The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-04
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The Merchants, Association WnrnrnsrinE Away
for Railroad Concessions.

Tho Merchants Association has started after
the New ENGLAND railroads now. Concessions
are demanded similar to the concessions made
by railroads In other parts OF the country, so
that the New England members OF the associa-
tIon may be put on tho same footing rs the MGR
chants in tho South and West. Early In the
summer tho association applied to tho Chair
man Of the New England Passenger Associa-
ton for reduced rate tickets at the ratio OF one
fare and a third for n round trip. The applica-
ton was not granted. Two weeks ago another
application was made and William +. King,
the President Of tho association, went to Bos-
ton and talked with y. L. Weeks. tho Chair
man OF tho association. lie got Mr.. Weeks In
.orestcd. On Wednesday Mr.. Weeks was asked
by letter that tho roads in the East issue round
trip tickets via Boston to New York from Sept.
Is to 20 inclusive, and Nov. . to O inclusive,
tickets to bo. good for twenty days from date OF
sale. In this letter Mr.. Weeks was also asked
To put tickets on sale from New York to Bos-
of sale. the Mervhants' Association being Will
ing TO let the Boston association drum the Bos-
ton trade. On Thursday Mr.. King wrote Mr..
"afnclosod please find circulars which we are
sending oil through the New England States.
s Ms shall wo se sBBai hiaR RseS Gslli 0s shS n a&ssef to
what the Joint Traffic and Trunk Line associ-
what tho South is doing. We propose to get
there in a very nice. lovely way, and | shall try
and find an opening somewhere. the same as we
did In the South. VIII you not have your roads
come in line gracefully for the dates l asked
fort You may expect TO receive q letter:every
day from this time forth: l want to make your
life worth living. send you one of our. men,
bership cards. which are being hung up all over
the United States. We have now 25. 900 out-of-
town members. We propose having evcry
merchant. manufacturer, and business man in
the United States a member of the Merchants
N The circular referred to is the one prepared
by the Merchants Association especially for
Now England territory. Twenty-Five thou
sand copies Of that circular have been mailed,
one to every merchant in every State in New
England. The circular says that New England
merchants must pay fun fare and calls atten'
other sections OF the cour try. 1t sets forth tho
exccllences Of the New. York market, and ends
with some quotations from some Of the inter
views printed in the newspapers In which visit
ing merchants from different parts OF tho coun:
try have expressed themselves in terms Of
culnrs will be sent into New England very
soon. and 1t is proposed to let every merchant
in that section OF the country know just what
the Merchants Association has done and what
progress 1t Is making in its work.
Mr.. Weeks has already shown some signs OF
giving in to the association. He is the Treas
urer and manager OF u railway guide called the
Pathfinder. and in the September issue OF that
publication there is praise for the New York
Association and sarcasm for Boston merchants
who could have got concessions from New
England roads. but refused them. Among the
many paragraphs on the subject Is this:
1.-The difference between a trade wind and on
east wind seems to be 233 miles more or less
according 10 the route taken
Boston is 233 miles from New York.