The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-14
STATE BOARD OF TRADE
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(Continued rom flrSt Page. ) in the matter and do all possible to help along the memorial when it reach es congress.
 The motion was carried and Presi- dent Dewell appointed the following committees: Henry c. Rowe of New Ha- ven. H. Wales Lines of Meriden and Zalmon Goodsell of Bridgeport, Tn presenting the request for the en- dorsement of the state. board, MT. Rowe spoke as follows:
 "I think we all agree that the promo tion of the commerce of the state of | Connecticut by water is very import ant factor of our prosperity.
 We have great and efficient rail road system, but we must look to our commerce by water as the resource for competition in freights. Even our great railroad system is fed to a large extent by freights coming by water. During the calendar year 1895 no less than the great amount of 692,04l tons of freight were received by the New York New Haven and Hartford rail road by water at the port of New Ha- ven alone, exclusive of the freight of the Eastern and New England Trans portation company.
 q will take no more of your valuable | time to urge that if we are to receive our coal, iron, lumber and other raw materials as directly and inexpensively as possible, and ship our manufactured goods to the best advantage, it is essen tial that we must have not only our present fine railroad facilities, but our l a n Inc Of state must be fostered. Doubtless many and various means may be used to aid in this important purpose.
 ''I am requested by the president of the chamber of commerce of New Ha- ven to ask the attention of the state board of trade to one essential toward this object. It is that our harbors be made safe, commodious and adequate to the needs, not only of such com merce as is necessary to our coast towns, but also for the receipt and shipment of the vast quantities of raw materials and merchandise which come to our ports for shipment by rail to all the manufacturing towns and cities of the state.
 If harbors are unsafe to enter or are dangerously crowded and obstructed, or if they are not of sufficient depth to receive large vessels then vessel owners require higher freights and our commerce and prosperity are thus han ] dicapped and hindered This is a point upon which my colleagues, MT. W. S. l Wells, MT. George B. Martin and oth- CTS, can give you full information; none could be better authorities than they on these subjects.
 Every United States congress ap- propriates vast sums for the improve ment of navigation in the rivers and harbors of the nation. The last con- gress in it's river and harbor bill pro vided for the expenditure of about ESQ., O00,00O Should not Connecticut receive her proportionate share of these vast expenditures, which will be made in any event, whether our state receives her share or not?
 Tn this connection I beg leave to , call your attention to certain facts con- corning the harbor of New Haven which are embodied in a memorial to congress and table of statistics ac- companying the same.
 lover year ago President Ford of the New Haven chamber of commerce requested me to prepare this memorial and these statistics. When accepted the task had no idea of the amount of work involved-the writing and recep- tion of five hundred letters, besides numberless interviews and a great amount of comparison and compilation. Without dwelling further upon this, I will lay before you the facts which this memorial reeites.
 After preparing this memorial I sub- mitted it to the committee on harbor of the chamber of commerce of New Haven, and after careful consideration this committee voted unanimously to recommend it to the chamber for adop- tion. The chamber of commerce at it's next meeting considered the memorial, and by unanimous vote adopted it. The matter next came before the har- Dor commissioners of New Haven, and it was by them unanimously adopted. The chamber of commerce then re. quested the common council of New Haven to appoint a committee to meet with committee of the chamber tc consider this memorial. which commit. tee was appointed, and as result ot this joint conference the committee oi the common council recommended its adoption by the common council as fol lows: 9|i1 To the Honorable Court of Common Council of the City of New Haven:
 Your special committee appointed to meet with a committee from tn, chamber of commerce and to co-operat, in securing favorable action by con gross on memorial asking for an ap propriation for the widening and deep ening of the channels of New Havel harbor begs leave to report that it ha attended to the business assigned ant submit the following report
 All of which is respectfully sub , mitted. c. W. PICKETT, , Chairman Whereas, The channel of the har t bor of New Haven is entirely made
 quate in width and depth to accommo
 date the present commerce of this port
 and,
 Whereas, Such commerce is stead fly increasing, is now often inconven
 tent and dangerous; therefore be it
 Resolved, That the court of com
 mon council of the city of New Have
 heartily endorse the memorial of tn
 harbor commissioners and the cham ber of commerce addressed tO the con