Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-01-13
HOARD OF TRADE.
Much Discussion ana Little business at
the January Meeting.

the January Meeting.
The attendance was good at the meet
ing OF tha liosrd of Trade last week.
Theirs was much discussion. hut vary
little business was transacted. BY u
unanimous vote President Lawtnn was
authorized to appoint committee OF
thren TO call upon tho Il. ~ q. railroad
officials and request some action nahinst
the indiscr,m mate use of l00-trip
Tickets to Philadelphia and to confer
with THE officials Of all the roads
passing through Wilmington relative
to the matter of obtaining cheap es
cursion rates from other places to Will
mingtun. The COMMITTEES will he an
nuunced in day or 40.
q. NJ. Hoops of the committee on
stop over privileges, made report
which showed that such privileges
we're not needed for Wilmington. Mr..
Hopes had succeeded in bringing the
matter TO the attention Of District
Ticket Agent u. q. wnlsh of tho
Pennsylvania railroad, who ghowed
that pcrscn living in Dover could
buy an excursion ticket to Whining
ton, stnp oil here and then buy an ey
cursion ticket to Philadelphia for eight
cents lees tnan they could buy M Ok
curaiou ticket direct from Dover to
| philadplphia.
The members agreed that the report
was an argument against stop-oyer
! privilege. The committee also reported
that something should he done 10 sop
| the people of Wilmington from going
| to Philadelphia TO do their shopping.
| The merchanta should convince not
only tho people o. Delaware, but of
| Wilmington, that tho things DeDple
! want can bo fouud in tho stores of this
city. The committee suggested that
| whom the spring tTaue opens the mer-
| chaUt5 Join Hnd give Wilmington
| Day run excursions from all parts OF
| the State. With the understanding that
| the purChnscFs OF a certain amount OF
\ goods will bave their car faro paid. Ey
1 this arrangement the DOM State trade
could lie brought to Wilmington, for
| the people wOulil purchase here rather
| than pay n cents more aud 20 TO Phila-
| dolphin, Tao cnmmittce was Ut the
\ opinion that cheap excursion rates
could he obtained from the railroad
company for such u day, Siuch plnns
| have heen tried in other citie8 anu
have been found to be very successful.
by such excursions and more energy by
the merchants this people woun be
convinced that Wilmington has good
stores, and whatever is ne5ded ran he
found in them, a letter from District
| Ticket Agent Walsh was read IL con-
| tanned the following: Your city 10 an
well, If not better, accommodated in
| respect to rates, tickets, &C., than any
important p0Int on our system OF
roads. Permit mo to call your attention
! TO the present ticket arrangements to
and from Wilmington, and in con
nection, herewith, to say that We do
not consider that there is more
accommodating system of rates and
/ ticketH 10 effect on any line" Mr..
Walsh described the various kinda OF
| tickets aud tho rates Of each open to
Whining onians, there being II diff
feFent kinds OF tickets. Continuing,
he said: THE rates, on thsGe various
classes Of tickets range from 3 cents
per mile on the highest 10 three-
quarters OF cent per mile on tho
lowest. As excursion tickets aru sold
to Wilmington frum all points on the
/ r., W. & u. railroad system, and from
Wilmington to all points, it would
scarcely seem that stnp-oyer privileges
were required, or would benefit your
merchants. Persons purchasing to Viii.
mington and desiring to extend their
trip, can do so at very slight extra
cost, tho highest additional expense
necessary being % cents. Every facility
is extended by this company for the
purchase Of tickets OF the various
classes to and from your station, and
il would appear as If everything had
been done to meet the wants of the
various Glasses of travellers desiring to
visit your CITY,"
President Iawton reported that tho
river and harbor uomnlitteB OF tho
board was in active working order, and
things we're assuming shape to bring
the matter OF improving the Chrstiana
River before Congress,
a letter was received from the Indian
apolis Monetary Convention asking the
board to appoint five delegates to at.
tend the convention TO be held on
January 2jtb. President Lawton would
like to receive the names Of persons
desiring to attend, and he vii! appoint
them as delegates
All Of the local newspapers weru
elected TO membership, with view Ia
increasing the interest in the hoard s..
Mitchell Of No. 2l9 Market street,
Samuel Slesineer of Nos. SOC Markc,
etrset and FOG French Htroet. aud
Samuel Harris of No. 2la Market
street were also elected members.