The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-23
TO BOOM LOCAL TRADE
RETAIL MERCHANTS WIFE HOLD A
WEEK'S CARNIVAL.

October 4th to 9th the Dates Determined
ON at Yesterdays Meeting 5000 Already
Subscribed Toward Expenses-Return
Tickets for Purchasers OnIy--Committee
viii Arrange Details.
That New Haven will have a second
trade carnival, this time for a week,
was decided at the special meeting os
the Retail Merchants association, hell
in room IA Insurance building yesterday
afternoon. 1t was also decided to COLI
duct the carnival along somewhat diff
ferent lines from the one last spring.
In the first place this carnival will last
for six days, from October to 8 in
elusive, and this fact alone necessitates
a somewhat more economical method OF
getting people into the city than by
furnishing them with free transporta-
ton in both directions, as was done at
the other carnival. The $1,000 to be
raised for expenses would little more
than provide free trains and tickets for
one day, much less for six, and Of
course other expenses have to be met
out Of the $1,000. This was one of tha
questions with which the meeting yes
terday was called to deal.
The Gordian knot was finally cut by
the passage of a motion by which only
purchasers of SIS or upwards of goods
will be given a return ticket, to be paid
for pro rata by the merchants from
whom the IS worth of goods are pur-'
chased. Coupons will be used to show
amounts of purchase and amounts be-
low twenty-five cents will not be-
counted.
1t was also voted to purchase 1000
food exposition tickets day If neces-
sary for distribution among those wh0
purchase IS worth of goods.
For the completion Of the prepara-
tions for the carnival a committee of
seven, including President Howe, was
chosen and given power to act.
The other six members Of the COM
mittee are as follows: Roger B. De-
Bussey, of DeBussey, Manwaring g
Co.; S. Davis, Of Davis & Co.; M. F.
Cosgrove; James p. Earle; Morgan p.
Brooks, of Brooks & Co. The sixth
member of the committee will be either
c. f. Southard, advertising manager
Of F. M. Brown & Co., or c. D. Cass,
advertising agent Of Malley, Neely 81
Co.
The meeting yesterday was fairly well
attended. President Howe was in the
chair and James Earle was chosen Sec
retary.
The committee on subscriptions re-
ported that 5000 in subscriptions Of the
81, ,000 the amount set out to be raised,
had been secured. The amount was
secured from fifty-two subscribers
G. M. Southard said that there seemed
to be a general feeling among the mer-
chants called upon that free tickets
should not be given out, but that some
sort of coupon system should be ar
ranged whereby those proflting by pur-
chases should pay the return fare of the
purchaser. At the other carnival some
felt that the dry goods and millinery
stores got most of the benefit.
President Howe thought free tickets
would besout of the question with the
amount of money to be raised and IA
vored some such coupon system as that
proposed by Mr.. Southard.
John F. Hanly or Mcintyre q co.
thought free tickets might be given
people to come to the city and q return
ticket If certain amount was pur-
chased.
Joseph G. Johnson OF j. Johnson u
Son suggested that the return fara
might be paid to purchasers In cash.