, 1869-04-29
COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
Meeting of Delegates from the
New York, Buffalo, Toledo
and Milwaukee BOnrds
or Trade.
Consideration Of the Question Of
Cheaper Rates Of Transportation
to the Seaboard.

lsmmlttses appointed to Wait Epon tht
Commissioners # tie Erle tsasl and
the New Nurk L,s!>ia' 1rr.
Ship C.41n1s.
MORNING srss1uS.
In the early laEt III lht- itts,l,! lt!e President Of
the Milwaukee Chamber Of Commerce called at
tentlon to the adv:satlty Of a convention Of the |
Boaris Of Tra'lt VI the lake cities, ~ take Into
ronsaeratton the q':t sttsn n eht'.-lt1g INC cost
Ut the transportation 't rf.4ts,t tr STA tsard
resolution i. fis1.crrr.,. Il tt1e object was
re..en ty the Chicago .;, It T.,'te, and, yes
s5ay Se,a o %9'n s 4: 4; aas of he q ees
Uswcgp, ,bu1.alu. Toledo. rtrvil- thtc::" anu Ni!,
Naukle, NET III Parlrz NJ, StlcrH;an ipusc- III ~
O'Clock scss>r,la: 1srrs::;::
Lss uf 1HE 1,E1.aiA1ES
Tie following tlv!s..a;r- sssc rslr'Fted fne1a-
U;i,.cr:rr-f. II wrsr. ". ". Ein.haN, ". T.
NelaIen, k:s ~, iH hn' !! + + A5:'neh WoHhiortop
chaIirs j. Kenr, .,1'Hz" iHrana'nt Joseph n.
I4:e M:.s..-Junn bur-, E W, nals,n, John G. r.
osfsse-GeorEe Z. s:o@n r H. taE"e''. ". A.
'ss T1IaisI D. Cook, G. W E.srl.ss, ]. ". uar-
rs. J. nas". \. J. Sc',.,. !. W !:nl.y.
Mf.r iIpt-Jesse i5oyt, ~ ssrs, Fiss and 1lames-
l
On motion OF Slr y N 4, h..rls, tac President
Of TIC Chicago HUarl u Tra,t xis called ~ tue
rsoutons ion 1o" of tne M Esar in i oi Tts. The Tauie
question, he ssi1 ~;ss lets "su . lien ios tlelr M
such a. VAS betlttll,x t..Ia.
J. u. IaTne,I, II i:ns,1la: ": ?. Mc!aren, Of |
s.naon :, ca,ss m ssS w':c 9: sic'y
The Hon 7: S Bennett, Of Buffalo, WAS elected
III. bennett was id favor OF an adjournment un-
IL afternoon, In order that The members might
vlsit the Board Of Tra'e h=r. He alss expressed
bis satisfaction with Tie e'nta 10 whicl they tn:i
to prepare business for tn" cJaFei1oas or 10 pre-
Atr. Bennett har,l4 s@A" tae necessity OF busl-
ness Committee The call tor the convention CON
tsiucd all that tlir. were u ;4ct ou. Theaf ooa5
syas not M uEwir!f, stIe.
The motion 10 c-!otnt committee WIS lost
On mosIun .: At Ira y Mn' al persons pE1s, piase
cities whn r. i.'t.!+.~r.- III The objects for which
the meeting s:sc'!, were nFl+eu 10 past'eipase
MI. Mics r..crri tHc motion FOR the appoints
meut Of 3 !irs!1eA. ChMnllifea, hnt no aeton "as
tnkcn thCrep;l
1rEs sE1::itH.
The President, E!Ir Pre- hlrnfs. Secretaries o.
Railroads, and editors ot The Chicago papers Wese
1nyfffd 10 nartte1par1 IN tits proceedings Of tne
o:cloeE. t''
.......
