The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-30

BOARD OF TRADE Last evening the Board
of Trade held "a meeting at their room to dis
cuss the resolutions to be offered at the meeting
of the National Board of Trade soon to be held
at Chicago The meeting was called to order
by President Hersey, and c. ii. Haskell, Esq
appointed Secretary pro TEN. The Secretary
then read the resolutions to be discussed, which
have been passed by the various Boards of
Ira de in the country.
Mr.. c. H. Barker inquired in regard to the
resolution referring to the shipbulding inter-
ests, and called upon Hon. John Lynch for an
expression of his views upon the subject.
Mr.. Lynch responded at some length, of
which the following is an abstract:
The National Board of Trade urged upon the
committee in Congress of which he was a mem
Der, the passage of law transferring foreign
built vessels to the American flag. as a mea-
sure calculated to increase American tonnage.
This had weight with Western members of the
committee who represented sections wanting
cheap freights and having no interest in ship
building. 1t was with difficulty that the Com
mlttee were induced to take adverse action
against the influence of the National Board of
Trade. But after full discussion, the policy of
AIDING American shipbuilders to rebuild Amer
lean shipping and the adverse policy of patron
izing foreign shipbuilders and employing them
sroyed, was defeated, and our shipbuilders and
our shipowners took courage and again COM
nnt 50 'nncb The re;ef afford i hp th roro;ss
sion of duties as the confidence created by the
deieat OF the free ship policy that has revived
snrpoulloi5g IA our o'ate amu .hTou ,; IT, 'ne
interests in foreign shipping, favors The admis-
sion of foreign ships to American registry. He
relerfed 10 "A. a Lowe, MI. DUCK oi Malieii
conmittea of GonSrass and who tbonobt that
tha nolicy of admittino FOREIGN ships to the
nr,v,Iegas of onr fIao wonlJ destroy fine A meri-
ran Sb;nninr hecansa the controiliuo interest
nropld he oyvSed ahrood Tho whole intnrast of
hniIding shin said Mr. Lynch is divided
amnna iarae Innmhar of men owners me-
cbanics and Others. The Williams 81 Grow
line has bnt one American owner who is the
aoent If is the same with the Cunard line
Our own builders have been the sufferers Let
such measures pass as will transfer foreign YES
sells to cur lIfag ard our own ships will be
crowded out of the business especially coast
wise. which ltbevsuow do. within a wear As
one result freiobts world 90 down He did NOT
bplieve fine Rsston Board of Trade resolutions
renresented the Sentiment of the mercha- rs of
tIiat citv All Amar;can Sb;nhwnars vara on
nose6 ~ II f
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hon' y. r. hinoait coincideu WIN the views
of Mr.. Lynch and gave an able review of the
affact of tho nass.ae of sucb hill nnon the
e,:1rn,. 'no p"9S o:au. 49, r
shippuilulng INTEREST," especially !" our own
State Maine cannot prosper without ship
building.
Mr.. Hersey, A. X. Shurtlef, ESQ.,, and G. III.
Haskell. Esq. EXPRESSED their views upon the
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On motion OF Mr.. Lynch, the following reso'
lutions. adopted by the Portland Board of
Trade March 18th 1879 ware reafirmed.
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the State Of Maine n nrotesting against a mol.