The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-19
CINCINNATG.
Pork Packers Convention.

y StNSANNAAAl SepteuutE 4o,-lQe fOEl
: Packers Convention reassemblsd thi
/. morning at 10 o'clock, with Geo. F. Dsyi
| In the chair. After the delegates wer
seated, Mayor Davis was introduced an
: delivered Q speech ofwelcome, at the con
cluslon Of the Mayors speech Hon. g. +
J Davis delivered on address which wa
, well received. AT the conclusion, Hop
, Geo. D. Cragin ol New York, was chose
J chairman. In acceptiDgRthe position b.
returned thanks for the honor; he detailed
the objects Of the Convention, and said hI
would not detaln tho members with 3
speech. Mr.. A. W. Mullin of Cincinnati
was then chosen Secretary OF the meet.
ing, The following committees were ap
pointed:
Permanent 0ryaniedtion-Geo. F. Da-
Vis, Ohio; Geo. Higgins, ILL.,; Geo. Bald
win, Boston; Warren Mitchell, ]. G. Har.
yey, Md.
On 0redsntials-Cyrus Dupee, Mass;
y. Cunningham, o.; Samuel Daily, N.
l.; Joshua Stiles, ILL.,; j. N. Duncan,
On BusincSs-Charles Culbertson, Ill,
Thos. ]. Martin, KY; ]. Farmer, Wis;
W. Il. Hamilton, Mo; Charles Kapu, IT,,
Ohio: 81. @. Sample, Ind; Geo. 3. Smith,
Geo. D. Cragin, New York.
The subject Of the basis Of Representa-
tion to DO allowed each State was then
brought up by Mr.. Davis.
Mr. Culbertson, Of ILL.,, thought that
each State should be allowed one vote
Tor every hundred thousand.
A delegate said this might work very
well for the western States, but 1t would
exclude Pennsylvania, Maryland, and
other eastern States, where no record OF
the number killed was kept.
Another gentleman thought the best
plan would be 10 allow each State three
votes, and then an additional one for
every hty or ono hundred thousand
killed.
After considerable discussiou, in which
the views Of each gentleman seemed wide.
" at variance, the whole subject was re.
ierred to the Committee on Business to
report this afternoon.
The Chair presented communication
from s. I. Covington, President Of the
Chamber oi Commerce, inviting the
members oil the Convention to visit the
merchants on Change. The invitation
was accepted, and the hour of noon set
for the visit.
The Chair presented communication
from Maj. Goshorn, Chairman OF the In.
dustrial Exposition, inviting the members
to visit the Exposition, announcing that
their badge would secure them admit
tance, which was accepted, and this even.
ing att o'clock was fixed as the time
for making the visit.
1t was announced that to morrow after
noon the delegates would be taken
through the suburbs, and would be enter
tanned by William Nef, and in the even.
ing there would be reception rendered
BY the pork packers Of Cincinnati.
Convention adjourned till 2f o'clock.
The members ot the National Pork
Packers Convention were received on
change at noon. President Covington OF
the Chamber OF Commerce welcomed
them cordially and was responded to by
]. s. Hancock Of Chicago, in behalf OF the
Convention. At three O'clock the Con.
vention reassembled IN the Council Cham.
Der. The Committee on permahent
organization submitted the following re.
port which was adopted.
President, John L. Hancock, of Chica-
go. Vice Presidents, VIM. d. Hamilton,
OF Missouri; Chas. Culbertson, of Illinois;
Jas. O. Ferguson, of Indiana; Geo. F.
Davis, OF Ohio; VIM. B. Hamilton, OF
Kentucky; VIM. Plankinton, of Wiscon-
sin; VIM. Timberman, OF Iowa; Frank
Sellers, Of Pennsylvania; J. G. Harvey, OF
Maryland; Chas, H. North, OF Massachu-
sets; II. Q. Binsley, Of Tennessee; =
Jewell, of New York. Secretaries, A. W.
MILAN, of Chic; G. G. Cassard, Of Mary
land; Ed. F. Chaplin, Of Massachusetts;
Jno. Bucher, OF Illinois.
Mr.. Hancock on being conducted to the
chair, recognized the compliment paid
him, andproceeded Immediately to bust.
ness.
The Committee on Credentials reported
139 delegates present.
Hon. Geo. F. Davis, Of Ohio, offered
the following, which was unanimously
adopted: ann
Resolred, That we recommend to the
commercial bodies herein named the
adoption Of the following as rule in their
respective organizations: That any per.
son expelled or suspended from the
Chamber Of Commerce, Board of Trade,
or Merchants Exchange, shall not have
the courtesy Of admission to any
body Of like character until he may
have purged himself OF his disability in
the association from which he may have
been expelled or suspended.
The following basis OF representation
was adopted: Illinois, 20 votes; Ohio, Is;
Kentucky, 8; Missouri, 10. Indiana, 0;
Wisconsin, Z; Iowa, 6; Kansas, 9; Teunes.
see, Nebraska, Michigan AMI West Vir-
ginia, l each; New York, IS; Pennsyl.
vania, Z; Maryland, Z; Massachusetts,,
The Committee on Business submitted
a lengthy report on the rules and regula.
tons governing the provision trade. Con.
siderable effort was made to print and
postpone action on it till tomorrow, but
tho report was finally taken up Scriatum,
and so much adopted as could be consid.
cred up 10 the time OF adjournment.
The following were adopted: 1st. The
board oil directors Of the Board of Trade
and Chamber Of Commerce shall appoint
five members as Committee on Provision
Inspection, who shall act as referees in
cases Of complaint against inspectors on
inspection or any matter Of business per.
tanning TO the same, but the buyer shall in
all cases have the right to designate his
own inspector but in case the seller feels
that injustice is being done, he shall have
the right to call upon the Committee on
Inspection, whose decision shallrbe final.
In the absence OF such a Committee arbi-
traitors may be substituted
I'd. All appeals from Inspectors must
be made before the property leaves tho
city.
Sd. The pork products packed be.
tween November 1st and March 1st shall
alone be considered standard.
4th. In sales Of fully cured meats, or 10
be fully cured and delivered at any speci.