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municipal government would he pc
longer a problem.
service is as true function Of govern
i ment as restraint.
When the people are awakened to this
TACT political parties will have to recog-
nize their intelligent demand for norni:
NATIONS OF the best material on city
tickets and Tor practical business-like
administration OF municipal affairs.
| we nave endeavored TO consider and
pass upon all matters of interest coming
| before the board, few of which will
MAKE special mention.
REFORM In the assessment and colIec-
tlon oil both city and county taxes.
Inc general incorporation act under
consideration at last report was passed
oy The General Assembly and will he
the means of considerable revenue 60
the State, which should in the end be az
much benefit to our city.
The National Association of Municipai
Electricians held their annual meeting
here in the fall under the auspices Of
the Board of Trade Committee and il
was considered great success, and it
would be OF much benefit to our city f
more such annual meetings of similar
| associations could be held here.
committee OF the board attended the
National Municipal League held in Col
umbns, Ohio, and their report of the
proceedings was very full and en-
couraging in the matter OF municipal re-
form.
The Delaware Day at the Philadelphia
Export Exposition under the auspices OF
the Board of Trade Committee was a
great success and evidenced our interest
In the great work of the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum. The work that
this organization is accomplishing we
are pleased to note is being appn clated
by the United States Government in
giving them valuable aid, which will
be of great benefit to the country al
large.
We again expressed our opinion that
the General Government should build
and own the Nicaragua Canal Also ad-
ditional cable communications with
Cuba and our other new territories.
The telephone connection, which was
under discussion at the last meeting,
with the Peninsula towns is now fact
and great good can but be realized
by our citizens with such connections.
The edition of the Board of Trade
Journal under new management will
commence with the month OF April and
we ask for it the hearty support and CO.
operation of our merchants, manufacture
ers and business men.
There can be no question that this as
sociation organized for the advancement
OF the trade interests for Wilmington baa
done much good, but much more could
be accomplished il our enterprising citi-
zens and financial institutions who are
not members, should become 30 thus
giving us their aid and assistance in the
upbuilding Of Wilmington, for it is aa
assured fact that Wilmington's proe-
perity will have to be made by her own
people.
again desire to express our mutual
thanks to the press Of the city and their
able representatives, who are always
ready to do all in their power to aid the
board in it's endeevor to create broader,
more comprehensive and intelligent
understanding of our citizens capabih-
ties and possibilities. II we all work
with one accord to this end lfmay be
c,mplis he'd that is desired and lopged
for. desire In closing to express saSs
appreciation of the courtesy and kind
ness extended to me by all the members
and officers of the board.
Respectfully submitted,
| D. w. TAYLOR,
Secretary
On motion of Frank Wooley, NJ. r.
SatterthW aite was made an honorary
member in honor of the good work he
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