Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-04

The methods that should be EMPLOYED
IN entertaining persons who come to this
city for the purpose Of looking after sites
for new industries, was discussed at
the monthly meeting of the Board of
Trade. last evening. William Lawton
said that within the last two weeks three
different parties had been seeking
location here, but il was impossible for
him to give them the proper attention.
owing to the demands of business upon
his time He suggested that the board
bv means of a separate fund, raised bv
subscriptions or otherwise, employ a
salesman whose duty it should be to
show such persons about the city, point
out the many advantages and entertain
them at the expense of the board.
a. ID. Warner and +. J. Williams con-
tended that any member of the board
would be willing TO do the work. and that
the funds Of the body at present are sufii-
cient to cope with the situation. Mr..
Warner stated that the sum needed
would not be great, and moved that the
industrial committee be instructed to
take charge of the entertainment of such
persons and the chairman be authorized
to draw on the bord for any reasonable
amount and to make monthly reports
TO the board of such expenditures
The motion was adopted unanimously.
On behalf Of the special committee ap-
pointed to keep alive the agitation for
having Delaware selected as the name
Of the new battleship, Mayor Horace
Wilson stated that unless An act of Con-
gress intervenes, Delaware will receive
the honor He said the committee had
conferred with the States representatives
st Washington and they were heartily
in favor Of the movement, as the naming
Of the battleship is, under the law, dis
cretionary with the Secretary Of the
Navy, and as he is favorable to this State.
the mayor said it had been decided not
TO go any further with the lagitation out
side of Delaware, lest it may tend to
cause some other States representatives
to seek to have the present act amended
so as to put that power in Congress.
The board received five bound pro-
ceedings of the last meeting Of the Ma
tional Board of Trade One was pre-
sented to each OF the three national
delegates and the others will remain in
the board room. Any member who
desires to borrow one may do so, but
must return the book promptly
William G. Ialley, a former Whining
tonian, now in Washington ID. c.,
forwarded a number Of card maxiIns for
posting in mills and shops
Il was decided to order four dozen
new chairs, two dozen to be arm chairs
and others folding chairs, for the meeting
room.
Three new members were elected
Samuel 5. Hoff, general manager Of the
Wilmington City Railway Co., Charles
/. Story and the Wilmington Brass Co.
President Thomas H. Savery an
nounced the following committees for
the ensuing year:
Membership-R. j. Maclean, J. H.
Alehatfey, H. D. Ross, William H. Savery,
John B. Martin, o. c. Purdy, G. S. Wood
ward, f. j. Williams, R. H. Dunham.
Howard F. Crawford, Ellwood Souder,C
j. Pierson, Josiah Marvel, W. F. Kurtz,
d. 0. Hastings.
Municipality. P. Bancroft, G. W.
Sparks, J. B. Bell, P. J. Ford, H. A.
Lessen, J. N. Gawthrop, Alfred Belts, s.
II. Baynard, c. d. Bird, A. L. johnson,
R. g. Haman.
House and Social Features-C. A. Ru-
dolph, o. c. Purdy, c. S. Hammitt, W.
NJ. Watson, c. f. Dubell, j. H. Mendin-
hall, David Snellenburg, c. H. Scott.
Statistics and Information-J. BBell,
4. 5. Reed, +. NJ Hopes, S. c. Singleton,
u c. Hatton, w. d. Brinclle, H. II.
Ihauer, Jr, J. W. Riddle, f. +. Bach
II. I. Price, A. o. II. Grier, A. ID. Jacob
SON.
Finance John S. Rossell, Pierre S.
du Pont. Wilmer Palmer W. s. Taylor,
William G. Taylor, Edward Andrews, II.
? Rumford, Henry Bush J. L. Carpenter,
Jr., }. r. Hudson, f. ID. Lackey, John
u. Dandy.
Industrial-W. d. Mullen. Jr.. John
Bancroft. W. W. Lobdell, David Lindsay
Robert w. Smith. Benjamin f. Shaw,
". II. Fem, Jr., John Satterthwaite, T..
T. Belts, V. C. Walker, Edmund s. He'll
ings.
Education-Prof. George w. Twit-
myer, R. j. Maclean, Don p Jones. w
H. kurtz, G. A. Elliott, /. W. Brosius
Stanley Baker.
Legislation-T. c. du Pont. Josiah
Marvel, A. ID. Warner, G. w. Sparks