Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-20
THE NATIONAL ROARD Of TRADE.
The 0ixteenth Annual Meeafnw In Pre-.
greSs at Wiilardsa.
TIE DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE - OPENING
PRocEEpfNGs-suBJEcrsr TO M pfscussEp.

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THE DELEGATES IN ArrExpAxck - OPENING
Observation-Disclosures TO m DISCUSSED.
One Of the large parlors at wl,lards wss well.
niied ut noon to-day, when the sixteenth annual
meeting Of the National Board Of Trade began.
Mr.. Frederick Fraley, of Philadeiphia, pre-
the post of secretary.
Credentials were handed In as follows: De-
troit Board OF Trade-Hon. Phtlo Parsons, Jas.
w. Flynn. indianapolis Board Of Trade--Allen
NJ. Fletcher, j. F. Pratt, d. NJ. Bradbury ana c.
Van Camp. Milwaukee Chamber of Com
merce--Angus Smith, W. p. McIAren, s. r.
Bacon and Edward ID. Holton. Minneapolis
Board OF Trade-Hon. ]: B. Gilnilan, Hon, G. NJ.
and Captain Charles 4: To8nshend.
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New York Board OF Trade and IrsnspoIsiion-
Der, 9. Waldo smith Phiiideiphia Board Of
Irade,Frederick Fraley. Andrew Wheeler,
Ben Ssnl $ J5,anney, r., Henry Davis. John Price
Oregon, Board Of Trade-Hon. i II. v. corSest and
Hon. j. y. Dolph San Francisco Chamber OF
Trenton Board ofTrade-Hon. James Buchanan.
St Paul Chamber Of Commerce.. H. Kelly and
Russell BlaKeley. Baltimore Board OF Trades.
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Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange-E. NJ.
Macsill and j. /. Middleton. Boston Merchants
Chicago Board of Trade-E Nelson Blake, Geo.
NJ. Horr, WI. Pope, J. G. Hslety, Murray Mel.
Son Sohn c RSrs e soa stsre
Grannis. Cincinnati Chamber Of Commences
T. Covington, John A. Gano Theodore Cook,
T. posne Levi SooSae
berg, VIM. V. Ebersole, Charles b. Murray.
bridgeport Board Of Trade-koland B. Lacy
ana hon. T.. w. seymour.
OPENING PROCEEDINGS.
The secretary read the annual report of the
executive council, which presented to the
board without comment the provisions of the
laws recently enacted in France for the encour-
agement OF French shipping Interests by pro
viding ship,building bounties. The report also
refers to the commercial associations of the
country, the question OF uniform legislation in
the states, in reference 10 conveyances OF land,
tracts and the manner and means OF enforcing
them, the organization and management of
joint stock companies, &C.
On recommendation Of Messrs. Howe, Bacon
and Thomson. the committee on credentials,
the Merchants association Of Milwaukee was
admitted TO membership, and Messrs. H. H.
Camp and Charles II. Colby we're received as
delegates from that body.
PRESIDENT FRALEY ON PRESIDENT CLEvE-
LAND.
Mr.. Frederick Fraley, who Is 50 years old
and who has served the board as president
since its organization in 1868 was unanimously
reelected president for the ensuing year. Mr..
Fraley, in acknowledging the honor conferred
upon him, made a speech briefly reviewing
what had been done by the board. Referring
to President Cleveland, he said that SO far AS he
had given manifestations of his care for the iu-
terests OF the country, they all seemed to be in
harmony with what the national board OF
trade had striven for.
VICE PRESIDENTS ELECTED.
Vice presidents were elected al follows: WIN.
8. Young, Boston; Samuel P. Thompson, Balti.
more; E. w. Seymour, Bridgeport; Oscar H.
Sampson, Boston; George NJ. Howe, Chicago
$. F. Covington, Cincinnati; Philo Parsons De-
troit; Allen NJ. Fletcher, Indianapolis; L. p.
Bacon and H. II. Camp, Milwaukee,; c. NJ.
Loring, Minneapolis; N. d. Spcrry, New Haven;
James S. F. Stranahan and Ambrose snow,
New York; B. F. Janney, Philadelphia; ]. n.
Dolph, Portland; John F. Miller. San Francis
co; p. H. Kelley, ST. Paul; James Buchanan,
Trenton.
Committees were appointed to draft suitable
resolutions looking To the enactment by Con-
gress of a general bankruptcy law, and to the
passage OF laws regulating interstate commerce.