The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-06-19 00:00:00

KIDDERMINSTER CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.

The quarterly meeting of the council of the
above Chamber was held on Thursday morning,
Mr. J Naylor (Nla,yor of Kidderminster) presiding.--
A remark was made as to the provision by the Great
Western Railway Company of a fast train to go
from Kidderminster to London in 31 hours, and it:
was said the members of that Chamber would
regard that as only a small instalment of further
conce:--sions which they meant to ask from the
railway company.—The committee that bad been
deputed to wait upon the railway authorities. with
reference to an extension of the present accom-no d-
ation fo: goods at the station stated that the coal-
nany had More them a scheme for the e:netion of
a new and enlarged goods station, with store rooms
over, but before taking any further steps they
were desirous of ascertaining whether there was
any reasonable prospect of the outlay for warehous-
ing proving to be retuuncrative...—Mr. Cleasby sub-
mitted a scale of charges which it was proposed to
substitute for those now in force, the p incipal
alterations being;in that time allowed for gods to
remain on the company's premises free was to be
reduced from twenty-eight days to seven, and the
' charge per ton per week for carpets, wool, &c.,
would be increased from 2d. to 4d.—The Chairman
remarked that if moderate charges were made the
store rooms would be largely used by manu-
factuiers, and there were times in the year when
they could not find storage room upon their own
premises for their goods, but the proposed alter-
ations in the charges were very serious ones
The matter was referred to a committee, for them
to go into the whole subject of the charges.—The
committee appointed to report upon the establish-
ment of an Exchange for the town recommended
that the same be held on. .N.londays from 11 30 till
one o'clock in the Corn Exchange, if an arrange-
ment could be come to with the Corporation as to
the hire of the room, and that the charge for admis-
ion be to members of the Chamber of Commerce
10s. 61, and to non-members one guinea per
annum.—Mr. Willis, in mo dng the adoption of
the report, pointed out the advantages that such an
institution as an Exchange would 1 3 to the manu-
facturers of Kiddermiuster.—The motion was
seconded and carri9d.—Circulars were read from the
secretary of the Associated Chambers, upon the
Railway Commission, the French tariff, and the
autumnal meeting.—A memorial was adopted in
favour of making the:Railway Commission permanent,
—A committee was appointed to furnish the Com-
mission with a list of the anomalies in the railway
passenger traffic in this district objected to.—With
reference to the French tariff, the Mayor said he
did not believe that any change would meet their
views which did not embody an ad valorem duty of
5 per cent —A motion in favour ot sending a reply
to this effect to the Government was carried.—A
motion was also passed in favour of a petition for
granting local Courts of Bankruptcy to Ireland.—
The Parliamentary bills affecting Chambers of
Comm.-Tee were ro 'rorred to the committee for
them to r‘port there ,n at a future date.