New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
NAr1oNA1. RoARn on TRADE.


OBJECTS or NATIONAL INTEREST IT WILL SEEK TO
AcCoMPIIsH-0FFICERs OF TIE ASSOCIATION.
An organization intended to execute the work
IN this country that the Board OF Trade of Great Brit
ain does for the inhabitants OF the British Isles mas
recently been formed under the title OF " Inc OhiIeu
States Board Of Trade" The society has been FORMALLY
incorporated under the general laws Of this state Ont
is also proposed to have the board incorporated ny Con
press An application Of this character VIII be maze 10
that body upon it's reassembng and 1t is believed that
there will be no difficulty in securing the desired legsia
tion The Board is intended TO form the centre OF an
action in relation 70 the trade, commerce. ralfOaus
shipping, mining aud agriculture OF the Nauon' nv
its annual conventions delegates from all local boA'
OF Trade and Chambers OF Commerce will be lnVteu u
attend.
The work Of the Board is TO include; The eolecuoh
Of mercantile trade and industrial statistics, dOmesuo
and foreign the establishment OF correspondents III
every principal mercantile city in tue world 10 iaeae
the sale OF American productions in foreign makes
the protection of creditors against insovent debtors
the uuicaton Of the laws Of the several States as al
feeng trade and commerce. and uniformity in existing
United States laws in the several ports OF entry, III
which object a committee, comprised OF IeauluF
An erican lawyers has agreed TO ACT win 'uo
Board; the simplihcation OF the tarln laws
and the removal OF all burdens trade the harmonious
co5peration of capital and labor; the promotion OF suit
able agencies for improving skilled labor; the rest0ra-
ton of an American mercantile the reciprocal re-
lationship between Canada ana THIS country, anu 81
orally better trade with all nations and colonies JhS
timely expression opinion by the representatives OF
fnauce trade aud commerce when legislation Is penang
in Congress in State Legislatures, aneetng he eOn
mereiaI aud Industrial interests Of tins county. -,
The president OF the Board Leslie r. BrOOks fres
dent OF the Mobile Board OF Trade. The yleeprede
are Thomas Cyde, Philadelphia Board OF Trade
Frederick A. Potts. New-YOrk Board OF Trade; >. l.
Topper President of Charleston Chamber OF Commerce.
ChauneeY l. ftlcy, President OF st. Louis board 81
Trade Samuel Marsh acts as treasurer, ana ;
q. w. c. CLARK secretary The executive
committee has as it's chairman Ewood u; Ihorne:
of this city. The other members of the committee are
T. 5. Butts, YleksOurg NJ. s. Barrill PORTLAND ore
gOn; Cyrus Bussey, New-Orleans !; :. r. COVlng-
ION, Cincinnati; E. D. Christian &c Rchm %3s
f. g. Dexter, Boston, Mass; Adam Eaton, trenton n
j.; Benjamin EgglestOn, CINCINNATI Ohloi D. W. tlske'
New-YOrk; j. $. Farrand, Detroit, Mlch.i Governor
Horace Fairbanks st. JOhnsbury, VT; Patrick Earrey,
New-YOrk; j. 4. GOhrght, Louisville, XVI the hon u
H. Harrison Chicago III; Peter Hamilton, Mobile, Alai
81 W. Johnson. NeW-YOrk j. b. Montgomery, Portland,
Ore the Hon. Nicholas Muller aud j. W. Morgan New
York; w. II. Post, Hartford Conn; A. Z. Raymon1'
Detroit, Mich; T. b. Rowland, Norfolk, va; A. +. n,
Stafford Arizona; c. T. Thomas, Mobile Ala senator
William Window Winona Mimi; Thomas MInsom' New
York; W. A. Vast Oxford, Miss; g. H. Wlllans New
York. A Commercial Law Committee Las been formed
10 aid the Board ia its efforts to obtain desired unca
ton OF State laws affecting trade and commerce Eml-
lawyers in all Of the large cities OF the union nave
consented serve this committee.