New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-20
REVIEW OF A YEARS WORK
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
VIEWS OF THE COUNTRY's FINANCIAL CON
DITION- WHAT THE CHAMBER DID FOR
MUNICIPAL REFORM-A PLEA FOR
FEE; PIERS.

The thirty-scvcnth annual report OF the 'ha"oer
Of Commerce OF the State of New-fork contains Il
comprehensive review Of the v ork OF the 'ha"oe'
from May. 1884. May, 1888, written by "eorse
Wilson. the secretary of the ChamDcr' /"
chapter on the National finance appears this state
mcnt:
our present financial condition is. in many re-
spccts more satisfactory than it was prior to inc
repeal of the (soca!led) SILVER i uicn,se ~,
which COMPELLED us to initiate our currency resatu-
I,ss OF business requirements. and We now realize
that whatever may be the relative position Oh sU,u
ia silver I'm tho commercial world, we are 'oil-
PEELED to sette exchanges upon go'n o nnsS,
and have abandoned the dra OF ,,S ilyer ~
fixing alone the ratio between goa ana s''e' 40
money metals
Ancr describing the recent Issue of gold bonds,
the report says
Although the scope and operations OF the some S1ma
syndicate may have been mlsnn'uS ,n ,"ro and
more apparent that our people are ervc
appreciate It's bcnch,c Ont results, ,n'' snr inc
syndicate undertook - protect tn' li't , sI
ihst the run upon the Treasury ,or koa r,' nI ph,
.ynllr,f. w,s signed. u h. now NOR" iniF "nd'r,,
stood th. tn" insi bono Sa,', III nt ~ serurl
ti.s a. il ls contract operating ior me nr4'n' TI
,r,.l moro man 10 place a certain sum OF t"I ~
m. Treasury of the United states ana IL - p,'
,'iJ.n, th,f m. now Government loan - " sn,
1858 and urmis.akaho proof has been sF'H ma,
..,fi,mn. IN m, Nntlon. credit M homo ana
abroad is b,iue restored ana ioYfn l'''rr,ot,'
,,. lin ,r. rur,hartrs 90 our s'cHii Ties. lHS,
If
with tho advance Too IN" price 90 ,'
H." prospect "i hh"l.'i' , .ii,inns Ail again
with a ur" nope 'h'' "''''"'
shortly prevail
Ia r,sr'c, % mnn.c'i'' '''o''" ''' '''''' ''''
10 say.
Tn. work commenced IN January, lN' UrouEn
the appointment oil Sir', a. n''''l,,nro and the
sent H. ,,,,,Drf.on t. urge measures Of
practical ref lrm 90 IN" foV'inii'ht ~ - w., ',,,c
WAS continued hy me ran ~. ,fr," - mis-
cownirte" .n )'c'n",r Ias. a",, " ~ a Lex
committee b. larry lN dH' i"' ~ I.,,,t,,.,f
...aflt. commit" To- N'T'f''. ~ ,, s.,,'.r,. ,r
nt Police. Ar' NN'h nl ,,, " W. L.nr'v.j OF the
~ ih" STATE. il- '.''''. ',,r, forward their
wors f.ll tIih' tent Tor :" '". 'r,n re-
D. riI+rl ps tho member "' th'H '.r irn,,,o "a
.fffs ~ iai- lutr-i.tlii D. arc 700 va, ,r .,,r
r.c! repetition h'f" oHDi.' 1T '" '' -, f-rn
''-- "i '"' i'.'''' ,..t IN ,n,l,inlr. -irailon
~ public affairs WIS ..1,.,t..,, These
the f.s'l'-rf'' ni'i' III ''. ',tr't,r ,nd .no,.-
disclosure hifiiIht vi VIZ. ,, i~',n.d u
ing a'p'N "l H''i.t ~ ''' ,,,,,i,, an aud m.
Dos me great majority "i or l,i',' 49, t., a con
firm h'i'i mat ''h't h ,,,n,mn,is ,.lop-
dillon equally 'oiiE,' n'l - H. 80 Srr,i,l com
ton ~ fitni I' i'l'I' '',i,,, 90. mood for IN.
u'i'" ~ ~" n'l"'' w. Lilo, ,,,,n IA. Logs
continued irA'siitht"n, anu "''l'~ -. r,ilv
lHtIrc 90 complete mo Nvih mr. 80, ~, no
begun. Until Z 't'''i ~. ~ 49, ',,ni ,b,, hofh
city government i.t''- "H'' r '''''' ,. i,,vs.
bran. hos ~ d." 'in''rh'lrN' - .N''i"' -, ,r,i-
u.s. controlled hf "ufsli" Nlu'"",' '".'t .,.,.,,
for political purposes an tlit t'.''' . - h
f.lrrtnizt' inr - tn' f"Lc" JN-,' t 80, 800.
luc unn. .e--arIN ann in'i'-'' - TO-, s.r.cs ~
"i Indignant lf'''S 80, ~, 10, az rho parf OF
w.. ,t &c. ,,r'ng mat ',hc request was
~, s.i.ls In the interest - public morality Do