The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-23
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
An ual MEETING Names Business
Association.
SECRETARY RICH REPORTS 4
HEALTHY OUTLOOK.

The Typographical Survey Question Comes
TN AGAIN and an Effort Will Be Made
to Obtain Appropriati0l-Brun
Entertains the Bonrd Weu,
ESPECIAL TO THE PRKssAi
Brunswick, September %. In une
Brunswick court room today the ways OF
the Maine lawmakers were undeA' inves
tigation and the merchants OF MAINE
were present as parties to the case IL Ole
not coma as legal proceeding, how
ever, but was a part of the nesting o.
the State Board of Trade and was brought
ND in connection with the position Of
the board in favor of Typographical
survey of the state. The references to
the third house in the legislature were
alrscognition of its influence.
The delegates to the convention as soon
as they stepped upon the station platform
became the guests of the Brunswick
beard and from that time until they left
on the midnight trains they were right
royalty entertained. In the afternoon
they were given an excursion to the new
park which is part of the electric rail-
road, system connecting Lewiston ana
Bath, system which, as the Hon.
Charles J. Gilman pointed out IN his en-
tertaining and instructive remarks, Is
the second In extent among the electric
railway systems of New England, having
60 miles of track, a length exceeded only
by the West End system of Boston. Al
ter a pleasant afternoons outing. the
members of the State Board were enter
tanned IN thessevening In the day 8 pro-
ceedings, a striking statement, LOUDLY
applauded. twas that made by Hon.
Charles j. Gilman that he hoped the time
would come when the Legislature would
aid no institution, educational or other
wise. which did not work for the good 81
the state, and that the lawmakers would
then be able to give more attention to
matters of general. value to the people OF
Maine.
The meeting was calledi to order at
a. M, by Secretary Rich, ssand in the alb"
sence of President Lord, who was In Bos-
ton attending to urgent business, Mr.
Charles e. Townsend, president. OF the
Brunswick board, was called to the chair.
He cordially welcomed the delegates to
Brunswick and few minutes later. Pres
ident hyde of Bowdoin was introduced
and extended an equally hearty invitation
to the members to visit the college, an
invitation which was very generally &C.
cepted.
The report of the secretary, Mr.. NJ. n.
Rich of Portland, was read by him as
| follows:
| SECRETARY'S ANNUAL REPORT.
| To the Officers and Mem ers Of the State
Board of Trade.
have respectfully to report that while
a year ago there were about fifty or
ganized Boards of Trade in this State,
and SO far as am informed, there is nom.
| inally that number today, but many of
them in rather disorganiZed condition,
state of suspended animation" hay
| ing seized upon several hitherto active
Boards-the result no doubt OF the uncer-
tainty and hating conditions of many
kinds of business in the State for the first
| half of the current year.
These existing conditions have natural
| ly affected the payment of dues from,
boards still regarded in membership,
though some boards so regarded, are sew
eral years back in dues, and this Board
may consider the expedienoy Of extending
further leniency to some still on the rolls,
and for your information l herewith an
L mex list of the several membership
| boards showing the dates to which each
of theirKlast dues was paid, and the num-
Der that each board has paid in the past
eight years.
/ have received since my last annual
report from the following Boards of