Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-26

- Bell0Sfh Moots
Ia WiiminRtln Balldera' Exoh anRe
met a8t night In the ssoond story Of the
new OTosby & Hill building aud far.
maiiy uptnsd tho rooms OF the EE-
ohauge. The roOma are very hand.
nomsly furnished sBd titted up with all
modern improvements and needed ap
pliAnces, including telephone and re-
{ ring rooms. Inoluding members Of
the EKcsAuge and invited guests there
we're about 150 persons present. Among
the latte. we're; 10: FArEa, president
OF City Oounolli Daniel W. Taylor, OF
he Board Of Trade; J H. Hoifeck OF, /,
Eq,F H. Hofieoker, E.q, City 6o-
II lpor J. FRANK Ball, Job II. jackson,
E wood O. Jackson, A. G. Robinson,
seph Hill. WIN. X Crosby, BenjA a
.. BArtram, J ]. Pierce, Myers Hayes,
j. Miller Thomas, Harry Emmons,
y g., Councilman WIN. 81, Qlinn and
Y. L. Gtlpin.
The arrangements for the meeting 70
l1soted the greatest credit upon the
committee In charge, Messrs. Stephen
D)wney, A 3 Rsed, AlfTei 0Awthrop,
George W. Mckee and Milo w. Locke.
After the seating OF those present, q
quartette oonSlAtInR Of Misses Eva
Orouoh ana Mary z TilRhman and
Mesars. J 7 olymer and Thomas Ben.
SOD, with Miss Martha Plckels Accom.
paniat, rendered . musical selection In
n very oreditAble manner.
President William n. Foulk then
gave brief sketch Of the Exchange
end the objects which led to It's oTgAni-
Eati0n. Building had been red duced to
such exac' artisan proportions that 1t
bteAme q science, aud Il was the object
of fhA Maahanaa aNlsE IN hawaAN g.
indiV iduAl members, but the public A0
we'll. Mr.. Foulk then oalled upon Hon.
CHARLES b. Lore % the hrst speaker Of
the evening. He was escorted to the
platform by Milo W. Locke. He com.
plimented the Exchange for calling 70
ita aid the Tuesday Club, which meant
music, and the Board Of Trade, which
meant busineaa. Mr.. Lore made q very
pleasing comparison between the old
Q Q7akeE nrohtteot Of the founders OF the
city and the changes that have been
produced since. and no Was glad that
the people would know now where 10
find the best builders, and irresponsible
builders would be driven from the city.
WllminRtpn, be said, owed much to the
promoters Of the Exchange, and he
heartily wished It God speed.
Washington Hastings, the next
speaker, thought the organisation Of
the ExohBnge marked an important
epoch in the oily, Rnd though that ship
builders, iron makers and othoE lines OF
ouslness would proft By having similar
organizations. Mr.. HAatinRo deeply
regretted the dying ont Of the old Sp'
prenlioe syBtem, due principally TO
trades union rshtrictlons, which forbid |
the employment Of over q certain mum.
beF Of apprentices, This WAS one of the |
reasons, he thought, why SO many boy |
were going wrong He thought there |
81 ould be more Exchanges, and the
Il trades unions inYlt0d to be |
present at the deliberations and asked |
TO take part In them.
After . duet By Miss Crouch and Mr.. |
Benson, W. X Orosby WAS introduced,
and said be wished to endorse all thRt |
bad already been said. Wilmington,
be raid, was = great manufao .urir & !
city, but her commercial trade was far
behind others Of her Size. The lstteT |
could be invigoEAted by an organization |
similar to this. II the trade OF VIII.
min ton could be kept at home Market |
street Would soon present . different
George II. Bates, ESQ sent letter
rsPTetting his inability to be present.
Job II. JAokson, the next speaker,
said that Mr.. HastinRs had used this
thundtr" on the Apprenticeship system,
he thought II WAS q burning shame \
that American boys were prevented |
from lea rninR trades and that mannfAc-
tuTerB were compelled 10 send to Europe |
for skilled labor, while these boys, in.
stead Of being employed As journey. |
men, are compelled to work IS lAborerB |
and carry material 10 these foreigners,
some Of whom cannot speak q word In |
the English language.
Benjamin NIelds, ESQ made . spioy |
address, referring 10 the enduring mon.
um ents erected BY huilders, but of all
the enduring mon uments he met with
plumbers bill WAS the most enduring. !
After more music brief addresses
were made by MessFs d. n. Taylor and |
Alfred GaHthrop, after which "Good
Night" as rendered by the Quartette |
and tie meeting adjourned. The Beard
Of Trade will hereafter meet In the
room OF the BuilderA' Exchange. An
afternoon lie TO be named upon which
tho members OF the EKchsnRe will visit |
the room with their wives.