Evening journal., 1910-08-30
TRADE BOARDS
ACTIVE SEASON
Commercial Body Will Enter
Upon Winter Work on
Thursday Night
WILL DISCUSS THE
BATTLESHIP GIFT

After the usual summer vacation.
our board of trade will resume its
monthly sessions on Thursday night. |
Being the first meeting of the board in
ten months, much business will come
up, and II is the desire of Horace
Wilson, president of the board. that
all the members be present.
President Wilson has issued the
following bulletin concerning the
meeting
Important announcements in re-
gard to the visit Of the battleship Del
aware will be made at this meeting.
At meeting of the Delaware Battle
ship Committee held a few days ago.
the following committee was appoint
ed for the purpose of arranging the
date for the presentation. Messrs. 'Jo-
siah Marvel, George w. Sparks and
George H. McGovern The committee
on arrangements for the details Of the
presentation ceremonies. is composed
OF the following. Josiah Marvel.
chairman: George w. Sparks. Will
liam II. Heald, DR. T o. Cooper and
Willard Salisbury. No doubt the ar
rangements pertaining to the visit Of
the battleship Delaware and the pre-
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have progressed sufficiently for that
important announcements can be
made at this meeting
The Delaware Battleship Commit
tee of the Board Of Trade in taking up
the duties assigned to them has ac-
complished a great work i'm maintain
ing the pride and prestige of this State
in being able to present to the largest
battleship and pride of the American
navy THE Delaware" a silver SER
vice, which will be equal TO any pre-
sented to a battleship in this or any
other country. Not only the members
Of the Wilmington Board of Trade. but
every citizen of the State of Delaware
should take an active interest i'm this
matter, in order that the affair may
be brought 10 a successful conclusion.
The committee now lacks 81 200 of
the total amount required, and those
who have not done so. should contrib
ute at once in order that they may feel
that they have done their share toward
maintaining the State pride.
Industrial Committee.
THE industrial committee has been
active throughout the summer and
has taken advantage of an offer of the
Wilmington Gas Company in allowing
the Board of Trade to erect signs upon
their gas containers. AS a starter, two
large signs will be painted on these
tanks and 1t is the hope of the COM
mittee to carry this work on in a still
more extensive manner and have a
large number of signs placed in ad-
vantageous positions along the rail-
roads, where they can be seen by
thousands of travellers and business
men passing daily through this city.
Manufacturing firms who have
available space upon which they will
allow the board to have painted dis
play signs for the purpose of having
inquiries come to the Board of Trade
should call the attention of the in
dustrial committee to such space and
all members knowing OF attractive
spaces should request the industrial
committee to secure permission to
have signs so placed as to bring TO
this city TO the attention Of prospec-
tive inquirers and make such sugges-
/ tions in connection with same as they
see fit
Legislative Committee.
"The matter of the river front and
| the completion of the bulkhead in
! front Of the City of Wilmington on the
Delaware River was brought up al
the last regular meeting of the board.
and was referred to the legislative
committee. This is a subject of the
most vital importance TO the citizens
of Wilmington and its thorough dis
cussion always proved a great benefit
in bringing TO the attention of the
members the actual condition in
which this matter was left The ways
and means by which this bulkhead can
be completed and the city made port
for deep draft vessels should be thor
oughly discussed to the end that the
bulkhesd may be completed and there
fore bring untold benefit to this city.
New Charter.
"The legislative and municipal COM
mittees have had under consideration
| the subject of ascertaining what the
citizens of Wilmington desire in the
way Of new city charter, and the en-
actment of legislation which would be
beneficial to the city. This is a mat
| ter which is of vital importance to ev-
/ cry citizen and taxpayer, and each
member of the Board Of Trade should
/ he present and make known his
wishes so that something may be done
TO benefit our city and its municipal
| government.
Below is given a list of the chair
men of the various committees of the
board, and you are requested to bring
to their attention such matters as per
tain to their respective duties as they
occur TO you. The way TO make the
Board of Trade active is to make
known your criticisms and desires and
| there Is no doubt that the committees
will give them their deserved consid-
Grafton.
Standing Committees.
Education-Dr. George w. Twtt-
myer, chairman
House and Social Features-Charles
| A. Rudolph. chairman.
egislation-Thomas F. Bayard.
chairman.
Trade and Commerce-James j.
English, chairman.
Civic Walter stewart
Brown. chairman.
Navigation and Transportation -
| William T. Budd, chairman.
Mercantile - James II. Wright
chairman.
Real Estate and Building-William
ID. Haddock, chairman.
Membership-John A. Booker, chair
man
Industria1--James H.Mehaffy. chair
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