance here arc well all
vanced Such splendid progress has
been made by the committees looking
after the several details that prom
Use Is given that the week here viii
be one If the biggest open businse en-
70 prise manifestations Richmond has
even seen.
Already some twenty five business
concerns, a ma jority of the mum boz
heing institutions not identified with
the electrical business. have Contrtbut-
ed toward the success OF the celebra
ton and have agreed to have floats
in the Trades Parade to be had or
Thursday. December 2 This parade
will be spectacular In every phase and
win make up the most brilliant pa
geant Richmond has ever had
Evolution of Transportation.
The Virginia xailway ard Power
Company will provide a continuous
sIl-day parade, which will pass over
the lines Of the company in every
part of the city, announcing and ad
vertising the greater show to be made
that night. The plans of the company
are attrsc citing nationwide attention,
for ii was in Richmond that the first
commercial electric car was success
fuily operated.
The Virginia Railway and Power
Company will reproduce the first elec-
trio street car and this Will have A
prominent place In the day parade.
The company proposes 10 show the
evolution Of the street car from the
DAYS OF the ancient horse car. through
those Of The first four wheeled troll
ley car. crude and bouncing, and on
te gradual development that
as brought into popularity the large
steel car speedy. safe and comfort
able now used Ali previously used
types Of cars will appear in the pro-
cession
VIII Dim white Way
The night parade will be Il most an
usual conception Of the modern uses
OF electricity in all ines of industry
and in the home life. The phys'cs
adoption Of the slogan DO II cleo
tricaily." will be emphasized IN scores
OF ingenious ways during the week
TIE electrical trades and business
men. and the merchants and manu-
<acturers III various other lines Will
generally. The city VII!
be dressed as never before and the
white way" that IS. Broad Street
Will be dlmmed by the more brilliant
display.
Among those who have already
agreed 10 be represented with floats
and various hicuiar devices IN the
pageant are: -...--..<
o, II. berry & Co. the Corley Com
panv. Virginia Baking Co. Inc. w
S. Forbes 4. Co. the Times-Dispatch
Company SYdnor Pump
and Well Company, Engeibere & Bear,
Tower Binford Electric and Manutac-
turing Company. II. W, Hall West
ern Electric Company. Jovian Order
W. II jerks. W b. Catlett Electric
Company, Morris Hunter, GodseY &
FRYE ]. f. Caudle, Edgar NJ. An
drews. Business Mems Club. w. Fred
Richardson, McGraw Yarboroush
Company. Richmond Electric GaraEe G,
II. w. Rountree & Bros. Trunk and
Bag Company, the Hammond Co, Inc.
Virginia Railway aad Power eeffr
pany. Herman Schmidt.
Committees at Work.
The committees al work on the
Electrical Prosperity Week program
in Richmond are.
Business director Horace F.
Smith,
steering comnalttee-H W. Hail
chairman: T. NJ Andrews. c. r. Win
ston F.. NJ. Rlankenship, GAorre A.
Tower. Peter Winston Morris Hun
ter
WAYS and means connmittee-reteI
Winston. chairman: T. s. Wheelwright
w. s. p. Wayo. c. B. Whitefarst.
Parade committee - George A.
Tower chairman: r. r, Palmer. W
n. Catiett william II. Thompson
George T. Marchmont r. W. Trafford
George n. Gilbert, A s, Tanner. G,
E. Seller. William c. Bell J. RI, strib-
ling. Thomas Bowery. w. Il. jennings
r A Fry. l.. A Williams. l. +
Parker H. r. Parkinson.
Electric show committee H. w.
Han. chairman, G. Il Winston, q, a.
Tower.
Newspaper and advertising commit
tee II. Winston. chairman horace
f. Smith, n r. Weisiser. h. II bn,-
lington, W. II. jerks.
Publicity committee --Morris hum
ter. chairman. T. p. Dunn, NJ. A. sit
ton r. NJ Dashien Louis f. Myers,
J. &. Caudle.
Window display eommittee-E Nj
chairman j, w Tabh, Ben
1amin Enrlebers, j. l., Spe'ghts' j. Il
Latham. ". II, Essig
Committee on prizes--F'rank blan-
kenship, chairman. William Lancas-
ter l.. l.. Cornell F. y. SteiEieder. &