The Portland daily press., 1888-10-12
BOARD OF TRADE.
Special Meeting In Reference to I'M
mediate transportation.
Committee OF Conference Appointed
with the Boston and Maine.

A special meeting of the Board of Trade
was held yesterday morning Vice President
j. S. Winslow in the chair. Some fifteen
gentlemen were present.
Secretary Rich first read letter from the
firm of Farnham & Co., importers, in which
they stated their grievances. He then pre-
scented the following petition:
PORTLAND. Oct. 8, 1883.
Gentlemen:-We respectfully call TO the atten
ton OF the board the fact that neither of the
transportation companies entering this city from
Boston and New York have filed an Immediate
transportation bond; that in consequences i'm.
porters are prohibited from entering irnportations
at this port but are forced to transact their bust
tional expense, but needless DELAY as well AS
discrimination against this port. Hence, we, the
nnuerslgnea importers and merchants, respect
lully IequeSt tnat the matter be brought before
your board with view of placing this mort upon
an equal footing with that OF other leading ports.
Chenery Co., Burnham g. Monin,
J0hn W. Perkins Co., Burgess, Fobes & Co.,
". s. Jordan & Co.. Sargent, Lord & Skill
Twltchell, cthamplin & cha isslE /. Jose s Co.,
W, C0nsens, Tomlnson &
J. n. Hamen & Son. on H. F. Farnham & Co..
owen, Moore & Co. M. A. Jewell & Co.,
". g. X. Milliken, Geo. s. Hunt Co.,
Chase, Leavitt & Co., j. S. Winslow & Co.,
pneips, Dodge Co., John IA. Hall,
H. Stanley Son, r. Lewis q Co.
Messrs. Farnham stated that at present
they have two carloads of glass in Boston,
which arrived at that port some three weeks
ago. 1t has taken as long to get the glass
from Boston to Portland as from Belgium to
Boston. Unless there is some remedy pro-
vided the firm say they will be forced to i'm
port through Boston or New York. and
they asked that the Board Of Trade
take action toward helping Portland
the Portland custom house.
Mr.. e. R. Pierce gave an idea of what the
Immediate Transportation" bond is. This
is bond given for the immediate TRANSPORT
tation Of imported goods without appraising
and without weighing. This gives an in
terror city the same privileges as the port of
original arrival. The Boston and Maine
have refused to renew bond of this kind,
which expired about two years ago. In con-
sequence importers cannot to do their bust
ness here, doing 1t all through the large
ports. Quite number of Portland firms
have ceased to do importing business here.
1t is not certain that there will be line of
foreign steamers here this winter, and in
that case all importing business will have to
60 to Boston or New York, if people want to
get their goods delivered without delay.
In answer to question by the president,
Mr.. Pierce said, if the local steamers should
give the necessary bond and attempt to carry
the goods, they would have to be sealed
during their passage, but undoubtedly the
customs off GERS would make arrangements
so this should NOT causo than, ;roopvaniaroa
He thought the steamers might give the ie-
quired bond, in case the Boston and Maine
still declines to renew their bond.
Mr.. Taylor, of R. Stanley & Son, said that
1t would greatly benefit their business if one
of the transportation companies would sign
an Immediate Transportation" bond. He
said that Mr.. Coy!e was ready to give such
bond for the Boston steamers and went to
Boston at one time to see about the arrange
ments. But it was decided that the bond of
$4,000 must be signed directly in Boston.
Upon this information Mr.. Coyle did not
proceed farther.
Mr.. Rich offered the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That COMMITTEES of five be appointed
70 confer with the arrangement Of the Boston g.
Maine Railroad Company, TO present the COM
plants OF one Of our merchants, and to ask that
company If 1t will not bond its road in the in
terest OF the merchants of this city.
The resolution was adopted and Messrs.
J. S. Winslow, Charles R. Milliken, Wood
bury S. Dana. Charles S. Fobes, Fl. F. Farm
ham were appointed as this committee,
Messrs. A. s. Megquir, Frank M. Law
renee. Mervin w. Clark, Fred. v. Chase,
Thomas jackson and David Birnie were
elected members of the Board.