The Portland daily press., 1894-11-29
BOARD OF TRADE
Resolutions Passed Regarding the Nicara-
qua Canal.


A meeting of the Board of Trade was held
yesterday morning, President W!hsio" IN
the chair.
After the reading of inc leo1' 70 ,'i'
Henry Little was proposed anu eleo'eu
member of the board.
The correspondence from the Chamoer OF
Commerce of San Francisco resaioihs 1he
building of the Nicaragua caLai relerreo 10
the President and Secretary al INC ias'
meeting of managers was presenteu win
their report of a conference Win iioh. l.
B. Reed and Senato or Hale on the matter,
both OF whom expressed their approVal Vi
the project, that the United States govern
ment should assume control OIL us construc-
ton and management.
The committee presented the FOLLOWING re-
solutions which We're unanimously adopted;
Whereas. The building and early comPie-
ton of the Nicaragua canal is of vast i'm
4portance to the development anu 'wellare VI
the Americ an continent ana pcopie unuer
proper restrictions aud guaraa3 tba 81 the
great WORK may be done econonliioady anu ~.
as quickly as possible. and-that the country
may exercise 81. wise and pro rption
Resolved. That the Board OF lrfue %
Portland, Me-, believing that great dement's
WI result to the people TINS rs tba h,di n
and early Completion of the Nicaragua
canal hereby ask the members OF CONGRESS
from this state use their influence IN secud1
ing. at the earliest day such CONGRESSIONAL
action as will secure this great inter
Oceanic enterprise, in the belief that its
| final completion will be halied with su-
| preme qualification by the American people.
Resolved, That copies | hereof pc lIansinit-
ted to the henderson, Congress FROM Malne.
The matter of entertaining TIE Amerl-
| can Institute OF Instruction which 70
| hold its meeting next July Str. 9TH; lOth
| and 18th, the place of meetings to be deter
| mined in january, it was voted to extend
| next month to hold their next meeting IN
the city of Portland. to ask their early &C
| ceptanoe of the invitation and to notify Inc
| board not later than February lst.
| The matter of inviting and entertaining
the American Institute OF Instruction at
| Portland in July next. came up by COM
| munication from Prof. Stetson of Auburn,
| vino is to meet the executive committee
early in January to determine upon the
| location of the meetings to be held July Sth,
9Th, 10th and 18th. He desires to know if
| Portland will accommodate the meetings;
also the delegates at hotel. boarding houses
and private houses with rooms and board at
reduced rates. Most of the members prese nj
seemed to think that. though two or three
| of our hotels have recently closed UP, by a
| concerted action OF tue uodTu Will ooAic VI
religious and ladies' literary clubs and
societies ample provisions can be made to
house and feed 1000 to $500 delegates.
Hon. W. W. Merrill thought that many
| could be entertained out in Deering and
moved and il was voted to invite The Insti-
| tute through Mr.. Stetson to meet here next
July. and to reques the exec utiye commit
| tee to inform this board if it accepts this
| invitation, not Inter than the first of Febru-
airy next. PENDING such acceptance. NO
committee of arrangements was appointed,
| but Mr.. Larpabee was requested to secure
| City hall for the dates NAMED.
Captain J. S. Winslow called the attention
of the board to the needed legislation for a
more equita BILE taxation of shipping in.this
state for the recent system of taxing Ton
| mage instead of the income of vessels. was
| fast driving shipping out of Maine, and
| made a motion that committee of three be
| appointed: to, if possible secure.c directive
| legislation in behalf of ship owners.
The president nominated and the board
confirmed Captain J.. S. Winslow. Fritz H.
| Jordan and William W. Merrill as such legis-
| lative committee, and the board shortly
after adjourned.