Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-27
TRADE EXTENSION BUREAU
GIVEN STRONG SUPPORT
Richmond Merchants Pushing Out
After Business of Entire
South.
WILL LOOK INTO BOOK AWARD
Chamber Of Commerce to Consider
Action Of State Board In Turning
Down Local Concern for Northern
Publishing House.

Enthusiastic support of its work in
developing trade in Richmond and in
advertising it's commercial advantages
in the Southland was given by the
members Of the Trade Extension Bu-
reau OF tho Chamber of Commerce TO
the executive committee at banquet
in the Jefferson Hotel last night, and
the occasion was chiefly remarkable in
that there was some opposition on the
part of subscribers to a reduction I'm
subscriptions for Better Acquaintance
Week" though the report in its entire<y
was finally adopted.
In further indication OF the co-opcra-
tion with which the bureau is working
with all the interests in Richmond was
tho interest displayed in the broad
statement OF james -. Crump, president
OF the B. +. Johnson Publishing Com
pany. that the State Board OF Educa-
ton had perpetrated an outrage in not
accepting his firms bids on certain text
books, and in Mr.. Crump's demand that
some action he taken to inform the
State board of communal sense Of
injury and injustice over its adoption
OF books brought in from foreign
markets.
CONSIDER HOOK AWARD
Mr.. Crump said that his firm did not
need sympathy: that il could take care
or itself; but that II did feel that the
commercial bodies of Richmond should
take some definite step in making its
sense OF outrage publicly known.
w. b. Hroaddus. chairman Of tho
Trade Extension Bureau, held. however
Il
of this particular committee to take
such action as was desired, but he felt
assured that the parent organization.
the Chamber OF Commerce, would reply
to the demand. w. T. Reed. president
of the chamber. who said that he had
previously interested himself personally
In the matter. stated Immediately that
he would call a meeting Of tho cham
ber to take some action
Every suggestion offered by the COM
mittee OF the Trade Extension Bureau
was adopted unanimously, and on the
motion OF w. II. Adams president Of
the Board OF Aldermen. 1t was decided
TO have the committee continue indef-
nitely. The motion was put by T. NJ.
Darlington, former president OF the
Chamber of Commerce, and II was
adopted with that enthusiastic unani-
nifty which marked all the proceed
ings
PRAISE INITIATIVE OF
THE TIMES-DISPATCII
In short speech which preceded the
presentation Of the report for action
Mr.. Darlington called attention to the
fact that the Trade Extension Bureau
was the outgrowth of the two BOOSTING
tours conducted through the Carolinas
by The Times Dispatch several wears
ago. which first stirred the people OF
Richmond to the advantages of sucb
advertising and later resulted in
little dinner at which the newer idoa
was born w. T. Dabney business
manager of the Chamber Of Commerce
ana secretary of the committee also
TOOK occasion to pay credit to The
Ilmes-Dispatch for It's effort, and added
the nope that such another BOOSTING
tour might be conducted through South
west virginia, where uncxplored fields
for Richmond trade lie waiting.
present at the banquet were sixtv-
hve members out of a total member-
ship OF los, which Mr.. Dabncy said was
a good showing. considering the num-
erous calls on business mans TINA
and energy.
BETTER ACQUAINTANCE WEEK
TO BE HELD IN AUGUST
President Broaddus opened the busi-
ness session with brief explanatory
talk, and called on Mr.. Dabney to pre-
sent the report The report showed
that there have been increasing inter
est and success in the better acuuaint
ancc weeks. 1t was recommended
that another be held in August, and
that there be reduction OF 25 per cent
in the subscription OF all classes of
members. Figures showed that the
number of visiting merchants during
better acquaintance" week had In
creased every year, and that there had
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