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Conventions: Industry Without Smokestacks Charms Washington
Washington and major cities compete for convention business described as an industry without a smokestack with billions in revenue. Atlantic City Chicago New York St Louis and others host major associations, trade shows and events drawing millions of delegates and hundreds of millions in local spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas W. Cray
New York Times News Service
New York
Washington
Points West
International Association of Convention Bureaus
United States
Chicago
McCormick Place
Convention Bureau
Atlantic City
National Institute of Drycleaning-American Institute of Laundering
Wayne Stetson
Roosevelt Hotel
Laurie Lea Schaefer
Ohio
Stetson and Company
Mayflower Hotel
Washington, D.C
Stetson
American Institute of Kitchen Dealers
Automotive Service Industry
Kitchen Dealers
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Paperboard Packaging Council
Gerald Sanderson
Chicago Tourism and Convention Bureau
Charles Gillett
Convention and Visitors Bureau
St. Louis Symphony
Carnegie Hall
Ralph Vaughn Williams
Sea Symphony
Plaza Hotel
St. Louis Cardinal
Stan Musial
Symphony
Convention and Tourist Board of
Greater St. Louis
Williams
Association
Bud Cartier
Convention and Tourist Board
Symphony Orchestra
Alfonso J. Cervantes
Cartier
St. Louis