The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-17
MORE TRADE
Chamber of Commences
Merchants Plan is
Adopted
MANY SUBSCRIBE
Commencing Monday the Railroad
Fare Inducement to Out of Town
Merchants Will go Into Effect
Idea enthusiastically Received by
the Merchants of this City.

The up-to-date and enterprising plan
for increased trade for Wilmington
merchants. considered by the Chamber
of Commerce at its regular monthly
meeting last Thursday and ordered
adopted upon the endorsement OF fif-
teen merchant-members of the cham
Der. will be operative from next Mon
day until December 1st. The idea was
flatteringly ever enthusiastically receiv-
ed by the progressive merchants and al
ready the required number Of fifteen
endorsers has been greatly exceeded,
In fact, the number of endorsers. or
really subscribers, as they are parties
alone to the plan and in becoming such
pledge themselves to support it by GER
tain subscriptions. has reached twenty
five, as follows:
l.. Nj. Bear & Co, D. L. Gore Co, J. A.
Taylor, w. B.. Cooper, The Worth Co.,
s. P. McNair, D. McEachern Co, H. l..
lor. McNair & Peasall. B. F. Mitchell
Co. Sol Bear & Co.. The Rheinstein D.
CT. Co. Norris Bear & Bros, Geo. r.
L ~ SoIl.. j. w L ~ w.
n. jacob H'd'w Co., Sam'l Bear, ST., &
Sons, Geo. Gaylord, J. c. Stevenson Co,
s. & 3. Solomon, Chestnut & Barren
tine. Hall & Pearsall CInc.), Roger
Moore's Sons & Co..
This list is an able representation Of
Wilmington's live and substantial mer-
camille business, and prospects are
bright for the increasing of the num-
Der. If any other merchant-members
Of tho chonohar Incira to haonroo c1h-
scribers they are requested to apply to
the chamber today.
The new plan is certainly an admira-
BILE one and bespeakS much for the en-
terpriSe of W~ilmingtOn'S merchants.
1t also again evinceS the alertness Of
the m of Commerce.. The plan
has already been fully described in the
Messenger. but as it deserves all the
praise that can be given it is not amiss
to repeat. A concise and perfect de-
scription a best be given by setting
forth the exact plan adopted by the
chamber as follows:
list. Customers who come TO Will
mington and make purchases at one
visit to the amOun of 81, 900 or more
will have one first class rOund "trip fare
refunded them; n on purchases Of
$500 and less han $1,000 fare will be for
one way only.
III ILd1Il dIu SNSiy ollC L LIZ Ill
dersigned who sells to a customer on
this basis will contribute his p~ro-rata
part of the refunding of the fare.
''3rd. Customers making purchases
Under this plan will, before leaving the
city, register with the secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce their names. to-
gether with the names of those from
whom they have made their purchases.
18th. Parties to this agreement max
ing such sales will attach a certificate
to the invoice mailed the buyer, which
certificate will in urn be mailed BY the
buyer to the secretary of this chamber
When all of such certificates nave been
received by the secretary notice VIII
be served on the several sellers 20 a
their prO-rata part Of he said rail
road fare, and as soon as practicable
thereafter. the secretary will remit the
amour to the buyer in question.
9Th. The secretary of the chamber
of will keep q permanent
record Of registrations made by buyers.
and also settlement of sellers, which
records shall be kept private by the
| secretary, and not be subject TO the n
| spection of any member of the cham
Der, or any other person, or persons.
9Th. Only members Of the chamber
Of commerce ear become parties to
this arrangement, and the plan shall
be in effect from July goth to Decem-
Der 1St, 1908