The Portland daily press., 1897-01-12

| tinueQ E'EcoAuoAb VlnSlOW, AooA as ~
il were for the best interest OF the board
of Trade and for myself to decline re-
election, as its president. In my opinion
the office should not be held too long by
any one man, and for that reason have
declinsd q denomination"
Presidents Winslow briefly reviewed the
work that the Board Of Trade has accom-
plished during the past year and said he
considered IL to be the most eventful In
its history. In closing President Winslow
smoke of the Importance of bringing to
the notice of the authorities at Washing
ton the superior advantages Portland
possessas in her harbor for the location
here of naval station, and to use all
necessary means to have such station
built here.
The committee on nominations then
reported the following list of officers'
President-F. K. Boothby.
Vice Presidents-F FL. Jordan, SETH
T.. tarrabee, Holman s. Melchen
Direcsars-C W. 7. Cooling, Edward
Tomlison, George Trefethen, A. 4.
Wright, W. W. Merrill, Alonzo W.
Smith. Henry r. Cox, Albert B. Hall,
Ami Whitney, E; ". Clark, EDWARD d.
York, Joseph ID. Short, hllsna w.
Conley.
Treasur sr-Charles s. FObes.
Secretary--Marshall N. Rich.
Port Wardens-Bsnjamin W. Jones
and James Keazer.
@. W. T. Cooling moved that the score
tary cast one ballot for the list OF
officers, az they had been reported by the
nominating committee, and it was 80
voted and the election was declared &c be
unanimous.
The chairman of the nominating COM
mittee at this point stated that Goth Woe
President L. A. Cloudy and President u.
B. Winslow had declined to accept a re-
election to these offices on account OF
their business which demanded their en-
tire attention.
Charles 9. Fobes in an appropriate
speech, which was very complimentary to
the retiring president, moved that vote
OF thanks be extended to President Win
slow.
In seconding this motion Hon. Seth l..
Larrabee referred to Mr.. Winslow's long
and honorable service as president OF the
board and to the large amount of time he
had given to the work. Mr. Larrabee
said that the deepened harbor OF Port
and the new grain elevator and many
other improvements in the city would
stand forever as monuments of Mr..
Winslow's untiring energy, and ability
for to him is due the credit of bringing
about these changes and improvements.
The vote of thanks was passed unani-
mously.
Col. B. E. Boothby the newly elected
president was then escorted to the chair,
and in thanking the board for the honor
which had been conferred upon him said,
among other things, that no man In the
CITY loved Portland better or believed
moro firmly in its future growth, great
ness and prosperity than he did. He said
he believed Portland to be the most
beautiful city in the world, and he
wished the world could be made aware Of
Portland's claims in this respect. Some
lament the fact that Portland is not a
1nanuf acturiug city, but she has that
about her that is far more to her adj
vantage than factories. She has Casco
Bay with it's countless islands Of beauty.
She has the magnificent Cape Elizabeth
and the Falmouth Boreside shores, which
Col. Boothby saiC he hoped TO see some
day lined with summer cottages and
hotels. He deplored ths loss OF the Waldo
house, Cape Cottage and the prospective
loss of the Ottawa, and he said that he
be lisved the Board of Trade should do all
in it's power to replace these hotels with
others, larger, handsoiner, and of style
that should be credit to the beautiful
city by the sea-
Mr.. Winslow also urged that something
be done towards preventing the dsstruc-
ton of the Ottawa house, and it was
finally d eoided that the board should
take some action in the matter at an
early date.
4 I he board then adjourned.