The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-26
600 MANUFACTURERS MEET.
gux1R THIRD INNUlL OONTWNT1oB
oPE6ED IN NEW YORK.

IN NEW YORK.
A vvsres,e rro- Presiaent ouerenhsirssR ana
Luuchsen on the Ct Bsuis-Presiaent
search,s Annual Report Bnaphssises the
ueeA or the Revival Of Americas shippinE.
The National Association Of Manufacturer
began its third annual convention at Masonic
Temple. Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue,
at IL o'clock yesterday morning. The Associar
tiou has 1000 members in twenty -one Of the
forty.hve States, and about 600 delegates are
In attendance at the convention.
After President Theodore @. Search OF Philar
dolphia had called tho convention to order. he
introduced the President Of the Council, Ran
dolph Gueeenhoimor, who. In behalf Of the
Mayor. welcomed the delegates to Now York.
Mr.. Guggenheimer said:
NEW York Is to-day the second city OF the
world In area and population. But as . manu-
featuring centre It Is undcniably the fret. We
welcome, therefore, this visit Of the members
Of your association to Now York"
= After President Search had announced the
committees tho delegates with the ladies ac-
oompnnying them had luncheon on board tho
American liner st. Louis. as guests OF tho In
t,rpatlonal Navigation Company. The Ameri-
can line pier at tho foot Of Dey street was hung
with flags Of all nations, and the st. Louis was
bedecked with flags from deck to main truck.
Luncheon was served In the ships great dining
room. The tables wero decorated with Amcri-
can beauty roses. Behind O screen Of palms
was an orchestra. Tho guests wore welcomed
by tho President Of the line. Clement A. Girls
com, assisted by James A. Wright and Clement
A.. Griscom, Jr. President Griscom mado q
speech, In which he said:
aside from tho pleasure Of having you here,
It ia a pleasure to us to show you tho kind Of
ship It is possible to build in America. You
have inspected O vessel which was designed In
America, built in America, and manned by
Americans. This ship ia only n type Of more,
many more, that should be buils to carry tho
American flag into oil quarters of the globe.
Such q thing can be possible. gentlemen, with
your help. To you, gentlemen. Is due the. place
that the United States holds to-day among the
manufacturing nations Of the world, world; But while
tories and while you have been lending, your aid
10 the development of the railroads that your
products might DO carried from one end OF the
country TO the other, the merchant marine Of
the nation has been neglected. The time has
81 SH% your ns pro Snsa; y yG ~" must Mtui send nIn more q them
abroad. To do this. tho merchant marine OF tho
When Mi. Griscom finished speaking, .Presi:
don't Search decorated him with o badge OF
membership in tho association n, ana luncheon nSlieoa
while the orchestra played the air.
read his annual report. In part he said.
"Duringt the twelve months which have elapsed
Of Manufacturers last met in annual oonven-
tion there have been marked, changes IN bust.
meas ,es Conditions toind hons I In the oai from 1 ianeaco ahG Sef
dulness and stagnation into pronounced activ-
isy. The r regularly sl 5,t occurring M rsvisiSm OF II ase b 1sT.
moss. is well out of the way abundant barvests
with scanty cereal crops In several foreign
tnro and largely increased, the Pure6asins
power of millions of our people: while to these
foreign market for the products Of our indus.
tries than they have eyer enjoyed before.
n,. ion tho ! 1s sSth tS DAY q Without Sape an ihe eeu wni ih 1G the
annals Of our foreign trade. Tor during that pc,
riod the total exports of products, OF tho nited
States reached-the enormous value OF Sl.o32.-
g9s,ssO. exceeding by more than ST., 900. 900
tho largest aggregate Of exports ever reached IN
year 1917. Never before has the balance Of
Trade been so largely in favor Of the United
a e. ! Isst t sss 1y year h of GSpSS een sSsE. e anp , E In
''The shipping question is stil to-day, as de-
Separately u bound up with the problem. OF the ex,
tension of American trade. Tho most important
link betweon the maker and the foreign con,
transport are not the equal of those. of any other
land. we are. it would seem. at a disadvantage,
for which nothing oiEe can give us adequate
Upon the high seas our flag Is scarcely ever
t .sfn: Of ane eve narV srea ~ n" a mU except our own.
The year heging and ends again sr IN many nys OF Inc ne
one Yankee sailor entering there.
"In the day. of The wooden. sailing, ship wo
carried from three. fourths to four-ffths of our
own exports and imports. In the year 1874
try was carried Tnder the American flag: in
two years which marked the height of our
power upon the sea. By n series OF reverses
ard losses our merchant marine has sunk to
such a point that in the year ending. June 80,
1897, when our exports reached their highest
point, American ships trans ported but 11.P per
rant nj nftr total fnrpiUl fFlIn- mo lowest nOint
that has ever been reached in the history of this
country. or our total imports by sea American
q ~ our exports by sea only So per cent. British
ships carry nearly 81 worth Of our imports to
ships convey about 81 worth of our exports to
every 81 worth taken in onr own ships.
directly concerned rs investors In the shipping
OF orr country, mono have so large an interest
as the s,d %anSfac inesF Il w 5h are sf FsaeSin 81 o amf for
foreign trade and we find our efforts obstructed
by shipping interests that arc inimical to our
own. When we ship our goods to remote South
American ports we find a combination OF British
lines operating. under, an understanding which
stiles competition and leaves US no alternative
as to routes or rates.'
President Search then took up the question
of the Nicaragua Canal and urged its completion
by the Government. He advocated the estab'
lishmsnt Of a !, PAR tbinss OF re- Gom wbicb fr ana assn s.
S SSsiez. has onf been 81 'R %or rRins' is sG the ss easab ihi assSt
of warehouses in foreign ports where samples
Of products q the ia. tories Of the United states
question nj length and told something about
the warehouse which has been established at
Caracas.
After the Presidents report came the reports
Of several committees. Last evening tho asso-
citation gave smoker" ut the Waldorf-As-
toria. -
Tomorrow night tho annual banquet win
take place In the Astoria Gallery at the Waldorf
Astoria. The principal speaker will be President
Mckinley. who has said tina: he would surely
be present. United States Senator Frye, Jo-
seph H., Choate and others Will also speak.
UILDWIN SUCCEEDS HINMAN.
To he AsaIAtnnt Unitrd sintes DistrIct Attor-