The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-12
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
The Annual Meeting and Election of Off,
GERS Last Evening,

Inc bOdTQ OF lTdu6 u6lu loo alAuol
meeting last evening, and there was
full attendance, President Winslow In
the chair. Addresses were made by
Isaac C. Atkinson, Esq, Mr.. Blabon, Col
onel F. E. Boothby, Captain 7. j. Little
and others.
Mr.. Atkinson thought that there ought
to be more activity among the members,
especially with the standing committees,
and he expressed surprise that all the
committees had not reported at this
meeting.
On motion of Nh. Little, it was voted
that the secretary ask each committee to
submit areport later on.
The following reports were presented:
secretary's Annual Report.
To tho Officers and Members Of Portland
Board Of Trade:
beg respectfully to report that there
have been held during the year IA meet
ings Of the managers and six of the full
board. -Four meetings were adjourned
for want of quorum. Twenty-one per-
sons have been admitted to membership
and seven have died during the year,
viz, Ira F. Clark, John G. Proctor, H. j.
Libby, Geo. E. B. Jackson, Oliver NJ.
Nash, A. S. Megquier, and Daniel F.
Emery.
The board now has 351 members on its
rolls. Several have not yet paid the last
assessment. have received for admis-
sion fees and assessments $850.50, and
from rental of rooms $4,000; making
total of $91450.
The receipts from subscriptions with
the Exchange have been $120S.50, MAX
ing the aggregate receipts from all
sources $2123, which has been paid to the
treasurer.
In accordance with the generally ex-
pressed desire at the last annual meeting
for larger and better quarters for the
Board of Trade and its Exchange room,
we now occupy these pleasant and ample
rooms, well situated and every way ad-
mirably adapted for the headquarters
of the business people of Portland and
which compare favorably with those OF
any other city for convenience and equip
ment, and no Exchange room In this
country has any better facilities for fur
nishing the variety of telegraphic news
now given on our bulletins. This know
from a recent inspection of some OF the.
DeSb OIL bll6til, dIiQ III COStS ldl 20 liAOLOJ w
sustain their current expenses.
OF course Injurious quarters and fur
nishings, as well as greater demands for
news service in these modern times, have
largely increased the expenses of this
board, which must be met by increased
membership, and it is hoped that every
member will take pride enough IN seeing
these quarters properly sustained, to
make personal ehortto increase the mem
bership of the board and of the Mer-
chants Exchange.
1t is the duty of every good citizen of
Portland who has pride in her welfare,
to see that the common rendezvous of
business men and strangers from abroad
is creditably sustained, that they may
carry away pleasant impressions OF our
public spirit and enterprise.
Boards of trade are steadily multiply
ing throughout the state with good effect
in developing the best resources OF their
localities, and the State Board OF Trade
is fast becoming great power in push
ing the vast interests and varied resources
of Maine to the front.
The business of the state has been large
and prosperous throughout the year, and
Portland has shared in the prosperity,
being its largest and best market. But
Portlands greatest need at this time is
more manufactures, fact that is be-
coming more and more apparent to her
best business men, and it is hoped that
efforts now being made in that direction
will receive hearty and generous cooper
alton in the present year.
Portland is conceded to be a very ia
vorable locality for many kinds of manu-
features, with unusual facilities for dis
tributing products to all the markets of
the world, and from constant applications
that I am receiving from all over the
country for information regarding the To-
cation of various manufactures here,
know that we can have them if we will
but help ourselves.
Therefore hope that all and every
member of the board who can
will attend the regular meet
ings of the managers on the first
Thursday of each month, when they
will be gladly heard upon any subject
they may please to present in the interest
of Portland; and when desired special
meetings will be called at which any citi-
zen will be accorded free expression. of
his views on all matters of business ma
ture.
Respectfully submitted,
M. n. RICH,
Secretary