, 1874-12-05

Illinois, asking for reduction OF to!ls on tl,e
Eric Canal, and suRgoattpg a oomlntttln tu
proBont tho mnttor noxt wirter to tho Lox.sla-
turo OF Now York, was oarrlod by IN almost
a1r. Vernon, Of CAnnda, nado somo romarks
on transportation III general. but tllough they
woro Hoof!. no rennlt VIVA accomplished thereby.
AT 10 o'eloot The Convention adjourned siuo
Of "tho raglrE canhWl."
Tue final i,,ncrat ceremony wag a pnppr on
steamship subsidies. written by shcllabnrgor, /
ruppo4o. aud signed by 1ohn Roach.
1horo novor l1s bcun tiuer ,sauco than this,
w. IL Sc. ssoe1a iin 't{ ts Cheap Trans
portaton Convention to-day, all tho Substitutes
for thu loport oftho Committee on Water Routes
we're withdrawn. aud Col. II. @. Cobol1, OF Vir-
Elh'a oitorod aa cnInpron,sto resolution
recognizing. in ndtiun to lilo lines Of tranBpor-
tatlon recommended by tho United States Senate
Gu, GGommlttee on Transportnttol,, Tug propoeod
Meeting tho NfiHHiesppi with tho Illinois River
and Canal, and tito cGaia OF wnter-ways to tho
scaboard ae project nf gleat merit, mud urging
upon congresa tho nococBlty Of speedy consts,o-
sion Of the work. This roaoiut'on was unan,-
moubly adopted.
Tho resolutions By COL Frohcl, Of 0corgin.
showing the necessity Of CHAP transportation to
improve tlnancos. woro adoptod.
Tue rallroaa men carne to tho front, md tho
rest Of tho session was spont In discussing tho
As.svnntagos Of railroad transportation. mil IN
hearing Nh ablo paper from Engineer Grceno, Of
Now York, On stoa,li chna1-bonta.
Tho nan,o OF tho AsBocintion was changch to
" 1llo American Doard Of Transportation and
Commerce."
THE NIGHT sEssroN
Of the Convention was ndtlressed by the Hon. j.
NJ: rornon. Of Cannda on wa!or-tranAportauon
Tho Conlmitta3 on Resolutions reported
digest Of all tin resolutions previously pasued
On tho auhjert Of chcan. transportation In
tho form 1T a monoria! to Congress,
together with Il petition to tho New York Legis-
lAturo for a reduction Of tolls MI tho Eric Canal
to tho lowest possible rntea, an! II rcco5nmertln-
tion to Congress- to hlild II sAp-y.rd n tho East.
and q stca1nboal-yard III tho West, THO reputt
was adoptnt, md commlttooa appointed to
present tho memorial to Congress and tho petit
ion to tho New York Legislative.
oFFlcEIS ELECTED
Tic following officers woro elected for tho en-
suinE yenr: President, tho Ilon. Jna'a', Quincy.
Of Massachusetts Yloo-lrcsidonts. John i:
vrPIn'n; john 6. Doto, Of Il!inpin; j: Nelson
Harris. Of Kentucky; Charles polhau'. Of
Garlsnd, Of ArSanaas; Col ". +. Gsecn.
Sssts Sesa e 9area eSstsdo g. fSssf' fnfSsis' of of
florida; 'no. sntl1. Of Georgia; !. @, LohMaon,
of Indiu1sa; Col. II. D. SlrcdleY, Of Iowa. ". Ill.
Burwell, of Louisiann: Stephenson Archcr, Of
Maryland; Etar1cs Francia Adams, Of Mnssa-
A. ]. Vaughan, Of Misssaippi; H. L.. 1onaer, of
Nl,Hsourt; Dudley T. Chape, of Now lla1np-
shire; Al. ]. Jameson. of New Jersey; Georpe
7. Porter, Of North Caroliun; Scob Vanco, Ut
Moxth Carolina; ?. y. Asell, Of South carolinai
Of Maino Lyman uiackey. Of Vermont 3.
Kitchen. Of We"t Virginia the non. Matt Car
penter, Of WISCONSIN Daniel Clark, Of Oregon :;
Jamcs Bailey. oil Pennsylvania :; john Daylp, Of
Ohio; j. 3. Johnson, OF Texas; Il. Il. Mllroy,
OF Washington Territory; /. B. Crews, Ut
paisota; L. G. Caprcoi, John Ross, Wal
ter Shaudley aud hiGj. Fisk. Of Mousreal !:
nhodo 1hlnl.d; tho 1lon. Il. G. MeGormica Of
Arlxora GOV. COCHRAN. of Delaware: Treas
urer. Z. 3. Thurbcr OF How York Secretary, Il.
Il. Ferguson, Of Troy, n. Y.
Au ablo pnpcr by John Roach, Of Now York,
on ship-britdinS, was rend.
Some further bu5ine3s OF no public interest
was truntaetct|. and tho Convention, mt 1i:30 p.
I'LL, adjourned si'u due.