The morning times., 1897-01-27
BUSINESS OF THE NATION
The Board of Trade Holding Its
Twenty-seyenth Meeting.
THE COMMITTEES ARE READY
The Improvement Of the Consular
Service VIII Come Up for Con-
sideration This Merning-Sames
of the Vice Presidents Chosen and
of the Delegates Accredited.

The National Board OF Trade yesterday
afternoon completed the organization of
its committees and assignment of work for
the sessions, which will continue several
days. The limit has not yet been fixed
Upon motion OF Mr.. Elwyn Preston, of
Boston, the question OF abolishing COM
pulsory pilotage fees in the coast trade
in the Southern States was taken up Mr.
Preston made a ten-minute speech, ex-
planning how thelaw now enforced worked
hardship to sailing vessels. Wit hout
debate, the resolution submitted by the
Boston Chamber OF Commerce, asking
Congress to abolish compulsory pilotage
in the coastwisc trade, was passed The
board then adjourned TO attend the arbi-
tration meeting ut the Grand Opera House
The meeting win be resumed at o a. III.
today in the Shore ham banquet hall. The
first subject TO come up VIII be the com
mittee report on the consular service
When this is completed the other subjects
VIII be taken up in turn as presented in
the official program. ..-.t.
The vice presidents chosen Yesterday,
from when the executive committee VIII
| be selected, are as follows: Charles Markell
and Blanchard Randall. Baltimore; Alden
Speare, Jonathan A. Lane, and Edward II
Haskell, Boston, Robert T. De Forest, Bridge
port; Robert r. Hefford, Buffalo; william
II Berry and j. L. Forw sod Chester, Pa !;
H.F DousmaB, ChicaGo John A Gano, Gin
cinnati; ]. c. w Coles, Cleveland; william
Hackett Easton, Pa; Il. T Van Horn, X an
TpiG eif / 4
X. Miller, New Orleans; Il Waldo Smith
and Edward E. Moore, New York; E. S.
Easton, Peoria, Ills; Joel Cook; David
McMenanin, Robert i. Pattison, Phila-
delphia; H. P Campbell, Kansas City;
| George A. Kelly, PittSburg; Charles II.
| Dodd, ortIand, ore; j. L. Pierce,
| Providence; d. NJ. Hough. Rochester; W.
A. May, Scranton; W. Z. sohweppe, James
| L. Guedry and T.. o. Stanard, st. Louis;
| Denison h. Smith, Toledo; James Buchanan,
| Trenton; S W. Woodward, Washington;
| Josiah Marvel, Wilmington.
The delegates whose credentials have
been received are as follows:
Baltimore: Board OF Trade Charles Mar
| kell and Daniel Miller; Chamber Of Com
| merce, blanchard Randall, j j. Middle
| ton, Joseph K. Foard and II q Hilken.
! Boston: Chamber OF Commerce Hon. VIII
! liam b Rice and Elwyn Preston; Mer-
chants Association, Jonathan a. Lane and
| J. r. Leesor; Paper Trade Association,
| Col Z. H Haskell and Samuel p. Train.
Buffalo: Merchants Exchange, AIonzo
| R. James Charles Kennedy and Frederick
| Truscott.
| Chester, Pa: Business Mems Association,
William H Berry and w II. Nelson.
Chicago: Board of Trade. II +. Dousman.
! Il. S. Lyon, f. G. Logan, c. B. Congdon,
| L. ". Bodnran, r. A Eokhart, J c. Hately,
| j. G. steever, b. f. Howard, and G. f.
| stone.
Cincinnati: Chamber of Commerce. Sam
] uel Bailey, jr.; James ID. Parker, j. +.
Ellison, William V. Ebersole, + A. Lard
| ley, James j. Hooker, Charles B. Murray,
| Cleveland: Chamber of Commerce, j. g.
| ". Cowlcs H H. Poppleton. L. b. Tucker
man, II. a. Shcrwin, T E Burton, N. c.,
ami C. B. Beach, NJ c.
| New York: Board of Trade and Trans
| portation, G. Waldo Smith, Silas NJ. Ged-
| dings, Francis B. ThuFber, William Nc
! Carroll: Cotton Exchange. William Y King,
| George BrefuIecke. and Edward e. Moore;
| American Paper Manufacturers Associa-
| tion. William L. Barker AMI William II.
| Parsons, jr.
Philadelphia: Eoard of Trade, Frederick
| Fraley, i, Ohm II Graham L. Y schermer-
| horn, Joel Cook, Joseph S PeIot, Z. Il.
| Wood, c. Stuart Patterson. William r.,
| Tucker; Grocers and Importers Exchange
| David MCMenamin and Frank Halpen;
| Trades League. NJ. N Kline, ". w. Suppler,
| A. g. Elliott, William waterfall, Finley
| Acker, John G. Croxton, L. NJ. Haupt, W.
W. Foulkrod, Howard b. French, Robert
| Z. Patterson, and n. B. Kelly.
Pittsburg: Chamber of Commerce, Geo.
| 4. Kelly, John Eaton, c. Z. Rurnsey and
| A. +. Burchfield.
Kansas City: American Waretousemen's
| Association, II. r. Campbell.
Peoria: Board OF Trade, Edward S.
| Easton and Robert C Grier.
| Scranton: Board of Trade, W. A May
| and F. l.. Hitchcock.
st. Louis Merchants Exchange, E. O..
| Stanard, n. Z. Francis, II. c. HaaTstick.
S. W. Co3b, Charles F. JOY Richard
! Barttodt, Charles Parsons, William q.
Eoyd and George II Morgan.
Toledo; Produce Exchange, Denison b.
| Smith.
Trenton: Board of Trade, j Buchanan
| and Edmund C. Hill.
Washington: Board OF Trade, B. III.
Warner, NJ NJ. Parker, S. W. woodward
! and John B. Wight.
Wilmington, Del; Board Of Trade, A S. .
Reed and Josiah Marvel.