The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-21
BOARD OF TRADE.
Report of the Board of Manufac-
lures Made Yesterday.
The Report on the Lakeside Press
Unanimously Adopted.
communication Received from Ron.
James C. Blaine.

The adjourned meeting of the Board of
Trade met at IL o'clock yesterday morning,
Vice President J. ,. WinSlow, presiding.
After the reading of the records, the follow
ing were elected members of the Board:
Henry $. Payson, George W. Brown
c. Il. Libby, Fred II. Hartford
David A. Calhoun. Ira # Clark.
Daniel I. Kelley. Joseph NJ MeKivitt
OSman c. Evans Charles II. Robinson
Nathaniel w. Morse, Charles A. Brown.
The board of manufactures made the fol
lowing report, which was unanimously &C
cepted and ordered on file;
10 the Board Of Trade.
The board Of manufactures have fully clnvassed
the matter OF the proposed industrial exposition
which was referred TO them by the Board of
Trade and herewith report that, having first sat.
iShed themselves of the feasibility of such an en-
terprlse, ana OF the great advantages that would
come TO our citizens, therefrom, they made selec-
ton OF an avaiablesite foT,necessary hui dngs and
opened negotiations therefor. The lot selected
was the now partially unOccupied market lot of
which the city is the owner Your committee first
mad proposition TO the city to lease bui ding
which The city might erect on this lot for pur-
poses common to Itself and industrial projects.
This proposit on though supported by petition
OF eXtraOrdl AIRY strength from our citizens was
promptly rejected by The City Council. Your
committee then submitted to the city a PROPOSE
ton TO lease said lot for term of years. on rem
a equal TO the average gross rental of the lot for
the last 10 years, upon which they would under
take to erect suitable buildings and establish an
exhibition creditable to the city. This second
proposition after much delay over details
was practically rejected by the passage of a
resolution authorizing lease of said lot on con-
dltons which IL was well known your committee
could not accept. The delay occasiOned by these
negotiations unreas0nably prolonged and through
ne fault of your committee and the want of hearty
cooperation on the part of the city government
Win ms board IN the effort TO establish the pro
posed exhibition and make il successful, have
rendered II practically impossible TO 60 forward
with the enterprise for this year. Your committee
are under great obligation TO The public prints
and the citizens generally for the generous sup
Gus. Your committee recommends that such ac-
tion be taken by the board of trade as will ac-
compHsh for another year the result for which
your committee have this year so earnestly
labOred.
CHARLES r. MILLIKEN,
CHARLES \ FoBEs
WOODBURY. S. DANA,
EDw. b. WINsLow,
THOs. S. LAUGHLIN,
SETH l.. LARRABEE,
LEWIS A. GOUDY,
Board OF Manufactures.
The special committee appointed py the
board of manufactures made report to the
effect that on Friday, June IA, 1889, a COM
mittee consisting of George NJ. Moore, of
Owen & Moore, Lewis A. Goudy of Cloudy &
Kent, George B. Loring of Loring, Short &
Harmon, and NJ. N. Rich, secretary of the
board of manufactures. visited the Lake
side Press" establishment at Auburn, and
were shown through every department of the
business by Mr.. Allen, the manager, who
freely explained the general details of most
of its various productions by the processes
OF steel and copper engraving photo
gravure letter press and plate printing,
etchings and the various methods of repro
ductions of celebrated art works in colors,
Np. TINT aftranttpn
attention all over the country. From the
fact that large orders from all over the coun-
try are being received greatly in ex-
cess of the capacity of their pres
ent conditions to eXecIte,--theil capital
being $4,000. paying l6 per cent. annually
they feel they need the advantages of a
larger city. The company will remove its
valuable works to Portland when sufficient
stock is taken here and it is shown that all
new stock holders will be protected. in their
rights and equities, and the committee rec
commended that efforts be made to bring the
company t" Portland ana get stock taken
here.
The report was unanimously adopted and
the recommendations of the committee en-
dorsed by the board Ten members present
offered to take stock in the Lakeside Press
Co., and it was voted that Geo. NJ. Moore
Geo. Il. Loring, Lewis A. Goudy and NJ. N.
Rich be committee to prepare the necessary
papers and to receive subscriptions to the
capital stock of the Lakeside Co
Mr.. Darling, Mr.. Cobb and other gentle
men present expressed good opinion of the
| Lakeside Company's business capacity from
| personal knowledge.
1t was voted that with the approval of the
| committee on Merchants Exchange the
reading room be closed on Saturday after
moons at p. m.
An invitation was accepted from the
Maine Commercial Travellers Association
to participate in their excursion July 9Th.
The following communication was read
| from Secretary OF State James q. Blaine:
DEPARTMENT OF STATEl
WASHINGTON. June IT. 1889.
secretary Of the Board Of Trade, Portland, Me-:
Slr-In anticipation of the meeting of the Inter
national American Congress i'm this city on Octo-
| Der 2 1883, the Secretary of state begs to in
close herewith copy Of the act indicating what
| VIII be the subjects Of discussion.
AS the object of the meeting is simply
| the discussion OF certain large and im1Ort-
ant commercial and industrial questions
whlch are OF direct interestto this country
IN Its relations with the other powers of the North
and South American Continent, the secretary
naturally desires all the information and suggest
ions which he could derive from all the boards
ana chambers winch represent so fully the inter-
est under consideration.
He viii, therefore, he glad to receive from your
distinguished body, either officially or by such in
dlVldual members as II may select such suggest
IONS as may occur upon consideration Of The sub
ANY communication in reply will he addressed
70 the secretary o. state Endorsed international
American Congress-"
have the honor to be, Sir,
Very Respectfully,
JAMES q. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
The matter was referred to the committee
on the Three Americas Exposition"