The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-18


At the regular meeting of the board
of trade last night Colonel +. l.. Hitch
cock and Captain w. \. May were
elected delegates. and Luther Keller
and Colonel II. NJ. Boies alternates to
the national convention of boards of
trade to be held in Washington Dec.
13. and Instructions We're given them
to present for consideration the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That congress be asked to
repeal the revenue tax on prOmissory
notes, the mortgages and bonds accom-
panying them protests of bank notes. and
all conveyances by sheriff surrogate or
orphans court; also, that the act be
amended so as to require express. tele-
graph and telephone companies to pay the
tax imposed upon bills Of lading, shipping
receipts and messages, and inniCtmg a
penalty for collecting the tax from the
shipper or sender.
Resolved, BY the national board or
trade, that Il is the sense of this board
that the interests of American trade and
commerce In the far east. and every con-
sideration of humanity and civil lib
erty, as well as good faith with the people
who became our friends and allies in the
war against Spain. demands that our
government retain permanent control of
the Philippine, Caroline and LadrOne
Island and their dependencies, at least
until such a government has been estab-
| lished as shall guarantee to the peoples
the same rights of civil and religious
liberty as are enjoyed by ourselves.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Resolved BY the national board of
trade. that reaffirming it's utterances for
/ hn = f. t11N 4. ~
| earnestly urges upon congress such ac-
| tion as will secure the immediate COM
| pletiOn of the Nicaragua canal. under the
absolute control of the United states.
| That the building of this canal H. not only
| a commercial and military necessity in
| view of our interests in the middle Pa
| CtiiC and the far east, but is demanded
| by every consideration of common pru-
| dcnce for the protection of our vast coast
| lines upon both the Atlantic and Pacific
! oceans.
| Resolved, That the national board Of
| trade hereby reaffirms its action adopted
| at its annual convention held in 1897. upon
| the banking and currency questions, and
urges upon congress immediate legisla~
| tion in accordance herewith.
The first resolution was offered by
Sol Goldsmith and the last three by
Colonel Hitchcock. The last resolu-
ton refers to the recommendations OF
the monetary conference which
were approved by the national board of
| trade. They contemplate n gradual
| withdrawal of the United States notes
and the establishment of national banks
| in smaller towns.
A resolution transmitted by the Phil
adelphia board of trade looking to the
increasing of the American ocean car
| l,,l 1,
| approved.
The resignation Of Myer Davidow was
accepted, Charles W. Schank was elect
ed to membership and an application
for membership was received from A.
b. Dunning, Jr.
A vote Of thanks was rendered TO ex-
President John NJ. Kemmerer for the
present of a life sized portrait of him
self. The request of the loyal knights
Of Malta that the board of trade joir
in inviting the supreme commanderA
to come to the convocation in this city
next May was complied with.
The following resolutions on III,
death Of eX-SeCretary h. w. Luce wer,
adopted:
Whereas, BY the Providence of the AL
| mighty We are called upon to mourn tht
loss of our esteemed fellow member anC
eX-secretary, r.. w. Luce. Therefore
| be ii
Resolved. That by the death of r. w
Luce the Scranton board of trade has los
an active and enthusiastic member ont
of Its original number who, in the earl,
years of our city's history. did much to
wards its advancement and who servCC
the board with fidelity and honor in tn,
several positions to which he was elected
or appointed.
Resolved, That this board feels keenll
the loss thus sustained and hereby eX
tends to his bereaved wife and children
its sympathy and coincidence in this thei
great grief, And further
Resolved. That this preamble and reso
luton be recorded upon the minute bool
! of the board and copy sent to the fam
lily OF the deceased.
T CSigned) ID. b. Atherton, w. II. Peck
= ! Ii. T.. Paine, committee.
; MIR. DUMMIES ADDRESS.
At the conclusion of the meeting tn,
members listened to an address by \
, | B. DunninG, jr, on the Good Road,
= parliament held in connection with tn,
; Omaha exposition, and TO which h,
l was commissioner from this state.
- He gave an exhaustive history of tn,
E good roads movement and a sketch o
= | the pdllldIleHt ana lnen DranChed of
: into a discussion of the steel roadwa,
a | question.
g He exhibited a model Of the stee
| wagon track made by General Ra,
. Stone and blue print design Of on
very similar. embodying the IDEAS o
Hon. Martin Dodge the present goo,
reads commissioner. The rails of tn
. track are of steel one fourth of an incl
L thick and in the shape of an inverte,
I trough. Eight inches wide on the tor
II with fiange of three inches extendinj
downward on either side and a fang
of One-fourth of an inch high extend
II ing upward on the outward side I
e keep the wheels on the rail.
v Scranton has been made an eNperi
d mental station for investigating TN
i practical worth of the new fanrle
= road and the Abingdon Turnpike com
q pany, Mr. Dunning said, had conclude
, to lay mile of double track for a
e experiment.
q 4 vote of thanks was rendered NJ,
e Dunning and the board gave its an
Il proVal of the style of track represente
- on Mr.. DOdge's design.