New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-17
FOR THE CITY'S TRADE.
WHAT THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
HAS DONE AND IS DOING.
rEDrCED RATES FROM SOME RAILROAD oh"N"-
NATIONS FOR MERCHANTS COMING


TO NEW YORK.
The Merchants Association OF New io' ~ 80,
by its dlllgent and energetic work last year AZ
1900 thousands NJ buvng merchants TO this city
from, all narts of the country. TO the adV@n'ase "
ho,b tho visitors and the local merchants "''e""
entering upon another campaign 10 eNte"" IT, .r,
OF usefulness 10 the city and 10 inc ''"" 80,
association now has about twelve hundrr" ~
,ornhsrs and about twenty seven thousand ou'-"'
town members. The local members are t'e "''
o,ee who contribute 10 the support OF me ds9'''
t,on AZ there are about twelve 'nou7'" III
camille firms Of standing in the city inc "",'''
tho association feel that the locai iho"'"' -
ought 10 he larger. and they are 'oH'"e"' NO.
many moro firms will join the association a. SUN
ne they realize the scope and impor ahce VI -"
u.orr {, &c doing II Is urged that not only strictly
mercantile firms ought TO he added TO the rneH'oe
shin of the association. but every business ma"
who would be benefited by the annual ado'''on u
thousands Of out-of-town merchants 10 'he '','
floating reputation. Hotel proprietors' thea'i''a'
managers railroads. restaurant-keepers' IN iac,'
all the hundred and one avenues throusn VIZ
the visitor adds TO the prosperity OF the cry '"e
officers OF the association believe shoulc see 'ne
wisdom Of adding their names and their heip 10 the
association ,,..
r,s work. ha. not been limited to NewYork CITY
alone hut subjects have been taken up whch
ultimately will result In beneht 10 the cum.
country such FOR instance. as the promotion OF
the nostal facilities Of the country, the eNpaHSo'
OF the cxpcrt trade. especially OF na'ui'o'"'''
articles through reform OF the consular 'o w.,
closer and more reciprocal trade relations WIN
Canada: deepening and improvement OF inc mar
bors: the improvement OF the internal waterways
~ ,he country and the doing away with dscrlm-
nations of all kinds in the United States so 'hh'
every person and place Will be put on 'n' S"'
footing either as travellers on tho transportation
lines or as shippers of freight THESE are OH, .
few questions which the Merchants Assoc'a''o"
bo. taken ND and all OF which 1t Is pushing
actively and aggressivey. In the WORK OF '"''
character which has been productive OF such very
material results It ought 10 have tho active sup
port of every person in tho city OF Naw-h ork WIN
has any interest whatever In his city ltS mem
bership dues are only SIS a year for resid'h' "e"
hers which seems a small amount OF money 10 pay
FOR the results which have thus far been ootA'hen
The great success OF tho association has alroauS
aroused the envy Of other cities. In Boston there
are twenty-four different commercial ana ner-
camille organizations. including tho Chahoer Vi
Commerce all OF which represented In one tx
ecutivc body known as the Boston Associate"
Board of Trade Last month these ASSOCIATIONS
caused a mass-mcetinE 20 he held In Boston Al
that meeting the Mayor Of the city the POST
master OF Boston and several other wen-known
men Of that city made addresses In favor OF an
aggressive movement behalf OF Bostons COM
mercal interests The Mayor even went so fhr as
TO advise appropriation out OF boston h.a Wn
bol, the cause along The WORK or the MtI-
chants Association OF Ncw-Y York was referred 10
in ali the speeches. and that WORK was made me
hasis ~ the necessity. as they claim, OF this IN
creased aRgressiveness on the part or Boston
The result OF the meeting was the formauon Oh
what is known the Boston Bureau OF commerce
and Industries the executive work or tho other or
Plantations being merged In that
The Merchants Association OF New iork mas
made application for reduced rates 10 New. orh
for merchants living within the territory OF ule
Western Passenger Association. which has contIoi
OF the roads in The territory west OK chicago ana
northwest OF 81 Louis, running 1nrousn 20 &c
Pacific Coast: TO the Southwestern Passenger Asso-
citation which has charge OF the roads In me YER
ritory west Of the Mississippi River and southwest
OF 81 Louis running through 10 the Pacihc coast.
and TO the Southeastern Passenger ASSOCIATION.
Thus far reduced rates have been granted TOT
New York by the roads in the two associations
known as the Trunk Line Association and ne Cen
tral Passenger Association, whose terInini arc
under the control Of what Is known as the Joint
Traffic Association. These roads cover all the
territory from the New England boundary line and
the seacoast as far West as Chicago and ST.
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