New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
BUYERS STILL COMING
WORK OF THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
TO CONTINUE.


NEw-YoRK. HE SAYS. ONLY
WANTS HER RIGHTS.
rhe wholesale merchants and jobbers OF this
.itv almost with one voice concede tnat New
York is on the fringe Of an uneXamped Periou
of prosperity In the drygoods district anu III
other localities where businesses are congreea'-
cd there were many encouraging signs !es'er-
day of renewed activity. The large estaoish-
ments were filled with buyers belonging 10 OUT
o,.town houses and the merchants themselves
frankly confess that the volume or business al
readv done this month is millions Of dollars more
than has been transacted in August lor man!
wears. 1t is generally agreed. also. that the Nef-
,or,s, Association has been an important factor
in bringing about this satisfactory sta'e Oh ai
fairs The efforts of the association in obtaining
reduced TRANSFORMATION rates for buyers traVei-
ling ~ this CITY, and in placing before the Hiei
camille world OF the country the advantages VI
New-york as a wholesale market, have oorne
sneedv and remarkabl fruit. Owing 10 us e'e'
,atic lohors hundreds of buyers are IN 'he oi's
now. and will arrive during the present "ee"
vho have never purchased stocks here oeiore'
or who have not personally done puSines' WV
New-York houses in many years.
Tho first batch of merchants from the Sou'h
registered at the Offices of the associa'io"
dav. The Old Dominion Company s'eaH'','r'
Princess Anne and jamestown, WITH heaiis '''N
hundred first class passengers, reacheu pun 70
,ordav The majority of these people "eie IA,
hars NJ the Merchants Association anu "'
themselves of the arrangements mace
tho association and the company d! ""iO' nv
- va g. tho South in the territory tapped by
the Old Dominion Line can get ~ .
shoor,,, for the purpose of making their fall pur
chases. ,,,or viii
rho Southeastern Passenger Association VIII
1.,,.,dar tho anrlication Of the Merchants
,seociation for reduced rates over the iiHes II
controls in the Southeastern system freS'ue"'
Un3am f. King left the city yesterday a''e'
-, for old Point Comfort. where he VIII aP
- haforo the Southeastern Passenger AsS'
c,a,ion Committee at a special meeuhe u "0
VIA ,bero this morning at 10 o'clock Al 'h's
o,,,, no will personally argue the stano 'dho"
~, the Merchants Association for reouceu ia'''
o. merchants So as TO enable them 10 NISi' ->'"
York for the purpose Of making ther pun iV"'''
with some saving their transportd'i"h ld'''
Several Of the roads in this Southeastern 'eI''
t,rv have already co-operated with '"e "
chants Association for the purpose OF "laA'''e
o., oneninC which would allow merchants u
reach New-York but the association Nseil' 's
o body oavjng Jurisdiction over nearly ever!
rood south Of the Ohio and east OF the MISSES
si,ni rivers has not acted favoraoly upon 'he
anprcation which was made to them some ''iiie
ago They did offer certain classes OF eHcu'-
sions but as these were on an entirely dileie"'
,..,. from, the ones which had been arranged
with the Joint Traffic and Trunk Line aSS"oi"-
,,ons they were not available for the purpose
of tho Merchants Association. The Trunk Line
excursions are from September TO 4, inclusive
inclusive.
limo territory on the south adjons the terri
.orv of the Southeastern Passenger Association
connection being made with Trunk Line ROADS
q. baltimore and Washington. which two clties
are within the jurisdiction of the Trunk Line
The Norfolk and Western Railway company
and the Seaboard Air Line have made arrange
rnents TO run excursions for the beneht or mer-
chants to these junction points between the oates
named and the Old Dominion Steamship Com
many will on these dates sell tickets from al
it's points direct through to New-York II tht
Southeastern Association, however, could o'
brought TO see this in its right light. ana woulC
authorize excursions for all roads in its terri
tory between these dates, it would benefit ma
terally several thousand merchants
Before leaving the city yesterday. Mr.. King
discussing the prospects Of the association ano
the work it has already accomplished, said to &
INV arguments before the Southeastern Asso
citation tomorrow. The Southeastern roads DC
not understand the position of the Merchants
Association We are not formed for the specin'
purpose Of taking trade from any city, and al
We require is 10 obtain just share Of wha
belongs to us ] have observed in the clippings
from newspapers in the Western sections tina
mention is made Of an invasion OF territory,
and many derogatory remarks made in re
gard to New York's action. This is the frs
time | have ever known that there could b.
any invasion Of territory in the United States
had supposed that we were one great, vast
united territory for the exchange of commerce
The farmer in the State of NewYork might a
we'll complain Of the invasion of his territor.
when bushel of wheat is brought from the Da
kotas. or a barrel of pork from Illinois, or sid
OF beef from Kansas City. pound Of woo
from Texas. or the manufacturer. when a piec
of furniture is brought from Michigan
wagon from Indiana The same rule apple
in all these cases
There is no invasion Of territory. II is purel
the question Of giving the right TO every mel
chant 10 buy his goods in any market he fl
The railroads in both these associations hav
issued excursion tickets to Chicago and ST. Louis
but have given no recognition TO New-York's al
olicatiOn. This is discrimination, and we pur
pose 10 make another application asking for
decided answer as 10 whether our request will b
granted or not. The only answer received so ia
is that no action has been taken. This is not
satisfactory answer and shall endeavor
Dbtain positive one We issued circular letter
20 all the different roads in these association
asking them if they would place on sale ticket
from Chicago and 81. Louis in connection wit
the Joint Traffic dates but the replies no
as a rule. satisfactory. New-York does not as
for anything she is not willing 10 grant he
sister cities We believe that all trade centre
should be treated alike. In years past New
York has been charged with being indifferen
New-York has never been Indifferent She ha
always been patriotic to her sister cities in ever
emergency. 1t is true that many Of our old mel
chants in the past have taken the stand ths
New-York large enough to so ii alone an
stand on her dignity in regard TO trade and con