The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-24
A KICK ON FREIGHT RATES.
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS.

President Declines TO stand for Re-
election and Theodore Searcy
Chosen as His SuecessOr-The Mem
hers of the Executive Committee
for the Ensuing Year-The COnven-
tiOn DOdges the Question of n Vote
on the Cuban Question.
Chicago. Jan. z.-After a business ses-
sion OF four hours, the national conven-
ton OF American manufacturers adjourn
ed sine die this afternoon. The next con-
vention will be held at Philadelphia at
a date to be fixed by the executive COM
mittec. President Dolan. who was con-
fined to his hotel by illness. sent word to
the committee on nomina tions that he
absolutely could not serve the associa-
| ton another year. and thereupou Theo-
dore Searcy, president of the John r.
Stetson Company of Philadelphia. and
founder of the Philadelphia Textile
School, was chosen president for 1886.
Robert Laidlaw and o. p. Wilson of Gin
cinnau were reelected treasurer and sec
rotary, respectively.
The following gentlemen, who were
nominated for vice presidents by the del
egatiOns from their respective states, will.
with the officers, continue the executive
committee for the coming year: Califor-
mia. H. L. Story; Connecticut, Pliny jew
ell; Delaware. Wash Hastings; Geor-
gia, J. Hanson: Illinois, John b. Kirk;
Indiana, p. z. Studebaker; Michigan. J.
B. Howarth; Massachusetts, f. w. Love
joy; Mississippi, d. Kingsland; New Jer-
sey, Benjamin J. Atha; Nebraska, y. c.
Peters; New York, Warner Miller; Ohio.
Thomas b. Egan; Pennsylvania, John II.
Converse; Oregon, L. d. Cole; Tennessee,
c. d. Mitchell; Wisconsin, +. w. SILVER.
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 unan-
imous in the opinion that classification OF
freights which would be uniform through
out the United States would TEND TO SIM
plify freight rates and make them more
uniform, just and stable; and,
Whereas, While this is acknowledged
to be true by most of the carriers them
selves, the experience of the past five
years shows that no relief in this direction
can be looked for from them, since the
adoption of such a classification arranged
by a large committee of their ablest
freight men representing all the different
interests was defeated on account OF the
| jealousies of some of the leading carriers;
therefore,
Resolved. That the National Association
of Manufacturers OF America respectfully
and earnestly petition the congress Of the
United States. to authorize and direct the
interstate commerce commission to pre-
pare or cause to be prepared at the ear
Hest possible time a classification of rates,
which shall be uniform throughout the
United States and to order the same TO
be put in effect Jan. /, 1897, on all the rail-
roads in the United States engaged III IN
ter-state commerce.
Resol%eJ, That it is the sense of this
convention that a department OF manu-
features should be established under
secretary 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 committee
be requested to consider what action
should be taken to prevent the obstrNc-
ton of traffic business between the states
of this union, owing to severe and In
Resolved, That the Senate of the United
States is earnestly requested to pass
promptly and send to the President the
| enisrgency revenue bill, which was adopt
I ed by the House of Representatives.
BY general consent II. l.. Story of Cal
/ fornia submitted this resolution, which
was unanimously adopted: I'VE insist
that congress treat domestic sugar as II
does wool and other agricultural products,
and we demand for the beet and cane su-
gar industries fair legislation and liberal
encouragement"
The committee on resolutions declined
to report upon the resolution of sympathy
with Cuba, submitted by Delegate Bar
bour of Detroit, on the ground that the
manuscript declared that the war had
ended, eXtolled the insurgent generals and
denounced the Spaniards in harsh terms.
Richard II. Edmunds editor of the Man
ufacturers' Record of Baltimore, submit
ted a strong argument in favor of a new
cabinet position, to be designated as the
department. of manufacture and com
merce, and after an address on interna-
tional banks, by Ulysses d. Eddy of New
York, the convention adjourned.