Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12
THE MANUFACTURERS TAX
Board of Trade Discusses the
Matter of Taxation.
PLENTY OF UNEMPLOYED LABOR
That Could be Utilized in
Light Industries.
Weak Responses to the Appeal for fash
to Meet Delicit--But E4ittIB Interest
Maintained in the Boards a fairs.

Maintained in the Boards fairs.
The Board Of Trade held an unusually
lively meeting Friday night. Amongthe
members present were Daniel W, Taylor,
Mark NJ. Cleayer, w, z. Taylor, Willard
salisbury, Jr., Esq, Joseph Hill, VIII
liam LaTion, G. G. Cameron, G. l..
Simmons, w. i. Clerk, John NJ. Rogers,
ID. w Alullin, A. s. Reed, Michael
Newell
A communication was read from the
promoters of tho Torrey Bankruptcy
bill asking the board to request The local
press TO endorse that enactment and to
agitate its consideration during the pres
| ent session.
1t was ordered that the president APP
point Il representative to attend the
meeting of commercial bodies who
favor the bill, which meeting will be
held in Washington, d. c., February
10th.
A message was received from the
Philadelphia Board Of Trade asking the
Wilmington board u join with it in
condemnation of the Free Coinage bill.
The communication was laid on the
table.
In speaking upon the topic Of new
industries, Secretary u. A. Van Trump
stated that Strawbridge " Clothier pro
pose next summer establishing large
clothing factory at Milford, Del
BY vote the recent action of the citi-
zens' committee in regard to street i'm
proyements received unanimous in
dorsement.
The secretary reported that in regard
| to the circulars sent around to all the
members Of the board, asking them to
contribute towards defrayng the debt
of $500 incurred in publishing the book
| description OF the manufactures and
businesses of the city, the sum of only
| SS2 had been received and one firm, the
Harlan Il EIollingswarth Company, had
| paid 500 Of that. II was calculated that
an assessment of $6 apiece on 100 mem
hers would extinguisl the debt. The
city press was requested to make refer
ence to the fact that the larger share of
the debt still remained unpaid.
Some reference was made to the past
| slim attendances. in two months there
was no quorum. Mr.. Lawton thought
perhaps il the meetings We're once every
three months there may be more interest
| eNlbcuCtN III llit liltpillGs.
The question Of Manufacturers Tax
and the hindrance il was to the estab-
lishment Of new industries was again
brought UP. A. - Reed thought it was
talked up greater bugaboo than it
really is. The tax i only III on 81 GOO.
lie thought it not as harsh as it appears
to be.
ID. w Taylor said the great irksom-
ners was found in the requirement to
show UP private accounts. Business
men may be ayerse to that.
Willard Salisbury, ,Ir., agreed with
Mr.. Reed that too much of a scarecrow
was made OF the bill.
w, b. Clerk claimed that it does
frightened Strangers, When he came
here some years ago to establish mo-
rocco factory nobody could tell him how
much he had to pay The county clerk
even could not say how much he was
liable for.
Willard Salisbury, Jr., Esq, thought
there may be provisions in the new pro-
posed law which has the endorsement
Of the Changers and which law affects
the man who is receiving six per cent
on the farm mortgages he holds. These
are the men whom the farmers are gun
ming for. They want TO see them taxed.
Mr.. salisbury thought that the board
might have some interest in the matter.
A motion was passed that committee
of five be appointed to obtain copy Of
the proposed enactment and that Il be
presented at a special meeting to be
called Tomorrow.
Mark M. Gleaver referred to the State
Treasurer's report, which shows that
out of certain tax Of $4,000 received
from New Castle county we get back
only $4,000 for school fund, while the
two lower counties get back 1861 900
after paying only $4,000.
DIV. Mullin thought an advantageous
measure would be TO exempt new bust
nesses from taxation for number of
years. w. b. Clerk spoke again upon
the difficulties placed in their way. lie
advocated the establishment here of
what is known as power companies, who
would lease steam powerand machinery
to manufacturers.
Mr. Clerk laid 4 great deal of stress on
his opinion that there exists in this
community a great deal Of unutilzed
female labor, also that Of youths. In
eastern cities they earn large sums of
money in mills and factories The labor
is not utilized to anything like the ex-
tent it is awaited of elsewhere.