AFTERHtH,S SESSION.
m, c,nrprttnn r,,,sscns,l,i at ha1f-past 2
,,riocr a, uns r:,,it,i tu u1, ef by the Chairman
taT e iatssaS eT 1San,m.n. ~, ~. a. In,,u,,cs,l
enaH'ss 1919 ~ o. Nr,I. n. ucuaEis
GyS71EuEs UEIy.;A:E- II III. chamber OF
Commerce Of Miwa4fre, the is!,aEts Of Trade
81 a saT9' reIn eau a.eS r 'is XIV rl: M We az sfi
see you We knun you personally and have kuoMn
70" ,VnT en- az IT. Havs fr1end:hin for youl
cnnstrrtn1s and 7ntlr c;t1s, which hiss grnwn ou,
Cf u,;r l.,,t;r.Es Fe.l1;rus With tlciu We have nj
envy & iot ~ ar r.: au :, IN IN he isni ou1
Mtc,t. courtry Is one pt 1:aTrrioEs fertility :l!tt
rsourccs, and ,s'r g7's,h"f 'sssh el.y really y;
t,hca;xn!nt the ar=i~r,a,,.n II! oEr I:olutivi''
i'm, III Wrstrr.. Sal ! /" 1ae >.:, Wrl.asc n
.aT1c,a7 .eatss d. 5. er.,.--t. *|ef..r, aad n"us
T. nnrom1tc. W a:g,!r-.s y., ulrly III the inter
- .! ,ns rFsS;'s y" :f; m l. ~ :Sl ar a. a. r r
~. Eax I l. he a1., os wealth and :,anr.ness III
W rE,ss, ,"H 's : ,;.is,s tias q T. II H
wants. i.1::sr in liz ss>~rEs:y l:@ you. interest
as we'll rs oLrs u: aha, ~ :, ''l II :" hat
necesaT, ioIi tru1a tssr .e.-rn ,Asl.l=r IL sttin
i,., ,rMi,;~;v1ts 10 iar GU, .;ilit1, nur labor
tI,.., r.. s.,; l., .hwa-t atn defeat his lFpos.
tv.r, unnecessary charge 1uau. III TRANSPORTING OF
1It',,is;s to 1hr ga i d .iA..ll=e /, TIE who!
tttrn,,t fnl 1n,,,t he rc.i.u>..i hsavc m Il re
cei,,1 tt ncas;t,n sI1 M .:a,i, ,l rroa
WuL, s",,iI .ui":~. IL. nj va, ut'sItiul
icr;hs eartn # n:na tErFa ana the me; F''F' n i
1rri.,t mn, n,g vc-l.,arl 1t'u IL. -.tlanltc, a..
, *:srs in, :,!r, |" ;.".ua. they W.T. son III
r,r,r ii ttr ra!.y:tE4! tr:.il tr..,rit-
~ H. 81 49, f.cs there "a. ci.riel Oh 7.s irt;
,hr =. t.ar.,. G,+ia,e
W ttar az snt,ms s+,t' ~. 1s.ss... s.5s,,s
ea 1.r Er,e e I;aiifcaa To 1or ear ending SEPT.
- :, rs.r.1;..,,, ;s.r ,;;;,1s;5 ;1 va: '''e
W .,a,,n a. si.....,....... a. s,7ssaa,
'' 80,
7, viii IN. se.n ,.:t the .nllr... u these tn
rnroa.is M IL aleut ,ioui,:e ia: u The Erie ca;
delphi 4 Eric aud ire .;ra:l rsuNk koais,, a,1st
Erfn t.:na, TIT to;al !ya; -. NJ Ill! the HulFo
3 ,hc st:,c Of PENIS, lv:::,. III the ytar cn'
October II, .ss. US Il: 80 is.:=, VI six n.
roa.,e then have taken; tHr ttal III th,' atnnuut
ltsien, Il, s,.,.tn,1s III, H.. ,trrix- in t!.,
1hss sntol :,u,ol1ut ai uuric,ll.u..l! prollIeti
carrir,i ou ulI thc New lDFa canals, In 1854
s1HIA ,1us: On ali the Scs YORK c1sais
IL ,,r.s-1 1ons. III, i. III. .,hl New YuE& T.
