The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-17
BOARD OF TRADES
TWO BIG SCHEMES
We're Settled a: Last Nights Meeting CT
the Beard.
THE BANQUET WILL TAKE PLACE
Committee is 10 Make All Arrange.
mcnts..FropOsitiOn to Chcaply dc.
cOTatc the New Rooms Was Mega.
tiyCd..Thcy Will BE Rcnutiicd on
Rich Scnic..C0lOnciF +. l.. Hitch.
cock and President nay Delegates
to the National Board.

The board of trade will have it's Ella
horate and much discussed banquet
The question was settled at las, nights
board meeting as was the matter of
decorating the rev rooms, ami the
meeting terminated with a lenC ny AMI
ardent discussion of two resolutions on
finance proposed fer p1esantat, on be
fore the next meeting of the Natior al
board. Vice President Luther Keller
presided over the early part Of the
meeting. relo eating the cEair to W. =.
Kennedy later.
That the banquet he held and that
all preliminary arrangements be re.
ferred to the regular banquet commit
tee with power t. select date, name
speakers, etc, was rec1mme enied by
the manufacturers committee in its ra
port, which was adopted unanimously
and without discussion. The members
of the banquet committee are: T.. L.
Fuller. chairman;, Charles Sch ag +, r.
c. Won Stcrch. c. II. Pond and Is G..
COursen.
Under the order of new bu mess Sec
retary Atherton stated thai the build
ing committee was unwilling to au-
thoriZe the expenditure necessary for
decorating the rooms i'm the new build
ing according to the estimates of Alchi-
tect H"lueh WElcn involved an eNpeh-
uiture Oh over si'4oo. IN oruer 10 post
'hc iien,pcrs' Hec'e'aiS htheit"h Pi'-
Sented the following statement of the
boards finances: On hand, 81 ,5S3 ~:
due from members. $1,61l; total re-
sources, 329i.29: cStima ei expenses to
Jan. |. $125: balance. s., 500. 20; estimat-
ed cost of furniture, etc, for new rooms.
$1,000: balance S569.29. 1t was explained
INA, tne cost ~ ny pihuuet "uu'u cA-
seeu @ tnr sum Ill 'he treasury ps from
$ioV u StV''
DECORATIONS OF THE ROOMS
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- n,,mninn ,ha rnon's an a so,,a ,h,t
invited "a rich and artistic decorative
treatment. Inc eHect Wouiu De harsh
ana uiiattrdc'l'e II lne uec ,ra''ons
We're other 'hah thuroushis III Keeping
win tne arcnitect lueas;
Mr. SchrneuPr ,eiiiarhcu tnat h'Hi-
per oi tiv poar" p'"n'I,ieh' ',,eli,p.S
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t'Waru tne eN!''hSe' SuE eS''u'' ',ia. @
an appropriation oe iI,"e from me 1919
uues uid NOT hisSt WIN lluCii iaNol.
'oiuhcl =, H. il,tciicoci iiio,''',' SCI
onue" ny WI i-"iiS,ins'' tna' ~ ooai"
approve ,'o e,'uo' 'a.e pan VI uce'.a
tion, ana 'rat IL ne retetIeu u ,ne
DullulnS committees, III Win
ieSI:.n' '" -. ''" aat,>s;,
ei' VIII, poW'i ~ az "" " ', !
personal SUBSCRIPTIONS, was carried
unanimously. ON the building commit
tee are: A. w. Dickson, chairman; COl-
onel Fl. NJ. Boies. a. b. Sturges James
A Linen and G. p Davidson.
Dn;,,,,t nIo,. ona coIoro, uitcbooct
- ~ -, 80. s,,oossi,.o ,.nors h,,,a
WIN ioi se'eiai ouS yo'' nc,
been deleEates 10 the annual meet'nSs
of the National board. were elected del
egates to the meeting to be held Jan
o6 in the Shoveham in Washington, ID.
q Vice President Luther Keller and
s,or,ta,,. t,lar,on r,ara ron,al &c al
Sec'e.aI! A'''e' 'o'' "e'e "'''e' 40 '
teriates'
OUR MoNElARl Si lf-M'
Colonel Hitchcock explained that in
past years a great deal OF influence
and prestige had been lost to the Seran-
ton delegates i'm the national meeting
because of the absence OF any import
ant and definite action that such dele
oatas I'D to suggest according to in
Sa', ~" e. ,oI honna .,fro
structiohs from tHe ''ea, npai Nv
next congress, ne sald' Wouiu na'e ~
devote most OF It's energy ana time 10
financial legislation In consequence he
supyastel that the Scranton dele gIte eS
nrasant to the National hoard the fol-
p, p'een' h',.;a ~ adon,oa M its isqs
ioWin lesoi"''o, ~, '',,nr,-,.
meeting Tor presentation u c'"Sie-7
Resolved. That i'm the Judgment of the
na a,ionai pYaaa ,nio vi anH oficjent monrtarv
system is essential to the restoration of
confidence and the prosperity OF our ~
dustrial interests, ana such Lts,oras'oil az Is
an ,tt a",, aesnntiai nroy;sinps in
s,oh' ssnoh a sms,.n shoulJ inc,IIa thn relief
Of the government by the retirement and
cancellation of the legal-tendcr notes.
under safe and proper conditions as to
time and method; also pTotision for the
revision oy me nntoi,a, III niihti;S sHs,S,n
u,iueI co,''.,io,'1 n'or md Il, d,r a. e M
nnmntrv safe ana annie ciirrancv "a
take the nlace of the note 40 retired
MT Lansing h'oNeu tiiat tue loiioW-
ing ne added 10 the 1ltchcock resoiu-
tion
Resolved. First, that in order that there
may be no contraction of the currency hy
!he caiiceiilns oi lssai .e,,aer iio.ts' '.ht
,o,, ~ w, ~ nn,,i,aI ronuirou for ,ba as,,
lsbm"nt of national hanks in towns.
cities or villages having a population of
less than 5000 be reduced to S2j.0J0 and we
recommend that congress authorize an
issue OF nonc-interest paying bonds to the
amount OF Hi,uo,no'oop ior .he purpose oi
70 ha ie , ' a,,,ni h, ~ 'l'oio,nn, @ pa'hS
only useJ as collateral in exchampn far
national bank notes and that such issue
be made up to full value of bonds.
c,pJT,J or N,T1oNI p,x,-c
-, NO
me ON! portion OF MIR. Lansing's
resolution @ ADOPTED was that which
read ihat IL be recommended to con-
sress that the amount OF capital re-