New-York tribune., 1876-08-11
ATTRACTING EUYERs TO NEw-YoEK.

ATTRACTING BUYERS TO NLW-lDEk.
FoIaiAr!oN or 10 MEPCANIIE ASSOCIATION 70 ST.
crHr NonE FAVORABLE AGElNGEMENTs IRON
.UcrIIs .SD RAILROADS.
A number oi merchants OF this city have
frrncd mercantile bureau for the purpose Of prou'otng
tAc trade Of ScwYol cs,ul.r which has been issued
.,.te. th, r.nu objects of the Durcau is !uioEs:
Jy,f. To .I,,. IN from .bc -oau and tr.u,p r,aon
coInraair tre favorable freight rate, pos i0'c 10
Dealers purchasing goods u this market, p1rcutf tt'-
p, ,. n. had 'u o.. smaller towns g8d riiiHg,a in th"
Interior wh,h tl~y bs placed uy Local cAi'-cs on
saul. 10 confer 7i'n rho horIs 81 tc Ciiy oi New
YORK. ana obtain for country n'Tr"u't ',n tHI' M
tI0pc- such concession iroh Eii i' "' I'.' n' tI'
har's may %, aalo 20 ggaHt ni mon y '"A,'ieh 10
.i~a ir oIh-r markets.
Tifr. ~ r,u"i"n OF pas-' a-or f'g.H 4" u"tr iaui'
do.ru. o. ys ih., market ior Htrr"' q ti"dr. b.
re,iu. hat u the -iirJId oo'1l2 Hyu ',71. i'i,'
to this oi men iIr' "oha nd 'L''r prom m % I"
maa.-,'yr freight business @iov.ag on' oi tine "ch q
j,y4 To- end ,or 90 i,u res. up,u railroads enter
1893 ii i''3 1''.l 'NAi " " ttl IT. ''' '"' .. ''
90 cary Irri-hl 90 . irN iMtF~I tH,ia ". '.lN.'
rat... ana % charge an, snt'' "N' i'"' 'O .
$50 p'g cent more ior rna .' ita, Hi ''H,' .. p. ~
case now thrir'y tha'NnS it 'Il. 20 'l.nl.ta''
gloG5 10 t.o adjacent towns .ua Villages 'i fi'.- ica
l.. the merchants ia t'r at. ir- t"F go 20 Iuu', tu ir
io-- ~ .s.-ugrr and fIti- tri, Go .nc railroads
men ir he .c,lr. .of railroad fares nl rr.-hi,. q I'd
Io, if". to country mere 1i' o." ".sriL.' DO ~ -
'uad- CON "-i'G 'nori 20 rr'' 'AI increase i1.I
ir,G, aud have permitted many abuse. 90 tAi-i "E!ta
tsi. center which, from s 'lUu 'u iHc iianuc rf'-
L..r,l - large capital 9ud cNoGiNH and yIiiri as-J
urf nf merchandise, maze 10 Iy IN. "UJ- ai' '.dcNc
mart ~ tbs continent for dtacIs 20 visit from al paris
Of the Union.
At q meeting OF the member yesterday the following
gentlemen were present: r. r. Austin, President. oi
Fiti AUSTIN H. X. Thurbcr. T!,.surcr, o II. X. * i.
T. Tndrb.rv CO.,; y. f. Henry Of j. L. H,nry, Curan &
CO.; Mr. Robbins OF MckcssOn * Robbins Theodore
Lrgg,tt OF T. H. rergc,t Co; ]. p. Magoono Of Aa-
.,,onr CO.: c. H. Powers Of Powers. CASTOR * Co; C..
r. Cook Of whitney, CooE d co.. T. T. Allen oi Allen
c.; t. N. ..atcs Of T. M bates Col Ar. sweeney 4
syecuey's Hotel Mr. French Of Freuch's Hotel Mr..
Rcyera the Merchants HOtci Hlr Higgins Of tile Cos
lnupJlitah
To primary o.oct of the weefng was to ec the hocl-
keeper. to agree laGUtd ratc oi board FOR such
cnuury merchants como "a t!s ely 20 huE goods.
The rcIr-cntayts Of the LOcls named agreed 10 ND H
such reduction and u stated ihai The hr''Upll-
tan ~ Nicholas Grand Central, ana Earcs hOte puld
aso fryGr the country buyer with reduced rates. In
oder tnat uniform percentage Of reduction might be
al5pcd the following gentlemen were appointed com
ntce 20 confer with the hotel prcprrjorr: +. III. leg
CIT Chairman; +. l.. Allen, G. + COOK, j. : Foge, and
- /. Austin.
committee Of tho association called npon the e". al
freight agents OF ,hc EowIork Central and n. rail-
roads who said mat they would do al IN their power to
increase ,hG trade Oi New-Iofk.