The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-21
THE THREE AMERICAS.
Meeting of the City Council and
Board OF Trade Committees
To Make Arrangements to Entertain
the Delegates.

The first meeting Of the committees from
the City Council and Board of Trade ap-
pointed to entertain the delegates from the
Three Americas, on October Sth, met in
the Common Council chamber last eve
ming.
Mayor Melcher stated that he took the
chair by virtue of the requirements of the
charter. He then said that wishing to OBJ
tain information in regard to the contemp-
lated visit he requested the City Clerk to
write to the State Department for informa-
tion and received in reply this letter:
DEPARTMENT OF SrATE,l
INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN CONGRESS-,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 1883. J
Hon. II. S. MeLcher, Mayor, Portland, Me:
Dear Sir-We shall reach Portland about
O'clock p M Tuesday, october & Stn ana aSo, VIII & re-
The party will consist OF about sixty persons-no
ladies. As we will take our lunch on the train we
will have all the afternoon for sight seeing. |
enclose YOU list of delegates so far as heard
Your obedient servant.
WILLIAM X. CURTIS,
Special Agent, Dept of State.
On motion of Alderman Hobbs City Clerk
Burgess was elected secretary of the united
committees. The clerk then read the list of
delegates appointed by the several commit
tees to be represented at the conference and
also the committee from the National Con-
gress. These are the names of the delegates
United States-John b. Henderson, Mo-, Cor
ment Studebaker, Ind; I. j. Coolidge, Mass; w.
H. Trescott, s. c.; Andrew Carnegie, Penn (;
Henry G. Davis W. Va; Morris NJ. Estee, Cal.
- Argentine Republc-Senors V. G. Quesada
Reoue Saenz Pena, Manuel Quintano.
BraziiIC IConnciilor L. r. Pereiya Dr. J G., de
AmaraI Valente, DR.. Salvador de Mendonca.
Columbia-Senors J. NJ. Hurtado, Carlos NJ.
Silva, Chinaco Calderon.
Costa Rica-Senor p. p. Zeledon.
Eouador-Sr. j. M. Camano.
Giatemala-D DIR. Fernando Cruz
Hondnras-Sr. j. Zelayo.
Mexico-Srs. M. Romero, j. N. Navarro.
Nicaragua DR.. II. Guzman.
Paraguay-Senor Alberto Min.
Peru-Senior Il. c. @. Zegarra.
Salyador-Senors j. Castellanos and S. valda-
villsa.
Venezuela-Sen N. b. Peraza.
Chill, Hayti and Uruguay accept but
haven't announced their delegates. San
Domingo declines.
The secretary then read long circular
from the State department showing that the
visit of these delegates was to great extent
of sentimental nature; that foreign Eu-
ropean countries and England had done so
much to help their business men in their
commercial relations with these South Amer
lean states that they had virtually secured
all their trade; that our own people had but
little knowledge of the wealth and popula-
tion of the countries the delegates repre-
sented, so little that the biographies were
about fifty years behind the age; that 1t was
for this conference to try and make closer
and better relations for the countries they
represented and thus foster trade; and 1t
was for the citizens of the places they would
visit here to try and show them besides our
trades our political methods and home life
The act of Congress providing for this confer
ence, which has been published, was also
read.
It will be seen that. owing to certain
necessary changes in the route of the dele
gates, they will not arrive here until p.
m. instead of 10 a. m, and will remain un-
til IL p. IN.
The Mayor, after the reading of the docu-
ments, said the meeting was organized for
business.
President Crockett, of the Common Coun-
Gil, said he thought it would be good plan
to have subcommittee Of six appointed to
arrange details of the reception, and to re-
port back to the full committee, the commit
tee to consist of Two from the aldermen two
from the Common Council and two from
the Board of Trade.
Alderman Shaw asked If the Mayor had
outlined any programme.
The Mayor said no; that as soon as the
State Department replied to the. clerks
ascertaining it was agreeable to the Board
of Trade committee.
Collector Anderson, from the Board Of
Trade, was asked If he had any suggestions.
He replied he had not. He had an invitation
to extend to the committee that had been
handed him to present. This was the invi-
tation:
FALMOUTH FoREsIDE, Sept. goth, 1889.
To the Joint Committee of the Government and
the Board Of Trade Of the City Of Portland.
Gentlemen:-We cordially invite you and your
the "Three Americas Conference" to visit the
Underwood Spring, on Tuesday. October 9Th.
We will exhibit some of the edible products OF
CascO Bay and the aboriginal manner OF preparing
the same for the table. which would no dout be a
novelty TO the delegates.
The beauties and extent of our harbor and bay
would be fully exhibited in the trip TO the Spring,
and as the Underwood water is known and es-
teemed in some of the countries represented at
the conference, the visit might be OF interest and
enjoyment to your guests.
Respectfully.
THE UNDERWOOD Co.
Mr.. Crockett's motion was then carried,
and this committee was appointed: Messrs.
Crockett, McClutchy, Rand and Foss of the
CITY Council, and Messrs. Anderson and
Hamlen of the Board of Trade.
The full committee then adjourned. The
subcommittee decided not to report the pro
gramme they might formulate until ready to
report to the full committee as features might
necessarily be changed several times before
| final decision was made.