The Portland daily press., 1898-01-18
BOARD OF TRADE.
Meeting of Managers i'll Regard to
Suffering Cuba.
Letter Read From Hon. C. w. Russell
Committees Appointed FIR the Year.

Letter Read From Hon. C. W. Russell
Committees Appointed FIR the Year.
A special meeting Of the managers OF
the Board of Trade was held yesterday
morning to consider the most expedient
and effective measures of contributing
immediate and substantial relief to the
sick and starving people in Cuba. Several
days ago the secretary addressed letter
upon the subject for. information and adj
vice to Hon. Charles W. Russell of the
department of Justice at Washington,
who had just returned from his investiga-
ton about Cuba fully informed of the
condition and needs of sufferers. MIR.
RusselPs reply was read to the members
resent, also some letters received by Mr..
Goudy from other sources, Of the charac-
ter of supplies most needed and methods
of packing and lines for the shipment Of
materials or the transmission of money.
Mr.. Russell's letter was as follows:
Mr.. NJ. N. Rich, Secretary Board of Trade,
Portland. Maine.
Sir-I have read with the greatest
corning the starvation in Cuba.
You ask whether the general govern
ment contemplates recommending any
system of relief for those people by the
charitable contributions of our citizens,
or whether 1 would advise your board to
appoint relief committees and go to work
at once; and you also ask the best way to
forward money and materials, and to
whom such aid can safely be consigned to
ensure worthy sufferers receiving full
benefit of articles contributed for their re-
lief.
1 cannot speak concerning the inten-
lions of the government as such, but do
advise you very earnestly to appoint COM
mittees and go to work.
The Ward line of steamers from New
York to Havana is transporting materials
free of freight. A New York draft in
favor of Consul General Lee, at Havana
would transfer money. But as prices are
high IN Cuba, it is preferable to send
food and medicine. Quinine is in great
demand, also vaccine virus and calomel.
he virus of course, would have to be
sent with care and must be kept on ice
when it arrives. Our cOnsuls are appoint
ing committees to aid them in distribut-
ing what is received. I know the consul
at Sagua, and General Lee, and heard
many good accounts of Consul Brlce at
Matanzas. All three are in hearty
sympathy with the relief movement, and
are perfectly reliable, and | presume the
same is true of our other consuls In Cuba.
1 suggest corresponding with the Ward
Line company at New York, lib Wall
street.
AS the situation of affairs on the island
has become chronic, do not let the sensa-
tional news about the war stop your pro-
ceedings. Even its termination would not
save these people.
Respectf ully,
CHARLES W. RUSSELL.
After the information had been laid be-
fore the mem bers and generally discussed
the prevailing opinion seemed to be that
the matter to be most effective and gener-
al in its results, should be taken by the
city, and on motion it was voted that
Alderman Leighton and Councilman
York be a committee to lay the matter
before the city government as soon as
possible and ask it to take action and
and President Boothby was duly author
lied to appoint such committee as he may
deem expedient to cooperate with the city
government if desired
Messrs. Short, Cooling and Coniey were
appointed IA committee to consider making
up party from the board members to at
tend the Jefferson on the occasion of one
of the most attractive entertainments in
the near future.
The standing committees for the year
were elected as follows to complete the
organization:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. B. Winslow,
VIM W. Merrill, Seth l.. Larrabee, Chas.
Laughlin, Charles r. Miliiken, George
W. Brown, William H. Scott.
Acknowledgment John w. Deering,
W. F. Milliken, Johu F. Liscomb, Fritz
H. Jordan, Lyman III. Cousens.
Merchants Excbange-M. N. Rich, P.
s. Nickerson, Albert B. Hall, Theodore
c. Woodbury., Charles 81. Randall.
Railroads and teamboats-George P.
Wescott, John B. Coyle, Payson Tucker,
A. A. Strout, George T. Evans.
Special Committee on Transportation
Henry S. Osgood, G. W.. T. Cooling,
Frederick Smith, Phillip Y. Brown, and
A. W. Smith, to operate with the COM
lnittee ON railroads and steamboats,.
Buildings and Locations-A. r. Wright,
Theodore A. Josselyn, John F. Proctor,
Holman S. Melcher, Henry P. Cox.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n. aIicy, VIII.
Senter. Winthrop Jordan.
Mayor Randall said that the appropria-
ton for the poor was about exhausted,
and two of the hardest months of the year
were yet to be passed. He therefore should
not favor any city appropriation for the
Cubans. He believed that charity began
at home.
FUNERAL OF DIR. PENDLETON.