Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-29
BOARD OF TRADE
Annual Meeting Of the National
Body Today.
REPORTS and ELECTION OF OFFICERS
A Strong Interest Taken in the
Financial Policy.
THE PRESIDENTS PLAN

The parlors and corridors of the Shore
ham We're filled early this morning with a
| numerous and select gathering, represent
ing the various boards of trade through
out the country, met here at the twenty
fifth annual meeting OF the national board
of trade. The morning was spent in con-
versatiOn on the work of the meeting and
Its Importance in conjunction with the
critical necessity of action by Congress on
the recommendations of the President in
his special message. 1t was generally
agreed that at no time in it's history had
the board before it greater responsibility
than now
The executive council OF the board met
at ~ o'clock in a parlor in the Shoreham,
with Mr.. Frederick Fraley presiding. and
the secretary, Mr.. Hamilton Andrews Hill,
and Messrs. Jonathan A. Lane of Boston,
Henry F. DOusman of Chicago, John A.
Gano OF Cincinnati, j. j. Sullivan of Cleve-
land, A. Z. Raymond of Detroit, Frank b.
Thurber OF New York. B. s. Jarney, jr.,
OF Philadelphia and Daniel w. Taylor of
Wilmington, Del, all vice presidents of
the national board of trade, present and
participating In the work Of the session.
The council spent the morning in shaping
the program of the regular daily sessions
OF the board. The more than usual num-
Der OF topics coming up for consideration
from all parts of the country served to
iildhc tHiS SESSION OIL the executive council
significant of the Importance of the gen.
eral meeting of the board at this time.
The national board met promptly at IL
O'Clock in the banquet hall, with President
Fraley, hale and vigorous despite his four
score years and ten, presiding, he has
for over quarter of century. The roll
of membership was read by the secretary,
and showed the following delegates present:
The Membership ROIl.
G. Waldo Smith, Silas NJ. Giddings, F. E.
Thurber, Ambrose Snow and Elias S. A.
De Lima. New York beard of trade and
transportation.
E. .. Stanard, Geo. E. Leighton, Henry
G. Hearsteck, w. G. Boyd, T. B. Boyd s.
NJ. Cobb, Richard Barheldt, the Merchants
Exchange of st. Louis.
S. +. Peabody, w. F.. Burdell aud Emer-
son McNullin, the Columbus board Of
trade.
r. T. Van Horn and Congressman John
c. Tarsney, the Kansas City board of
trade.
Senator N. c. Blanchard Mr.. Breedlore
Smith. Pearl Wight and Congressman
Meyer, the New Orleans board OF trade.
Frederick Fraley. VIM. S. Mexican. VI. ri.
Rhawn. Benz. 9. Janney, jr., John Field,
John II. Graham and VIM. X. Tucker, the
Philadelphia board of trade.
David McMenamin and Frank Halpen, the
Philadelphia grocers' and importers eX-
change.
W. A. Nav. F. L. Hitchcock and W. T.
lEe scranton, IA, DOaTQ tFdue-
w. f. Schneppe. the Associated Whole
sale Grocers of st. Louis.
Patrick Mulcahy, Richard Spinnick and
Henry Fairback. the builders exchange of
ST. Louis.
B. II. Warner. John b. Wight, A. NJ.
Lothrop and H. F. Blount the Washington
board of trade.
Daniel W. Taylor and Archibald s. Reed,
the Wilmington board of trade.
VIM. Seewentter and Daniel Miller, the
Baltimore board OF trade.
Blanchard Randall, j. s. Middleton. Jos.
r. Foard and Henry Hilton, Baltimore
corn and flour exchange
Alden Speare, j. r. Lesson. Henry E.
Cook and Alanson w. Beard. Boston cham
Der OF commerce.
wellington Smith of Lee. Mass, and A.
NJ. Burbank of Bellows Falls, VT, the Bos-
ton Paper Trade Association.
United States Treasurer d. N. Morgan
and Congressman r. E. DeForesr, the
Bridgeport. Conn.,, board Of trade.
Robert r. Hefford. Alonzo r. James,
Congressman d. r. Lockwood and Charles
Daniels. the Buffalo. N. Y, merchants eX-
change
F. Dousman. w J. Pope, ]. H. Wright. T.
G. Logan, w. H. Bartlett, L. w. Bodman
and q. T. Stowe. the Chicago board of
trade.
Parker, ]. W. Harper. E. P. Wilson, F. A.
G. Kingsbury and Chas. 3. Murray, the
Cincinnati chamber of commerce.
]. p. Sullivan, J. G. w. Cowles, Luther
Allen. Henry A. Griffin. b. E. Holman, the
Cleveland chamber of commerce.
VIM. Hackett and r. G. James, Easton,
Pa, board of trade.
Daniel b. Smith, the Toledo board of
trade.
York a committee on credentials was ap-
poin ted, consisting of MeSSrS. Smith of