The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-02
THE TALE OF PROSPERITY.
s.ysUINE MERCHANTS RBFoRT
GOOD TTHES ETERTWHERE

r,r,-,,,a success ar the Piss to RrtnE
r-.ae-u.. ts New Tsrk PeIs.ssrasss-
y-yn a hundred different places IN The South
.r, %, he territory covered by the Trunk Line
I,.,, alton. which Includes this State, Pennsyl-
vnpl,. Delaware. Maryland. and the virviniaA
r.rrnants md buyers came to own Yesterday.
Tn. excursion dates arranged hJ the Merchants
,,,y, ,:!on as from Sept. l 70 I inclusive and
t-,r Sep.. 10 to IL INCLUSIVE. and . large por-
don es ne territory opened Yesterday has not
h.cp v,-aIn the reach Of the association before
now.
rsr number Of arrivals on the drsa day sx-
srede,t me expectations OF the officers Of the
Mar, htnri' Association. That many Of their
,on.rssYdens members were coming at the drst
oppgr,un.ty they knew from notifications they
hal -scrIved. but that the number would
M INTO The hundreds they had noe ex-
nrcted, The hotels are full Of buyers, and
merchants and business men report daily
large Increases Of sales over the sales OF last fall
EVER brunch Ut trade. IL the Merchants Asso-
cnrou Knows whereof it speaks. has felt this
remarkable boom in business, and as n result
the association is being daily strengthened BY
.hs add. 1.0n Of long-established business houses,
many 9t watch have in the past persisteusly re-
fused % 70 into any scheme which had for an
object The general booming OF business. The LIST
Of banks N the association grows daily. Nearly
avery lanS ot consequences in the city Is now on
the membership list, and those that Are not will
be before ioRE. Yesterday the National Broad
way Bank came in. making the tenth bank
within -yp weeks.
Adgrring ~ OF the registers Of the associa-
ron yesterday showed that about $500 ner-
chants, Al from out Of town. have Affixed their
sixnuturrs 20 them since they were opened on
Aug. .. This. exclusive Of sundays. when the
rooms u the association lre closed, makes An
average 1t over one hundred \ day. but does
not represent more than 5wo-thirds Of the ASSOC
ciatiun ! lun- resident member who have come
10 town under their reduced rate Arrangement
\ glance AZ he ~csgister shows men from Cali
turnia. Oregon, Washington. the Dukutas. Texas.
Minnesota, ini other ~tarawag points. and "a
even NOR" significant thing is the date beside
most Vt these names. Merchants are requested
70 give ne vear they were last in New York on
business. Very Few nave been here IN dye
years. and one or two have registered back in
the sixties. rhe Merchants Association holds
up ;lls tact rs Illustrative OF the Nld OK work
they ARE iuing.
some u hose who Registered yesterday morn
inS represented tickets sold On the iarss Of the
nrst excursions IN Joint Traffic territory. which
were rom AIg. : 10 10. Many Of those who
registered caTne On the second series OF exCur-
mons rum the Joint rraric territory. FOR which
tcSets we're sold from Aug. e 20 81. II the
III 'AAF VI FlALAA4 1AJhd NdA IC hAEu Al y
merchants Will continue 20 be Registered from
The second series for some time 20 come. The
limit VI lms FOR The irst series OF excursions,
that Is, tor those tickets which were sold on the
Ilth 1i August. does not expire until the 10th
Of september. and it will be impossible 90 tell
accurately Just how many did come On the ex-
curslnls until That limit Of time snail have en-
crriY aEpIrr,i.
The Merchants Association announced yss-
terdly -laG IL had now On its list ls non. resident
mem ners over $1,000 merchanCs. scattered
throughout tho Catted States, amt some 900
1ws..N,F ra-th - NI-sEIy-
chants viii begin 20 arrive from the south, rs
all 1f the southern roads have announced az
T %rs6inx +Fnm R a. p1ln5s IN sS H9uS Snn-ai SerF S ! TO
senL l and l. whan the special Trunk Line
tickets Are IN sale.
The work Of opening up territory covered
miy ny railruats which have declined Co grant
. reduced rate is being pushed. Day by day
nilruads and steamship lines are giving In.
