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is voluntary organization with
members in New York. Eastern
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia and the
District of Columbia.
Several Washingtonians will ap-
pear on the program, among them
Hydraulic Press Brick Co. and a
former general chairman of the Ad-
visory Board; E. H. De Groct. jr.,
Interstate Commerce Commission;
NJ. j. Gormley. w. C. Kendall and
Walter j. Kelly, Association of
American Railroads. Other speak
ers will include Donald D. Conn,
executive vice president of the
Transportation Association OF
America, and c. H. Callaghan,
manager of the Maritime Associ-
alton of the Port of New York.
Delegates From Capital.
Included in the Washington dele
cation will be V. P. Ahearn, Ma
tional Sand and Gravel Association;
A. B. Barber, Transportation De-
partment, United States Chamber of
Commerce; E. T. Chewing, United
Clay Products Co.; Vernon Green,
Green-Mish Co.; j. j. Hasley, Palais
Royal: C. D. Hudson National
Wooden Box Association; w. c.
Ikiesler. Rosslyn Steel G. Cement
Co.; George P. Lamb, Wire Rope and
Strand Manufacturers Association;
E. j. Murphy, E. j. Murphy Paint
Co.: Charles P. Ravenburg, Security
Storage Co.
Edward D. Shaw, Merchants and
Manufacturers Association; R. H.
Simpson, Hydraulic Press Brick Co.;
l. w. Smith, National Lumber Man.
ufacturers' Association; A. c. Smith,
Smith Transfer g. Storage Co.;
j. w. Smith, Interstate Traffic Co.;
A. H. TeW, Charles G. Stott Co.;
S. j. Thompson, w A. Pierce Co.;
w. H. Vincent, Pathfinder Publish
ing Co.; T. j. Weir. Washington
Times Co.; H. L. Wilkins, Wilkins
Eogers Milling Co;
Thomas S. Gulick Potomac Build
ers Supply Co.; R. L. Tinnin, South
ern Diaries Co.; Herbert A. Davis
Washington Concrete Products
Corp; Fenton M. Fadely, Fadely &
Co.; G. Short, Lansburgh Brothers,
j. P. Thompson, Terminal Refriger-
alton & Warehouse Corp, and
James D. Mclaughlin, R. P. Andrews
Co.
Among Government representa-
tives expected to attend are w. E.
Hayghe, Treasury Department; Maj,
Wilbur S. Elliott, War Department;
N. C. Reed, Veterans Administra-
ton: Louis B. Rockwell, Tennessee
Valley Authority; James r. Murphy,
traffic manager. Post Office Depart
ment: Capt. j. j. Gaffney, Navy De-
partment; j. A Moss, Interior De-
partment, and Fred N. Davis, traffic
manager. Department of Commerce,
all traffic experts.
Peoples Drug Sales Higher.
December net sales of Peoples
Drug Stores, Inc, totaled $2.475792-
.79 as compared with S2.426,99123,
a gain of $48.8O156 or 201 per cent,
the head Office of the big drug
chain reported here today.
Peoples Drug sales for the full
year. 1898, totaled ,78002107 in
comparison with s22.383, ,70318 for
the full year 1887, a decrease of
S503,682.11, or 2.69 per cent, the
report added.
While 1888 was not quite up to
1887, comparison show that the year
just ended was one of the best in
the history Of the drug company
of which Malcolm G.. Gibbs is presi-
dent
Good Fire Insurance Year.
Washington agents report that
the year 1888 will go into the record
as satisfactory to the mutual fire
insurance companies and to the
policyholders who own them.
The 2,423 mutual fire insurance
companies in the United States
closed 1888 with an all-time record
high for insurance in force. The
premiums on this insurance were
equal to or perhaps shade in ex-
cess of the record high mark
reached in 1887. Agents say loss
ratios should be about the same as
the previous year with perhaps
slight increase due partly to the
New England hurricane.
Most of the legal reserve mutuals
seem to favor revision and stand
ardization of fire policies now in
use, believing they could well be
broadened and at the same time
simplif1ed.
Heard in Financial District.
Stockholders of all the national
banks in Washington and of several
other banks will hold their annual
meetings tomorrow and elect direc-
tors for the coming year. Several
banks will add at least one new
director to their boards, according
to present indications.
Subscriptions to the Christmas
Savings Clubs in 18 Washington
banks for 1889 were closed on Sat-
urday after being open since De-
cember /. The number of members
and amounts subscribed are not yet
known. Very wide interest was
manifested in the clubs and it is
anticipated that subscriptions will
be somewhere around last years
total of 100000.
Postal receipts for October, No
vember and December we're higher
than for any previous quarter in
the history of the post service, &C
cording to Postmaster General
Farley. They totaled S21O.155, ,624,
against $209, 9,5O4,46 in the like 1887
period.
Washington Gas Light preferred
stock again sold at 107 on the Wash
ington exchange today. Washing
ton Railway g. Electric preferred
was strong at 115k In the bond
division Capital Traction SIS moved
at SO, against the last previous sale
at 85%.
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