New-York tribune., 1897-08-16
SOUTHERN BUYERS COMING
THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION KEEPING
AT IT'S GOOD WORK.

GENERAL TESTIMONY THAT THERE WERE MORE
our-oF-TowN MERCHANTS IN THIS CITY
LAST WEEK THAN THERE HAVE
BEEN IN YEARs--MoRE DUE
TO-DAY AND TOMORROW
The Merchants Association will to-day send
mt over thirty-fve thousand copies Of new
.ircular calling attention TO the second series OF
,educed rates for merchants excursions to this
.,tv in the Trunk Line territory. which go into
effect from August ~ to August 81. inclusive
This territory includes the state of Ohio and
adjoining towns of Western Pennsylvania. 1ndi-
ana. Michigan south Of the Lakes, and Illinois,
being described in the circular as all that terri
.ory east Of ST. Louis and Chicago. north of the
Ohio River and west Of but not including, Sus
pension Bridge. Niagara Fails. Tonawanda.
BLACK Rock Buffalo East Buffalo. Buffalo juno
ton. Dunkirk and Salamanca, y. y. Erie
Pittshurg and Allegheny, Penn; Bellaire. Ohio;
Wheeling. Parkersburg. Huntington and Gauley
Bridge w. Va.
Last week has been the most active in the
history Of the Merchants Association. The buy
ers taking advantage of the first series Of exCur
sions over the lines combined in the Joint Traffic
Association began to arrive on Monday last, and
continued registering al the week in large num-
bers The register shows that people came from
as far wcct as the Pacific Ocean. far north
Canada as far south as some of the remote
parts Of Texas New Mexico ard Arizona. from
different points the coast of tho Gulf Of Mex
ico and from intermediate points ali over the
United States.
These people represented almost every variety
OF business and commerce. Many cf them had
never been in New-York before, and said that
they had been induced to come this time as the
,l-o 20 ba >tc,
in obtaining reduced rates from their districts.
Others have not been here for several years. and
in nearly every instance. so far could be gath
cred from the expressions of opinion by these
people. they all pleased with the work of
the association. were pleased with their expert
ences while in the city and will return to the
city TO replete their stoc.ls 1t has been report
ed from the large wholesale merchants through
out the city, from the hotels and from tte trans
portatio0 companies. that probably not for
great many years have there been so many out
of-town merchants in New-York at this time of
the year. The influx OF buyers is ATTRIBUTED
largely 10 the efforts Of the Merchants Assoc'a-
tion in obtaining reduced transportation rates
and IN LAYING before merchants IL other lOc2h-
Ties the advantages Of the metropolis as whole
sale market. Up to this date nearly SdoWW
rieces of mail matter have been sent out by the
officers Of the association. and included IN this
number were 10000 copies OF an ella aborate
pamphlet showing by figures and by Illustration
the leadership OF New-fork in every Ire or pusi-
President William f. King has announced that
despite the success II has achieved, the Mer-
chants Association does not intend to relax It's
efforts Believing in the position that II mas as
sumed before the railroads in making us apph-
cation for reduced rates. ii proposes 10 Keep up
this work upon the same lines until IL mas
brought every railroad system in the country TO
view this matter Of concessions 70 out-oi-'oW1l
merchants in its proper light The good work.
Mr. King says. will go on day by day week ny
week month by month. and year by year' II
necessary II is said that the men or New oIk
ooya slowly hut i'm this case there is no doubt
that they are doing we'll Many of the buyers
are still in the city. and this number VIII DC
largely added 10 this week when the southern
merchants begin to arrive.