Evening star., 1921-02-25
MARYLAND FOLKS
T0A|DD.C TRADE
Washington Business Boost
ers Promised Most Hearty
Cooperation on Tour.
From a Staff Correspondent.

From a Staff Correspondent
LEONARDTOWN, Md, February 25.
Enthusiastic over assured reciproc-
ity from the business men of Me-
chanicsville and surrounding terri
tory. the delegation from the Mer-
chants and Manufactures Assocfa-
tion OF Washington, which is making
a two-day tour of southern Mary
land on behalf of closer cooperation
between the business men of the two
sections. was host to more than fifty
prominent merchants Of this place at
banquet given at st. Marys Hotel
last night.
Ross P. Andrews, chairman of the
committee in charge of the tour.
sounded the keynote of the under
taking when he said that the whole
sale merchants of the capital wanted
the business OF southern Maryland
and intended to get it.
ID. G. Bound to Get Trade.
I'VE seek your trade and offer you
our co-operation," declared Mr.. An
drews. There is no reason why the
social and business relations between
the people of Washington and south
ern Maryland should not be of the
closest. We are nearest to you. You
are shareholders in the nations capi-
tai. Washington is growing with
leaps and bounds There arc today
500 factories in the District of Co
lumbia, employing more than $4,000
people, and representing an outlay 'of
nearly $S0,000,00O. which makes it
possible for you men of southern
Maryland to get in the closest touch
with one of the highest priced mar
kets In the east.
Quick transportation is now avail.
able, at rates comparable with any,
and with the Washington business men
ready and willing to meet any reason
able credit arrangements desired, all
that is left to cement this bargain is
your willingness to show US your
trade"
"Gardcn, Spot Of U. s."
Mr.. Andrews referred to the south
ern section of Maryland as the garden
spot of the United States. and con-
cluded his address by predicting that
the time was not far distant when the
shores of the lower counties would be
lined with summer homes of Wash
ington people.
Hearty assurances Of increased
the affairs of St. Marys' county greet
ed the speakers appeal. Those maxi
ing brief addresses included Capt. Ell
liot Dent, Oakley. Md; George p. Lo-
ker, ]. ]. Morris and Benedict Norris
of Leonardtown. l. 2. Mckay of Park
Rev. E. p. saunders of Oakley. E. c.
Tennison, Morganza;' z. ID. Burch.
Milestown. Nd, and Wilder NJ. De
Nearie. :. representing the Tidewater
Lines. Inc.
Following the dinner, many of the
beaus and bellies of old st. Marys
county assembled in the ballroom of
the hotel and, accompanied by Bowel
los Orchestra, which is accompanying
the merchants, danced until the wee
small hours.
Visit. at Mechanicsville.
At Mechanicsville, earlier in the day,
similar scenes were enacted at a
luncheon held at the Hayden Hotel,
where the speakers from Washington,
besides Mr.. Andrews, were NJ. A.
Leese, Arthur J. May, E. B. Adams,
Joseph A. Berberich and Charles J.
Columbus. under whose direction the
tour is being conducted. The Mary
landers responding included Robert E.
Baden, E. Trice. l.. H. Wise and, c. B.
SasseF, all Of Mechanicsville; c. s.
Long of Hughesville, Leroy Baden of
Baden, Md; John Davis Of Newman
ket and Charles H. Shelter of Chap
tico, Md. The party left here at 1880
for Indian Head and, after visiting
La Plata, win return to Washington
tonight.