New-York tribune., 1895-01-11
BUSINESS MEN MEET.
THE CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL |
LEAGUE OF COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
DISCUSSING AFFAIRS OF VITAL COMMERCIAL
INTEREST THE SESSIONS END WITH


INTEREST THE SESSIONS END WITH
BIG DINNER.
At the second and last days session of the third
annual convention Of the National League OF Com
mission Merchants Of the United States. at the
Metropolitan Hotel yesterday. there was full at
tendance Of delegates Treasurer John Leverone. OF
Cincinnati read his report. X showed that the re-
cepts for the last year were Sii5 4j and the ex-
pendures s232 49, leaving balance Of $40 a. sec
retary Patch then read his report, showing that AZ
against l2l firms members Of the National League
OF Commission Merchants last year there were lot
firms this year. The report said THE second
years work OF the organization closes with much
satisfaction throughout the menbership ana WIN
the idea that good has been accomplished ana much
be" The Committee for the Good ot 'he
League reported that the members had 'ohs'ie'e'
the papers" on frauds in the commission business
and had come 10 hc conclusion that there were
no State laws by which "snide" firms could be
reached
I'VE find however" the report Of the committee
said. that by application to the Postofnce pe'a''-
ment that overquoting the market Is interpreted ~
an intention to obtain goods under iaise pe''"''
and that firms making such preterces come under
the postal laws and their outgoing mal Is suoJo''
to conhscation and their incoming maii l'ao'r -
be marked fraud and returned to the "r''er' ''''
oninion has heen sbstantiated by the Postofice De-
partment at Washington and the postai "u'"o'' ''"''
Of known reputable firms a % the character ~
snch cuote;ione Your Committee on Good OF the
League would therefore recommend that com
mittee be appointed to confer with fos'indS'e'
eraI Rissel at Washington and lay the matter oe
fore him ard secure from him an expression upon
which TO base future work and prosecu"'"S' "''''
stop this interruptions practice
.rhis ran,r, vas adopiel and Will hc acted upon
Tho nexi business was the election Of of'cers. ''e
President Walter Snyder. - Baltimore N'' "''
elected president unanimously.
There we're two nominations for ce-pr'S1'"
J. H. Vogelsang. Of 81 Louis and II. {. hie'"'''''''
., Cincinnati out OF the total of seventy votes
Mr. Nogesang received ~ votes ana vi
ter %. ,o,,
Warren Patch Boston Mass. was re-eecte'
socro,,ry unanimously. Marvin l. Mickey' oi h"l'
falo was elected treasurer unanimously
Tho new president then made an aHireSS' ~
,.hich he suggested an amendment to the consti'n-
,ion and bylaws t. DO away with the hNe'""'
Committee as now existing and IN us pace -
TOO committees Of FIVE members each. one 70 "e
e,yled The Committee on Law and order anu
,h o,hor THE Committee on the Coca o' ''
order" ,, .,
The suggestions Of the president were reie''e' "
, snacial committee. which approved them.
After recess the Executive Committee reporter u,
,,.or ~ removing the limit to the number "'
h-a,ch leagues in a state. allowing each st"ir 10
have the privilege OF branches OF the "a a
-
s,rI subject - the control Il the pafeh' ,
The instrumentation was carried lhe mhJoitIiS 1 ~
,he Fxe-utive Committee reported nnihNorhps ~. W..
r. ,,ronosi,ion OF u \. Burnett of 'hl'ht'' x'r
@ ~ member of the leagu" file Statement %, NJ
ssa,s anI liabilities with the secretary oi ms 10 =,
nror-h I.hin thirty days. and II any menh'r ltl
=, =. nrs ,h,s schedule ~ his financial staining ne
~. Tor;hvith dropped from the rolls. me 'uh,@ ~ ~
49,, oiso In lorsel the Hil-Gran, bill no" L,hii~
a. Congress and recommended It's passage u" or
,.c, ~ mis- bill is regulate ~" sale of ottoman
Jsrtr. ar any other article - food which u STATE
NAV leeislate against a. being Injurious - II'''
az a unanimous vote 81 Louis ~a~ selected A. ~"
meeting pare % ~. next annual convention. no
CONVENTION having sent fra'crnaI greeting 90 t'
National Dalr, uion. ~hlch assemblies a, Nh-hhN,
Ton today. adjourned T. meet "n the -'''
"Wednesday 81 January. ltsS a.,
About - guests sat down 10 dinner ar '.
Metropolitan Hotel ln The evening fr.-ilrn',
H Downes. % the New York hranch, J. II ~
Tough ylcr-prrsli"nf. t'org' ". NiN. James IT,
larson and III Erauilgan bad rhargc Of %" afihNf"
n.nis An elaborate menu was served AinpnH M l"
guests wofr President Antony /urr to" me
italian Societies Edward Kuhlman. president ~ th'
Nrw-York Fruit Exchange. 'h"NAl"r LOUIS '"n-
frnrrn. Niso-t'omuodore Brown. - 'h" N"" h"ik
Yacht club. President Tn"odlr' N'finth. ~ 'h,
Fruit BUYERS I.N 'hanE". th1f.'- J'I'i'N'h. .'
oranro r " I.ongfelloW. = T. N"n"stn. pr".i
den, ~ n. Boston Fruit Produce tNt hhnge. : 7
farmer r. Burridge. chicago. J &. M'hr. -
NJ Wygant and many Others 49,,
Interesting speeches were mad" hy many or iH'
de,cgates The festivities were carried on into a
i,fe hour and when the proceeding came 90 an
,nd ,he delegates exprcssei Themselves as highly
pleased with their reception In New-fotN.