Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-18
WHOLESALE MEN
HERE ORGANIZE
For Business Reasons They WIN
Work Together as Section OF
Chamber of Commerce.

The second meeting Of the Wholesale
merchants of Wimineton. Yesterday
afternoon, in the Chamber of Commerce
council room, du Pont Building. resulted
in the organization 81 Wholesale Sec
ton. to be affiliated with Chamber ni
Commerce. and nlso the election Of oiii-
GERS - serve one yenr William -
Mullen, representing the W ID. Mullen
Co. wns unanimously elected chairman
and the following committee OF slx WAS
also elected to serve IN the work OF the
new unit W A IIapnipan, J 4 Booker,
Max Natthcs. " Mode. J -.
Finkcstcin and " B Megcar Five
nominees for directors Ia represent the
Wholesale Section ~ the annual election
of dircctora Of The Chamber Of Com
Incrcc in January were chosen They
were John a Booker. Wljnm \ Mode,
Max Natthca. " - Mullen and
Samuel NJ Dillon
The advisalilitv of organizing ~
section of the Chnmhcr cf Commerce or
MS an independent body Waa discussed
II was pointed ont THAT Iunpinuch that
Chamber II Commerce would supply the
"machircry and nid IN cpcrv possible
WAY towards tho Eucccse 4 the orgnhl
yntiCu and because e that tact II was
unanimously decided thut he wholesale
dealers ofranigc md loct me affiliated
with the Chamber Of Commerce The
new unit VIII have tho prvilcRr of formu-
latinr IT, own plans clcstlou ~ olhcerp
and the appointment oi ~ own commit
tees
Alfred y Warner. j. president of
Chamber of Commerce. nh undressing
the wholesale dealers. poiuted out the
great need of such an orgamyatl"n aud
H. urged that thcv become n unit q
Chamber If Commerce IIc further stated
TINT a dral,r d.i NOT ucccsssrlv have
e. boz . ru,,uhcr of Ctetuhcr q Commerce
70 belong ta tho orranfadan and That
they would have The eamc pr ilc-ns aa
anyone who - a mcmhsr 10 mixer
lIc nN,rc his cooperation u trirl"F
plncc Wilmington an ihc nap pud tic NJ
hutdii L - It's pcuii sula trade IN the ucr-
Canti}r II.
The 81 ganlsation of the Wholesale
Section IS the outcome ~ tho corHIetl-
tiou of rearhy InrRc cities, which have
hccn securing " il1ulTFton trade. liandia
CAPPED hy Baltimore aud FhladelVlie,
tho merchants If these two CITIES ha vc
hCcr ~ tcrlfR q THE territory and tic ehlp-
pirr trade tctwccn Nimir Rton ard the
l'cr ~ a,la towr har aleo become ancstcd
Truckers have secured nearly nj the
shlrIung tradc between tho ICulnE'tla
tonur ard Tho Wholesale merchants #
Baltimore ard Philadelphia have taken
advantage of thlr better mcnre ~ trara-
portntiao IN tic vav n motor trlcka,
and the advar taFe 81 tho prestige winch
larger houses havc
Gamble Iatrohc superintendent a the
Southern Gmrd DIVISION 81 tic lcuI t'l-
wanna ralroai, II a sccord comTuu' ia
ton "a Secretary rudd of Tho Chamhcr
az Commerce. statcd that the I'll -wrCkly
freight service would effect only The
Cc t1cvIllc and Chcstertown hanchcs
ard that thc dailv freight service would
tc msintaircd on the main line Thus
daily service Il cot sdcrcd Q hlg asset 20
Wllmir gton mcrcharfs III view e tie
heavy shipments winch are scut out each
dav
At the next meeting u tho section,
which v,l probably he within tie rcxt
twn weeks. plsrs viii tc considered hv
the members aud ~ winch L Is hoped to
work oHt method FIR securing HON"
trade
rhr following Wholesale dealers at-
tended tho meeting Yesterday n II.
Mullcr. III Il Htchcu. ~ II Harvard.
J : CLARK Cc.ro y Becker HaiS'ca
Ii.rycv ii Heltc Nnrs' z IIcdlc-.
john 4 EooAc; ] r lltkeIett loha
4 Siuclsu. " Mode. rs u Bush.
Jr. Max Matthews. \ = banforth ard
v i Nceeat