, 1869-04-13
Annual Meeting Tor the, ,Installa.
zion or Ofllccr1.
Speech Of J, II Richards On Assuminp
the Presidency.
Rcmarks of theRetfrlng pses,dont,
+. Y. Robbins.
MaxEtup On Time New
Rn1cs On the Subject.

ANEAL MEETING

meeting @! the noxn1 OF Tr1de was hell II
TIC Ch1tnirr Of Commerce tass evening 10 install
IRE NV c..,ec7s elected the week pse.ioos and to
t-aeaet other business The meeting H8s called to
e<,irr ts he retiring PF,tiient NJ. E E. RcbosnA,
who cA1rd rpon Nj: II. II Esan to escort Nr
J. ~ R:t:aa,1:s sf,r ncxtr-slecsed President to tbs
cs...r. and called upon the reat1ng Vice PrcI3ents
f. c>cces the incoming Vice Presidents to ,he!r
CeArS
The CEREMONY WIS pesturucd arald Arrlaase-
RE1H or Mr. noKxNa
GKSuExKN OF THK RoAkp uP TKipI: Derone
r,::anS rum The ho1vahle rosttlcn In which vpo
l',rrd 17e one year aeu desre 70 thank yp7 ,or
,.s Cn.csm Endness znd courtesy vaeh YEA have
Sl;rndr1 10 Ioc DUNG t1e year. No donbf Ihave
eoa.n1!.set manr errors during MT Adntutstra-
Go2- However thsi rRJ be, II has been nv am Ia
tsc ,MsctssZe ot II ny o1csl dut,es 70 sooees.e
&c les. Interests u o21 %ssochtto-. Flaaae.auv
q has tsen tying !esr 10 ne, at Jek when 1Ae
e.eEas Il adge!h!ty Ne.s .aftaks, tAsn3 yos
t,rr rso,e tsaa rrady % s<taess -. sS3S.o NJ.
<rnllecse1. cannct en1 Tcs.s +, eSsfss lie
f:attade feel for sch Ea.ket KS Ct fA.aesa
e2!cur past t-t z*s-- n. ~. xers astSy
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Eal1 tc F-l.e@rs 7--1IEs 2l.- We ca AEa1ty
NJ a.is ICED .se -. IL. = r ..as.-7-l1 =
"a. that &C; 1ce@Ul Il g @T%y re:
tested ~.
| say these 1ae.4 II y E6x7 sc -.er ed TO
e5rrtfoer, s:t vo=: r. e -
vel! known, tIui HA ratker o1 .rES &s:ta.n1 ,,
ami discuss Rita !u1 lie lea1s - Do rel c-
Ia7 in The vaz: b2z.1eae q c!t1,-oEiS ssese 70
r...rttnnR
our ctan.1y OF the Eo:rnrexs .11 Of the K.sz.s-
t!I'I! Valley Is Grt.ady tie hosne OF Millions N
people, who have onl{ 10 tuSch the Ac1faee OF o1Y
e. -aut}u ITalirr to ind ttrn Covered E1:h nea:IJ
everything #antcd In tt% EhJB1cal nature OF lral.
The rntnial culture anA Attalutnents nee+asary TO
n II ,T %s te .e @ IndG y H..
ts'tnr* comes ihr necessity u Communicating by
ccnInerce with other nAdank md people. ray
s no' eu2 pr rfooesas l. M &C.
were sc shcuh seem to hsTe a,a the fa5ork Of
1T1sd sdtEGe II the eaPcaAe a The rest u the world
Thc tc.l lvlnS the bzkts and chief nnnyre Of our
wealth. TIC uIltEB Of Il shuud trccye The nrxt co.,
fisctRttcn In cur stseety md laws, nul the para
I1oUnt PROTECTION IN all ia mtAkurrA
13elctc II td . fAet th1t, even Ia our richly fA-
Eos.Ad country. lie farmer does not reap the re-
~aE1l In accumulation Of ;:upAF.J l3l the lnxurcs
OF Ifc II whtrh his latsosz and nnnrnlltd location
kntl;lc flitu The fra4t1 for tlla must be gound
IN isc lat Tia too la-gt pat Of the salna Of his
1rrssprttoas fs consumed N the cost o{ eating
s'rm toa point 1nere the exchanges nre msde.
