New-York tribune., 1876-06-28
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
opc,vr, ALTON AND PURPOSES.

ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSES.
rsr Y,RSr nays SESSION AT TuE UNION LEAGUE
rlf,rrg-llSI or pEi EGATEs-woRk OF Tht
/ rxrCu,IvT CovNCII-HLgCroN OF OFFICERS
| Tho National Board of Trade, consisting OF
I more than ufty delegates from eomme'Sal ogeahiIa
t,cns I'm various parts Of the country. met yesterday a
tae union League Thcator in Twenty sixtst TO organ
isc .or its eighth annual meeting The sessions OF she
Board are 20 continue for several days and the supec'
J 10 be discussed are numerous and important Among
thcm the national currency and commerce, postal ana
railway services scientific schools. grain laws, bankrupt
laws ana Canadian reciprocity Daily sessions will be
held fr IN a. 10 The delegates 70 inc boaiu
appear TO be men who will waste time In frtless dis
cussous. All have been active and prominent III ousi'
ness enterprises, and not few have served n puUlc
stations Most OF them in the prime OF hfe Follow
ing is list Of the organization which are members oil
the Board Of Trade and of the delegates from each;
Balimore BOARD OF Trade-W. s. Young. J. n. Parr -
B.iinnore Corn Flour EIehange-Chas d. Fisher r. b.
Boston Board OF rsieJcseph F. Ropes W Chandler b.
BSs i4sE SoT 95Es F. A. sflI "a hen.ey r.
R2mscy, f. 'o H. Lincoln a. Young. H G. HaHnsy, O. O.
cinsinna cSam6cr of Commences. F. coyinston Benz
Eec;sson, samlci FRANK. solomon Levi; -,
psay siT% BSsr BSs Of Of FaGsfi5 Tas 3 HaSss
K@G'as y ycngeS SoSTs Of y G9aS f. McAven
Ray, David Vance John II. tooirieb A.,
NSSafk Of Trids-E r Joy r1"cAS JSnss
New Haven Chamber oi Coinh'ieo-'' H' '"s'"' ." ="
"HeSig Chamber Of Commerce rspresenioi
clSrR SfH' '''A D'A.I s,mn. u,n,o,, wm
SSt4s s;GSrf fh1nsfr az stfanahSS al = T. chiiIcsdcn
Ncw.Ycrt cheap Transportation J. l. Henry 'h'' wat
V%cwyerk importers and Grcccrs Rod OF r1ado-oeo w
'-,T NSsiork rn.n,c f.chnnge tratio ra,oe charles
B,ynton T. H. Parker. james Moucc 4 j. Hustled ie"s
NT%sGe,ph,. po,r, oi Frederick Frllcy Henry
wn,on. j. II wc,herL CLAYTON French Jas O. "rubb o'I
raiileirhi, Commercial Escna9gc-0O' W Mearrs. j.
Norman, Nataan etgyec. J. o. N,l,rnri', :, .,,.,,r
rSyi'S1ts Sy % no,ra Of Ifads-J H. k,n6ai. II q ra y.
hissaoaJ Chamber Of comnsrss Not r'gTesentc1
ssn Francisco vham'cr c tommcr'c-No' represented
NA>.iuStOa Board oi rralc-Not represented.
The Board was called 10 or,cr after noon by the
Hon Frv,lriics Fralcy ~ Philadelphia WHO has been
Yvs dent the dist organization o The Board eight
years ago. The Rev pr. Armtiagc offered prayer. and
Franklin Eisnu ut the Ncwlur Produce Exchange then
mad, an address Of welcome to which President Falcy
rrpl.,I The Buffalo Board ~ Trade which lost iis
membership year by falling 10 hc represented In the
meeting at Pnlade hin WAS restored Secretary Charles
Randolph of Cacag1 read the report Of the Executive
Council. which instructed last year at
phia TO cndeayor 10 hasten the passage
by Congress Of certain bills concerning trade
and commerce. The Council met al Washington during
the present session OF Congress- and used it, influence in
regnr 70 some railroad and steamship bills which passed
both Houses 1t also caused the subject Of commercial
relations with Canada 10 be brought 10 The consideration
OF tie House Of Representatives. The Council was
instructed 10 urge further legislation bearing upon the
resumption act but judged it prudent not 10 make any
ATTEMPT IN that direction under existing conditions
Tie r. port concludes with review OF the progress or
trade AND commerce during the last year. .
The Secretary announced that, IN answer 10 INVITA-
tinus the following delegates fsU foreign C1mH"rcll
bodrs would present during the meetings: from tAe
Chabcr of Commerce Of Britain aud Ireland, !.
+ PelI NJ T.. Henry Mitchell, Francis Wright, X. VI.
Biun. A. G. Twcntyinan; Austrian board 90 taut'
Edward X Klmtz. Franz Noble Mcrthelu, snd Franz
Wilhelm an merchants Of Vienna. The Bridgeport
BOARD OF Trade admitted 10 membership, tne dele
latcs being David " Read aud ". ". scymOur Ih.
DELEGATES from the DuOuquc Board Of Trade L. d. Ran
cail and J. L. Hancock, admitted 10 tue ho'd 10
debate but the Board denied admission account
OF It's recent oreanization.
The election Of officers FOR the coming year resulted IN
the choice OF the following: President, Frederick Ffaly
Vice-Prcsdens and mem eTs OF the Executive Council
r. B Bayald, i. ". CaudO, O. 81. Howe = +. toNnston
4 ID Hnyes ". 4. McLLrrn, j. :. L. stftuahan j. J.
Henry H. G. Crowell. ID. Vi. Iuruure, Franklin Edison,
j. HOFFMAN, l.. l.. D1rr, aud Edp IN joy secretary and
Treasurer Charles Randolph. The Board accepted III
yltutions to sail about harbor to-day At o'clock
D. n and Ia parakc OF banquet at Dclmoncus nj q
H. M on THURSDAY. The remainder OF the session was oc-
cuprd in making amendments to tee Constitution OF the
Board Discussion will beln to-day at 10 H. on the
advisability Of establishing National Department o'