The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25
MERCHANTS WILL FIGHT.
THEf MEAN TO KEEP At THE
NESTERN RAILROADS.

Tho Vice~Prestdent Says They Are Thoroughly
wcii ORGANIZED and Aggressive and They
Think the Passenger Associations Will
he brought TO Terins-Mnny New Members.
The Merchants Association added yesterday
several wcll-known names to its list Of local
membership. Among them were tho Edison
Electric Illuminating Company, c. ii. Mallory
& Co., and the bankers j. q w. Seligman "
Co, ~ broad street; Naumburg, Lhuer q Co"
q Wall street; Clark, Dodge q Co" 81 Wall
street, and A. NJ. Kiddcr d Co.. ls Wall street;
Joseph 10th & Co.. ribbons, % Greene street,
and tho National Blank Book Company, 76
Duane street.
Tho associations non membership is
growing continually. The number OF such
members is now over 5000. There wero
About, 800 applications yesterday. This non
resident membership represents merchants scat
tered all over tho United States and represent
ing evcry state in the Union. Those who live
within tho jurisdiction of the JOINT Traffic and
Trunk Limo associations have received Ger.
tain concessions by tho roads in those associa'
tions, which render IL easy for them to get TO
the groat trade centres of tho country. includ-
ing New York. Certain roads in tho South
and certain lines In tho Southwest have agreed
to cooperate also with the Merchants AssoCia-
ton, making IL rs easy as possible for mer-
chants living on their lines to get to New York,
but tho Western Passenger Association, which
controls tho territory west of Chicago and st.
Louis. has declined to issue tickets to the NOM
bcrs of tho association ut tho reduced rates
asked for, and similar action has been taken
by the Southwestern Passenger Association,
which controls tho terrjhNfy west of the Mis-
sissippi, south of st. Louis. John G.. %Juhring,
First Vice President of tho association. said
yesterday, in regard to this action: ..o,s
TO stop for one moment, in the work which 1t
has commenced. Believing as thoroughly as
1t does in the justice of its cause, it intends, TO
go on on the lines already mapped out, until 1t
ton In tho United States that its position is. cor
rect, and brought them all into a position where
good to the greatest number. All that we ask
OF the railroads is that they make it as easy rs
possible for the merchants living throughout
country. We are not asking anything more for
N New " York sRx than o,Re we sr afe p rSntrs. Sn W'l ws DO 20 a sS.
and we shall insist, that New, York be placed
on the same footing as every other trade centre.
ask, that it shall be made just as easy for a mcr-
chant to get to New York as TO get to any other
city, leaving it with the merchant himself to
elect which city or cities he wants to visit for
the purpose of making his purchases.
E"Thisr refusal on the part of the Western and
Southwestern Passenger associations shuts out
from the markets. at the seaboard, many thou
those 80 merchants mSf shall have The privileges to
be Stimulated only. by Widening tho facilities
for merchants TO bring themselves into contact
propose to widen those facilities. We are not
attacking anybody, nor do we intend attack
this matter, however, and feel sure that IN the
end we must prevail. We are thoroughly well
eiyeness is being stimulated every day BY the
additions to the nonresident as well as to the
resident membership list of our assoGiation;t
large number of merchants to New, York. most
of whom are members Of the Merchants Asso;
citation. A number of these merchants visited
the rooms Of the MERCHANTS Association and
signed the, register there. Among them was
Paget, Bermuda He said:
''The business Of Bermuda is dependent upon
the crops and upon the visitors 70 the island.
considerable extent the visiting fleets contrib ,rae
o OF tho se i ihs sSfis IS largely wss!f Earop aaS 'n &srch hsa%s
purchase all wearing material from European
m iion tax. On F or'0 Wheat IT, SUITS s"H sst and I'm machinery,
however. the Bermudans patronize the United
year amounts to about 100000 bushels Of
onians and 100, 600 barrels of potatoes. Last
the same Conditions are looked for this year.
In New York city to-day there are probably
that number having come as the result Of the
Inducements offered through the efforts Of the
Another bermuda member. Mr.. A. w.
This is my first visit to New York city.
The Merchants Association is the direct influ-
ence of my visit and also of the yisit of 100
o,he %hi m ah { sailea 9 FROM 1h9 pd irland; had mao o ste bonsd
va iNhANNA Ah'A A"s va ooot
sixty merchants, being an increase OF forty
over the number who came last year on the
same steamer. Business; conditions in Ber-
and the fleets visiting the stations, and the win
ter tourist travel. The prospect in regard to
this seasons crop exports. is very encourag-
ms. As large exports as last year are conf
IDENTIFY expected. We expect a large squadron
in Bermuda for the winter. These two things
bring about In Bermuda a very prosperous fall
and winter"
Mr.: N. Wertheimer Of Ardmore, Indian Ter:
confidently of improvement in his section as
do the Bermudans. He said:
"We are looking for an improved business
during the fall and winter months. For a year
there has been little activity in Ardmore The
crops this year are excellent throughout the In.
dian Territory, and the farmers expect good
prices for them. There is also a fine lot five
stock, for which there Is considerable demand. f"
g. r. Williams, Wholesale grocer, of Biz
mingham, Ala, said: business prospects ir
birmingham are very promising. A cotton
factory built at a cost of $500. 900 is now ir
operation and a steel plant has been turning
out the very best steel for two months. Sis
trunk lines and twenty local lines touch Biz
mingham, and they all report increased traffic
Hanged. Not Lynched.
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