The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-06
BOARD OF TRADE.
Important Action In Regard to the
state Board Of Trade.
A Cooperative Committee Appoint
ed on the international Congress.


A meeting of the Board of Trade was held
yesterday morning. President Blabon in the
chair.
The following gentlemen were elected
members:
Andrew J. Rich, V. Richard Foss
Samuel Sam 3 +; Bearce, Robert P. Hanson,
Solomon W. Bates, Geo. B. Weston
". Il Wescott, j. L. Bracket,
seweii e r pPS;y yIa Joshua z Maddox,
STATE BOARD OF TRADE
With reference to the formation of State
Board of Trade, Secretary Rich reported
that he had received replies from several To-
cal boards, and there is general feeling in
favor Of the project. Tho meeting will be
held In Portland September 10th. A similar
State Board Of Trade will be formed in New
Jersey on the 10th. Several of the members
seemed to think the formation of such
Board might be productive of good, General
Anderson, Hon. George Walker, Capt. j. S.
Winslow, and Hon. Nathan Cleaves express
sing themselves in few words to that eff
feet, and committee of five, consisting of
j. ). Winslow, Hon. George p Wescott,
Hon. Nathan Cleaves. M. N. Rich and l.. A.
Cloudy, was appointed to attend the conven-
tion for the formation of State Board of
Trade at City Hall, September 10TH
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS.
The next matter for consideration was the
appointing a committee to join with the city
government in extending welcome to the
delegates to the Congress of the Three
Americas upon its arrival here. The visit of
the delegates Of the Congress to this city.
Mr.. Rich stated, would afford the rare OPP
portunity for calling attention to our COM
merciaf facilities. The representatives of
the metropolitan press of this, and perhaps
of other countries. will undoubtedly accom-
pany the party, and what Portland has to
say and show for herself will be published
broadcast. For long time the Board of
Trade has been considering what 1t could do
to aid Portland. The opportunity is now Of
fered to advertise the city as it was never
advertised before. And the city government
and Board of Trade can make the occasion
of great value by utilizing the opportunity
which has been offered to them.
General Anderson said this was matter
which might result in great good to the city,
and as such believed the Board of Trade
should be ready to meet any emergency. A
| good deal could be done in the ten hours
which these delegates were to pass in Port
| land. Portland should show them what we
make here, and how cheaply we can make it,
compared with the manufacturers of other
| places. 1t seemed to linn that the men APP
pointed upon this committee should be those
who could call the delegates attention, by
their own acquaintance with them, to the
very things that they want to know. While
the committee from the city government is
composed of business mon, they are not
specially acquainted with the things in which
the delegates are most interested. He said
he had asked the government for the East
| port cutter SO as to give the delegates view
of the harbor.
Mr.. l.. A. Cloudy and Mr.. Prentiss Loring
followed in similar vein, and on the motion
of Mr.. Loring the president and secretary
were appointed to make up the committee to
meet the delegates. Subsequently they
made up the list as follows: Gen. s. j. An
derson, James H. Hamlin. James E. Mar
lett, E. G. Spring, VIM. Fl. Millken, Geo. S.
Hunt, Hon. F. N. Dow.
MARITIME EXPOSITION
The following were appointed a committee
to cooperate with the management of the
International Maritime Exhibition to be held
| in Boston from November 18th to January
4th: j. s. Winslow, Fritz H. Jordan, s.
B. Kelsey, John Munroe, and Thomas S.
Laugh'in.
HARBoR OF REFUGE.
Capt. Winslow said that friends in New
York requested the board to favor harbor
of refuge at Point Judith. General Ander-
son asked if the Captain thought it was
needed, or whether this was plan to get a
lot of money out of the government for a job
Captains Winslow and Merrill both consid-
cred it necessary from personal experience.
The following resolutions were anopted:
| Whereas, The sea coast near Point Judith r.
| gerous parts of the coast, there being no harbor
at present for 30 miles along the shore where pas
csrgD al nd In
disaster in this locality has generally resulted in
total loss of vessels and cargoes and the destruc
Whereas, By the construction of harbors of
refuge at the locality east and west Of the light
house. lives and property can be saved and the
/ coastwise commerce of the Atlantic seaboard be
benefited; therefore,
Resolved, That harbors of refuge at that point
| designated seem to be urgently required by the
seaboard. whereby the safety of the lives of sea-
men and the property OF its citizens will be great
i ly enhanced.
ed to urge upon Congress the importance OF i'm
| mediate construction of such harbors of refuge,
and lat such points as, In the judgment of the
the neighb0rhood Of Point Judith and that an
appropriation to carry the same into effect be
made.