New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-12
CITY MERCHANTS ACTIVE.
THEIR ASSOCIATION WINNING MEMBERS
AND PRESTIGE.
ASKING THAT CONCESSIONS IN REDUCED FARES
GRANTED TO THEM BE EXTENDED to
OTHER crrIEs-wEsTERN ROADS
NOT WILLING TO YIELD.

VII :, has already aroused the UNDIVIDED ih'e'
est Of the merchants. not only OF TINS c'.'' ou
the entire country. One OF the principal T.,
the Merchants Association Is to promote VI" nv ~
,erests of New-York by attracting to the Guy "S
many BUYERS as possible. that the city ma!
not only maintain her commercial supremacy '
SO that that supremacy may be extehueo III "
ner commensurate with the growth Oh Oie"''
New-York. The Merchants Association 10 mp
full. and believes in hopefulness II mas ropus'
faith IN the resources Of New-York ana III inc
ability of the city to hold what she mas III '"e
way Of trade. to regain what she mas ios' w S"e
has lost anything). and to add 70 tha' sun "iV
until she has demonstrated anew her right 10 De
called the centre of the commerce OF the country
Chicago has made rapid strides IN the ,as' e,
wears and so have ST. Louis and Philadelphia anu
Baltimore, but New-York is still far In the ie"u'
and the Merchants Association intehos 10 neSp
her there The association was incorporated '"'o
10 Of this year. but so forcibly and directly nave
its objects appealed 10 the merchants OF the CITY
that its resident members number heaiH ~
hundred and there nearly four thousa'o
applicatons from out -of-town merchants VINO oe-
sire to become nonresident members
MANY APPLICATIONS FROM OUT OF TOWN.
Applications from out-of-town merchants are
coming at the rate Of between 400 ana ooo d oa!'
and the headquarters of the association. IN 'he
palatial New-York Life Building. at Broadway
and Leonard-st.. busy from morning until
night.
on Friday nearly twenty resident members
were admitted. They were the following firms:
Sag.nss o G co. sa
japanese S -, Ho
Mems furnishings-Cuett Coon & Co. s'6-sSs Broad
"a Woo,Iens-s. Stein & Co.. coo 90. broadway. ..
Cloaks and suits-Rosenschem. Brady CARTON d
Corse;s-The Bros. Co. $50 Broadway ,,s Pier
Transporta,on-old Dominion steamship company F'er
Hotes@Fhe Majestic West
Dress goods importers-Kng Beals 81 frankiin-s
Cigar manufac urers-Seidenberg Co., seVeh'S-n's
st sang ana HNe3 Gross q & Co.. 70 Murray-s,.
Paper and twinesJones skinner 1871 Wiam sc as7
Commission Observation-Disclosures * D'0'' ''' wv
mpO5ersTne H IT. BrOssers e0% wssnns,ons,
Spool co;on-H F. Palmer. 23-2o Thomas-s''
The merchants of the city evidently realize the
inheritance of this organization and are gong 10
make it theirs. of them and for them.
The Joint Traffic and Trunk Line associations
have already granted a reduced fare to merchants
As,r;nq 70 visit New-York for the purpose OF max
ing their fall purchases. The tickets are 10 be gooo
for thirty days from the first day OF the "eeN
within which the tickets were sold. lhev are 10
be given only the nonresident members VI INC
Merchants Association and their families, and re-
duced rates will be granted only on the exnioiuon
y, n ticket Of membership. No such concession has
over hnen made before. and il was secured only D!
dnt OF hard work on the part Of the president ana
directors of the association.
PROTESTS FROM TWO CITIES.
Already Philadelphia and Baltimore have seen
the importance of the concession, ana the hef-
chants of those cities have entered protests against
this action Of the Joint Traffic and Trunk Line as
.ocations When these protests reached the ears VI
,h Merchants Association W. F. King, represent
ing the association as its president wrote letter
70 the chief clerk Of the passenger department. Vi
the Joint Traffic Association calling at'entioh 10
the objections Of the Baltimore and fhiiaoeiph'a
merchants. and advising that the same advahta-
eeous terms be granted to the merchants OF those
cities, including stop-oFer ptN'iee0' anu ~
Of the time limits.
AS a result of this willingness OF New-1ork NOT
10 have any unfair advantage over ner ss1sr CUE
the Trunk Line pyveges on the reduced
Merchants Association these privileges ~ NC e''0
AT Baltimore and Philadelphia IT,, - .,,s cub
Mr. King said YESTERDAY speaking on ms A sso
Citation that they viii issue ns,r1ct,SSn,s to Sxe
stopovers at both Baltimore and Pniiaae1pH ma
s,ar, as YOU viii see from the letter have shown
you New-York is willing TO be put on Hn s re
be discrm.natod against. The Western AssGcla iS
Is evidently not disposed 10 this matter Yesterday
received letter from the western ester Ian in the
siter but that it was doubtful whether any spe
cal rates would be made through 10 NC" i'' VI
other Eastern points.
THE WESTERN ROADS.
The roads comprising the Western Association
are as follows and it is well that their haiheS NC
made Known: VII
Aehson Topeka and Santa Fe; Burlington and MIS- Mis-
souri, River Burlington Cedar Rapids and CHICAGO
sTnsio a RaTIson n and 9qnGy
q Ss sahS and PSs hcss
c9'1s n .eal 5 Rspy! ina
Sns 81 joseph: Illinois Central; Jacksonville ana ~, st.
Louis: Kansas SC CITY s '0 Msoa ad f0ahS'
Rock Island and d p9 S Sioux sha cy
and Pacific Union Pacific SYSTEM Wabash and Wiscon-
sin Central lines.
.r would like 70 state now, however. TO the mer-
chants all over this country and emphasize the
statement sthat merchants tickets from Chicago
and ST, Louis will be issued some time in August.
good seven days going eastward and good TO re,
Turn within thirty days and that these tickets Will
be issued at the rate Of one and onethird are for
the round trip. Notice of the dates when the TICK
cts will be issued will be made public as soon as
the exact dates are fixed upon 49,. so,.,o.ou.,
Traffic Association; the roads belonging to which ,
have their terminal at ST. LOUIS Tr ana Wy nye hS5
with reference to rates from points in the Eastern
Southern Traffic Association will meet on July 20
and that It will probably grant the request OF the
merchants.
TO MAKE THE VENTURE A SUCCESS.
I'VE intend to make this experiment grand
success / am sorry that the roads west of Chi
cago are trying 10 throw obstacle in our way.
but already we are assured of enough support IN
this movement to make us feel that those OF us
who have put our shoulders TO the wheel VIII not
have worked In vain. -.
"The Merchants Association Will be pleased to
have the merchants of Philadelphia and Baltimore
communicate with Its secretary as soon as possible
with regard to dates. 1t is desired to arrange the
excursions from the South in IA manner satisfac-
tory TO an -,
In about week the association ia it.5 will scatter
broadcast the country l2oVc copies OF a
pamphlet showing by means OF graded illustra-
lions how the imports manufactures. buildings,
ETC. of New York exceed those of other cities The
pamphlet might well be called statistics Made
Easy"
FEATURES OF THE FRUIT MARKET.
The hot weather which prevailed throughout last