Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-10
BOARD nf TRADE ACTIVE.
Lively and Timely Topics CONCERNING the
General Welfare Of thp City discussed
at tho Meeting Last Night.


Lively and Timely Topics Concerning the
General Welfare Of thp City discussed
at tho Meeting Last Night.
The members Of the Board Of Trade
who failed to attend the November
meeting, Thursday night missed some
thing. Several timely topics concern
ing the welfare Of the city were dis
cussed and action was taken which will
doubtless be productive OF good results.
The attendance was fair and at no time
did the interest lag. The work was
systematic and. if followed up on the
same line will be beneficial to the body
itself and to the city. 4f
Maurice p. Sattsrthwaite, after con-
sulting reports OF similar commercial
bodies in other cities, including the
Chamber Of Commerce of Toledo, o.,
was responsible for. several OF the more
important matters brought up and he
made several! important suggestions, Of
| which the board took cogni2ance, BE
asked tho question why there never has
been built a trolley line III the western
part of the city, connecting Lancaster
avenue and territory below that thor
oughfare with the Fourth and Eighth
street and Delaware avenue lines,
pointing out that much time is con-
! sumed in going from Silvcrhrook and
territory in that vicinity, by trolley, to
| Delaware avenue station Of the b. ",
o. railroad and other points in the
northwestern part of the city Joseph
l.. Carpenter, Jr,, said the Whining
ton City Railway Co. had been given
authority TO constrnct such u line some
time ago, but it had never been built.
In order 10 get some definite informa-
tion Secretary D. w Taylor was di-
rected to address I; communication to
the railway officials, setting forth that
the matter had been brought to the at
tention of the board and requesting q
reply. ~.
Mr.. Satterthwaite said it would be
o good idea for the board to obtain
harbor statistics, and asked whether it
was possible to obtain reports of the
tonnage and also an accurate record OF
the boats entering and leaving tho
port. One of the members stnted that
the collector of the port'could furnish
the desired information, so far as foreign
commerce is concerned, and id order to
insure the same information with re-
spect to coastwise and local shipping,
Harbormaster George 3. Moore, who
is member of the board, was requested
ised to do SO. sttit I'M
Mr.. Satterthwaite inquired whether
the board was offering the same in
ducements to home industries desiring
to branch out as were offered to foreign
concerns desiring to locate here. He
was informed by President Pro Tenn
William ID. Mullon that the same in
ducements were offered, and Mr.. Car
penter remarked that there was free
land ard exemption from taxes for
manufacturers desiring to erect new
plants, whether local or from other
places. The matter of water for the
use of manufacturers was brought up
in this connection, and several of the
members stated that while the board
has no control over the cost of water
they were of the opinion that it was
cheaper than in most other cities. Mr..
Satterthwaite said he Ind asked the
question as TO whether there was any
discrimination, because two, manufac.
turers now near the heart of the city
desired to secure locations where they
could get better transportation facili-
ties, and expressed the opinion that IL
they could have the same Inducements
as outsiders they, would enlarge their
plants.
On motion Of Mr.. Satterthwaite, the
house and social committee was in
structed to consider the advisabiity Of
holding banquet during tho winter
and report at the next meeting of the
board. 1t was the general opinion that
February would be about the best time
for the banquet, aud it was agreed that
all Boards Of Trade on the Peninsula
should be asked to send Representatives
il there is a banquet. NO. IL
1t was stated, incidentally, that
, several new Boards of Trade have re-
Gently been organized on the Peninsula,
and Secretary Taylor announced that
he had been instrumental in having
Lewes Board of Trade become mem.
her of the national board, and it will
be represented at the next meeting Of
that body.
Thursday was the time fixed fol
appointing delegates from the loca
board to the national board, but as
! President Lawton was unavoidably alb
sent, Secretary Taylor stated that the
appointments would be announced
! later. ma
r The matter Of adding to the books il
, the library books containing statistic!
+ and government reports was discussed
, but no action was taken. 1t was alst
suggested that itmight be well for tn,
board to obtain, for the information o
. people here and in other cities. stats
3 tics concerning the industries, banking
institutions, general business, &C., ant
, something of this kind may be done.
{ The committee to arrange for enter
! tanning the delegates to the convention
S of electricians, which is to be held il
D this city next year was given authorit,
to act in cases where action is neces
sary between meetings of the board
and President IIawton was authorize,
n to increase the numerical strength O
]. the committee at any time it Shout,