Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-20
sTATE BOARD OF TRADE.
The Administering Opened To-Day in
the District Court Room.

The second annual meeting of the
Connecticut State Board of Trade was
called to order in the district court room
at 1890 o'clock this forenoon. Deleg cs
were present as follows: ssszza
Bridgeport-B. D. Pierce, w. II. Mari
gold, Joseph w. johnson, w. H. Noble,
Granville w. Goodsell.
Hartford-P. H. Woodward, George
A. Fairchild, George ]. Capewell, w. E.
Collins, Frederick w. Davis, Francis R.
Cooley.
New Haven-James D. Dewell, Ma
than Easterbrook, jr, N. D. Sperry,
Charles H. Townsend, j. Rice Winchell,
Joseph Sheldon, Amos P. Wilder, John
c. Gallagher.
New London - John Mckinley,
Frederic Earnsworth, John Hopson, jr,
A. II. Chappell, George Parsons La
throp, Daniel S. Marsh.
NOrwich-H. II. Gallup, Arthur H.
Brewer, William H. Aiken, Adams P.
Carroll, Jonathan Trumbull.
Waterbury-F. B. Rice, E. G. Lewis,
II. L. Wade, S. w. Kellogg.
NOrwalk-E. j. Hill, o. L. Wilson, j.
Belden Hurlburt.
Stamford-Charles II. Getman, NJ. c.
Downs, Tobias Bernhard.
Winsted-T. c. Richards, George H.
Alforn, c. K. Hunt.
Manchester-R. o. Cheney, N. T.
Pulsifer, William II. Childs.
Groton-Frederick Bill, Andrew j.
Mcleod.
Southington-T. H. Mckenzie, T. w.
Twitchell.
Mystic Yalley-John K. Bucklyn,
George E. Trip.
Westport-G. J. Underwood, I. o.
Jones.
Saugatuck-A. D. Solmon.
Guilford-H. w. Spencer.
The subjects for discussion were as
follows:
The Work of Local Boards By the
Winsted board.
What can Cities and Towns Do? By
the Manchester board.
Safety Railway Appliances. By the
Norwich board.
Relative to Improved Highways in
the State. By the Norwich board.
Improvement of Roads. By the New
London board
The Joint Stock Law. BY the New
London board.
~ Naval Reserve. By the New Ha-
ven board.
the New Haven board.
The Tax on Bank Circulation. BY the
New London board.
. Town and City Taxation. By the
Norwich board.
Railroad Charges for Switching. By
the Norwich board.
The Tonnage Bill. BY the New Haven
board.
Fertilization of Long Island Sound.
BY the New Haven board.
The meeting was presided over by
President Dewell of New Haven. A
committee ON credentials. consisting of
Messrs Carroll of Norwich, Hunt of
Wmsted, EasterbrOok of New Haven,
Lewis of Waterbury and Bill of Groton
was appointed.
After roll call the reports of the eX.
ecutive committee and treasurer were
read, and accepted on motion of Mr.
EasterbrOok.
A communication from the Weekly
Record of New Haven, requesting that
the paper be made the official organ of
the state board was received and after
considerable discussion laid on the table
upon motion of Mr. Gallup of Norwich.
Balloting for officers was next in
order and of the thirty votes cast for
president j. d. Dewell of New Haven
received twenty-nine, scattering one.
Mr. Dcwell in accepting the honor,
spoke of the work for the coming
year. He had met the presidents of the
Massachusetts and Maine boards re-
Gently and it was the general opinion
that a New England association should
be formed. He spoke in favor of Con-
necticut cottage at the worlds fair.
The following vice presidents were
elected: w. IL. Marigold, Bridgeport;
p. II. Woodward, Hartford; R. o.
Cheney, Manchester; G. II. Downes,
Twitchcll, Southington; F. B. Rice,
r. c. Richards, Winsted; John R.
Bucklyn. Mystic Valley; H. H. Gallup,
Norwich; G. /. Underwood, Westport;
II. w. Spencer, Guilford; John Nc
Ginley, New London.
L. Atwater Barnes of New Haven was
re-appointed secretary.
A recess of five minutes was taken at
this time to examine the credentials of
delegates who arrived late.
Mr. Hill of Norwalk, who was ap-
pointed at the last meeting to report
upon the publication by the state of an
nounced that owing to the muddle
in the general assembly he was unable
to make a satisfactory report and asked
to be discharged. On motion of Mr.
Twitchell the report was received and
the committee continued.
Mr. Sperry of New Haven committee
on Worlds fair commission for Con-
neCticut reported progress. de said
commission had been appointed and
urged the state board to ask the legisla-
ture to appropriate S25, 900 for the pur-
pose. If the general assembly will not
take such action, then the manufac-
turers must look for some other means
to represent the state at the fair.
Mr. Cheney of Manchester, amended
the resolution, placing the amount to be
asked from the state at $4,000. Mr.
Sheldon of New Haven wanted $75, 900
and Mr. Hill of Norwalk thought that
800, 900 was not too much. Mr. Aiken
of Norwich said 100000 should be
asked for leaving the responsibility for
lowering it with the legislature. Mr.
Cheney's amendment was carried. Mr.
Easterbrook moved that the action of
the board be at once telegraphed to the
president of the senate and the speaker
of the house.
1t was voted to lay on the table the
subject Letter Postage" carried over
from the last meeting.