Milford chronicle., 1906-01-26
MILFORD TO HAVE
BOARD OF TRADE.
Influential and Interested Citizens Banqueted at
the Windsor Hotel.
Enthusiastic Feeling Many Forcble Addresses 70 Effect
Permanent Organization Next Tuesday Neyenng

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al ings OF the buiness men Of Milford was
Il that of last Tuesday evening when a
J. large number of enterprising citizens
IS assembled at the Windsor Hotel ia
,. banquet, for the purpose of discussing
2. the necessity Of establishing for this
r town Board Of Trade. This response
was to invitations sent out last week to
: the business men of our town. and
signed by George H. Hall, DR.. G. Lay
ton Grier aud Frank Richards, VINO
took it upon themselves to arouse the
cltizsns to an effort to bring more in
dustTy to Milford.
AT 8 o'clock nearly fifty guests were
seated around one of the most elaborate
aud finely decorated banqueting tables /
ever observed in this town, and before
one of the most luscious spreads ever
given in lower Delaware. Mr.. Harry
b. Windsor, proprietor Of the Windsor
Hotel, had been given sufficient notice
Of the affair so that everything that
pleases and satisefis the appetite was
in readiness and abundance for those
assembled and given with the very best :
securable service. The following was I
the menu:
oyster Cocktail
Delaware Bay Oysters ON Shell and Fried 9
c.,, Diamond Back Terrapin
Ooiu ROAST turkey Cranberry Sauce
Lobster Salad Potato Salad
Squab On Toast 4
Lettuce
Queen Olives with Anchories CucuD, hers v
Switzer Cheese Sandwiches if
Smoked tongue Cold Boiled Ham
Delaware Biscuits Graham Waters il
Assorted Fruits Cakes Nuts
and Sponge Cake With Frosting
vanilla Ice Cream a.
Tea Coffee Cocoa
After those in attendance had spent
sometime in paTtakiDg of the bOunteous =,
courses as served, Daniel Hirsch was q,
made chairman of the meeting and DR.. a.
Paris 7. Carlisle secretary. Mr.. Hirsch. .,
fter responding to the honor conferred 81,
pOn him, called upon DR.. G. Layton -
irier, who in a few brief but well. 80
irected remarks, outlined the real OBJ.
sct Of the meeting. :.
DR.. Grier said in part, that while the M,
tizens had in the past accomplished a up
reat deal, that he realized that there q
as at this time lack of public enter no
rise and that town, as an individual.
ust be active and alive in order to do -.
lsiness successfully. From time to
me he said, there had been talk Of =
anufactureTs locating here but the Ioi
ject had been defeated because there n
rs no one charged with the RESPONSE MI
Iity Of discussing the projects with apl
e outside world no official body to Dy'
port too who would take up the stu. l,ce
ION. The old Board Of Trade did az
ne splendid work but that is OF no anu
all at present. for the real object Of p'e'
hour is to secure the present needs ~ :"
the town and discuss the situation lns
d suggest means by which the de Ois'
ed object can be attained.
jOlonel Theodore Townsend was the Ricl
It speaker and responded for the Den
ss, giving several instances Of the Dr.
ue OF the publicity Of industries, de. Wat
ibing a few small enterprises in Abb
ms of similar size and location, Isaa
ich had been successful and profta- Jam
to stockholders and all concerned. Frao
emphasized the necessity and inn Edw
tance Of the co operation Of the press Dolp
he furtherance of industrial move. DR.
lts. Fran
)hn J. Rosa, who was the next to Geor
'ond, said that he had been informed Dr. z
government officials that more men Wills
now inquiring for eastern land and DR.. {
icularly on this Peninsula than any Depu
,r section. The tide has been west Rate
d, western lands now being worth Powe
raj hundred dollars per acre. Fruit w. C
truck are so abundant here that it H. b,
aking Delaware farms desirable. Wind