The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
ANOTHER ROAD COMES IN.
COAST LINE GIVES MER-
CHINTS' AsSoOIlTION RATES.

VIII sell Round-Trip Tickets from roints n
cts Territory TO washington for One Far,
to Association Members Thousand or yev
Circulars sent Out-septcnber Excursions.
President King OF tho Merchants Association
received yesterday the following letter from n
p. Clark, general Eastern agent Of tho Atlantic
Coast Line:
DEAR SIR; bss to advise that arrangements have
been made to sell excursion tickets at one fare for
the round trip to Washington. Richmond, and Nor
folk, via Atlantic Coast Line. from Southern terri
tory. selling dates Sept. 1 to !. inclusive. with nnal
limit thirty days from date OF sale.
This gives to tho Southern merchants who
desire to come to New York and buy goods IN.
other route which thcy may use II they wish,
and for tho Merchants Association opens up q
stiIl further expansion of territory. part of
which. owing to the action Of the Southeastern
Association, would have remained closed 10
membcrs OF the Merchants Association.
These arc the dates fixed for the first series
Of excursions in Trunk Limo territory, and rs
the trunk Lines connect with tho Atlantic Coast
line at Washington, living along the
Atlantic Coast line system can como to Wash.
inston, whore they con purchase the tickets Of
tho trunk limos through to.New York at the re-
duced fire and upon the terms and conditions
provided for under the agreement with the off,
cinls Of the Trunk Line Association, and which boz
comes operative between those dates. The
Atlantic Const Line touches the principal points
In South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
Notice of this concession on tho part of tho At
.ientio Coast Line will be sent at once through
out the territory through which 1t runs by
means Of circulars.
Four new circulars have been prepared for
distribution, throughout different parts Of tho
country. The first, for the Joint Traffic terri
tory. announces tho second series Of exour.
eions from points in that territory, beginnipg
contains full Instructions how members Of the
MerchentS Association living In that territory
s ssR ssHf far tse Rrsn,es s Sf The the lPo rsSslf is sb Of t th'
merchants living outside of that territory who
are NE1mbers of the Merchants Association can
com points within that territory and thence
got ygdnced fares. Fifty five thousand copies
dressed to merchants Interested or who might
be interested. The second circular announces
Those excursions are from Sept. l to 4, inclu-
sivc. and Sept. 10 to IA, inclusive. and the cir
guitars were q the Same character as the Joint
Traffic circulars. except as regards territory
and dates. Scvcnty-lve thousand copies OF
this circular have been Distributed by. mail.
Xsssociation. IIihait" G railway a association bavins
auctions to merchants in the manner asked for
by the Merchants Association, several of the
s shaa'P PSey Would Eh sln mt ' the esGrseesE nsn09 These
lines arc the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company, the Scaboard Alt Linz Company, the
Richmond, fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
road Company. and the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company. Tho excursions announced by
these lines arc for tho same dates as those of
tho trunk lines, the trunk line officials hav-
ing agreed to handle the tickets of these three
lines. The Old Dominion Steamship Company
will sell Tickets direct to New York from all
points tapped by its steamers, and will also
bring merchants to New York who travel to
their steamers over the Norfolk and Western
and Seaboard Air lines. Twenty-Five thousand
of these circulars were sent out, and a dupli-
cate set will be sent at the end of the week.
The fourth circular, of which 1000 were
sent out. announced the action of the Mallory
Steamship Company extending the time limit
on all tickets sold after Aug. % from thirty
Gays to six weeks.
The number of visitors at the offices of tho
association shows 10 signs Of decrease, and al
ready steps are being taken in preparation for
the great influx Of eXcursionists expected to ar
rive next week. The following firms Joined
the association yesterday: The Hilson Com
pany, First avenue and Thirty ninth street;
Stern d S%aalbcrg, 81 West F'ortieth street.:
L. Lippmann Il Sons. 7O2 Broadway; A. G.
'Spqi6ihg g. Bros, 100 Nassau street; White,
Potter & Paige MANUFACTURING Company, 20
West, Twenty fourth street: Henry Brock, 271
E~roadwny;, Galland Bros, 1O1 Wooster street;
Henry Lindenmeyer d Sons, 81 East Houston
street; Gustave Blum d Bro. "a Greene street;
William Is. Ellison. 300 Broadway, and Mason,
Au d. Magenhcimer. % Henry street, Brooklyn.