Evening journal., 1900-04-06
BOARD OF TRADE
OFFICERS NAMED
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litical patronage. municipal govern
ment would be no longer a problem.
Service is as true a function OF gov
ernment as restraint.
When the people ares awakened to
this fact political parties will have 20
recognize their intelligent demand for
nominations OF the best material on
city tickets and for practical business
like administration Of municipal af-
fairs.
We have endeavored to consider and
PASS upon all matters OF interest COM
ing before the board. a few of which
] will make special mention:
Reform in the assessment and coll
lection of both city and county taxes.
The general incorporation act, under
consideration at last report was pass
ed by the General Assembly and will
be the means of considerable revenue
to the state. which should in the end
be OF much benefit to our city.
The National Association of Munici-
pal Electricians held their annual
meeting here in the Fall under the au-
spices CT the Board of Trade commit
tee, and 1t was considered a great sue
cess, and 10 would be of much benefit
to our city If more such annual meet
ings Of similar associations could be
held here.
A committee OF the board attended
the National Municipal League, held
in Columbus, Ohio, and their report of
the proceedings was very full and en-
couraging in the matter of municipal
reform.
the Delaware Day at the Philadel-
phia Export Exposition, under the au-
spices OF the Board ofTrade committee,
was a great success and evidenced our
interest in the great work OF the Phila-
delphia Commercial Museum The
work that this organization is accom-
plishing we are pleased to note, is be-
ing appreciated by the United States
Government in giving them valuable
aid which will be of great benefit to
the country at large.
We again expressed our opinion that
tho general government should build
and own the Nicaragua canal. Also adj
diticnal cable communications with
Cuba and our other new territories.
The telephone connection which was
under discussion at last meeting with
the Peninsula towns Is now a fact and
great good can but be realized by our
citizens with such connections.
The county workhouse Is now in pro-
Gees of building.
The Board of Trade Journal. which
was net the success the board had ex-
pected, has now been taken in hand by
j. B. Bell and will be all that is ex-
pected of It. The edition will COM
mence with the month of April. and
we ask for IL the hearty support and
cooperation Of our merchants, manu-
facturers and business men.
In my last report I called attention
10 some subjects which would be of
general interest to tine board. but as no
interest was taken. especially in the
matter, J viii not make any sugges-
tions this time but only call attention
TO those which were mentioned in last
report. There can be no question that
this association. organized for the ad-
yaneemcnt OF the trade interests for
Wilmin ston, has done much good but
much more could be accomplished If
our erterprising citizens and financial
institutions who are not members.
should become so. thus giving us their
ala and assistance In the upbuilding
Of Wilmington. for II is an assured fact
that Wilmingtons prosperity will have
to be made by her own people.
The membership Of the board is as
/ follows.