Eutlk rRky3 Nm txHf lAh AI<$
I.1cc 8; which neariy all the productions Of on5
s,un.1y are sold, Fhe,hcr for export OF consum2-
and xhrAt therefore, Il the rrto II viii sell
fer IN use1Vool Len the cost Of transportation
tEr.r.
The airoeaia Of protection tells us that he will
toon furnish u home naA-kes for all our produc-
1!,.ls III hcte; prices than get In Europe, II no
Will sllow him 70 forrc Us 70 pay him and the
wans IL bus-wc Of COURSE selling On the old basis
euE'ns t's ds' elopnens u thls forcing pupoeM
IF what wc have ~ sell, It IL clear thbs the In
CH.scd cost Of That We have to buy, by tar1l ct
ts' 10 t rr cent IL In opposition TO our tmmediat.
!n'tHt:A Whether IN the future We shall get raIA
1hc'c!on' Al tnctsaAc Of wealth fDr the burden put
upon uR now, IL Aaat4taan which Aways hAA and
l-tsa1s elra VII usslls The opinions Of the
l~s'5Ic of ihf West. AZ n! events, NC cnunot AZ
fofl 10 wilt the settlement uf this question which
must tr faE u the future; for It Is unqnestionahy
!nta that. 10 l1nG ~ We rRlsa more gTzln thai Il
1ot Inc t1N.ftctl tlrplns Wilt dctctmlue the prize
to fe pail for tllai eunsnn,ed 1t home; and uutll
NC Manufacture more RoodA than American cou-
Funls ia Europe, sfd The expense of grtuug Incm
herr Including ta1n, viii determine the rricca We
fhall have To Tsat.
The ntrs I!aks in tie chain Of communication
between 0:7 uncGuailed coGntres aud foreign n.-
Nena Arr the r1{tToadR and thcJ look tn 1t The
door OF every farmer and already arc passing the
tents OF tho Ecd INN on thcr strife for the pac!nc
20 rerSon should, and probably no person cnn bc
found, who ~1Khes other than Profitable rrturp
foF these snveatnents u7sde tn the Development OF
cur country. Il u no1 perhaps, M easy matter TO
Fay what . tAtF on cur railroads should Be that
cst Of producer and carrier; bot ptescnt local
tariffs cannot tx othc1Ninc than too high
SOME cheaper method Or better route for the
ttansNrtation Of grain fruu our Inland ports 10
Interest 70 thr people OF Tie Western R.aieA Tbs
Introduction Of electricity and 61eAio Into human
rapa n f.. he 'e psre pea ~
superseded wntsT communication for the caUt13r
OF merchandise westward, 4nd urc already GettouA-
y eonsendlnx With TIC lakes r,sess snd canals u
5cars the system has been adopted Of sending the
came cats over Ill The ruads Of the country with
out unloading them. md grnln Il no@ taken IN
hulk from I'LL parts Of Tho West 10 all tho AtiAnto
These facts mr. working gre1s ehAnsra
in the internal commerce a the couptxy,
~ hetveco taiiroads md canals consider The
qneston ALREADY sctttea, and that the railroads
Will entirely aupeFsede the canals In the carrying
OF al klnas Of property. Railroads can, without
doubt carry Trnpesty Al ns low ta:a al c2nals,
and With much greater Earid'ty. On cana,S, also,
liable 10 srt sizn1xrd wtilc thia exposure u ~
noes entirely Aroklca In rs1itnad transit
The following TONS Of brcadstum xere carried:
+. On En-. canal NJ. {: & 4.
IN lbtS. .....+....... 6tA< ~ G3Ol3