Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-19
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report of the executive council was read
and adopted.
elected SIS follows: Presiden;-Fred-
erick Fraleg, Of PailzGelphia; secretary
Hamilton 4. Hill, of Boston.
The question Of adulleratiol Of food
submitted bV ihe New York bOsrd OF
trade and transportation was then taken
up aDd after brief discussion the board
adopted : resolution reforming is action
regarding the necessity Of jrdicjous
national erti -odulter.1i0u l2T. The
question OF spurious lard su5mf tied By
the CbicSgn board OF trade wSs discussed
in c0VjunCtIoa vita tha: of toad eGCIt5r-
stio2 and = resolution was stopped pc
titiCnirg Congress 10 enact l0w prov 4
ing that al packages Ccntsiling imrnSe
or spurious lard shs!I be SO plainly LABEL
"a s. - avoid deception.
The question Of pro Pcliag TIE Long
! Island S1uHt coags, halb = defense, al
river and hGrbo9 Improvement were .2ksn
! up zad discussed. A. the clGse Of dis
cussi2n :h2 following resolutions were
adopted:
| Resolved, that in view Of The large
amount of trs fl tOih C0astWise and fox
etgn passing through Long Island Sound,
adequate fertilization should be built 2
its eastern entrance as being the easiest
&2d most direct approach 10 the port o.
New York sud the hsrboGs OF CopnecG-
cut.
Resolved, that we advocate the extern
sion and enlargement 81 or CGsRt sNd
hayb0r defeu5>s.
| Resolved, that We favor the improve
ment Of our nsvi9ab!e rivers and har50rS
/ ~ sn appropriation for The removal Q!
! OSEErQctiQ1s therein ct surveys thereof
with view &c :, fl1irg ne i1r!sdicttoEc!
! She Uoited States Over them so inst rc,
| vision may be n?.te BY l.W IL p:eveR' G.
StcuCt:Cns tAsreia
Adjourned.
TOBACCO MN RESOLVE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l&-Th9 Matte s
Tobacco Association met here to-day at
the E5hit house. There were some thirty
members present from different parts Of
the country. The session will &c held
with closed doors. resolution was in
troduceG 10 the sfect that IN view OF the
| f.ct that the question Of internal revenue
is now prominently before C0ngrls IS, tie
association would at present take nc &C.
| tion on the matter. The resolution was
adopted.
After G brief and informal discussion
the following IVES adopted:
Resolved, That yhe Ea!iCrni T0bsccC
Association beviog net in conference obd
i5ding that TIE viz ws of Congress esd the
probable action On the tOb&cco tsN G1es-
ton sre uUdevelCped &pd uncertain,
therefore We believe it advisable that the
conference ~ me present .i.:ie tzks 10
scsl2n thertoG.
Az executive committee, consisting c.
twenty five members, WAS appointed,
also g snb cGTnmil'e. as follows: George
W. He me, Naw YORK; L. 4 McAl1iD,
Mes YOl k; William SuchaLan, NeR York,
w. S K'mbaIl, K ,ches'er; I ". Camp
ael, NV YoTs; p. L"rriila.d, jersey
Guy; G ~. Gail, Jr. Baltimore; william
M.rOurg, Baltimore; S. ". Ven8h,e,
Petersburg, Va; Harry WslssiDGer,
Louisville; 6. -. Smith, LyncdburE. Va,
aad e. B. Hail, Detroit.
This sab committee YVES instructed To
| give careful attention 20 edy proposed
! legislation By Congress relating to the
tex on tobacco, aud 10 the regulations
governing he same.
Differs for the "usuips year were
| elected SIS follows: Gorge W. Heinz,
| president; Dr. G. Spence, Vice-pCesi-
dent; John u. Woods dc, secretary and
| treasurer.
Late in the afternoon the association
| adjourned sioe die snd went il = body 10
pay their rcspacts to TIE President to-
wnor they were introduced by Sscre<rS
| WOodside. TIE members also c,Ned
upon Secretary Fsircbild.
| Ia the course Of on interview this al
ternoon prominent mem Jer Of the asso-
! ci2iien said 30 an Associated Press re-
porter thsl While some Of the members
sTa in favor q the total abolition CT The
tobacco tax, II could safely be sgii tbst a
large mSjOrtty are Il izv0r of q nominal
tax, tsy about cents. for the purpose Of
protecting the trade and the public ircm
imposition Il wss also eaid that il the
/ fI5DGizc,uEers succeeded n obtaining
reduction OK the tEX to nominal amount
a Vely la!ge minority will favor the re-
mOya! OF all resrlctiops il regard to the
SIZE Of leaf tobacco.
THE SKIPPING LEAGUE.
The American Saipping and Industrial
League resumed its sessions today. OH
Gers for the ensuing yesr we're elected as
follows President, General Joseph Wheel
er; first vice president, Captain Ambrose
Snow, New York; second vice president,
L Nj. Merritt, Florida; third Vice presi-
dent, George II. Ksly, I, nDsyivsaia;
fourth president, Hon. John Gear,
Iowa; am vica- president, Thomas /.
ThompsoD, Calitornis; secretary, Charles
S E0l, Washington; treasurer, A. Van
GerbiIt, New York.
The convention then took = recess 70
permit tie delegates 10 attend the Presi-
dents rec pti0n.
A. the afternoon Eession Admiral PJr-
! ter and General Iubodea addressed the
| convention. Resolutions we're adopced
d. mandi7g the adoption q prompt and
fficient measures for the restoration OF
american shipping, ucciHg inmediate