Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-09
A BUsISEss-LiKR MEETING.
Numerous Important Matters Com
ninern,i hY chs. Isnnlai Of ,h'Kaha.


Numerous Important Matters Com
ninernd ny sle IsOhsti OF Trade.
The members Of the Board OF Trade met
III regular session Fiiday evening. D. W.
Taylor presided. II, A. Van Trump, Jr.,
acted as 5eCretaty.
Chairman Charles W. Pu4ey for tho COM
mittee appointed to consider the Senate
bill for the transfer OF the revenue marine
70 the navy department reported a5
follows:
y, he Board Of Tsaie-CiENrlgMAS: Yonr
committee whom was rcfnrrcd Senate bill
No, 3,g2l introduced by Senator Chandler on
titled "A bill to transfer tho revenue marine
TO tue naval establishments" would hereby
respectfully report having carefully eHninined
copy of sail bill and considered the favor
able ronmcndation It hasreceived from clnm-
bers 81 commerce, bonrls Of trade and similar
organizations as also tho effect TINT would re-
suit from such transfer, would hereby reron-
laend the adoption Of The following resolution
or ono Of simimr import;
Reso Ucd, Tint the bonrd approve Senate bill
No 1924 introduced In the Senate Of United
StutcA February IN, 1887, entitled IA bill TO
tnnsier the revenue marine 30 the naval
esHhliahmcnt' and ask our senators and rCp-
rhrenihtivcs to favor It's pnSsagr by their best
efforts CnAHLEs ", rrSEN,
chairman,
F.B CoLToN,
ESOUH MOORE.
The report was adopted and the secretary
tors and representative OF the boards ac-
tion enclosing tc each one copy OF the
reporl.
A flatterine report was made Of ths recent
etfart of the hoard In obtaining the
presence In Wilmington OF Erastus Wiman
and General Wilson ON the occasion OF the
debate participated In by those gentlemen
at Institute He'll when the question OF Ca
nadian reciprocity was discussed with such
distinction. President Taylor said he had
mailed to numerous points from Maine to
minnesota newspaper copies OF the debate.
These were Gll sent In reply to inquiries
for them from those points. Mr.. Taylor
also had received only on Friday an ex-
tremely gratifying note from Mr.. Wiman in
which that gentleman expressed the warm
est recollectlons of the courtesies he re-.
ceived from our citizens on the occasion OF
his visit.
Another pleasing record was made in an
informal reference to the great success OF
| the visit Of the Pan-American delegates to
this city December 2lst. Reports were
| made OF the repeated expressions from
members of the congress Of their gratifca.
tion over the informal. but thoroughly
! profitable and ENJOYABLE visit to Wllming-
ton. A motion OF thanks was passed 10 the
committee on arrangements for the recap
| ton OF the South American visitors for the
psrfectness OF the arrangements and the
otSult uoae tho clty w tuSlt oohpleto ouc-
| cess.
Tho new members elected were T. D.
Brown and j. NJ. Rogers.
| Messrs. W. d. Muhen, William nj. Field
| Milo W. Locke and G.. q, Barker were APP
| pointed committee on the question OF
eecurlng better mail facilities for the
| Peninsula.
Upon discussion Of new business Mr..
| Barker expressed the Idea that II would be
advisable to advertise the manufacturing
/ aud commercial advantages OF Wilmington
In come of the Naw YORK trade Journals
Mr.. Pusey spoke OF the great success of the
new Board Of Trade book descriptive OF the
business facilities and growth OF the city.
He had sent the books to many OF his Gus.
tomefs and had received most gratifying
replies from them, embodyilg both com.
mentanu further inquiry. President Ia lor
reported having presented So Of the "gilt.
edged" copies to the Pan-American visitors
He also sends several away each week.
MIR. Mullen had noticed descriptive arti
cles on southern cities in tae Nav York
papers and thought that Wilmington should
get Its share of sucn notice.
Fhe important question of hnrbor drain
nRe was again touched upon Friday night
Dir. Barker referred to the ide& of cutting {
direct line from the mouth OF the Brandy
wine TO the Delaware. The theory was
suggested that such u cutting would ait
tle Ulrlslanh oy fetleVlnR II OF tnA laTRt
quantity OF silt and mud washed down int
It by the Brandywine, The theory wa
o0mbatted as questionable rs whateysi
wanld be gained by the absence OF che muC
4 would be lost In the absence of the fiushinl
iorce for the Ohristiana. OF the volume o
the BrandywiDe water In addition 1t 4
understood that the stream that require
prior attention is tEe Ohristana who's
larger bulk o. traffic represents Whatavs
Of nDOu1arne and ghiDhuIiuinp WiIrninytn,
possesses IN any comprehensive degree 10
day. The question OF dredging IT In
thoroughly scientific and permanen
msnner Is what is urgently nesded aboy
every other question OF harbor improve
ment BY government or private effort.