inu Railroads., in istz ,l,,rl. to,..: VI Erie
New YnTr Central pai:,.s!-, u! ,-.i;. sc I.
i.3ill hc ser: that wh,le III IT,. Tac New
e,n,,s ~ rar1tts, ihrtt. r. Il tt time ~ n,1si
thc two New Yoth r,atl- II, Isl. t!:r rl.l,ls CT:
more Than hslf u u,ilch rs th. raua:s- In l~5
fr7 thrnurh lines o! r.l!1,:rIs must have car
i' atn ~ sss eus:sys, j :sal,* 4 =, - '95s ~
ana ward r. q ein TaiI = Since s ii. q
nnaTneus While he cln IT LAST, u,t1y kee
with for1ner wears And farther. tat' rail hasi
Is o uas at e9tS,i H.. istn.ss Tilt ~ o1ere,l Ii
1Nhnle tta Wntcr routes have MT now quar-.
the 1n,stneea they ct.tl!4 10. A. tn'forE sts
within two years no grain transported
,Srr1 iy rail while fr,!u Ja;lti-r T. Apr
~ mis- year nlore Than four mllo0 L
reduced to wheat ta-tris u $
Isssei through 7u!eno ly rail on
r0lfe cass ward Three fnur;ha Of this f0nr
ion bushels ar,1yr.. II T, ie,.o TX the TOE.
nniS iiesiies III, fr.irfs }fn!a Tn!ein, the
VAL Central is fed II other reals coming
Irn.cf,un S,tnnnst:,.s ,tr Nrh.Iar Central,
Enr1 Wnvnr nn,i E,,1,n,r. 4 ,Iniu iinMls to
rarrr as much ~ y,ul m To!ets, and the q
,,.t hAy.. ~ tfIra II
onn M ,mehets of .trriH r-i11r East lIy rail In
onI a hit months Th,.a- rs,a,tS are 5ht, ycas
49, NJ +jn,. 1,rI,u.,. tn .n;,tit1Ie to Sa;Tv
~ n. - th+nnn,, 1, the su1nr,.r m competition wit
1en. 1te ant rHn.,. ~
H., Hi ,hie ,,--atr s },rx,.sv t.l111 direct from
,r.cne.s. II rho cnn-.i,,.r ;,:,ti ,G:xnt II /
Euse+s;sEIr E,; I-,1..|, H. @ r7u. r,usnn say |. o,1g
ILL., hro"rn nir,.n 10 II. n ftt, tuich. 70 /,
sni'v S. ~. ran1o 1n- uos1 ~ II eyen II il Is
ensInGhs' stnh ~ 49, ali naya m. rnhort,. q
kuAo1tn ~ .a 49, ~. ia ,,:., .-,, + i1h:,' II II
ise!Rit uALltst " & sne M ~ ~ 80, ~, ~,
iut ttE stateu'e liz. ~ a -. - - ~ LIN -
frrtn CneaRo 70 i44tI fs .1' - !; ~ -, s ;,a,t !,
etn 1Hlhos1 EAitant ~ ~. '1.~' ~ In nn'',
ard The r lasoh Itr iAs l. iEst - = ~ - ~
westward to Chicago attl fAnEot 70 a'H9'l l..
AL thc grain Eftl Il:io.- AID The N:'s
should 10 tlra..Sh CEcs-1 ard M1Faikec,
the reason 1t tlne@ MT is htga
1ar1.+s on r.!lreal: high "a
for handling here, AMI Al unWifl!n
On the rar Of the rna'ls startthC east from !.
work us cheap as tl.Dse running east from
fer!rF. II costs hall - EtNcti u get Eitsa
Central illinois te1c as II dres 10 take /: flo:E
th,. IN N..t;