New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
MANUFACTURED THEME
vE1J-KNOWN BUSINESS MEN AS HOSTS
AT DELMONICO'S.
A DINNER rOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NAM
FAcriEEHs ADDRESSES BY WARNER
MILLER MAYOR STRONG, MAYOR
,yIRsTrR AND OTHERS.

vI-RsTrR AND OTHERS.
notable dinner was given at Deihon'''S '"N'
night for the members of the Executive commute
of the NatiCua Association OF Mahuiac'"e'S VA
tho United States who have come to NeW-h DIN 10
hold a business meeting. their daily sessions py'"s
,ald in parlor f of the Fifth Avenue Hotel ln'y
wara the guests Of Warner Miller, the Nce-pfes'-
dent of the association for New-fork STATE anu me
following prominent business men or New OK anu
Erooklvn and other nearby cities: Mayor 9'o"s'
MAYOR Wurster. ex-Mayor Charles a H'''ls''n'
William F. Cochran Lowell NJ. Palmer Henry T.
valentine William n. Nichols. Seth NJ Miihken
Albert TIT Henry b. ileigh. William barbour
Rudol. Dodge. Colonel A q. Paine, hnrIha'u r"'V''
Alfred Dodge. Richard Butler and C. b Locke
The members of the committee VINO Were '"e
s,,ests of the NEWCOMERS were President iheo-
Sore G. Search Philadelphia; Treasurer Robert
IaiaIaw Cincinnati; Secretary +. j. Wilson, GIN
,nnati: Vice Presidents John II. Converse, Penn
sylvania: John B. Kirk Illinois Eiwyh w loNeJoS'
Massachusetts: Thomas +. Egan, Cincinnati L. -
KIpgsland Missouri: p. r. Sudebak.r INDIANA
Frederick W Sivyer. Wisconsin; benjamin Alma
New-Jersey; John b. Howarth. Michigan; PIhy
Jewell connecticut; Henry L. Story. California.
Thomas Dolan of Philadelphia. ex-president OF
the association. who resigned the once on aec"""'
OF ill-health. an invited guesi Inc las' annual
convention Of the association wa held In Chcaso
from January p %. inclusive. ana that
session was said to have been the most fruitful in
results the manufacturing element has ever ex-
perienced Some idea OF the power or me orgah!za-
ton can be realized when il is known that IL mas
300 members and the output from the factories OF
the 500 amounts to more than sl,ooccoer year
WELCOMED BY MR. MILLER.
The dinner began at o'clock. 50 that it was over
speeches and all a; extremely early hour. me
round table was laid in II the small inner par
lors on the second floor Mr.. Miller presided a.
the dinner but after his address Of welcome TO the
guests he was called away to attend business en-
gagement. and the honols were then passed 10 '''e
hands of President Search. In his opening remarks
Mr.. Miller dweit upon the Importance OF the manu-
featuring Industries of this country. showing that
,hov were three times as great in financial value
" as the agricultural industry. After showing nov
~ the greed OF trade possession had doniha'ed '"e
outreachings of European countries the speaker
turned TO this country which had thus far stood
an un!n;eres;e1 spectator. apparently OF me ho'
scramble Of European nations to possess them
selves Of the unc.vized portions Of The globe
The. he ADDED
We need covet the possessions OF Europe IN
Africa or elsewhere. for have lying at our doors
10 the South and to the Orient in the Pacific
market which Will take all We have TO give IT, u by
wise Craftsmanship We cultivate such relations
with these. neighbors as Will give Us theN
friendship and take and hold their trade
Thercfrom he passed on to statistical considera-
lion Of trade volumes, showing the amounts OF I'M
portations on the par; of Mexico the Central
American States and The States in South America
and Cuba
FOR THE NICARAGUA CANAL
In closing he said emphatically. and the sen,-
ment was applaudcd to the echo:
To my mind there is but possible way Of
securing 10 the United States It's proper proportions
Of the vast trade the Pacific. and thai is by the
construction the NicaTasua Canal project when
has 50 impressed itself the people OF the United
States that certainly vast majority Of our people
to-day in favor OF is speedy constr u Stion
With this canal open New-iork and all our Atlantic
ports viii be much nearer 10 me ports OF japan
and 10 the ports the west coast or Chlna
New-York through the Nicaragua Canal. VIII be
2cOJ miles nearer TO Yokohama than iyeIpool or
favor viii be suicient to subs antally control the
trade Of that great; growing Empire s,rono uno
extended greetings behalf Of the New.York
We're not Standing for their
rights the eyes Of the peop;e, and held II TO be
in the Cablne Of the United states while
features. with three times the product at STAKE
Then Mayor wurster. of BrooklyIn took mp the
not be understood monopozing the manuiactai-
ing interests of this end Of the country ...,, 90
All Of these addresses Of welcome ana he did It in
a stirring address. in which ne came down with
States longer standing idle While foreign coun
rs fas'es ne gr aPos a the H had ha h
thinking man was to read the future OF the Ca
rlbbean Sea he must read II in the light OF history
as afforded by the Mediterranean and the develop
ment Of trade interests there. This country should
II should be built and owned by America. This
ended the formal portion of the intellectual side
addresses from ex-Mayor schieren and others
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
The meeting OF the Executive Committee
held in the afternoon. beginning at o'clock Pres
ident Search presiding The president read
fully prepared address. in which he pointed out
what seemed 10 him TO be crucial points for them
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