The National tribune., 1893-01-19
1'THRIFT is A GOOD REVENUE" GREAT
SAVING RESULTS FROM CLEAN
Illness AND
SAPOL 10
NATIONAL SHIP CANAL.

| Representatives of Commercial Bodies oil
| the Country Gather at the Capital.
! Convention of representatives of boards oil
trade, commercial societies, and States at large
| was held in the large dining-room of the Ar
| lington Hotel, in Washington. on Thursday,
Jan. IL, in pursuance to call to take action on
the project of building National ship canal
between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic
Ocean, which was issued by the Duluth (Minn.)
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. s. A. Thompson,
of Duluth, called the Convention to order, and
Congressman. elect Baldwin, of Minnesota, was
elected temporary Chairman. A Committee on
Credentials was appointed by the Chair, who
reported that all the delegates present were
properly appointed. Thirty eight States and
Territories were represented.
The following gentlemen were then selected
as permanent officers of the Convention: Geo.
II. Ely, of Ohio, President; c. w. O5gOod, OF
Vermont and w. E. Sweet of New York, Vice
Presidents; s. A. Thompson, of Minnesota,
Secretary.
Pending the report of the Committee or
Permanent Organization. Col. Graves, of Du-
luth, spoke encouragingy of the movement in
hand. He said he was not committed to any
particular plan route for the proposed canal !;
any one would suit the people of the western
end of the lakes that competent engineers
should decide upon as favorable. Plenty Of
money aud water, the two great essentials OF
the canal, could easily be obtained. Inc Presi-
dent, Mr.. Ely, of Cleveland, o., followed Civ
ing history of the movement in favor of the
proposed canal, and showing the necessity for
it. For the present he advised the Convention
to confne itself TO declaration in favor of an
appropriation by Congress to make survey OF
the route for the canal.
After considerable argument. motion was
carried to appoint Committee ON Resolutions,
consisting of one member of each organization
represented in the Convention. large num-
Der of letters were read from prominent people,
including Presdent-elect Cleveland and Vice
President Morton, regretting their inability to
be present and favoring the canal project, after
which the Convention adjourned.
At the evening session several members OF
Congress and Senators were present by invita-
tion, and speeches were made in favor of the
canal by Congressman Enochs, of Ohio and
Bentley. of New York. Gen. Harrison Allen,
of South Dakota, also spoke. The Convention
then adjourned.
Upon reassembling on Friday, Jan. 13. a plan
of permanent organization was adopted The
ing power of the organization is to be
placed in an executive committee of five, OF
which the President of the organization shall
be chairman, cx- officio, and board of control.
ex.offico, of the Presidents of the organizations
in States and Territories. The Committee
Resolutions reported, and resolutions favoring
the canal were unanimously adopted, and
committee was appointed to present the resolu-
tions to Congress. The Convention took a re-
cess and repaired to the White House, where
they were received by the President Upon
Resembling several resolutions were passed,
after which the Convention adjourned sine die.