The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-05
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

The Proposed Assembling of the Commercial
Wisdom Of the Country mt the Club OF the
Universeo-The Programme Of the C0nven.
tiOn-The Questions to be Considered.
BosroN Feb 4, 1868.
The second Commercial Convention of a national
character convened in this country will meet in
this city tomorrow The first held In Detroit
couple Of years or since, and was attended by
upwards Of five hundred OF the leading men Of the
country engaged in commercial pursuits Its proceed.
ngs were not particularly noticeable for harmony or
beneficial results, and the experience of that
assemblage will undoubtedly be turned to
advantageous account during the sessions of the
SIMILAR gathering which Is to meet here tomorrow.
1t the intention Of the projectors Of this second
venton to exclude all matters Of political nature and
II they successful in this they will greater
harmony than the Detroit convention was noted for.
Hiram Waordge was the presiding officer of the gather
Ing In Michigan and Hannibal Hamlin Of his politi-
cal and personal enemies delegate and all through
the deliberations OF the convention there O
and bitter luminosity cropping out between the Two.
The Detroit Convention, being the pioneer Of COM
mercal assemblies Of national character, attended
by all authorized representatives OF Boards of Trade
or Chambers Of Commerce who cared to be present
This gathering TO be held to-. morrow will be
manifestlv different inasmucn II is to be composed
only OF delegates from the various Boards Of Trade in
the several cities By this Boston Convention
will have at The highest estimate only about hun
bred and Atty delegates against eight hundred
who we're present at the Detroit congress A conyider
able number OF the delegates already arrived but
the majority of them will 10 the early trans
tomorrow. Among the cities already represented
Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit Cleveland, Milwaukee,
Charleston, s G. Norfolk and Richmond, Wilmington
N. G., Baltimore, Philadelphia, pttsburg, &c. Besides
BIO fully represented and New York city will have forty
voices in tho Convention twenty of them representing
the Chamber Of Commerce and twenty the Corn Ex-
change
According the present arranged programme the Con-
venton will meet 10 the rooms oil the Boston Board Of
Trade tomorrow, at ten O'Clock, and two sessions
on that day the same number on Thursday and three
on Friday, conclude Its deliberations evening Of
tho last day named The early features Of tho
ton will, OF course be shaped by the Bostonians but
they very reticeni what their plans are One
of the officials for ms ance that Charles c.
tho body TO order In reply TO who will DO the
porary and permanent presiding officers he answers
rather evasiveiy 70 members OF the press but TO
delegates he says that the temporary MANAGEMENT will
be gwen to Phlladelphian, and that the permanent
presidency will DO given to Mr. Bagley expresident OF
the Detroit Board Of Trade One OF the Cincinnati de-
egatos who arrived yesterday has ntmated that either
Walbndse or Hamin would be acceptable than the
man whom the Bostonians have named.
The questions to DO considered by tho Convention as
is already known, very simple, and ought
qulre great deal Of time Of who are thoroughly
practical They Will DO brought up the order
named:-l The improvement Of inland and interior
means OF transportation z The adoption OF q uniform
sy stem for The measurement of gram. g. The adjust
mcnt OF the curroucy question IN manner VIII ch will
reconcile the conflicting sectional views while at the
same time promoting the welfare OF the whole county
a. fhe restoration OF the foreign OF the coun-
try from its present greatly depressed condition s. The
organization OF national Board OF Trade Chamber Of
Commerce.
During their stay here the delegates will, Of course
many social courtesies Tho first OF will
be sleigh ride tomorrow AT after the Conven-
ton is organized the second exercises
tho big organ In tho evening; the third banquet in
Music Hall Thursday evening" and the fourth social
reunion at the American House FRIDAY evening after
the Convention has finished up all Its business. Aside
from these there will probably DO several interesting
incidental entertainments in honor of the commercial
visitors