New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-19
STEAM INDICATORS MEET.
,xNrr,1, MEETING OF THE NATIONAL BOARD.
SOME THINGS WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS
,oo,,n,,eurn AND WHAT 1T HOPES TO DO.

COME THINGS WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS
ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT 1T HOPES TO DO
Tho National Board Of Steam Navigation, repre-
sop,ing nearly all the water carrying lines on 'ne
Atlantic coast and on the Mississippi and Missouri
pvers held the first days session OF its tweh'leui
nnual meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
Tho owners OF lake vessels not members OF INC
hoard hut have society organized for similar ~"
noses The board represents shipping interests vaueu
nj s12o 100000. Twenty years ago owpers oil sleahi
vessels found it necessary TO organize for mutual Po
tecfon. so far legislation was concerned lno
cardinal principles originally adopted regarding legs
lation related to improved safeguards Tor lie an"
nronorty fixed and permanent rules for navlgauon'
relief from the exactOns OF patentnghts venders, au
nrotection from mwise legislation and excessive mum
tv For ten or twelve years the board did not wleu
much Influence in restraining vicious legslauon' o"'
during the last ten years II has been more powerful
There are now a great many laws relating 10 '"o
shining interests of this country. Many OF them arc
conflicting d. D. c. Mink OF Philadelphia, III iona
report read to the board yesterday, emphasized Il'
necessity OF establishing National Government NC
naytment of Commerce. He said that the H'ilros'u'
would in time gain absolute control over tlc ""'e'
carriers II some such step were not TAKEN iho o'.
alctng laws should be cOated, and all con'riuico',
measures should be eliminated. In fact coue Va
laws relating to water commerce should DC ior'i""''"
Another point brought out by Mr.. Mink was '"e
recommendation Of the President under AUTHORITY Oh an
act of Congress- that an International Marine OohsV''
composed OF fifteen members be established ms ~
concentration was referred By the President u uo 0o
rotary OF the Treasury, who appointed commune y
deal with the subject. The committee acunB upon
the advice of the National Board of Steam Navigauo
recommended that the committee be reduceu III mum
bers 10 hve and that 1t be composed OF the menus Vi
various bureaus in tue Treasury Department III was
argued in behalf Of this recommendation thaV "'o
marine congress would not DO handicapped DS VI"
appointment OF admiralty lawyers, line Officers vi 'io
Navy and experts proposed by the act oil Oos'e''
bin TO thi, effect was introduced in the last days Oh
the second session Of the last Congress- Dut laeu ~
pass on account of lack OF time.
Mr. Mink also called attention 10 the safety OF
travelling by water He said that during the last year
10000 900 people had been carried on 3,S4 AMERICAN
vessels sailing On American waters aud leaving Acrl
can ports. OF that number only sixty-hve had been
killed. lie added riumphantly that no Oter moue Vi
conveyance could produce such record ME- MIN
particularly urged the necessity OF compelling SAILING
vessels to undergo the same inspection as steam Ne'
The barge Republic cited AS an instance OF inc ne
cessity of sailing vessels being put under control OF
United States inspectors.
The success attained by the Board In persuau'he
Congress to suspend for year the law requiring an
vessels to carry life line and gun OF particular
pattern was meluOlcu. his Ia" HdS D0~"'"N N''
ious to ship owners and It's repeal is looked ior"aiu
to with considerable certainty and satisfaction.
The report showed that the abolition Of hospital dues
had been accomplished Under this system there IS
sum in the Treasury Department which cannot be sed
amounting to SGOOOO0 The fees for steamboat III
specton also have been abolished, which will save to
the ship owners about S10S,OO0 each year.
J. W. Miller, president of the Board, read an IN
terestinc address. lie said that Americans, Doh III
the East and the West looking abroad for avenues
Of trade instead Of being contented as heretofore WIN
a home market.
The Board adjourned to meet at IL a. m. To-Day
when the election Of officers Will take place There
were present yesterday !. W. Miller, president New"
York: F. A. Churchman, second vice president, Philao
delphia Charles II. Boyer, assistant secretary New"
York; D. d. c. Mink, chairman of the Executive Com
mittee Philadelphia; H. +. Dimock, ,. H. seaman
]. b. HubbeH d. NJ. Munger New-York; }. u. C9yle'
Portland Me: W. w. ONeill, J. y. Henderson, nus
burg members Of the Executive COMMITTEE Inc Q'ilS
members present were W. II. Hooker /. Egpeft VI. r"
staples F. ". VOsburgh +. q. osborn +. > cannon
r. Deming, F. F. Gregory L, Lucken6ach NJ Moran
Robert stewart Joseph Laughlln c. W; Moolsey, o.
Gordon Enmons, p H. Marshall, A. BREASTED, OF New
York L. r. Keck Cincinnati; james Gallagher' Pnliac
delphla: +. shrlver, Baltimore; I. J: Wood John
MOren Hugh MOren, C. l.. SnOwden W.. }. Woou, Oh
Pittsburg and j. IL. jenkins, of bridgeport