Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
CAMP A|GN PLANNED
TO BRING TOURISTS
Railroad Head to Address
Trade Body on Nations
transportation.

A campaign to increase the tourist
travel to Washington, which already
holds an enviable record, will be started
shortly by the Board of Trade, it was
reported today by George Pitt, presi-
| dent, in announcing plans for the full
meeting Of the organization next Tues
day evening, when an address touching
on one phase OF tourist travel to the
National Capital will be discussed by
Daniel willard, president Of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad.
Arrangements now are being COM
pleted for further encouraging tourist
travel to Washington, Mr.. Pitt said
in reporting that 100000 visitors came
to the National Capital last year by
railroad and many more by automobile
Washington Travel Gains.
In the last 10 years, the Board OF
Trade head said, travel to Washington
has increased by so per cent at time
when tourist passenger travel by rail-
road generally over the country had
declined IS per cent and while travel
to the national parts Of the country
had declined 40 per cent.
Pointing to the value of tourist travel
to the National Capital, Mr.. Pitt said
that the average tourist here spends q
minimum of $50 on lodging. food, cloth
IIlB dIlU OIIleT wallis Willie al ILLS CITY,
A feature Of the Board Of Trade
meeting next Tuesday, aside from the
address by President Willard of the
| Baltimore g. Ohio, will be the an
nouncement of election returns from
| over the country, received locally from
| the Associated Press.
Mr.. willard, principal guest speaker
| will discuss some phases Of the Nations
transportation system and related in
| dustrial subjects. His address will be
heard by city officials, bankers, public
utilities and transportation figures and
| other special guests, in addition tc
members of the local trade body. In
addition to Mr.. Willard, more than &C
officials of the railroad have accepted
invitations to the meeting.
ID. C. Heads Expected to Attend.
other special guests expected to at
! tend are District Commissioners Reich
elderfer, Crosby and Gotwals; RoberG
v. Fleming, president of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank; John Poole, president OF
William F. Ham, president of the Wash
ington Railway & Electric Co.; John
! Hanna, president of the Capital Trac-
ton Co.; Lloyd B. Wilson, president OF
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.; George A. G. Wood, president Of the
Washington Gas Light Co.; E. D. Mer-
rill, president of the Rapid Transit Co.,
and Claude r. Porter, Interstate Com
merce Commissioner.
Oficials of the Baltimore & Ohio in
addition to Mr.. willard who will attend
are: George M. Shriver, senior vice
president; G.. w. Galloway, vice presi-
dent; Colder Shumate, vice president;
George H. Campbell, assistant to presi-
dent; j. S. Murray, assistant to preSi-
dent; George F. May, secretary; e. M.
Devereaux, treasurer; John j. Corn
well, general counsel; Daniel Willard,
jr, assistant to general counsel; F. x.
Milholland, assistant to senior vice
president; j. j. Enkin, controller:
w. D. Owens, assistant controller;
F. A. Deverell, assistant controller;
j. p. OMalley, assistant controller:
o. j. Rider, general accountant; H. O.
Hartzell, executive assistant to vice
president; c. H. Humphrey. assistant
to vice president; o. S. Lewis, general
freight traffic manager; Samuel House,
freight traffic manager; G. S. Roberts,
assistant freight traffic manager:
Samuel Strachan, assistant to general
freight traffic manager; w. T. Moore,
assistant to general freight traffic man
ager; C.. S. Wright. general freight rep
reSentative; r. j. Beggs, assistant to
foreign freight traffic manager; r. A.
Ebe, general livestock agent; H. G..
Settle, general freight agent; c. F.
Farmer, general freight agent; j. L.
Hayes, assistant general freight agent;
Earle G. Wight, assistant general freight
agent; w. H. Fogle, chief of traffic
bureau; j. C. McCahan, manager, mail
and express traff1c department; w. B.
Galloway, passenger traff1c manager;
w. E. Loves, assistant to passenger
traffic manager; j. P. Dugan, general
baggage and milk agent; H. B. Faroat,
general passenger agent; e. N. Thorn,
assistant general passenger agent: J.F.
Wilmington, assistant general passenger
agent; F. A. Slime, manager, dining
car and commissary department; D. F.
Stevens, general superintendent trans
portation; E. w. Scheer, general man
ager, Eastern lines; r. w. Brown, gen.
eral superintendent, Maryland district:
H. A. Lane, chief engineer; Clark M.
Groninger. division freight agent;
Charles M. Gosnell, assistant general