New-York tribune., 1879-09-12
United STATES BOARD OF TRADE.


ADDRESS ny NATHAN APPLETON, THE PRESIDENT
rrrcr-Tar ISTKROCEANIC CANAL-PROTRCTION
OF LABOR.
Tho United States Board Of Trade opened ITS regu-
lar quarterly meeting Wednesday afternoon at the 81
Nicholas Hotel. The new president OF the Board
Nathan Appleton of Boston. presided ana ue''eiCu
the op.ning address. He SAID that while ne sho"'u
.lways do hs duty ~ active member Oh tue bo1u
"a Trade he felt obliged to decline tEe honoT Oh
officiating as its president. since he WAS deslrous oi
giving his whole attention at present TO the inter-
oceanic Canal project. There were several SUBJECTS
bo,cever the Importance # which he wished to I'M
press upon the Board. He spoke first OF the
great canal scheme, claiming that 1t IS the
necessary result If the advanced civilization oi the
nineteenth century. aud thai now is the golden
opportunity for executing the work. tie then spoke
4 the coming Worlds Fair OF Ss3 and urged upon
fhc Board the importance of action IN reZnd TO inc
oodestal for Barth,ldis colossal statue OF Liberty
which will be ready for presentation before that
imc L. REGARD 90 an International copyright MI
Ambition read the resolutions adopted at the recent
International Literary Congress IN Loudon.at winch
he was present as a delegate from the United states
Board of Trade and oiic ally communicated The
-enue.t al thai body that the matter ne presented
10 the Government At tHc ucNi ,essinl ol O"nsI'''
c,trfniifec. consisting If Nr-sgs. samuel Mar-.,
William Byle and william ID. fo,t. Was apP.lnl,u
a.'. address. Af'rr hearing tu. reports ot several
committees. the following resolution was adopted; !;
Ics1lref. That our domestic "nd foreign comm, 'e
ana fan industry ~ Pco. as uett- "'il4N- """.u "'
1r~,nf.d .vft GpS.rp.l.lr taking 90. iiaie nria-
ors 40 ascertain The actual hDiou pgoonc on AT least
lWlcr each wear.
Ti,.Tx-cnt,ve COMMITTEE announced tho election
nr twcn y-.cyeu uew UeuHets. art pr'pN 'rs '-e
o~f hlis'ilert of standing committees, on agrc'I-
turc and Labor After thr reading oi paper e."
lhr L,ianlslrn"nt "i Nei"i'"l. ns ca 90 i.,'V-'
ly iAr General Government. oy y. \. IIlcc' OBJ
S.rtufon. PENN. the Board adjourned.
ff. eccnud days session Was opened hN Mt. Az
Ti.'or with some rruark, upon the inttI tc"hir
canal -tnrme. I'm which ie eiHrh tNat 'a' p ."ie
were hecunug iO ttNe an mt"l'e. ih lh' m"iici -
,,t tr..f hat would Doe sugo tO ucrra,c as they
Understood 10 more fully. ~. &c L'-reps Iad
,..,., b concession from certain government tnr
"a certain route, and q amy one elise secured con-
cess on rom another government ioi u ''A'i f"u'c'
=. ru. "a fUc better. Neither VI. dc Ln-sepS nor
Admiral Anmcu can deceive The American people;
they VIII choose The hr~t. li' sisg, ,iei tttl
committee Ice appointed o. report upon the suiJect
20 the OuaItcrly meetings, ANA 10 receive NJ "e
Lessons properly when hr ARRIVES in America which
wan'd rroo oahly be tins Winter Mr. Appleton then
ca.ld the attention oi the board 10 tHt i'nch
and n1.iai-fclrgraph SIS tenn. The =. ere ary
offered 90 resolution which was adopted IAal q
cumulftr- oi 1--we ue appointed 10 c"!7luci p'Hit'
matters and recommend Co the Board ai us h'At
wreriug -ucn postal reforms or ci""trs Us may 'r
l,. .,cr.t.ry also presented resolutions for TIC
uppr n.urrt of % standing com itt'e %, h.e -
take n-o consideration the best ioutc ior tAc ihti
ul.tut. canal. and how amt where the com fanN
should le formed. and make arIan-, meIts Tor me
PERCEPTION OF NJ. lie Lc,sels on ns an'Vai IA '"e
lnltci ~ta-c~.
Nafhtr Appleton. Samuel Marsh, A. :. Sullivan,
David Dudley clD and ". \. Cole wcic apo iit. q
su,n committee.
Dr. Caa.ir- Inglis. of Paterson, y. J., presented
"A resolution declaring the board 20 nr in tiN"r
nf "A reasonably protective tarih. ter
much d.seu>,i'n the suhlec, Was icialftd -
sncc.l committee to report nt Ire next meet ng.
Dr. iugi. also presented rc.pohsc 10 calls Tor f'-
marks nn Labor. and u was also referred 20 r'n-
pit.. ion "A report. lncv conclude with sugge-ilons
ngtl.,- ...nd m0uopOiics and cNtrAF89dni land
grants TO corporations aud >Yecula'or. n i"Nor a.
protection agsn.t tie lntToduci ioii oi pfupt Hth
crnai cill- rants; boo opposition 20 treaties A'i'
L. cinbariss tue m anu acturuE nduo.dir, "n' at
Nocatin Z iu.i legislation garoe ab'I ara thPil
W. H. L. Price Explained H "a few words t'e new
ceufaf system, Sud resolution wSs adopted iasnf-
iurrhc adoption OF the cenfal system thi1nSioui
tfi. county. hc proceedings Ot thr Bo@rA al 4
o'clock were iu corrupted very unr~pectru'V. lhat
hnur Was fixed FOR the Consideration of charges
.g,lu.t g. ~ G.. Clakc. As the President Was
about o. call he Clarke matter pan attorney Mf:
Naidc H. Philips handed The secretary a copy II
On iuilnction Just granted by Judge Westbrock,
ior,ldlng the BOard 10 take any action IN the mat
ter and rtquiring them TO answer a petition iroW
Cluke on October q next The Board therenpcn
ldioufued Mr. Clarke claims bat since the reoI-
ganizatIon of the Board in june he has not been a
member and that. therefore, they nave no night 10