New-York tribune., 1897-08-23
MORE EXCURSIONS BEGIN.
ANOTHER SET OF BUYERS TO START
FOR NETWORK TO-DAY.
1sAr THE VISITORS HAVE SAID ABOUT lhH
eyunx OF THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
u. BRINGING ABOUT BETTER Ac-
oUAINTANCE WITH THE ME-

TRoPoLIs.
CySe second series Of excursions arranged by the
Merchants Association for the oenent OF ou'-oi'
town buyers living in the territory tapped os tie
Joint Traffic Association will begin To-Day io ''e
large number of merchants now in the city. or VINO
have visited here in the last fortnight many mum
dreds will be added In the course OF the next TWO
weeks.
One OF the most interesting features OF the visits
Of these merchants has been the graphic accounts
they have given Of the trade conditiohs oi ',e"
respective districts and of the indications exs''"s
everywhere Of the approach OF perioo oi PiosP
ity The visitors have come from every par. Vi '"s
country They represent parts Of the New-Eng anu
States the Middle States. the central "es'.," ,
States the Northwest the Central west the oou'',
west and the South. They come from agricu'uia'.
mineral manufacturing. commercial and snippins
sec,ions of the country and represent wideY o'e's
Ned interests large proportion of them came
from parts of the country in which the raroau'
had failed to grant concessions 10 me'0""
were members Of the Merchants Associa"o"' ou
who travelled from their homef 10 points WIN"
tho Jurisdiction Of the Joint Traffic Association
whore these privileges were ootainapie, 'he"ce oo
,rc on IN New-York Some mistakes were maoe
nv the travellers The method under when 'hese
privileges were available was new ana .ner..o'
was not thoroughly understood by eVeIypoaii uods
soerine rss al ,e have been few and where bitches
have arisen they have been untangieu ""eie'e' 'O'
shle .,,i chat in
,ions Of the country from which tney came lttre
wos ever heard OF New-York. They said that New
York as a commercial and manuiacturr,hs oemTi. n,iv
was almost unknown quantity uhtif " re Me-
and that even now despite the work OF me ;ets Met
chants Association in spreading broadcast the lao.s
showing the superiority OF New-Iork tnere VIZ the
still large numbers of people VINO hau n mo- Snan am
slightest idea of the city. except az gredS an ,ra
cial centre where enormous wealth. Was H Ia ~
traed II has been surprise TO many tnousannS ana, ,o5 o
nersons 10 learn the facts which nave pecn ~
In the circulars and pamphlets sent out u! rtn snv
MS. Association and in the newspapers Iney
we're glad to know that the MerchiL'S @ 80 va
rad come 10 stay; that there would pc no Iea" ~
ton in the efforts of its officers and menpes ~ w
iet the United States know just wnat Ne" ~ vi IN n
was that the association INTENDED TO sake up per
5ua course of time all questions when fniehl op'i
ate against New-York and solve them II possiiple,
md thew considered that 1t was one OF ,ne oeo 90
things that had ever happened for the couhtI. az a.
large that the great interests in New l9rs arpie
sented in its commercial mercantile ana nnanSIa'
s'nae Nd co-operated for aggressive campaign.
The result the merchants said couid 0ny pe ~ y,
brinp The country merchants scattered throui %
ne entire United States into closer touch WIN tne
netronolis and the ultimate benent an [ ulip, ~
denied expansion of business, especiay whe, en- rs e,
entire country seemed about entering upo" Oil q"