Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT
TO SHOW GROWTH
Displays Expected to Fill
5000 Square Feet of
Floor Space.

A kaleidoscope picture of the grow
ing industrial activities In the District
and illustrations of how these enter
prises, as well as bureaus and agencies
of the Federal Government, help to
make this community so largely self
sustaining will be presented at the nfth
annual Industrial exposition OF the
Washington Chamber OF Commerce, 10
be staged the week of October n,
trade body, stated last night in a radio
address over Station WMAL:
Mr.. Jose, who is chairman Of the
executive committee in charge OF the
exposition, announced that already
large amount of space had been taken
by exhibitors and that details for the
show are now being organized. The
show will be held at the Washington
Auditorium.
Perhaps the most important innova-
ton In this years exposition will be the
inauguration of group displays cover
ing various local industries and other
commercial enterprises" Mr.. Jose said.
"a number of industries have already
decided upon this exhibit method ana
negotiations are in progress with others.
Centralized Exhibits.
zone of these centralized exhibits
will be what constitutes the first busi-
ness method and equipment show ever
attempted in the National Capital.
washington branch managers of nu-
merouS large manufacturers are now In
consultation with their home Offices
concerning the details of the respective
DISPLAYS and it is assured that within
the 5000 square feet of the ground
floor will be installed the most COM
prehensive collection of Office equip
mert ever seen in Washington.
Throughout the period of the expo
sition there will be continuous demon
Stration of the various devices and there
will also be held speed championship
contests of various kinds, including
typewriting. shorthand and adding ma
chine manipulation.
"Flanking the business show on the
first floor will be the group exhibit OF
the Builders Exchange, which will CEN
ter around an actual front elevation or
facade Of a modern dwelling, showing
In detail the most up-to-the-m minute
methods OF construction with various
group displays Of all the modern aids
to homemaking.
1.-THE women of the city will be in
vited to attend the group exhibit OF the
Beauty Parlor Association, and tailors
I of the city are uniting in arranging a
group exhibit which will be, in effect,
Q mems style show.
Publishing Outstanding.
mot all WashingtonianS are aware
Of the fact that the outstanding in
duStry Of the District Of Columbia is
printing and publishing. According to
latest census figures the total value of
the products of the presses of the city
now reached SIS, 000, 900 annually, about
one-uuarter of the total value of all
products of manufacturing plants in the
Capital. There are, for instance, not
less than ITO stated publications, rang
ing from daily newspapers to quarterly
journals Of learned societies.
LAS in former years, the public utili-
ties Of the District will have elaborate
displays.
Second in importance among local
Industries is the manufacture Of food
According to the Bureau of the Census
bread and other bakery products reaches
the annual total value of more than
$4,000, 900, the value Of meat-packing
products nearly $S,000,000. ice cream
nearly $4,000, 900, coffee and spices more
than 100000. while commercially
manufactured ice goes far over the ST.
100000 mark. AL Of these necessary
. industries will be represented at the ex-
position"