Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-24
1 Al LaMA NOT REPRESENTED At the National Convention of American Manufacturers. ELECTED NEW OFFICERS The Founder of the Philadelphia Textile School
 Succeeds Dolan. A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED The Committee on Resolutions Declined to Report Upon the Resolutions of Sym
 pathy With Cuba-They Are
 After the Railroads.
ELECTED NEW OFFICERS
A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

sion of four hours the national conven-
 tion of American manufacturers adjourn
 ed sine die this afternoon. The next con-
 date to be fixed by the executive commit tee President Dolan, who was confined
 at his hotel by sickness sent word to the
 committee on nominations that he abso-
 lutely could not serve the association an
 other year, and thereupon Theo w. Scar
 cy. president of-the John B. Stetson com
 pany of Philadelphia and founder of the Philadelphia Textile school, was chosen
 president for 1896. Robert Laidlow and
 O. P. Wilson of Cincinnati were re-elect-
 ed treasurer and secretary, respectively.
 The following gentlemen, who were nom
 mated for vice-presidents by the delega- tions from their respective states, will, with the officers, continue as the eXecu- tive committee for the coming year: Cal ifornia, H. l.. Story; Connecticut, Piny Jewell; Delaware, Wash Hastings; Geor- gia, J. Hanson; Illinois, John B. Kirk; Indiana, P. E. Studebaker; Michigan, J. B. Howarth; Massachusetts, E. w. Love joy; Mississippi, D. Kingsland; New Jer- | sey Benjamin J. Atha; Nebraska, N. c. Peters; New York, Warner Miller; ohio, Thomas B. Egan; Pennsylvania, John H. Converse; Oregon, L. D. Cole; Tennessee, c. D. Mitchell; Wisconsin, D. w. Sivver number of resolutions were reported from the committee and adopted without comment, and others after brief discus sion: They were as follows:
 Whereas The merchants and manufac- turers of the country are practically unanimous in the opinion that classifi- cation in a freight rate which would be
 uniform throughout the United States
 would tend to simplify freight rates and make them more uniform, just and sta- ble; and
 Whereas, While this is acknowledged
 to be true by most of the carriers them selves, the experience of the past fve years shows that no relief in this direc- ton can be looked for from them, since the adoption of, such a plan, arranged by a large committee of their ablest freight men, representing all the different in terests. was defeated on account Of the jealousies of some of the leading carri- CTS; therefore
 Resolved, That the National Associa-
 ton of Manufacturers of America re-
 speetfully and earnestly petition the con gress of the United States to authorize and direct the interstate commerce com
 mission to prepare or cause to be prepar-
 ed at the earliest possible time clan of
 trade, which shall be uniform through
 out the United States, and to order the
 same to be put into effect January l, 1897,
 on all the railroads in the United States
 
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this
 convention that department of manu-
 lecturers be established under secre-
 tary of equal rank with the secretary of
 agriculture, and that the executive com
 mittee be instructed to take such steps as may speedily accomplish said object. Resolved, That the executive commit- tee be required to consider what action should be taken to prevent the obstruc- tion of traffic business between the states of this union owing to the severe laws. Resolved, That the senate of the Unit ed States is earnestly requested to pass promptly and send to the president the emergency revenue bill which was adopt. ed by the house of representatives. By general consent H. l.. Storey of California submitted this resolution, which was unanimously adopted: | We insist that congress treat domestic sugar as 1t does wool and other agricul- tural products, and we demand for the beet and cane sugar industries fair legls- la ton and liberal encouragement. |s The committee on resolutions declined E to report upon the resolutions of sym pa thy, with Cuba, submitted by Delegate Barbour of Detroit, on the ground that the manuscript declared that the war had ended extolIed the insurgent gener- als and denounced the Spaniards in harshterms.
 Richard H. Edmunds, editor of the Manufacturers Record of Baltimore, submitted strong argument in favor of new ca binet position, to be designat- ed as the department of manufacture and commerce. and after an address upon in- ternational banks by Ulysses D. Eddy of New York the convention adjourned.