Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-06
Trade BOOSTERS
IEAVETONIGHT ON
NORTHERN TOUR
p,siness Men Will Visit
Pennsylvania and New
York Cities
q. McGow1N LEADER
o.rtv to End Trip at Elmira
Next Friday
Night

.,.hta,e boosters, the 100 business
Pnii,s' Chamber of Commerce is sending
ren AZ s,' trIp through Pennsylvania and
cp -" vork state to carry the message
Nes,A,. city to other workshops, VIII ieaVe
u'T Srsets tour tonight at IL O'CLOCK.
,rain is to leave Broad street Sta
y, mat time, and stops first at Tyrone,
w" ssschlng there at a. nj. Ihe poosters
Pa, - hreakfast on the train ana then
Y, down to business
,,.,or smith will not be with them, but
Ssve his Endorsement, and b j. Cat
& &snn iii represent him. He mas made the
sshsr trade expansion trips' as tney nave
V.le wv 10 he known. and probably more
eol' nv other single person, has made
tnsn .l,s sor Philadelphia in outside cities,
.,nsclally in the South.
r McGowin is chairman in charge
q lin and he is being assisted in the
g.snrsrnents tv by Ernest L. Trigg, Calvin
y r.s,,,h Edward b. Roberts, w. H.
ss.In,sI ms,1 Ir George l.. Mitchell, Il. j. Ber-
Nj and irwin korn'
thcuded in the personnel of the party
~ ne principally business heads and
s.arrial representatives. The, object OF
~ ain Ia TO promote closer personal re-
,a,ons between Philadelphia Business men
snd those with whom they do business
outside the city ii.A
Al, the same time, advantage will be
,,tsn Of the opportunity to prove that
phadepha is the greatest Srorkshop Of
~ world and not only tho biggest in
s,s,rial centre but one of She finest mar
tsts When MIR Cattelr and the other
speechmakers of the party Dare making
iheIr addresses they will point out that
business men who are overlooking the ad-
yantages OF this city as trading mar
let are standing in their own light
PHILADELPHIA LEADS.
Mr.. McGown, who is leading the ex-
psdItion said today of the trip:
eThls method seems to be most ef-
fectiye way of convincing the outside
world that Philadelphia Is abreast of all
other cities and means to keep there;
and perhaps little ahead. l firmly be-
leye that the time is most opportune
for extending the trade area of Phila-
delphia, and believe this trip will ac-
eomplish great results in that direction.
Il Is most encouraging to note the en-
thusiastic manner in which the business
men Of Philadelphia are supporting the
Trade Expansion Committee in its effort
10 arrange for this trip The heads of
many of the largest houses in Phlladel-
pnld nave pleuBeu themselves 10 accom-
pany the party, and l believe this will be
the most successful tour of the kind that
has ever gone out in the interest of COM
nerclal Philadelphia"
The members of the committee in
charge have decided to make themselves
known as the Philadelphia Trade Commits
Non. They figure that in their weeks
eforts-they return next Saturday morn
tnR At 7.q0-thaNp 40
business reputation of this city.
The party will travel entirely by Pull.
man and will eat and sleep on the train.
After Tyrone the first stop will be at
Altoona, then they visit Johnstown,
Greensburg, Uniontown, Connellsville Nc
Keesport, Butler Kittaning, Franklin, Oil
City, Cory, and at Erie they finish the
Pennsylvania route. After that they go 10
Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton and Ek
mira. They leave there Friday night for
home.