The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-04
GROUSE AND DEMU MURRAGE
BOTH DISCUSSED BY RHODE ISL
IND BCSINESSMEN.
Monthly Meeting ct the Association Last
Night-A Funny Letter from Hugh j.
CarrolI-Business Transacted.

About fifty members of the Rhode
Island Business Mems Association dis
cussed grouse and demurrage charges
last night at the regular monthly meet
ing, held in the quarters in Butler Ex.
change Young's Alpine Orchestra fur
nished music while grouse engaged the
members attention.
Joha Shepard. Jr., president of the
association. occupied tue chair. Supper
Was served AT o'clock, aud about 9
o'clock the business meeting was called
Co order.
Tue records of the last meeting were
read and accepted, after which the Iol-
loving were elected TO membership !:
James II. Smith, Providence Lithogra ph
Company; LOUIS Is. Payton, "a South
Water street; Arthur L. Peck, Is. w.
Peck * Sons; Henry Warren, DJok-
keeper; Byron s., Wightman, grocer j.
{. Rutherford, physician.
The designations of William r. Walker.
Benjamin W. Gallup and A. Fiske 81 Go.
were read and accepted.
The following communication was read:
Henry NJ Smith Secretary Business Mems Assoeta-
Yours Of the 9th inst to the postmaster general.
form ardng copy OF resolution adopted by the
X. l. nuslaess Mems Assos smtlon In references TO
extending the Tree delivery service, has been re-
cciyed and Tor which We desire 10 thank you
First Assistant Postmaster General,
The following was received with laugh
ter:
desire TO say am sorry that I cant attend the
supper OF the Bu usiness Men's Association. Can't
tet beef Fridays. Good luck 70 you, Keep on In
your good WORK. HUGH J. CAHitoLL.
Mortimer Whitehead, lecturer OF the
Natiolal Grange, Patrons OF Husbandry,
wrote AM expressel his pleasure at re-
ceiving res ,lutiou passed by the associ-
alton III favor OF good roads. The com
munlcation was rad.
W illlan Il. Knight made n verbal re-
port the committee on transportation
lu ielard TO denurrage charges. he sald
that the time now allowed. :orty-eight
hours, for unloading goods from cars was
not long enough for men engaged la GER
laln lines of business. Under existiny
conditions it was hard work to get "A car
as the roads were blocked. Tue time,
Mr. knight thought, should be
ninety-slX hours. \ representative of
the Car Service Association had
been informed that his was the seutI-
ment of the business nen, and an an
swer was promised Ia I. days, bdC the
time was up, and none had been re-
ceived. IL was announced tnat "A petit
ton asking Tor AN extension OF time had
been circulated, and mOtioa was made
that tue PRESIDENT be empowered 10 sign
IL on ID, half Qt tae association.
Irving M. Smith opp, sed The motion.
He DelIvved III an open dis susslon but
uId not tuink it right Tor tine association
TO take a stand either way.
TEefe was considerable discussion, but
the motion WAS passed.
After the business before the assoca-
tion mad been considered remarks were
made by Gen. Oiney Arnold, wno Incl
dentalIy remarked that he could eat
meat seven days week, thus differing
from some Pawtucket people. In closing
GeD. Arnold recited some poetry. DIR.
Rutherford also spoke.
IL wasyoted tnaS the committee having
charge of he supper be continued 10
make arra lgements for supper at the
nexJ meeting.
The mee ing then adjourned,