Evening star., 1919-10-07
D. c. WILL GREET
MEN FROM ABROAD
Visiting Business Hen to Be.
! Guests Of Chamber A9 of
Commerce of U. S:
WILL REACH HERE OCT. 20
WILL REACH HERE OCT. 20

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The National Capital is among the
first American cities on the itinerary
of the party Of leading manufacturers
and business men from England,
France. Italy and Belgium who are
shortly to tour the United States as
the guests of the Chamber OF Com
merce Of the United States This
itinerary. made public today by the
organization which wifi play host.
shows that the party viii arrive at
New York October IT; will first visit
Atlantic City. Philadelphia and Bal
timore. and will reach Washington
about noon Thursday, October 80. It
will leave here at 3 O'Clock Sunday
morning. November and, altogether
will visit seventeen American cities.
Program in Capital.
While in the District Of Columbia
the visitors will be taken In charge
by the local Board OF Trade and the
organisation having turned the for
eigners over to the local civic bodies
during the stay of the former, and
the two organizations having both
appointed committees TO confer with
the officers Of the national body dur
ing the present month and to per-
fest business and entertainment plans.
That Washington will. through this
visit. have an exceptional opportunity
to put itself on the industrial map Of
strengthen its position on the indus
trial map of the United States Is self
evident and will undoubtedly guide the
local committees which are to play
the host.
The value Of the opportunity is at
tested by the determined efforts Of
many times the number of cities which
1t will be possible to visit to obtain
even a one-day stand" from the for
eigners. Seventeen cities won out. all
but one, owing to lack Of time. east
of the Mississippi. Each winner is al
ready rolling up its sleeves preparing
for it's efforts to make it's name linger
longest in the memory OF the delegation.
Some have their program entirely pre-
pared.
Kansas City's Plans.
Take Kansas City, for example the
one town west Of the fathers of
waters. I'VE are going to put Kansas
City on the map in international trade
relations" say the live wires" in that
town, and with this end in view nave
between groups of the visitors who are
specialists in the same classiflcations
Of business and special committees
representing every phase of the city's
trade possibilities.
These committees have been ap-
pointed and are now preparing to be
able to discuss with active and accu-
rate results their respective special
topics. The specialties include tex
tiles, finance, foodstuffs, chemicals,
etc. Then there will be the usual en-
tertainment features. such as motor
car rides, big banquet, etc. Other
cities are taking steps along similar
lines.
Opportunity for d. G.
|. "Washington has been talking for
years of making itself into a real in
dustrial city" said a prominent busi-
ness man this morning. PERHAPS II
anything else, but let bygones be by
gones-here is a heaven-sent oppor-
tunity. II the coming visit is admit
ted to be the biggest event yet IN
Kansas Citys trade relations, what
might it not be in Washington's? Dc
Washington financial institutions, fol
instance, want to lend money in Bel
gium and Italy and France! Il they
do, here is their chance. Kansas
City's do. at any rate.
Here is the capitals chance to
show exactly what it has, and what
opportunities it is anxious to avail it.
self of. And more than that: here Is it,
chance to show the possibilities Of q
nearby field of which 1t might serve
as the focal point, or. to go further,
| of the whole south.
"For instance, Richmond wanted q
Visit from the foreigners and could1;t