Evening journal., 1911-12-13
MANUFACTURERS
WILL ORGANIZE
Beard Of Trade Thinks Move
UnWiSe But Action is
Taken

The committee Of manufacturers
appointed to effect organization
adopted bylaws and appointed
nominating committee at meeting
last night. The session was attend
ed by representatives from manu-
featuring concerns in Sussex. Kent
and New Castle counties. as well as
from this city.
Shortly after the meeting was call
ed to order A. S. Reed, Of the firm o,
A. S. Reed and Brother Company, was
given the privilege Of the floor and
STATED that such an organization
would, to his mind be like a fifth
wheel on a wagon. lie stated that he
appeared I'm behalf of the Board Of
Trade and that the wants of the
manufacturers could be attended to
through the Board
Barrow Guest. who acted as chair
man Of the meeting. replied, saying
that the new organization would en-
brace manufacturers from all over the
state, whereas it was a fact that con-
Germs down the state could not CO.
operate with Wilmington through the
Board OF Trade.
G. ID. Garretson, OF the Electric
Hose and Rubber Company. described
the plan on which the Board of Trade
was formed and said: "If we form
an organization on a $40 a year basis
we might as well not form It." he
said He urged the Board of Trade
he said. to take a suite of rooms in
the DUPONT building and raise its
membership fee TO $51 a year thus
| encouraging a social spirit AS the
Board of Trade stands today all its
members do is to congregate in their
room and bullyrag."
Hugh M. Morris then made a mo-
tion to organize which was done The
next discussion was over the dues,
Mr.. Garretson favoring the initiation
fee at $50 and the annual dues $40.
This was voted down and II was pro-
posed to make the first fee S25 but
after some talk it was fixed at So.
This was not satisfactory to Mr..
Jones, of the Hilles and Jones Com
pany, who refused to become a men,
ber but finally consented to register.
Among the so firms of the State who
have signified their intention of join
ing. the following we're represented
Delaware Leather Company. Elec-
trio Hose and Rubber Company, Glen
Hosiery Company, Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Corporation, Hilles and
Jones Company, Middletown Farms,
Inc, c. and w. Pyle Company, +. NJ.
| Schwartz and Company, c. NJ. Smith
Printing and Stationery Company,
Trump Brothers Machine Company,
Turner Brothers. Wilmington Fibre
Specially Company, Wilmington Oil
and Refining Company, The Stanton
Kiamensi Wooden Company. Yorklyn
National Fibre and Insulation Com
pany, New Castle American Steel
| Company and Torsch Packing\ Com
pany. Twenty-nine persons, inter-
/ ested in the formation of the organiza-
tion. were in attendance.
Barron Guest was made temporary
chairman and George b. Miller sec
retary
william C. Corey, c. D. Garretson
and DR.. A. i. Frantz were appointed a
nomination. committee and they will
report at the next meeting to be held
on January Q,
The officers Of the organization will
be a president, four vice-presidents, a
secretary, a treasurer and an execu-
tive council OF eight. The four vice
presidents shall be the representa-
tives Of Sussex, Kent and New Cas-
tie counties, and one from Whining
ton. The New Castle county repre-
sentative shall not be a resident of
Wilmington The officers will be
elected for a term Of one year The
executive council will consist of the
officers OF the association, with the
exception Of the secretary.
There will also be committees ap-
pointed on rivers. harhors, canals
manufacturing and commerce. legls-
lation, state and national, municipal
affairs and taxation publicity and pro-
motion, membership. At the next
meeting the preamble TO the consti-
tuition will be presented