The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-20

ate snare or these vast expenditures, which will be made in any event.
 In view of these facts which l have briefly recapitulated the meeting of the State Board of Trade a year ago appointed Hon. H. Wales Lines of Mer- iden, Zalmon Goodsell of Bridgeport and myself a committee to represent the State Board of Trade at Washing ton in connection with the delegations from New Haven. The State Board of Trade took this view of the matter that improvements of the harbor of New Haven would be a benefit to every town and city which has such railroad connections with New Haven that coal. iron and other supplies could be freighted by water to New Haven to better advantage than by an all rail route. Also that manu factured goods can be shipped to New York and elsewhere by water from New Haven.
 In pursuance of this mission your committee proceeded to Washington Eli C. Birdsey took the place of H. Wales Lines, who was unable to attend to the matter at that time. We were accompanied by a delega- tion of the Chamber of Commerce of New Haven.
 Our efficient representative in Wash ington, Hon. N. D. Sperry, had pre- pared the way for hearing before the congressional committee on rivers and harbors and the work of presenting the case was divided among the differ ent delegations and the different mem- bers of the delegations. | MT. Birdsey of Meriden urged that the improvement of New Haven harbor was benefit to all the inland cities di- rectly connected with New Haven by rail, and MT. Goodsell that the state of Connecticut should have her just and appropriate share of the expendi- lures of the United States in behalf of rivers and harbors, and that the city of Bridgeport would second the cause in this matter of her neighboring city of New Haven.
 | It may interest this meeting to know that the project for the improvement of New Haven harbor was received with great favor by the committee on rivers and harbors, and we were pleased to learn, indirectly, that prominent mem-
 
 marked that no project for improve ment to any harbor had been presented more effectively.
 | This project for the improvement of New Haven harbor has been approved l by Major Smith s. Leach, U. S. Engi- neers in charge of the district; by Col | onel G. L. Gillespie, Corps of Engineers, division engineer; by Brigadier General John M Wilson, chief of engineers, U. S. S., and by Hon. R. A. Alger, secre- tary of war.
 In conclusion, let me express the sat- | isfaction and thanks of the chamber of commerce of New Haven that the board of trade of Connecticut has shown it's friendly interest in this enter prise.
 MT. Rowe also stated that the pleas ure of the visit to Washington was only marred by the illness of General George H. Ford
 | The following resolution was adopt | ed:
 Resolved, That the secretary of the l state board of trade be directed to send a communication to the commit | tee on rivers and harbors of the United States congress, in behalf of the Connecticut state board of trade, asking early and favorable attention of that committee to the needs of New Haven harbor for extensive improve ments recommended by the United States engineers, and that the special committee appointed at the annual meeting of the state board of trade l in 1897 be directed to continue to CO., | +o aI,o of commerce in urging these improve ments."
 A motion to have committee ap- pointed to go before the legislature and arouse interest in the Paris exposition was lost. The sentiment of the mem bers was that the board of trade should encourage manufacturers to exhibit and the interests of Connecticut would be furthered in this manner just as we'll
 The question whether it would be best for the United States to retain our new possessions-Cuba,P Porto Rico and the Philippines-and also how they should be governed, was dropped like a hot potato. The members said that the discussion of this subject was prema- 1 ture.
 1 Resolutions were adopted declaring for the maintenance of the gold stand ard.
 J. D. Dewell was reelected president for the ninth term. The vice presi- dents. are P. H. Woodward of Hart ford, Charles D. Holmes of Mystic, A. R. Aborne of Norwich, T. H. Mckenzie of Southington and T. H. Beach of Sey- mour.
 The meeting adjourned shortly before 1 2 o'clock and the members present then held an informal banquet at the New | Haven house.
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