New-York tribune., 1897-08-03
EyCrRsrONs SOON TO BEGIN.
sxp,yFp FARES FROM THE SOUTH SECURED si
-,,r MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.

-1,r MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.
Is banS opened by degrees for merchants
~,o live in the South and are fne"oe' VI % %
ss,n,s Association and who want 10 .'s' s",s Vl's
,,is month for the purpose OF 'nsNs -, 80.
..sos % get the benefit of rcou'"o" III '"eii
,,ansporta ZION. , 49,.
tn, Merchants Association has announced that
- o,s ,,orni,,an Steamship Company will place on
al, ,,ctets al a reduced rate ne'weeh t"o sets 81
,s,es ,hs month. These tickets VIII oe soou on''
% members of the Merchants Assoo'au0' ''iu ,'ie
-. ~ their Immediate families. The dates be-
- ,rh,ch the tickets will be sold are August 10
" " ,Tcrs. "a inclusive. and from August ~ TO Au-
20 a. inclusive tickets being good for thirty Gays
e-o,, date OF sale These tickets VIII De sou al
1,,,m,nd. Portsmouth Norfolk and Old Point Com
g., all IN the State of Virginia. and any person at
- r,ar those points or who can get 20 them and
~ i a member of the Merchants Association of
~sw-Yo!k or who belongs 10 the family OF mer-
Am. who Is a member of the association. is en-
.,;lcd TO these benefits.
ne fare from Richmond by the Old Dominion
Steamship Company 10 New-York is s. On return
,,g The merchant who Is member OF The Ner-
~S,rts' Assocla;ica upon presenting his certificate
=, the Office OF the Old Dominion Steamship Line in
vsw-York. vi. get his homewa!d ticket for s..
,t,reby making the total OF the round trip s.
AZ against SIS fOr the regular rate The fare by this
line from Portsmouth,. Norfolk and Old Poia; Com
to-. 10 NeN-York s. s. and on returning the nici-
essaL on presenting certificate o; the Merchants
,ssocia ton 10 the steamship company VIII gct his
honewsy3 ticket Tor s.. making the round Zip cost
hin Al
This week VIII be red .e,ter week in the brief
history ol the Merchants Association The first ex-
eursions announced In the Join; Traffic Associations
t.r.i:ory begin tomorrow. The time within which
lie tickets iOr these excursions will be sold expires
o. August ., but the tickets Will be good for thirty
asys from The date II sale
The Merchants Assoca TONS rooms are going t.
b made attractive possible No expense Will
le Safei IN ihat direction. and this year when The
merchants from out ot town visit New York FOR he
purpose OF making their purchases. they will II
hey are members or the association find hand
somer quarters ana better accommods tions FOR their
comiorl and enjoyment than be found in any
o.her city IN the world
Among the new resident members OF the assocja-
rioa are Wallace & Co. cOnTcctonsrs. No 100 Mon
.Oe-sL. Hawley Hoops. breakfas: cocoa. Nc 2c7
lglberTy-St.: Morrison d Mechar coffee Wall and
Water SIS. John ODonohues Sons coffee M ~
Iron;-st Charles G. Wellman Stuart House Bread
way and Forty-frst-s,.: Halstead & Co. ia ckers
No li Forsyih-st.; Johnson & North. canned goods
No Il Harr!son-st: the Continental Match Com
pdry. No. 35S Westinghouse. Charles r Nattage
&c Sons. salt fish. No. 3S5 Greenwch-st; Bennett
Day & Co, fru.. No s1 Uudson-st: II 4 Baetter
Co.. wines and liquors No. Il Water-st; Lehman
& Rsuinitz leather goods No 4es Broadway: PHI
lip Strobe. & Sons. tables. No. 50 Eliza beth-si ;
Thaddeus Daviis Company, writing Inks No. l27
Nlliem-st. and Wronker g. Well clothing No G5s
Broadway.