Evening journal., 1911-09-09
TRADE BOARD
TALKS LAWS
Objection Made to Hasty Con-
SideratiOn Of Employers LA
billty Manufacturers Tax
REPORT ON SUBJECTS
GOES TO COMMITTEE

OVAb ~ OVMNAlA ILL
Attention TO the Manufacturers Tax
Law was called at the Board of Trade
meeting held last evening when the
report Of the industrial committee OF
which J. II. Mehaffey is chairman. was
made Another subject considered
was an Employers Liability law The
report spoke of having the Legisla-
ture consider the manufacturers tax
law amendments and a liability bill
If a special session was held and A.
ID. Warner thought this should not be
done. In the case OF the manufactur-
ers' tax law he stated that a special
session of the Legislature would be
but for thirty days and would not have
time TO devote to the measure. AS
for the liability act he stated that
everyone desired 10 safeguard EN-
ployes but that some of the laws
passed by the various states had prov
en- burdensome Following the discus.
sion the report was referred to the
committee for It's action. The report
in part said.
"A number of propositions which
have been submitted for consideration
have looked very desirable but they
have the feature attached to them
wherein they ask to be assisted I'm a
financial way Wilmington in this re-
spect is at a great disadvantage when
put In competition with other cities
Baltimore. Md, and Richmond. Va
are carrying out the idea, building
factories and providing for the hous-
ing OF number OF factories in one
plant Williamsport, Pa. has raised
altogether $1.167.O0 at various times
as a guarantee fund and the city has
secured S2,5e0, 600 worth Of new in.
dustries including 39 new plants en-
ploying 5000 skilled laborers with
loss account Of only $4,000 pro rata
among the numerous subscribers to
the fund
your committee respectfully asks
that all members of the Wilmington
Board of Trade knowing or learning
of an industry that might be had for
this city, that same be not given pub
licity, but If Il Is desired that the
committee work upon the proposition,
the information be given to the chair
man or members OF the committee and
we assure you that every effort Will be
made TO secure the plant for this city
For the Wilmington Board OF Trade
to embark upon policy to underwrite
system whereby industrial and man
ufaoturing concerns would be enabled
to locate IN this city is a subject that
the board must consider and appre-
ciate as a means Of competition adopt
ed by many other citits. In order 10
keep abreast OF all the rumors relative
to new interpretations, plants destroy
ed by FIRE and firms contemplating the
removal Of their plants, your commit.
tee has subscribed for the publication
OF press bureau dealing with thes'
subjects and is rapidly progressing
with its advertising literature in order
to keep up with, if not surpass Other
cites with which we are I'm daily com.
petition
your committee also feels that the
Wilmington Board of Trade should in
terest itself in the consideration OF
what is popularity known as Employ
lers' Liability Act, which is to be for
mulated for SUBMISSION to the next
session Of the General Assembly by a
commission authorized to be appointed
at the last session of the General As
semhly. The industrial committee ol
this board feels that this is a very
proper ubiect for this board to con.
slider and urges that the proper com
mitee take up the subject immediate.
. ly for the reason that it will have q
; marked effect upon the present as vel
as the future manufacturing concerns
for this city and state.
During the summer months You
D committee considered the new law en-
acted by the last session Of the Gen
q | eral Assembly known as the Manu-
p facturers Tax Law, and submitted 4
s the decision of the directors afte
+ thorough consideration of the suhjsc
that the act was a revenue measure 10
p the benefit Of the state and II any ac
q ton were to be taken relative 4
. changing the act or urging its repeal
that II would be better 10 wait for IN
= next session Of the General Assembly
The enactment OF this act has causel
considerable discussion among tn
, manufacturers of this city and It vii
r no doubt have considerable effect upol
J. negotiations for new manufacmrin
J. Industries for this city. For this rea
e son, Il Is urged that this act should b
= reconsidered, that it should be ascer
= tanned whether or not the state reve
n nues would permit Of the repeal of tn
C act, and If not, that II be so change
l. that II be thoroughly and uniforml
l. understood by the manufacturers, s
that there will be no misunderstanc
ing as to Just what the act is intende
to cover Representations have bee
, made that il is very likely that th
~ governor will call a special session {
~ the General Assembly to take actin
le upon the new revised code for III
State and It is urged that in the Ca
covering the extra session. that
al would be we'll to take cognizance
ID this act in order that such chang.
& may. be made therein that will be sati
DO factory TO all affected. Your committ'
r. therefore respectfully urges that Il
ss Board of Directors Of the Wilmingt-
ST Board of Trade petition the COVER
% OF the state 10 include in his call Il
A. a special session Of the General A
4 sembly a provision for considerau
I, of this act''
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