The Portland daily press., 1889-04-27
BOARD OF TRADE.
Resolutions Passed In Regard to the
Grand Trunk.

A meeting Of the managers of the Board
of Trade was held yesterday forenoon, with
Vice President Winslow in the chair.
Hon. George P. Wesc9tt made some re-
marks on Senator Cullom's committee on
Interstate commerce, which will meet in
New York, May Sd. He said the real
object of the committee is to consider the
competition between American and Canadi-
an lines of railroad. Mr.. Wescott showed
how this is matter of vital Importance to
Portland and New England and how much
it would hurt our commerce If the Grand
Trunk and other Canadian roads were shut
off from competition with American lines.
Mr.. Charles S. Fobes, Mr.. T. C. Woodbury.
and others agreed with Mr. Wescott's views.
On motion of Mr.. Charles S. Fobes, ESQ.,.
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The committee of which Senator
Cullom is chairman, is appointed to meet in New
York May Sd, in accordance with the spirit of the
"RssoiUed, That the committee on interstate
Commerce, be and 1t is hereby directed to ascer-
tam ana n report to the Senate whether any rail,
operated or controlled by the Grand Trunk rail-
way, or any other Canadian Railway Corporation;
States is diverted from American to Canadian
lines OF transportation, and il so, to what extent
anu ny Wndt means; ana Wnetner tnere Is any
discrimination in the charges made for tolls or
othe. wise, against American vessels which pass
through the Welland and St. Lawrence canals.
said committee is further directed to inquire
1ully into the question OF the regulation of the
commerce carried on, by railroad or water routes,
between the United States and Dominion of Can.
ada, and to report what legislation ON the sub
Ject II any is necessary for the protection of the
commercial interests OF the United States, or TO
promote the act to regulate commerce. ap-
proved February 4th, 1882,
Now, therefore be it
Resolved, That this Board protests against the
enactment of any legislation which will deprive
our citizens OF the facilities for transportation of
Dreadstuffs and other manufactures now offered
by our great commercial highways through Cana
ga and between the Atlantic seaboard and the
west, and especially protest against any amend
ment of existing laws for the purpose of throw
ing obstacles in the way of such transportation
and against the withdrawal of the privilege of
carrying merchandise of the United States in
Donu tnrougn canada as now practiced, and
against any action which will tend to obstruct or
destroy competition In the transportation of such
merchandise, and thereby build up monopolies to
the detrlment OF cities and commercial interests
now receiving the benefits of free and unob-
r ssructea H transportation TO and from the West,
- Resolved, That Captain J. s. Winslow,
Charles J. Chapman, George p Wescott, Charles
r. Milliken, John w. Deering Nathan Cleayes
TTe9fge S hunt, Woodbury. s. Dana, John Q.
M MIwltcneI, Ill George Walker, Payson Tucker, Theo-
dore G; Woodbury., ). w. Thaxter, M. NJ Rich,
Seth L. Larrabee, Philip III. Brown, William
L. Putnam, d: W; Clark, John M. Adams and
d,iits aomaa ,; - Meieher, be hereby appointed
behalf of this Board, to make such further repre-
sentations before Senator Culloms committed as
may seem necessary to prevent the recommended
ton OF any measures TO Congress, tending to In
terrupt our present commercial relations with
Canada,