The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-04
Third EDITION.
BOARD OF TRADE.

An Interesting Meeting Held Last
Night-The Board in sympathy with
the Industrial Improvement Conn
pany.
An interesting meeting of the Board
Qf Trade was held last night, President
Mullen in the chair. Other members
were: Daniel W. Taylor. Marx NJ.
Cleaver William Lawtun. : AIRY Il.
A. NanIrump. William 4. SlG Hoy, Jr.,
y. Z. Bush, Jr, John @. Farra. Joseph
Hill, John II. Hudson, Charles sim
mons, Archibald 5. Reed, Frank d.
bweeten, Charles IL, Smith, Jr,, and H.
A. Miller.
George w. Churchly, representing
the North American Review, being
present, made Il proposition that IL 25i
business men Of the city would sub
scribe FOR the magazine ut the regular
subscription price 50, tho Review
would give u page ia any issue which
the Board OF Trade might select foran
advertisement, tine matter to be used
To be wholly ut the discretion OF the
Board. The proposition was very
favorably received and the president
was authorized to sign letter OF in-
production for Mr.. Churchly to the
business men of tho city.
frms were elected members OF the
board:
James II Csc, of Reese & Bro, tin
smiths Adam j. Lang. the cracker and
cake baker; T.. Is. Mode, president of
the Kent Iron and Hardware Company;
J. IL. Bell editor OF the Sunday Star,
and the Delaware Elerctic and Supply
Company.
Secretary YanTrump reported n
number of hooks received relating TO
the Columbian Exposition.
A petition having recently been
started asking tile Street and Sewer
Department to open Monroe street
from Trenton Place to Delaware ave.
nue. and Eleventh street to Adams, q
resolution offered by Mr. Cleaver en-.
dorsing the effort WAS adopted.
The following persons nave already
signed the petition referred to: Mark
NJ. Cleaver, j. Augustus MCCaulley.
VIM. II. Bruce, w. j. Ellison, Joseph
il. Greenman, Jr Lawrence T.jcifcris,
w. X. Humphrey, X. O. Janvicr. Thos
Tatnall, Frank w. Person George W.
Dorsey, Charles II. Iiudall Richard =.
Gibbons, William N. Canhv. George
ii. Tindall, Jr.,S j. Horn, and William
Candy.
President Mullen offered the follow
ing, which was adopted;
" hVtSuSt n tolllE ldllN GdIlfi Ilt lU-
dustrial Improvement Company of
Wilmington, Delaware, has been organ.
tied and
Whereas, The objects Of the com.
pany as SET forth in its prospectus aud
in tho declarations of its promoters
are the material increase and advance.
ment of the industrial and mauufhct
uring interests, and the adding to the
general prosperity OF the city Of vii
mlnEton; and
"Whereas, The Board OF Trade OF
this city 10 in hearty sympathy with
tile objects of lie said company anu
learns with pleas he Of the great sue
tess OF the said company IN receiving
subscriptions 10 its stock from the
citizens oil Wilmington now be it
Resolved, llilL the iioarl OF Trade
OF the city OF Wilmington is in thor
ough accord and sympathy with the
objects and aira5 of thc said india +trial
Improvement Company OF Whining
ton. Del, and does highly recommend
1t TO all those citizens of Wilmington
who wish TO foster the commercial in
terests and general advancement o
its prosperity"
The chair reported that about 1900.
OF The required Sl0,uu0 Tor the Indus
trial Company Inns Eeen subscribed.
"1lelleNin that it il very Important
Tor the citg's Interest that we should
have our main avenues improved
therefore.
Resolved, That 1t ls the npinion OF
the Board OF Trade that Delaware ave
nue. should be paved and put in com.
pIete order and lighted with electric
hght5 and the Street aud Sewer be
partment lie requested to MAKE TINS
improvement Just Us sUouas EOssiuls
this scason.
MIR. Taylor strongly advocated pav
ing the avenue, as the railway com
pany desires TO lay new tracks il
place q the old, which were never in
tended for electric ear usa. II ta
tracks are iaid before tire street IS pay
ed the latter would Le in u bad c0trli
non. Inc resolution was adopted an
the board adjourned