The sun., 1898-02-06
WANT THE -. TRADES-DAY|
Merchants Of This City Feel Its
Great Importance.
COMMITTEE OF BUSINESS MEN
Will Obtain . Low Rate From tho
Railroads and Arrange Details
Whereby tho Possibilities Of
This City May be Displayed r.

have been appointed, who are to make
all the necessary arrangements for q
Trades Day." for the purpose Of allow
ing the people down the peninsula and
on b'th lines Of the railroads to visit
Wilmington.
They may then sec for themselves the
fine stock Of goods our merchants carry
and how well their prices compete with
the Philadelphia prices, and that they
can secure any and everything they may
desire in Wilmington without the extra
time and expense required TO visit Phila'
delphia.
To make Trades DAY" success the
first and all important thing is to get
from the railroad companies very
cheap excursion rate from points on
Delaware road. A rate OF $l.5O from
Iewes and Delrnar and n prorata rate all
the way to Wilmington will be required
TO get the people here. with the assist.
ance Of the etorekeemr, who should
make such day an opening for their
spring goods. and also request their
clerks TO makes special effort on this
day to please their customers and in fact
let their treatment be such that they will
want to come here at all times to do their
shopping.
1t would then Ike possible that a
Trades Day" wonld he a fixture, and
one day a week could be set apart for
that purpose and special rate on the
railroads arranged for, go the merchants
Of Wilmington would get their share Of
the million and half 0f dollars each
year that 60 from points soutl, to Phila-
delphia and which justly belongs to vii
niington.
An effort in this line should bring that
portion OF shoppers. of this city, to their
senses who now go tn Philadelphia to
shop, to the fact that they have inst as
good selections tD pick from here az in
Philadelphia and prices just az cheap,
and will receive all the courtesies from
the employers and his employees as
offered them in Philadelphia. All Of
the merchants seem to be heartily in
favor of Trades Day" and are willing
to do what they can to make such an
event Success. Several Of the leading
business men gave the following replies.
G. !. Lippincptt said that he was
heartily in favor OF any movement that
would bring any extra amount of bust
ness to Wilmington. While his business
has increased each year for the past six
years, he would be glad to do anything
lie could 10 further the cause and believes
the only way is for II Trades Day. to
b. given.
William N. kcnnard and John Lamb.
son Of the firm of kennard 4 Conn
pany said they fully realized the vast
amount of business that passed through
Wilmington to Philadelphia, and their
firm could be depended upon to do all
in their power to make Trades Day.
y success.
Both members of the firm OF Crosby
4 Hill believe that Trades Day" is
the proper way to show the people what
they can do by shopping in Wilmington,
md favor such action and will support it.
James T. Mullin and Son are very
much in favor Of the movement and will
assist in any way they can.
James Megary Of the firm Of Megary Il
Son says that lie believes the trades day
a very good idea and he is heartily in
favor Of it or anything that will bring
fhe people from down the peninsula to
believing it would benefit
everyone materially.
The foregoing is the sentiment Of the
OF business people in the city.
The committee in charge OF the
Trades Day" will in few days call on
he General Passenger Agents Of both
roads and obtain from them very low
'ate for this occasion. All other arrange
nents will be in the hands OF competent
men and the Trades Day" now looks
avorably for y very successful dav