The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-15
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
Meeting or the Nationsl Convention at
Washington.

Meeting or the NAtionsl Convention at
Washington.
WARRINGTON. Jan. IL, 1874
tne National Cheap transportation Convention
met thls morning IN Lyceum Hall the Hon.
'oslah QUINCY IN The chair. Mr. Quincy in his ad-
uiesS' a"VocaIeo legislative restrictions on rail-
io"s Ia inc maseer OIL heights, SC, and also tho
oon"" uo''on vi 1ne great national water lines.
de referred TO the Niagara Canal the Atlsnt tic
and Great Western, the James River ana
Kanawha, and the Improvement Of the MIss,s.
sippL ONO, Tennessee Cumberland and other
r1Yeraa HIS speech elcted great applause. espe
cially that portion Of it declaring the Industrial
interests OF all sections 30 closely connected thar
no one could suffer without the other also suffer.
ing. No business was transacted except the An
pOintment Of committee on credentials, of which
Colonel b. w. FrObei, Of Georgia. is chairman
Tne convention Adjourned }IlI two O'Clock n
States are quite generally represented. Many
members OF Congress are delegates. among whom
White, or Alabama. and others These gen tiemen
nave credentials rom the Governors OF their re-
specttve states.
Afternoon Session.
In the afternoon session OF the Cheap TranpOrtS-
ton Convention the Committee on Credentials re-
ported qualified delegates from Is States and tho
District of Columbia. Mr.. Thomas, OF Iowa. offered
the following
Resolved. That committee on water routes consist
ing Of one member from each State and Territory
ferrcd
Upon motion Canada was included and tho
resolution was adopted. The roll OF States was
called and the following delegates were named a.
the Committee on Water Routes Alabama, Alex
ander White Virginia, Joseph Segar; District Of
Columbia. james G.. Barrett; Georgia, Colonel H.
w. Tr0bel; Illinois. James M. Allen Iowa, Colonel
l.. A. Thomas Minnesota. I. l.. ROesser; New York,
W. Il. Abel The Otner States called failed
to nominate, ana the committee as named
state. The Convention decided to appoint Com
mittee on Railroad transportation in q similar
manner. The call of States was repeated, and the
following delegates were named, with authority to
al, not TO exceed one from each State ana
Territory Terri Ty; :@aIabama Charles Pelham Colo,
Columbia, James G. Barrett; Georgia, o. A.
LOchroine; Illinois, stephen r. Moore; Iowa,
Colonel A. B. Smedley; Massachusetts, Josiah
Quincy: Minnesota DIR. Thomas Foster Missouri,
South Carolina, W. Lawton; Tennessee. william
Maxwell; Vermont, Hon. Luke p Poland Vir-
ginia, y. N. Derman.
The Chair introduced to the Convention Judge
Poland, OF Vermont. who expressed his interest in
the purposes OF the Convention, but would defer
the Convention and he had duly considered them
lie considered the subject of cheap trans
pOrtatiOn one OF equal and weighty I'M
portance to the North, South East and West.
agitation, the East ready to join in cordial sup
port. Cheap breadstu1S were as important to
New England Us to the West, and the East Ia an
anxious to ship its wares westward at cheap rates
those IN the West who buy them are to lessen
their cost. He hoped 20 be present rs often during
permit.
The convention adjourned until tomorrow.