The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-12

~ ANNSAPSS
And amount in hands Of treasurer .21eO.s7
The Port Warden's reported that they visit
ed one hundred and twenty sailing vessels
from foreign ports, and twenty coastwise, and
found their cargoes well stored. Also attend
ed to the discharge of twenty steamers from
Liverpool, two from Glasgow, and two from
London. .
The Secretary's report was as follows:
10 the Officers and Members of the Board of
Trade: ,.lf If'f
Your Secretary would respectfully report,
that there have been held seventeen meetings
during the year-fiye meetings of thu Board
and twelve of the Managers-three of which
We're adjourned without transacting business,
for want of a Quorum.
But three members have been admitted du-
ring the year. One has died..
The Board now numbers $50 members, against
3l9 last year, being decrease in membership
of 80. MOI ,Y.ts.--g.. q .-lf l-1I
have received for annual assessments the
past year S3O8.0O, and paid the same to the
Treasurer. .s. n sa .s-- ri
would in this connection briefly allude to
the principal and most important topics that
have engaged the attention of the Board during
the past year One of the most important OF
winch has been to give the hearty cooperation
Of this Board with tne National Board of
Trade, which has now become permanent
to relieve in a measure the minor details
of business that have hitherto hampered and
impeded the business of the Congress of the
United States, and to which this organization
Will doubtless become an important auxiliary
in the practical adjustment of the intricate de-
tails of legislation upon commerce and the
finances of the country. lls
The subject of reciprocal trade with the
Canadas has been before the Board again the
past year, and our Representatives in, Congress
ra0uaStad TO inOnira into tI,a 40 h.
appointment of a commission to arrange and
recommend, by concurrent legislation or 9TH
wise some treaty for reciprocal trade between
the q nited States and the British North
American Provinces. -f.r -..- and ~
Railroad communication with the interior.
especially to the great northwestern lakes, has
engaged much of the attention of the members
Of this Board, while the Board as an organiza-
ton has not been committed to any particular
interest or organization. 1t has directed its in
huence in support of all measures designed to
increase her lines of comm nication, both by
sea and land, and for the development of all
the natural resources of this city and State
10 this end the Board has encouraged and ad-
vocated the construction of a ship canal around
Niagara Falls now the most formidable barrier
to commerce between the great waters of the
West and the sea coast. .-ft.r- i-.... .-.I'.a
The continuation of the early and late trains
between this city and Boston was strongly
I urged by this Board, and have since been con-
tinued to this time. Other matters pertaining
to communication and cheap transportation
have come before the Board and have been
satisfactorily adjusted or referred to able and
experienced committees. @ f.ts..a5
The commerce of the port has been iealouslv
guarded and protected from any and all meas
ures designed to impede or hamper the pros
perity OF our business relations with contig-
uous foreign territory, upon which we rely for
much OF the trade of our city, and twice at
least during the past year has serious damage
in this direction been averted through the
prompt and efficient action of this Board
The present aspect of our commerce. the
condition OF general trade, and the future pros
poets of our city, are most gratifying, and afford
to the most sagacious minds, I think, abund-
ant reasons for congratulations at this time,
having passed SO successfully through the usu-
al depression in business consequent upon a
heated and excited political campaign. There
are already signs of regeneration In business
everywhere throughout the country, and the
strain upon our capitalists to rebuild our
burned city is steadily relaxing, and our ample
warehouses and more numerous dwellings are
already turning the attention and inviting
wealth and sinew within our borders.
Respectfully, M. N. RICH,
1taF H'A 1f@E Z Secretary.
Portland, Jan. II, 1862 .s.-.r
The following officers were then elected for
the ensuing year: XsKbSk VI Il
s, ssssa0rsss~JOnn Iyhaon, H. J. Libby,
lSraeI w aShDurn, y
Directors-A x. Shurtleff, s. j. Anderson,
Q. M. Marrett, G. E. Jose, Thos E. Twitchell,
j. w. Perkins, T. G. Hersey. I'd.
Treasurer II. Haskell.
Secretary-M. N. Rich. Ill.
Port Wardens Thomas G. Stevens, Charles
q. Chase. - Il
y A resolution was offered by Capt. Davis, to
come up at the next regular meeting, in re-
gard to future election of Port Wardens, and
to be an amendment to the Bylaws, and was
carried. .-