New-York tribune., 1897-06-22
TO BRING BUYERS HERE
THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION oN""
IzEs AND SECURES EXCUR-
SION RATES.

| Tho r,ovo,ont started some time ago by severa'
| prominent merchants In this city 10 toi""'a
| scbeme for the attraction OF buyers 10 New io,"
and 10 induce interior merchants to come 10 .ho
metropolis 10 buy. by providing cheaper 'ra'e'n's
| facilities assumed definite form yesterday, wneh
the Merchants Association was formally ORGANIZED
The association was legally Incorporated on oatui
day last and already Its officers nave peen eiecte'
a working fund of $4,000 raised, and onices nave
| heen opened in the New-York Life Insurance Dun" n,
| ing Broadway and Leonard-st. Moreover VIZ
20 =, ,ha associatior have su ,ceeded In securing
from, the Joint Traffic roads special excursion 'av
for buyers for a period OF thirty days III ."e i"'
The concession obtained from the rali'o""' "
agreement to sell TO out-of-town pu!e'' 80,
trip tickets for one and onethird fares III is
however that even better terms than these WIZ "
gained from the companies. and to that ehd " 'opu
,o,,op of tho merchants will attend conference ''
morning at the offices OF the JOINT lfa''io ,
,ion II is hoped also. that the companies WI"
issue the special excursion tickets '"'oe ''e
I'm each year. , mama hold
Two meetings OF the new association "ere @ n
Yesterday AT tho Merchants Club Al 'he "''
h,oh ,ooI pl,ce in the morning the officers ana
various committees were chosen. william r. hihs'
who has been especially prominent IN 'he
of the organization. was selected hs the pi ~
John c. Juhring. first vice-presideh'' Me!ei '
SON second vice president; Charles IL. Wep' ue"
urcr: Charles T. Root. secretary. and James d.
Dill counsel. ...o.o
A, Advisory Committee consisting OF representa-
,ves or each trade represented In the associauon'
was constituted follows: John {. EaheS, '" -
Clark, George l.. Putnam Wi'i;ani l. ,,,9
Sylvester c. HILL Sidney B. Veit' Chaf'es - ~
gon Albert T. Hochstetter Max Nautnouis'
charle. r Morris Daniel p. Morse, Irving H.
riscber washington Wilson. Adolph Openhym' D.
Nichols Lee Kohns G. Blume'ha', "eo1
Clinton Batcheler. Simon Ford. AeXahuei , o"
we'll and Charles W Cotton. Tns Auu'''s 80,
m,,tee was made up of John Gibb, James i|' -.
oils and Lee Kohns Committee on flnahcc' ny
~ ,,horlos II Webb and william +. King;
C,,r,i,too on TRANSFORMATION, John Clatlh' W. +
| ruckley William r. King and j. to""Iu "" 80
,o,hor meeting was held in the afternoon ~.
tho purpose OF demonstrating 10 the i"'.
| ,ho citv tho purpose for which the associa"oh ''
been formed and the results 1t hopeu u az"
plish The bylaws and constitution were ie"u cd @,
| nnroved and thea william +. King VINO pie'u
"pp' 49, oddrcss in the course of which he
said: . sn.,Ls VOL
| umes for il means that the whoiesaie NV
| must either put their shoulders 10 'ne ""e' - "
aid in bringing to this city an army OIL ouyeIs n
all mart. Of the country We shall be looKed upon
| ~ rnnatrioti. citizens OF the city OF New 1oIh'
md a. we have been described in times pas. M
deren, TO ou & bSs ,bn Interests Of
at heart must raise ms voice ana uIr ,Sa adrantages
keep ,6s 6efG5e % ,hs ias f0aniy @srke{ at large "
"arain / wish to impress upon the mihu M oa
overy merchant here that where the nua''T's i,
stock Is purchased the duplicate orders ccfhe. ~
II is purchased in NewYork the dupilcatS 0tue, = :
| nomc here: If purchased in Boston. the dupncate
orders 20 there and 80 on In Philadelphia ohcaSo, nc &
| Kansas city Omaha, Denver, etc. ODViouS'? IN G
work Of the association must De conIneu 70 Iua', 81
Ing the general claims of this market upon t.ie a
tnnton of retailers and TO urging ineIr pei
attendance at reduced fares here II cannon % I pue
forth the very strongest arguments, thdt co,r .
before the retailer namely. the specnc cnhl dcts ~
and variety OF the stocks. This work mus pc ING
work OF individual firms. therefore urge eacn y,
Won o see to II that nothing Is let uhooie' e.Ia.
cvsn greater efforts than usual are put ior,n
n nut the individual story Of the various STOCKS
that will be offered in Ncw-Iork tnls la.i
promincnty and attractively before your con ,d,
sfituents Do your part and the a!socli, IVi' On
viii do its part and the outcome OF II all VIII ne
increased prestige and permanently increased nusi-
ness fCi great city ,. -.
the constitution provides for two classes, az
follows: Class A-AIerchants doing business, In
Rrcoklyn and New-York They pay annual 9ueS
Of s25 Glass B-Honorary members. inclusly. OF i.il
Merchants outside OF New-York and Brooklyn. who
pay no dues at all. . <...u. -, ,ho
New-York Life Building will be put IN condrtlon as
| rapdlv as possible They Will contain reslste'
for buyers, and will have all the rd ri;n
rooms The Offices will he in fact. sort -oi heaa.
| quarters for all out-of-tovn buyers, WEeie thcS
can meet ore another and exchange views