Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-30
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Tho chamber or Csmmsrce Debate
Upon Common mileage Tickets for
All ROads-The chinese Emigration
Measures Discussed-The state board
OF Trade Project Booming.
The more the project of issuing mileage |
tickets for 5000 miles. good upon all rail-
roads in the State, il discussed by the wise-t
acres of the Chamber of Commerce., the |
more impracticable does the project become. |
At the meeting last night Enos Kimberly |
reported, for the committee on mileage and
transportation, that the committee had moth |
ing to add to Its former report recommend
ing that mileage books be issued, containing
5000 miles In travelling tickets, which
should be acceptable upon all railroads. In
the. State, provided this could be rendered to
the advantage Of all. = The report was &C.
oepted.} Ex-Nayor 81. q. Lewis thought
that no measure should be recommended
which would injurs tn smaller roads which
are now struggling for Existence. They cam
not afford to carry passengers ct the same
rate mile that the large roads can.
There are two large roads in this State,
said he, which are stretching their arms out
| to crush their smaller nsighbors by this
means. I am down upon these great monop-
age of the travelling public. do not believe
| the recommendation should be made, for it
IL . move towards crowding ont the smaller
| railroads. It 10 q move towards fixing uni
| form price for mileage.
President Dewell said the plan did not
come from tho Consolidated road, or from
| any other road, but from the Hartford board
there were but few roads In New England
1 that yvould favor it.
Major T. Atwater Barnes reported that In
the matter of forming State board of trade,
replies had been received from six cities
which were in favor of 1t, and many others
which wished further information. The
New London board of trade IL thoroughly in
favor Of it. he recommended that an invi-
tation be sent to the local boards of trade of
this State to send delegates to q conference to
be held in this city during the month of
March, and ask the adoption Of the following:
Resolved, That the various boards Of trade and
are hereby cordially and requested to send
two or more delegates to attend conference Of the
rooms Of tho Chamber Of Commerce at New Haven,
wednesday, March u, at Il O'Clock, M, for the
after due consideration, Of State board Of trade.
il Your committee would also recommend, he
continued, the appointment by the president
of five delegates to represent this chamber at
said conference, said delegates to be also q
committee with power to make all arrange
rnents necessary for said conference.
As to the matter of withdrawing from the
National Board of Trade, Major Barnes re-
ported the committee thought It not advisable
at present.
A communication from the New York
| Chamber of Commerce asked the chamber to
consider the Chinese emigration question and
to pass resolutions which the New York
chamber had passed. The resolutions asked
for peaceful settlement of difficulties with
! the Chinese, and q return to the friendly re-
lations which were brought about by the
Burlingame treaty. gsss
Ex-Judge Sheldon and Nathan Esterbrook
jr., were opposed to any large influx Of
Chinese. They thought 1t would do thu
country no good.
The chamber, nevertheless, passed the ia
, vorable resolutions of the New York STATE
chamber.
Captain @. Il. Townshend, Henry Sutton
: and Hon. N. D. Sporty were appointed a com
mittee to visit Washington and to use theil
influence in the compulsory pilotage meas
ures now in consideration by Congress.