The evening times., 1898-12-12
eighth Annual Session
Opens Tomorrow.
OBJECTS OF ASSOCIATION
Delegates Who Are Expec ed to BE
i'm Attendance.
Intcrstate Commerce Law to BE Con-
sfdercd-Re ResoiUtioRs Which
VIII Be Introduced.


at the Shoreham tomorrow morning
The objects of this organization are 10
promote the efficiency and extend the
usefulness of the various boards Of
trade, chambers of commerce, and other
chartered bodies, organized for general
commercial purposes in the United
States Ii seeks to secure unity and har-
mony of action, IN reference to CONNER
ciaI usages, customs and laws, and espe-
cially in order to secure the proper con-
sideration of questions pertaining TO the
financial, commercial and industrial in
terests of the country at large.
The National Board of Trade was or
ganized on June 5, 1868, by representa-
tives from the following commercial
bodies: Albany Board Of Trade. Baltimore
Board OF Trade, Boston Board of Trade,
Boston Corn Exchange, Buffalo Board
of Trade, Charleston Board of Trade,
Chicago Board of Trade, Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Board
OF Trade Denver Board of Trade, De-
troit Board OF Trade, Dubuque Produce
Exchange, Louisville Board of Trade.
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, New
ark Board of Trade, New Orleans Cham
ber of Commerce. New York Chamber of
Commerce, New York Produce Exchange,
Oswego Board of Trade, Peoria Mer-
chants Exchange, Philadelphia Board of
Trade, Philadelphia Commercial Ex-
change. Pittsburg Board of Trade, Port
land Board of Trade, Providence Board
OF Trade, Richmond Chamber of Com
merce, St Louis Board of Trade, St Lou
is Union Merchants Exchange, ST. Paul
Chamber of Commerce, Toledo Board of
Trade, Troy Board of Trade and VIII
mington DeL), Board OF Trade.
The delegates to the twenty-seyenth an
nual convention held in this city were as
follows:
American Paper Manufacturers Asso-
ciation-William T. Barker and William
II. Parsons, Jr.
American Warehousemens Association
Herbert p. Campbell.
Baltimore Board OF Trade-Charles Mar
keI and Daniel Miller.
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Blanchard Randall. ]. l. Middleton, JO-
seph X. Foard, and FL. G. Hilken-
Boston Chamber of COmmerce-A4den
Speare, William 3. Rice, and Elwyn q.
Preston.
Boston Merchants Association-Joua-
than A Lane and ]. r. Lesson.
Boston Paper Trade Association-Ed-
ward H Haskell and Samuel p. Train
Buffalo Merchants Exchange-Alonzo
r. James, Charles Kennedy and FREEZER
ick Truscott.
Chester Merchants and Business Men :
Associatlon-WiIIiam II. Berry and W. ii.
Nelson.
Chicago Board of Trade-H. +. Dous-
man, r. S. Lyon. F. G. Logan, c. b,
Congdon. l.. w. Bodman, b. A. Eckhart
]. c. Hately, ]. G. Steever, b. Frank
Howard and George F. Stone.
Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce-John
A Gano. ]. Milton Blair, Samuel Bailey
1r.: James D. Parker. J. F. Ellison. W IL
liam V. Ebersole, f. A. Laidley, James IL
Hooker and c. b. Murray
cleveland Chamber Of Commerce.. G.
w Cowles, H. H. Poppleton, i. b. tuck
erman, II. A. Sherwin, T. E. Burton u
kansas City Commercial Club-R- T
Van Horn.
New York Board Of Trade and Trans
r,ortatiou-G. Waldo Smith, 81 as M
Giddings, Francis B. Thurber, William
McCarroll. z. L. A. de Lima.
New York Cotton EXchange-Wli,am
V. King, George Brennecke and EDWARD
L. Moore.
Peoria Board Of Trade-Edward > EaS'
ton and Herbert c. Crier.
philadelphia Board of Trade-Frsd cE
Fraley. John H Graham. L. Y. Sch m
Yrerhorn. Joel Cook, Joseph S. Perot Ed'
ward r. Wood, c. Stuart Patterson and
William r Tucker.
philadelphia Grocers and Importers
Exchange McMenamin and FranB
Halpen.
Philadelphia Trades League-M. n
kline w w. Supplee, A @. Elliott
IyiITiarn waterfall. Finley Acker John G
Croxton, L. NJ Haupt, w. w Foulkrod
Howard B. French, Robert E. Pattisor
and " b. Kelly.
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce. A
Kelly, John Eaton, c. Z. Rumsey anc
A. p. Burchfield.
Scranton Board Of Trade-W. A. May
+. L. Hitchcock, Luther Keller.
St. Louis Merchants Exchange. D.
Stanard. d. r. Francis. H c. Haars,i1k
s. w. Cobb, Charles f. Joy, Richard
Bartholdt, Charles Parsons, w liam u
Bovd and George II. Morgan.
Toledo Produce Exchange-Denison b
Smith.
Trenton Board of Trade-James Buch
anan and Edmund c. Hill.
Washington Board of Trade-B. ii
Warner, NJ. NJ Parker, S. w. Woodward
and John 3. Wight
Wilmington Board of Trade-A
Reed and Josiah Marvel.
1t is thought that the list of delegates
will show very few changes.
Interstate Commerce law viii be con
sidered at considerable length and tn
following resolutions viii be introduces
by the Chicago board Of trade:
whereas by reason Of the various de
cisIons of the United States Suprem
Court many OF the most important pro
visions OF the interstate commerce Law
are imperative and fail to afford that re
lief to business interests of the countr.
which the law was enacted to secure
therefore be It
Resolved, That the National Board o
Trade recommends that Congress immedi
ately enact such amendments TO the in
terstate commerce law as will give to tn
commerce of the United States equitable
stable and uniform rates of freight, o
failing to secure these, that the interstat
commerce law be repealed"
The Cincinnati Board of Trade ap'
Bureau of Transportation will submit tn
following:
Whereas the National Board of Trad
has heretofore uniformly recorded its ap
proval OF the cardinal principles underly
ing the interstate commerce law, and ha
urged that ii be amended and strength
ened as time and trial show the need
and point the way
Whereas decisions OF the courts of tn
United States have practically indicates
that the law, as ii now stands, fails T
provide effective methods for the enforce
meat OF its provisions;
Whereas neglect Of its provisions, bot
IL the public and by common carriers
has resulted in conditions, affecting publ
tta-sportation, which are subversive o
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