Evening journal., 1901-05-03
THEY SLIPPED
AMERICAN TEA
Board Of Trade Members Had
Social Time.
WANT OFFICE CONTINUED
Committee Will Protest Against Gov
ernmcnt Order AbOlishing En-
ginCCr'S Department

Members Of the Board OF Trade
spent a pleasant and profitable social
hour last evening. The occasion was a
ten party which. however. was not
confined to tea slipping alone, but TO
luncheon and smoking The tea was
the gift of Colonel Charles
shepard, Of Summersville, South
Carolina. en- whose plantation
it was grown. lt was the
first time that many OF those members
of the board present had tasted home
grown tea. and all were unanimous in
uhe opinion that the product is super
iOr Ia flavor to many OF the Imported
teas which they have been accustomed
to drinking. Colonel Charles Shepard
has many acres of land under tea cul-
| tivauon to-day, and he believes that
within a few years the people of the
United States will be using the home
grown product In preference to that
raised IN the far East, upon which pro
duct this country now is dependent
Edgar NJ. HOPES is personally ac-
lQuainted with Colonel Shepard. and
It was due to this friendship that the
! Wlmmgtonians cndOyCi last night 5
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e Hoffman. William ID. Mullin a. Co.
and Samuel Hawkins donated cigars,
etc
Previous 10 the tea party Mr. Hoopes
chairman OF the committee appointed
TO interest Delaware manufacturers In
the exposition to De held in Charles
ton. s. c., reported that the committee
WIS unnnimous in recommending thai
the board endorse the project. II Is the
opinion of the committee that an ex-
hibit at the exposition by Dslawareanl
would materially benalt them. Manu-
lfacturers of The South, on Cuba and o.
: Porto Rico have concluded to maxi
displays. To have Delaware machin
p products on view beside the products o
I the Southern manufacturers would b.
r demonstration so favorable TO thr
! manufacturers OF this State that
could not be other Than profitable Z,
those who make exhibits Upon mo
tion the president was directed to ap
. lpoint a committee to further agltat,
r the matter. The committee will b,
> named within a few days.
, The subject Of having Delaware rep
! resented at the annual meeting of thl
LEAGUE cf American Municipalities, Il
lbe held in Rochester next week, wa.
discussed. William p. Bancroft and ]
p. Nields volunteered DO represent tn
lhoard. and it is probable that severa
h other members Of the body will fnt
opportunity to take part in the con
vention.
Henry W. Swayne chairman Of tn
z Committee on Five-cent Package De
i livery. reported that the system Is fl
g. vogue on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road to suburban points, and on the r.
y w. & b. railroad between Philadelphia
ard New Castle. Mr. Swayne furthe
reported that the committee was Il
communication with the p, w. & Z
Railroad Company relative TO havinI
!. the company extend the system Z
y Newark and Middletown. The syster
= is not In operation on the Reading rail
road because the company is unde
contract with express companies tina
engage in the work Mr. Swayne suq
lgcsted that the board urge the mex
Legislature to pass an act compellin
=, the company TO adopt the system.
1 The order from Washington abolish
j ing the local office OF the United State
engineer for the Improvement OF river
and harbors, caused much discussion
N w. ID. W. Dimock. of the Harlan an
" HOllingsworth Company. regarded Oh
subject as a serious one to the busines
interests Of this city. Not having rel
reecntaiivos in the UPPER house Of Cor
gr2ss. and but one in the lower hous'