Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-09
Invite MANUFACTURERS
TO EXHIBIT PRODUCTS
Directors Of Chamber of Com.
merce Approve Plans for
Exposition in 1922.
Tb ORGANIZE srEAki>G sauAp
Merits Of Richnond-Madc Goods Will
he Told in Tcn-Minutc Talks MT
Group Meetings Ia lie Held This
Foil.

Directors OF the Richmond Chamber
M Commerce. at called meeting
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock, pre-
sided over By President John Kerr
Branch instructed the ADVERTISING
committee to invite the manufac-
turcrS Of Richmond 10 an early meet
ing for ,hc purpose Of planning the
1872 MADE IN Richmond, exposition
The committee will arrange for n
meeting To be held the latter part Of
this month TO which will be invited
all OF the manufacturers of the city
those VIII" participated in the last
exhibition and those who did not
The plans Of the committee for
the Made IN Richmond" exposition
were considered i'll detail. Interest
in the proposed exposition has been
increasing daily. since IL has been
rumorcd that the advertising com
mittce was at work upon plans to
present 10 the directors.
Plan Group Meetings.
The advertising committee also laid
before tho board OF directors suS-
gcstions for rrou? meetings 10 be
held throughout tho city! for the pur-
pose OF acQuanttnE the citizens with
Richmond made goods.
1t is planned II organize squad
az AZ least twenty capable speakers
who Will give tcn-uinutc talks he
fore societies and organizations and
tell exactly what articles are manu-
featured in Richmond, so that the
buyer may give preference to home
made products.
The directors approved the plans.
and In discus sing the same, said that
the Buy Richmond Made Goods"
campaign was not So much for the
benefit OF the manufacturers and the
merchants for the purcha scrs
themselves. for increased sales OF
home made goods would mean the
employment of more clerks in the
stores and thus help relieve the UNI
employment situation.
The advertising committee desires
to receive invitations from clubs. So
ciciics and all kinds OF organizations
for speakers TO address them II
WAS said that no society Was too
small 10 not have this benefit Of u
speaker. for il is the desire I" bring
before every person in the city the
hcn"hts tn he derived by them in tn"
purchase Of goods made in Richmond.
Foreign Trade club.
Tho directors instructed the com
mittcc 80 20 forward with the plans
for the foreign trade club. which
VIII probably bc called the foreign,
trade committee Of the Chamber OF
Commerce, and the club, which now
mas Il membership OF forty, vii! he
Increased TO include every exporter
in the city. The foreign field is Of
terinE opportunities for the sale or
many articles manufactured in Rich
mond and the Richmond exporters
are organizing 10 get some OF that
business.
II was said that during the last
thirty days the Chamber Of Commerce
has received more inquiries relative
10 the Richmond field than i, had re-.
c"ircd during the nine months pre-
N'ous indicating that there Is; pros
nect of greater demand for goods
from this city in the near future.
i!aIDh J. Harrison presided over The
meeting of the advertising committee
hcld previous 10 the meeting "f the
board of directors There was a
spirit, or optimism in the two meet
ings. and the several departments 81
the chamber will now bcud their
energies towards making the lr.g
Made IN Richmond exhibition the
sr""t"s' cNpositian. OF : kind ever
h"ld in III" south -