The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-17
SOUTHERN BUYERS HERE.
NEhRIT 500 ARRITED TESTBRDiT
M STEAMER.
Aadtiouni Evidence or the Success OF the
Roaueed-Rate HEovement-Frcsiaent kinE
OF the naerohants' Association Replies 70
Compiatuts OF Some western wholesalers.

Additional Evidence or the Success or the
Reaueed-Rate SEovemont-Prosiaent AinE
OF the naerchanta' Association Replies 70
Complaints or some western wholesalers.
The first batch OF Southern merchants and
buyers to come TO this city under tho 70.
duced.rate system put In force by q number OF
railroads and steamship lines on the application
of the Merchants Association arrived here
Yesterday. The Old Dominion limo steamers
Princess Ammo and jamestown brought 172 and
ia passengers respectively from Richmond,
Norfolk, Old Point Comfort, and other Southern
ports, and every section of the South was repre-
scented In tho two parties. The merchants will
stay in the city for from a week to ten days.
Mono OF them came on for pleasure, but merely
to buy goods, and the majority of them said
that thoy were glad to be able to get back to the
New York market again. There were about 100
other arrivals from Western and Southwestern
points during the day. There were also a num-
Der of departures.
Several men dropped in at the Merchants
Association during the day to express their sat
isfa ction with tho business they had transacted
during their stay in the city and TO say that they
would conhnue to come here each season as
long as the Merchants Association exists. One
man from Nebraska said that he had bought
s25.oOO worth Of goods. and another. n we'll.
known Texas merchant. said that he had spent
elb,ooO.
Tho Merchants Association received word
yesterday that the Southern Pacific Railroad
had decided to grant reduced rates to merchants
from various points in the territory covered by
It's Atlantic system to st. Louis and Chicago be-
tween Aug. 81 and 81. These are the dates be-
tween which tho Joint Traffic Association will
sell reduced.rate tickets to New York from st.
Louis and Chicago. SO that 1t will then be pos
sible to come all the way through from the Pa
cifc coast ut tho reduced rate. President King
OF the Merchants Association left for Old Point
Comfort yesterday where he is to discuss to-
day the reduced.rato system with the managers
rairo"us III the southeastern Assoe'a.ion'
Before going Mr.. King issued a statement about
the work of the association since it was organ
a., h. I,..I.e. 80. - -, ..-.s.
izeu IN june last part OF "hlch Is mere gwen
am very much pleased to notice in the reg
istry book of the association during the past
week the names OF 80 many merchants from the
restricted districts where we have not obtained
rse0Enition. Notice in the press clippings from
the "es.ofn SECTIONS .nat nhuch mention rs
made of an invasion of territory and many
49, an;,on r,ti. 80. a.. ~
horkS aolion. ms Is inc nrs' .,n,e 1 nave ever
ritorv' in the United states I had sunnosrd
that we were one vast ,nited territorv Rnr rho
exchange OF commerce The farmer in the Stale
Of New Work miph, ~ we'll comnIain NJ Tho in
yasion Of his terriiorv when a bpshei of vhest 4,
brought from the Dakotas. or a barrel OF porS
IRON or = n a,llmGi IS; OF ora a s fren OF pee, from on ~, kansas ofty.
turer when a niece OF furnitnr, ia brourht from,
Michigan. or n wagon from Indiana, The same
"There iis NO invasion of territorr. II "a
purely the uuestion of Swing the ri1bt IN every
merchant to buy his Goods in any market he
yees III. New York does not ask Tor anvthinc
she is not willing to grant her sister cities. We
believe that ali trads centres shnnid he tr..teS