6incr the southeastern Association. the most
obstinate or all. gave way. others who took
courage from the stand OF the association have
little more work in this line to BE done. When
u Is completed the equally important freight
question will he taken up.
The latest development In the opening IN Of
mAts by the Ocean Steamship Company.
vanuan and New York and this after
noun the Merchants Association received
s " mat s steams dhs e ssn1snr t Rasse his line sS s55
put IN special rates from all principal points in
Georgia and Alnbama 70 New York. tickets to
l. - = 'hhh y aiiiA -Cpl. " L. L..
u, aud ~ these dates being inclusive. and
These t!csets being good for thirty days from
date Or sale. This - III" drst Southern line out
sde or me OLD dominion Steamship Company,
the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. the
seanOart AR Line, and the Richmond. Frefer-
trkslliTg and Potomac Railroad Company
Wnirh has announced sale OF tickets from any
par ~ southern territory for the dates from
sept 10 % l / inclusive. Il Will bs
that the Merchanrs' Association formally asked
Mr. Joseph Richardson. Chairman OF The South
EASTERN passenger Association, for those fates
IN VI he nU4a TnaVn Haru ~ ID
This aftsrn0on the Merchants Association re-
caived me roilowtng letter from Mr.. Richard
a1n, dated 1t Atlanta Aug. 30:
1eg 70 acknowledge receipt OF Your favor
fthG 18th inst. copy df which I have sent To
each or Lne general passenger agents OF lines
memDrrs nt this association. | viii communi-
e1tc WITH ynu later IN re-arf 70 this subject. hut
loeR Thar You will not consLrue this action On
my part as any Indication that the lines IN Ibis
uTritory viii comply with this request"
NOW, however. the Ocean Steamship Company
mas Opened up a very considerable amount ~
ueFrltory on those dates, and it Is tu be hoped
mat the nfner lines in the Southeastern terri
mr. Will follow in the footsteps or E!iis cpmpAny.
me merchants ~hp have arrived during the
paat few days have told some interesting stories
Of the conditions in the sections from which
ney Innle. There can be no donhC hut the
much' nera4ded prosperity has settled over the
entire country, and for rood. Here are some
1presalnns Of opinion from out-of-towners IN
RrViewet yesterday:
&C. Carurhers, dry goods merchant. of New
castle, Pa. said: The Mahoning and Chenanan
valleys are The greatest !rnn, steei and tan prn-
'S A.nhA " u Al Lub j lLhLGH, ADJ LnBY
1lvs suffered severely during the last four years.
NOV, however, the darH clouds nt depreciation are
niiing away and the sunlight OF prosperity 10
INNING through. The yards OF tho blast furnaces,
shich nave been stocked with iron the manu-
~nacturers could not sell with prudt. ara being
cieanrii OUT, the dres IN the furnaces are being
started, and The wheels OF tho rolling mills
are tirninR. PtR and Bessemer iron have
oeen On the decline for several years. but
nnw the tendency of the market IL upward and
mannractnrera are ~iubilant because they can
operate their furnaces and get a profit on their
proflcG Three blast furnaces in Sharpsvtlle
WI resume next month, having enuipped their
plants With modern machinery. They are pre-
RArIng 70 cnmpsts with Carnegie. and say that
" "a! their arrangements will bs so complete
maj they can nndersell him. A new steel mill
~ SHARON rolled its tirst sheet Of steel several
weeks lSn, While the Atlantic Iron Works at
reW Caatia 1re adding a steel MIL 10 their
pant These two industries combined will en-
p'ny n The nei9hbOrhooG or 800 men,"
h- u. Fleet general merchandise dealer, OF
lamont, Ia, said: The depreciation OF silver
aas changsh the political aspect OF Iowa consid-
SAoly. The Erain crops OF Iowa are larger than
~ some time past and m Ugh pricaa.
aasi;ye stock Ia iourtshin9. The farmers are
sslsned and happy. and the people who
EEnLhhe'i free silver last year ara TOO busy 20
Harvey W knoIIsnbsrz Of Richmond. Ind,
s.dA During the greater part Of the last tour
seaEs IDLE merhanics we're standing on the cor.
Eers summing themselves. A great change has