Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
TRADE EXPOSITION
HAS 10 DISPLAYS
Industrial Exhibit Will Open
Here Tomorrow Night in
Auditorium.

Exposition Of the washington Chamber
of Commerce, which opens in the
Washington Auditorium tomorrow
night, according to a revised list made
public last night by the special COM
mittee Of the chamber in charge OF
the show. The exposition will be
opened by Secretary Of Labor William
N. Dock.
Several organizations have CO.
operated with the chamber in arrang-
ing the exhibits for the industrial
museum. an important phase Of the
exposition. which will show virtually
every product manufactured or proc
essed In the National Capital.
Outstanding among the work of
Washington inventors, which Is being
featured ~ special exhibit, will BE-
that Of c. Francis jenkins Of this
city, q pioneer in the field OF television.
He also Is the creator OF a host of
other devices, many Of which will be
exhibited.
The Smithsonian Institution and
the War Department will loan models
OF inventions by Emile Berliner
creator Of the fiat disc phonogra ph,
and by Gen. @. c. Squier. who con-
tributed much to biography.
win Operate Television Set.
Other inventors whose work will be
shown include DR.. J. Harris Rogers,
Chichester Bell and Sumner Taintor, all
Of whom spent much Of their lives in
washington.
Representatives Of the Jenkins Tele-
vision Laboratories OF PaSsaic, N. j.,
have installed Q large, improved tele-
vision reception set in the auditorium,
after successful tests as to the suit
abality Of the location for reception of
broadcasts Programs to be sent from
Station W3XK at Wheaton, Md, will
be received in the auditorium each
night Of the exposition from 0 to IL
o'clock.
The fourth and fifth of a current
series Of radio talks on the exposition
were given Friday night and last night
page, first vice president Of the cham
Der and George A. q. Wood, second
vice president. The talks were broad
cast over Stations WRC and WMAI.
respectively.
u. 3. Branches 70 Exhibite
Forty-three members Of the coal di-
vision Of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association are collaborating
with the Anthracite Institute of Penn
sylvania In a heating equipment ex-
hibit of local dealers. During the
course OF the exposition three tons OF
coal will be given away as prizes in a
contest being sponsored by the coal
merchants.
Three Federal departments will have
displays at the exposition. They in
Printing, which Will show Treasury
bonds 81 VARYING denominations up to
$1,000, 900, In addition to giving demon
strations Of plate printing; the Bureau
Of Standards. which is planning UNI
usual scientific exhibits, and the Chill
drens Bureau Of the Department OF
Labor.
The list Of exhibitors in the expcsi-
ton includes: washington Gas Light
Co., Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co. Potomac Electric Power Co,
washington Handmade Filigree Co.,
around the World Candies The SHADE
shop, campion Perfumes. Louis p
sacsmsssT Ws si.6, ton Nut s MeDi nee
ton industries Campaign. Deseis Art
sy aop wsne ro5en cnst nG H Prsil
Kitchen Ware, Equitable Life Insurance
o., L. r. Steuart a. Bros, Partisan Art
Needle Studio, Inc: Washington Utility
Co., washington Silhouette Co.. Com
customer Stoker, Inc; Columbia Auto
matte Resting Co., Iron Firemen Sales
Corp, Minneapolis Honeywell Regu-
lators, Hicks Photo Finishers, Inc;
Fries, Beale n Sharp, washington Sign
o., Ford Motor Co., Nolan Motor Co.
tor Co., Hill & TibbettS, Stsuart Motor
Co. A B G Oil Burner Sales Corp,
Stein Novelty g. Jewelry Co., La Beau
Microscopes, Dupli-Typer Co., Silent
Automatic C-rp.. Agnew Coal Co.,
Smith Redo. Penn-Cliff Television Co.
and Pointo Sales Co.
Industries Plan Displays.
The washington industries section
will include displays by Brewer-Snyder
Co. Inc: d. L. Bromwell Inc: Price
Wihoite Speciality Co., Closgard Ward
robe Co., U. s. Poster Co., Washington
Art Loaded Glass Studio, Niepolds S.
Inc; National Publishing Co, Southern
Oxygen Co, Charles H. Potter g. Co.
American Dairy Supply Co. Edmonds
Art Stone Co., Hayworth Printing Co.
Nursery, Columbia Paragraph Co,
Peoples Drug Stores. Martha Washing
ton Ice Cream Cones Columbian iron
Works. George G. Shaffer, DR.. Louis T
Bussler. Wilkins-RogerS Milling Co.
Inc. and N. Auth Provision Co.
Courtesy space has been allocated Ia
the Joint Committee on National Rep
ACoCAlOabAOtl 1OI L4lC OlSJIlCl Oh
District Of Columbia George Washing
ton Bicentennial Commission. District
OF Columbia Chapter American Red
Cross; Walter Reed Hospital, st. Eliza
beths Hospital. Washington Chamber
OF Commerce. Association for the Pre-
vention Of tuberculosis of the District
Of Columbia. and Disabled American
Veterans Of the World War.
Annual Output SIeO. O0O, 900.
Only eight cities in the United States
produce more ice cream, newspapers
and periodicals than Washington, II
was pointed out by George A. G. Wood
vice president Of the Washington Cham
Der OF Commerce. in a radio address
over Station WMAL last night in con-
nection with the seventh annual in
duStrial exposition Of the chamber
opening tomorrow in the Washington
Auditorium.
Basing his figures on statistics com
piled by lie Verne Beales. chief statisti-
clan for manufactures for the Bureau
OF the Census. Wood said the National
Capital has more than a dozen indus
tries in the 81 100000 annual output
class.
Comparing the figures Of 1929 and
1927, Wood said the value OF products
manufactured dropped OF slightly
Just under 2 per cent - during the
period, while the electrical horsepower
employed in manufacturing undertak-
tngS increased more than IL per cent.
These figures apply to the District
OF Columbia. excluding the metropoli-
tan areas in Maryland and Virginia
which have experienced perhaps even
more rapid industrial growth during
recent years. Taking this larger area
into consideratiea. It Is estimated that
there IL O grGnd total Of approximately
$50 industrial plants paying $40, 600 .00C
TO $4,000 employees who manufacture
annually products valued in excess Of
500, 900 900"