The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-01
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ANNUIL MEETING AND ERECTION
 OF OFFICERS LAST EVENING.
Officers of the Past Year ReeIected-Span- ish-American Delegates Will Probably be Invited to Visit New Haven-An In- dustrial Exposition rroposed-Secretary Gallagher Wants to Resign.

Gallagher wants to Resign.
 The annual meeting of the chamber of commerce was held last evening at the Builders Exchange rooms on Orange street. The following gentle men were elected to membership: Franklin R. Bliss, Edward B. Manson, E. o. Gruener, William w.. Farnam, James P, Bogart, c. w. Whittlesey, Isidor Freedman, w. F. Hopson, $. E. Dibble, l.. A. Mansfield and N. $. White.
 Reports of the business done by them during the past year were made by the various committees.
 The committee on new enterprises reported that George F. Newcombe, as agent of the owners of the land on the east side of the harbor, had offered to the committee free of cost one or two sites on the water front for manufac turing purposes. In the opinion of the committee this spirit needs to be en- couraged and the thanks of the cham Der are due to Mr Newcombe. The committee also reported that among other business it had considered an in- quiry from a manufacturer of silks at Paterson, N. J., and that it was hoped that the business was one which could be induced to come to New Haven.
 It was voted by the chamber to have printed and distributed copies of the memorial prepared recently by the har- Dor committee concerning the widening and deepening of New Haven harbor. The gist of the memorial was published in the Courier not long ago. On mo- tion of Captain Wells, vote of thanks was rendered to the committee, and es- pecially to Henry c. Rowe, for their work in getting up the memorial, MT. Rowe having been especially instru- mental in securing statistics for the memorial.
 President Ford reported that sixty six new members of the chamber had been voted in during the past year, bringing the present membership up to a trifie more than 400.
 Professor William E. Chandler of the committee on necrology reported the deaths of the following members of the chamber during the past year: w. w Ward, Captain D. s. Thomas, Henry Sutton, Leonard Winship, Wooster A. Ensign and Francis A. Walker. Pro- lessor Chandler read a short sketch of the life ofeach of the deceased gentlemen. On motion of Max Adler, it was voted to purchase a record book in which to keep the reports of the necrology com mittee of the chamber.
 H. c. Warren, treasurer of the cham Der, reported that the total receipts during the year had been $264410, the expenses $923.70, leaving a balance on hand of $720.40. MT. Warren suggested that two auditors be appointed to go through the accounts of the treasurer at the end of the year and certify to them. Such officials will probably be appointed later in the year by the presi- dent of the chamber.
 Max Adler, chairman of the com mttee appointed to consider the mat ter of entertaining the delegates from South and Central American chambers of commerce, who will make visit to certain New England cities this sum mer, reported that the committee after consideration thought it advisable to get up a souvenir pamphlet, setting forth the industries of New Haven and to have in the pamphlet. also, advertise ments of the manufacturing industries of the city. The committee thought that revenue enough could be secured from these paid advertisements to pay the expenses of entertaining the dele gates one day in New Haven. The idea of the committee Is to have the souvenir books sent to the various chambers of commerce represented by the delegates and by those chambers distributed among business men in their sections. The committee estimate that 1t would be necessary to raise $1, ,500 $500 to go to pay the expenses of getting out the pamplet and the re- maining $t,000 to be used to entertain the delegates. The committee recom- mended that a committee be appointed to carry these suggestions into effect and to send an invitation to the Phila- delphia Commercial Museum before May 1, inviting the delegates to visit New Haven. The other New England cities to be visited are Boston, Provi- dence and Springfield.
 The recommendation of the commit tee was remarked upon by Messrs. Chillingworth, Beecher, Barnes and NOCl0. I He IepOll was dCCSpltu dllu the committee continued with power to add to it's membership This committee is directed to consult with local manu- lecturers and ascertain what amount can be secured for advertisements in the proposed souvenir pamphlet, and report at the next meeting. If it is found that a sufficient amount can be secured thereby to defray the expense of entertaining the delegates, an invita- tion will be sent.
 Felix Chillingworth suggested that an industrial exhibit be arranged, to be held at the time the delegates are in New Haven, in case the invitation is sent.
 Professor Chandler moved an amend ment to the bylaws providing for the election of a necrologist instead of the appointment of a committee on necrol- ogy. The motion was laid on the table until the next meeting, under the rules of the chamber.
 Letters were read which have been received from John Addison Porter, sec retary to President Mckinley. and from Senators Platt and Hawley, ac- knowIedging the receipt of the resolu- tions adopted by the chamber of com merce indorsing the principles of cur rency reform recently enunciated by the Indianapolis monetary conference, o,d ,,roiror that thou ba embodied ;r+,