The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-15
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BUSINESS.
Board of Trade Resures
Its Weekly Sess;( rs
Last Night.

The regular meetings of the Board Of
J Trade were resumed last night after the
simmer vacation.
The business OF the evening was begun
with the reading by Secretary Daniel w.
Taylor OF u letter from the United States
commissioner OF the Paris Exposition ask
ing that the Board OF Trade cooperate
with him In the way Of supplying data
concerning the principal interests OF this
city.
The commissioner requests that books
and pamphlets giving descriptions and
Information concerning tho plants and
also exterior and interior views of the in
dustrial establishments be sent to him.
These he says will be PLACED In con 'plcu.
Gus place in the exposition free Of charge.
So far as Is in his power Secretary Taylor
is complying with the request.
The National Munic!pa! League of Phila
dGlphia has requested tine Board of Trade
to send delegates to the Convention for
Good City Government to lie held at CO.
lunbus, Ohio oil November 10, 16 and II.
under the auspices of the National Mu-
nicipal League. Tho board has also been
invited to membership in the National
Municipal League. John S. RosSell
spoke of the importance of the Board of
Trade being represented at the convention
and his motion to appoint delegates was
adopted.
MIR. Rosscll said that on his suggestion
the communication from tho National
Municipal League was sent to the board.
He said tho representation at tho couven-
tion would put the board in possession of
valuable data on municipal government.
Josiah Marvel urged that committee
be appointed to act OH behalf of industrial
Delaware Mr.. Marvel argued for the
whole of Delaware. not only Wilmington.
but evory city and town in the state.
Mr. Marvel said tho revenue frcm the
state charter grants is sufficient to pay the
eypen cs of the state. He desires to have
manufactures relieved of their state tax
merchants of the mercantile tax and SO far
as can DO done the cilizens of the city,
Mr.Howe's motion to appoint committee
of five, with more members to he added
from the two lower counties, with power
to act was adopted.
Angus Almond spoke on the subject
Mr. Almond was once president of the
Commercial Club OF Louisville. Ky, and
is we'll posted in matters Of state and mu-
nicipal taxation. He said Louisville new
offers to exempt Eew manufacturing indus.
tries from taxa; ion for ten years Delaware
is the most centrally located place he ever
saw. At his suggestion the cllies and
towns throughout the state viii! be asked
to appoint committees to co operate with
the Board Of Trade committee Of indus.
trial Delaware.
On the suggestion Of Mr. Lawton q mo-
ton was pas ed to instruct the room COM
mittee to rent room sufficiently large for
tho business of the board before the next
meeting night. The present meeting
room. Daniel W. Taylor's office In the Ed
uitable building, which, by tho
kindness of Mr.. Taylor, has boon used by
the boa.d Is to small to accomolate the
increased mem be-ship.
minute was spread on the records in
respect to the momory OF Preston w. Yea
ger who was a member Of the board at the
time Of his death.
The treasurer's report showad balance
in hand Of Sl52 Al