The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-13


The splendid success of the movement
OF the New York Merchants Association
In arranging for cheap railroad trans
portation from all the cities Of the coun-
try to New York, to induce buyers to go
IL that city to purchase their fall stocks.
shows how push and enterprise pays for
the trouble and expense, The plan,
which Is 10 be made permanent, was in
augurated the present week. when five
thousand merchants, representing every
section of this great country, took ad-
vantage OF the cheap rates secured for
them by the Merchants Association and
visited the city to purchase goods,
Thousands more will be there next week
and the visits viii be kept up so long as
the purchasing season for the fall and
winter trade continues. New York will
gain many new customers by the plan
and open new trade with distant parts
of the country and In new fleldA
As an illustration Of what the direct
benefits to New York will be from the
visit of the FIVE thousand merchants in
the city this week alone. The New York
Herald estimates that. placing their av-
erage purchases OF stock at $1,000 which
many believe to be an extremely low fig
ure, their total purchases will foot up
to s25,OOO,0OO. In hotel bills, personal
expenses and freight payments they will
expend in New York at least $4,000
more.
1t Is thus easily seen what the advan-
tage is In such movements as the one in
augurated by the business men of the
metropolis: similar action on the part
of the jobbers and manufacturers of
smaller cities, whose field is more limit
ed. would result in proportIonate bene-
At. The movement of the Wheeling
business men for n Merchants Day
should not be allowed to die.
One of the features OF the visit to New
York by these merchants Is brought out
by the Herald in series of interviews
with the guests who represent every sec
ton OF the south and west. They are
from as far south as Texas and az far
west as the Rocky Mountains. Their
reports are unanimous showing OF bus
mess revival and The rapid advance of
prosperity. The Herald thus sums up
the result of It's interviews;
Business men from all parts OF the conn
try say that prosperity has come. a large
number OF OF the out-of-tOwn merchants
who have been attracted TO this city by
the work OF the Merchants Association
for the fall Buying season were asked yes
terday 10 give 20 the Herald their view
OF the business outlook in their respective
localities Almost without exception they
reported a revival OF business activity and
a general belief that better times are at
hand
view OF the situation. In other cases tho
only qualification OF general satisfaction
arose from local conditions, such as the
coal strike and bad weather.
The visiting business men, representing
nearly every section OF the country east
OF the Rocky Mountains, said that crops
were large and that prices, Pafurplafly
'ho price ~ wheat, were putting money
into the pockets Of the farmers.
The southcrners are confident that the
cotton crop will he unusual ana that II
Will fetch a good price.
The settlement OF the lhflU question anu
the renewal Of gertrude and confidence,
the buyers say, arc, bringing out money
which has been boarded. New orders have
started the mills and given many mon om-
pioymcnt Tho people are buying more.
Merchants who have been feeling their
way VIII put IN larger stocks
Eyerywhcrc there are signs OF healthy
business expansion, according to the VIZ
itOrs.
Thla 10 an encouraging situation, the
remarkable unanlmity OF the optimistic
reports passing all precedent, and It Is
worthy OF note that the one lone pes
slmlst among the entire Ave thousand,
the one lone grumbler In all this gather
ing Of representative merchants Of the
country was a slvcrltc, As an incident
OF the movcmcn, Of the New York mer-
chants 10 attract buyers to tho city tt Il
pleasant to think about and Is not With
out general public interest