Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-06
URGES FOREIGN :.
4 TRADE BOOM HERE
City's Place in World Commerce
Outlined at Office Appliance
Z Managers Luncheon
scATTeLL IS SPEAKER

Philadelphia place in the foreign
eradc Of the country was outlined today
~ the luncheon Of the Office Appliance
Managers Association that inaugurated
the National Business Show at the
Commercial Museum.
This exhibition is of the greatest
lmportance. said DR.. +. j. Cattell,
!, city statistician. 1T precedes by two
weeks the Foreign Trade Council,
which is designed to make Philadelphia
one Of the greatest ports of the country
In its foreign trade.
This being the case. the city must be
( equippcd to conduct it's business in the
most efficient manner possible. and the
Office equipment and other aids on view
\ here will assist in that materially.
" AS for the Commercial Museum
itself II is the greatest of it's kind
in the world. ] had part in it's
Foundation. with DR.. w. +. Wilson. its
head
DR.. Wilson also spoke. outlining the
advantages of the museum. and inviting
the manufacturers to take advantage of
the service bureau. which is of the
greatest assistance to manufacturers.
he said. who seek foreign outlet for
their goods Other addresses were made
BY Frank f. Upper. president of the
National Business Show. and g. II.
Jackson. sales manager of the Multi
graph Company.
Every new device which science and
human ingenuity has devised for the
convenience of those who work in Of
Aces is on exhibition at the show which
will continue throughout this week in
conjunction with Better Omce
Methods campaign conducted by the
Office Appliance Managers Association.
( A typewriting contest will be held
this afternoon. open to all students from
schools within a radius Of 100 miles OF
philadelphia. under the supervision Of
J.. n. Kimball. of the International
Typewriting Contests.
Tomorrow and Thursday afternoons
will be reserved for executives, in order
to provide ample opportunity for the
examination of the appliances without
haste. One hundred and sixty five films
have exhibits in the show.
There will be many exhibits of de-
vices which are new in principle and de-
sign. The latest Edison dictation ma
chine has been so constructed that it
may be controlled electrically by touch
Of the finger. both by the person dictat-
Ing and the stenographer who is using
the record for transcription.
y There are many new models of stan
ldard duplicating machines on exhibi-
tion. with numerous systems of filing
and sorting correspondence and records.
fAmong the latter. a number Of the visi-
Pile filing systems are particularly in
gen;Ous.
Time recording and checking devices
have also undergone marked improve
mepts. which are incorporated in the
latest models now on view. while the
addressing and mailing machines. which
have lately come into such widespread
use. are commanding prusual interest.
Expert demonstrators are on hand
20 show the best and most advantageous
,method of operating these contrivances.
snd full information about costs. deliv-
cries and other matters is TO be had
at every booth.
N The show will continue open daily
from to 10 p. NJ. this week and
tickets may be obtained from exhib-
itors or from the manager of the exr
,hibition at the Commercial Museum.