The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-14
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.

Meeting of the Assoeintion Yesterday
.sFreight To BE king'-Resoiutions
Indorsing the Constitutional Amend
ments.
The Board OF Management OF the New York cheap
transportation Association met yesterday aiter-
noon In the rooms Of that organization at No. ITO
Pearl street The President OF the association,
Mr.. b. p. Baker, occupied the char. me routine
business took up but little time, the most lmpor-
tant part OF II being the election OF seYeny-one
merchants and mercantile firms TO membership In
the association. Mr. John +. Henry rose and read
4 preamble declaring that, whereas the constitu-
tloual amendments to be voted FOR in November
are bipartisan in character and in the interest Of
she entire people and OF Importance to the bust
ness interests OF the state, be IL
Resolved mat i Is the duty OF every citizen TO vote
others II secure their adoption.
Mr.. samuel IL. Randall said many voters did not
even know that constitutional amendments were
60 be passed upon at the coming election. 1t was
the purpose Of the politicians TO defeat the amend
ments
BY MEANS OF THAT IGNORANCE.
Mr.. Randall went on to review the amendments
and 10 show that their effect would be beneficial
10 commerce. He was especially anxious to show
tne necessity Tor looping or the system lateral
canals rom connection with the main trunk lines.
These lateral canals were, he said, suckers and
mot feeders. Speaking oil the questions That agi-
Safe the mercantile community he said that the
commerce OF New York had not increased recently
~ much as that OF Montreal Portland ana several
other ports. Though he did not ieel that ne
ought TO be the critic or our merchants
he could that they were anlicted
with apathy, that they were wanting ID the
energy which would create the necessary trans
portaLion and terminal facilities. There ought 10
be TWO great railway sys ems throughout the
land one for freight and the other Tor passengers
Freight must be King; but at present III Is often
made wait Tor the palace cars OF presidents, oi
governors and or directors.
After mir. Randall's speech the resolution or Mr..
Henry was adopted. subsequently 1t was decided
TO provide every member with list OF the pro-
posed Constitutional amendments and TO send the
press copies with some remarks as TO the ex-
IRENE value OF The proposed changes.
A letter from the Cotton Exchange was then
read by the secretary, IN which that body an
nounced that 1t had chosen a committee TO act
with representatives oil the Cheap Transportation
Association and other bodies In improving
TIE TERMINAL AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
or New York. and also one from the society OF
Ciyil Engineers, informing the TRANSPORTATION
examine into All the projects for public improve
ments, especially the numerous plans for rapid
transit and the supply OF means for storage OF
merchandise, and asking Tor Information about
such projects. circular OF Invitation rom the
American Cheap transportation Association,
whose annual convention WIN occur IN Richmond
Va, on December l, was tnen read. The Board
decided TO appoint at the next meeting delegates
70 the Convention.
When all other business was done Mr. B. p. Ba-
ker LETT the room, and, during his apseuce, the
secretary read letter from him resigning the
post OF President OF the association.
The Board unanimously requested Mr.. Baker to
Withdraw the letter until the next annual meeting
oil the association be consented, saving he
could not pay as much attention to the affairs OF
the association as ne had hitherto.