The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-18

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Umuortant Meeting of the Il oard of Trade
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
merchants and members of the Board of Trade
was held yesterday morning at the Board o
Trade Rooms, which, notwithstanding the vi.
olent storm, were completely packed by the
leading business men and capitalists of Port
land to consider the endorsements to the
trade of this city and State imposed by tn,
custom officers at Island Pond. The meetins
was called to order by ex-President Perley
who in the absence of the President, nomi
mated Hon. John B. Brown Chairman of thu
meeting, and Mr.. Charles II. Haskell (of Shaw
& Haskel) was appointed Secretary pro tenn
Several gentlemen addressed the meeting, after
which Jonas III. Perey, Esq, ex-President
Of the Board, offered the following preamble
and resolutions, which were Unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, So very large proportion of the
business and trade of this city is dependent
upon the Grand Trunk Railroad that apy un.
necessary delays or embarrassments thereon
occasion the most serious injury to all its bust.
ness relations, and
Whereas, Under the direction. as this BOARD
is informed, of the Customs officers in the Dis.
trlct OF Vermont, delays expense and incon.
veniences are Occasioned (as is believed in di.
rect violation of the law to the certain disad.
vantages of the United States, as we'll as to
what must result in the utter prostration OF
the traffic.on this railway between Canada and
the United States, thus involving in ruin many
extensive and prosperous interests in this city
and State, therefore it is hereby
heSoloed, mat the immediate attention OF
the Secretary of the Treasury is earnestly in
vted to this subject, and particularly to the
persistent efforts that have been made nv the
officers of the Customs in another District TO
set aside practically the Act of Congress OF
June Zun, 1854, and which efforts have result
ed so dlsastrously to the interests of this CITY
and OF the railway by the destruction of their
business and the diversion of their trade and
traffic to other channels.
ResolOed, That the Senators and Represent
atves in Congress from this State he requested
to present their grievances to the Hon. the
Secretary OF the Treasury, and solicit such re-
lief as may consist with the protection of the
Public Revenue and the legitimate business
interests of the city and the other cities and
towns of Maine.
Resolued, that copy of these Resolutions be
transmitted to the Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell,.
Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States, and to each of our Senators and Rem
sentatives in Congress.
Mr.. j. L. Farmer, then offered the following
resolutions, Ito be added to the foregoing.
which were also unanimously adopted
Whereas, The Island Pond Custom House
being attached to the Burlington Custom
thav, tSryO I,,,v, H. e
distance from it, and its business being with
Portland instead of Burlington, its want of
business connection and isolation calls for its
being created by Congress an independent COL
lection district, which would have the effect of
its working more in harmany with the Port
land Custom House business, as well as the
great export business OF the port of Portland.
Therefore
Resolued, That our Senators and Represen-
tatives be requested to use their influence to
the erection of Island Pond into a separate
and independent collection district.
Mr. Lewis Pierce then offered the following
resolution:
Resolued, That in our judgment it would be
detrimental to the interests of the city for the
Legislature at the present time to pass any act
authorizing an increase of the existing indebt-
edness of the city of Portland.
Mr.. j. l.. Farmer trusted that the resolution
would not pass. He thought that everything
that tended to help the city should receive the
assistance of its citizens. That the bill pro-
posed $4,000 mile assistance to the Rutland
Railroad when certain conditions had been
complied with, and not before. Ten thousand
dollars when the road-bed was laid. and So, 900
for rolling stock He urged that if the propo-
sition was to be discussed, it should be after
due notice had been given to the Board that it
was the intention of the opponents of the bill
to have the resolution passed if they could.
Mr.. Pierce said in reply that the bill was to
come up in the Legislature on Friday the 18th
inst, and that if the Board of Trade was to
take action it must do it then. That there was
unanimous feeling in the city against the
passing of the act. That he opposed the bill
solely because the city could not afford to loan
its credit at present.
Mr.. Farmer said the money wouldn't be
used the present year, and he thought if the
people didn't want to loan the credit of the
city that by their two-thirds vote they would
put stop to it. Let the people judge.
Gen. S. J. Anderson thought it a questiona-
BILE thing when the city had spent 5000 900 on
the Ogdensburg railroad to get the Legislature
to authorize the spending of 81 900 900 to put
parallel road right along side of it. This
Rutland road would be built for 80 miles
right along side the line adopted by the Port
land & Ogdensburg road. Suppose the bonds
are not to be used till the next year it would
make a great deal of difference in the disposal
of the bonds given to the Portland & Ogdens-
burg road if buyers thought the city was to
put a million right on the market the next
year.
Mr.. Farmer proposed an indie finite postpone
ment of the resolution.
Gen. Anderson opposed the postp onement
The proposition for postponement was mega
tived, only two votes being given in its favor
The resolution was then carried with only
one dissenting vote.
The following gentlemen were elected mem
bersl of the Board: Weston f. Milliken, E.
G. Hight, Moses. Morrill,, VIM. w. Brown,
Edwin S.,Churchill, and Thomas McEwen.
The following were proposed for member
ship, the names according to rale, to lay over
till next meeting. John Yeaton, Manassah
Smith, James C.sJordan, Solomon IT. Corser
and Henry I. Carter.
The meeting then adjourned.