The Evening critic., 1885-01-28
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
Meeting This Morning at wiIIard's
H0fal.


Over forty delegates were present at the
the National Board Of Trade at Willard's
Hotel to-day. President Frederick Trailey,
of Philadelphia, presided; Mr.. Hamilton
A. Hill, Of Boston, secretary.
Delegates from the Baltimore Corn and
Flour Exchange. Baltimore Board of Trade,
Boston Merchants Association, Chicago
Board of Trade, Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce, Detroit Board Of Trade, In
diaDapolis Board of Trade, New York
Board of Trade & Transportation
Company, New York Chamber of Com.
merce, Philadelphia Board of Trade Port
land (Ore) Board of Trade, San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, Trenton Board of
Trade and Minneapolis Board of Trade an
swered to the roll-call.
After calling the meeting to order the
secretary read the annual report of the Ex-
ecutive Council. The report states, among
other things, that the present meeting
takes place under circumstances of more
than ordinary interest and significance
For more than three years the industrial
interests of the country have been severely
depressed; values have shrunk; produc-
tion in many branches of manufacture has
been Improbable, and the general condi-
tion of the markets has been uncertain
But, unless all signs are deceptive, this
period of depression, uncertainty and loss
is about to give way to one of revived ac-
tivity and interest, and to a more health
ful relation between production and con-
sumption, both as regards values aud guam
titles.
The report calls upon the board to make
recommendations to Congress which shall
give an impulse, and, above ALL an assured
stability to the returning prosperity iu
business, and also to call the attention Of
the community to any evils which arc to
be remedied and to the weak places which
are to be strengthened in the financial aud
commercial policy of the country.
When the venerable president announced
that the next business in order was the
election of officers, he said he himself had
occupied the chair of president since the
organization Of the board, and that he
wished to give way to some other person.
He then retired, and the election was pro-
ceeded with. Mr.. Fraley was unanimously
reelected. Ono vice-president from each
representative body was also elected.
Among the delegates present were
George H. Boer, William s. Young, p. Il, No
gill, W. d. McAtoe, Louis Miller, John f..
Hurst, Frank Frick, II. O. Smith, of Baltlmnre
Joseph W. Woods and o. Il. Sampson, Of Bos.
Crosby, George II. sldwell, j. H. Milne, ohas.
E. culver, j. +. Gillett, j. @. Dove, j. Q. Hatch
ely, Murray Nelson and Il. N. Blake, Of Chi
cago; Halden Davis, John A. Gano, Richard
Dymond, John A. Townley, John W. Hartwell,
II. p. Boyden, S. f. Darlington and O. b. Muir
ray, OF the Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce;
Philo Parsons, Detroit Board OF Trade; John
il. Halliday, A. S. White, A. NJ. Fletcher aud j.
Il. Pratt, OF the Indianapolis Board OF Trade;
Ambrose Snow, John j. Henry, Simon Sterne,
q. b. Muller and +. q. Thurber, New York
Board OF Trade Transportation Company;
James s. +. Stranaham, James O. b. Fish,
william II. Lyon and Hon. Frederick Oonk-
ling, Chamber OF Commerce, New York; Fred
erfck Fraley, j. p. Wetherell, b. s. JanneY, jr,
Charles II. Cramp and Henry Davis, Philadel-
phla Board OF Trade; II. A. Hill, J.. n. Dolph
and John Mullum, oregon National Board OF
Trade; John L. Miller and O. A. Low, Chamber
OF Finance, San Francisco; John buchanan,
Trenton Board OF Trade; W. d. Washburn and
q. NJ. LoriDg, Minneapolis Board of Trade.
Among the subjects to be discussed at tho
sessions Of the board are
''Fictitious bills of Lading," bankruptcy
Legislation" "Inter.State Commerce." "Amer-
lean Shipping" "Advances TO Seamen," soon
sular Certificates" mForeign Discrimination
Act" "a Department OF Commerce" "Recl-
procity with Canada" "Postal Telegraph"
''Harbor Defense" "presldential Elections"