The Portland daily press., 1873-03-07
Board of Trade.

A meeting of the managers OF the Board o.
Trade was held at their rooms at IL a. m. yes
terday, President 7. C. Hersey in the chair.
G.E. B. Jackson, and W. w. Thomas, Jr.,
were nominated for membership.
Mr.. w. S. Dana as chairman of the Board
of Manufactures then made the report to the
j of Manufactures His report was adopted. and
| the gentlemen, named in the report appointed
the Committee ON Manufactures. 1t was voted
that the chairman of the cammittee be selected
| by that committee
Mr.. j, S. Bedlow, chairman of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, made the following
report, which was accepted:
The committee beg leave to report that thew
ma there was collected in 1872 the sum of
$2l53, in subscriptions to the Board of Trade
and Merchants Exchange which, with inter
est on the investments, $13S.14 make a total of
| S229114. Add to this the amount on hand
January, ~, $2,3S1 80, it gives total of So
672.52. w.
We find the total amount paid out for the
same time, including rent to May LIST, 1872, sal
ares ana commissions, printing, books and
National Board of Trade, and sundry small biIls
is $327276. '''''''' 0'iis
II the subscriptions should be the same for
1877, and The expenses for the year should he
about the same, and we can see no reas on I.,hS
they should be any more, it will leave nS 81 .hys
tive position No '"'no ieia-
we can see no cause for being disbeartened
Dut We 40 see and beg to impress upon the
nni tne necessity OF effort ON the part of
each and every member to take a nersonaJ in
terest, to keep up the life and spirit of this in.
stitutlon; There certainly can be no question
as 70 It's hearing and influence upon our CITY for
good, ana II all would take interest enough to
a.1eno the meetings and take part in the discus
CHOSEN to the offices, who will give their time
anu attentlon to the wants and necessities of
'hg BOARD, then the institution would thrive.
LIE otner expenses of the Board and the Ex-.
cihange seem to be reduced to as low figure as
.hey can De run upon, and if the members can
be simulated to renewed effort, to keep I'D the
number OF subscribers and increase it il neces-
sary, our city will have cause to be proud of an
institution which combines and brings together
the majority of its ablest and most honored
business men. S-'N
1t was voted that all bills shall be audited at
the monthly meeting of the Managers. Presi-
dent Hersey mentioned the interview of the
committee from the Board OF Trade with the
Assistant Postmaster Generals and
their promise that the mails should be made m.
in New York and pass directly through Boston
without going into the Boston Post-office, and
that orders had been given to that effect and he
thought no more vexatous delays would be ex-
perienced. 5a4 fill -f5E'. IHHH#I
President Hersey stated that he believed that
the National Board of Trade was making its
influence felt with the Executive and with Con.
gress; that promise was made that there should
be no further initiation of currency and that a
return to specie payment should be made as
soon as possible. The Executive Council were
in favor of broad reciprocity treaty with Cam
ada. He also referred to the reception of the
amendment to the bankrupt law by the Eastern
States, and said the National Board approved
of the Commerce Departments. Adjourned.