The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-20

Association.
officers for 1899, to de ballotcd for at
tn" January meeting, were Nominated
at last nights regular meeting of the
board of trade. 1t was decided to have
Il suppor as Il feature Of the January
meeting.
The nominations were rs follows:
President, Luther Keller; vice prasi-
| dents, John +. Porter, 4. ". Dickson,
T. u. Watkins; treasurer j. ". Oak.
ford, secretary, -. B. AthertOn; trus-
tee, William Connell. Conrad SchIoe-
der was also nominated for vice presi-
dent, but he declined it. \. W Dick
son was nominated for treasurer. He
has served iE that capacity for twenty
| one years. but early in the evening
! tolcphoned to Secretary Athcrton ask.
ing, if he was nominated, that his name
be withdrawn. His request was grant
ed.
Colonel II. NJ. Boics was appointed to
| succeed himself as the boards repre-
sentative as trustee of the Scranton
public library for i've years from Jan.
/, 1898.
The following report Of the manufac-
!
recommendation adopted:
COMMITTEE REPORT.
Your manufacturers committee beg to
| submit the following recommendations,
! to wit
First-Wc recommend tho nomination
| and election of -. Is. Athcrton as sHcrc-
| tary of the board of trade for the en-
| suing year at the same salary as last
! year.
| Sccond-We recommend that Il collation.
| be served the members Of the board of
trade, at the annual meeting to be held
| January IL, 1892 and that the banquet
! committee be instructed to make ali nee
essary ARRANGEMENTS for same.
We also beg to report that at a joint
I meeting of the legislation and taxes com
mittcc and the manufacturers committee
| held December g. George Sandorson, Csqo
| and Il. III. Patterson, esq. We're elected
! delegates to represent This organization
| at the ballot reform convention.
/ II. O. Dun and company submitted
new proposition for the agency sub
| scription of the board from Jan. l and
| i'm substitution for the one now in pro-
| gress. The new contract provides for
the use of the general book. new vol
umeG to he delivered quarterly and 800
| reports for 5000 The contract does not
provide for any allowance as former
| ly, ON the regular subscription of the
board members for individual service.
1t was explained that members who
| had previously profitted by receiving
a special rate on account of the board
| subscription would not suffer, as they
! would receive service at practically the
old figure. The price made to the board
Is $400 less than formerly. The special
300 reports mentioned az part of the
new contract, it was stated, would be
furnished to members according to an
apportionment to be designated by the
| secretary.
CONTRACT AUTHORIZED.
The contract was authorized on rec
ommendation of the finance committee.
There was some debate in favor of a
company which recently established an
agency in Scranton and whose speciality
was in making special reports. 1t was
decided, however, to use only the Dun
service.
Mr.. Henshaw, of the public safety
committee, to whom was referred the
duty of inquiring into the police pro-
lection of residences and a number of
recent TObberies reported progress. -
He was asked by President Keller If
progress meant more theft. Mr.. Hen
shaw replied in the Affirmative. He
said a vacant house near his residence
was entered Sunday night and stripped
of about everything of value it con-
tanned. The house ia owned by Swift
brothers.
From W. *. Lord. of Mt. Carmel,
secretary of the Anthracite associa
ton, was read letter i'm part as fol-
lows:
We are now ready tn proceed legally I'M
der the interstate commerce Law respect
ing the unjust discrimination in freight
: rates on anthracite coal.
The railroad officials have refused tO
confer with our committee ON railroads.
and We therefore have To reach them in
/, | this way.
Practically for two months past they
have been hauling coal to tidewatcr at a
reasonable freight rate, bat at their late
meeting they decided to rCtdrn to the old
system.
The matter is in your hands.
Your committee is ready to act. II YOU
wish them to go ahead they must have
funds, They have one of the most ca
pable lawyers in the state ready to take
up the work and have not been idle about
collecting facts and figures. But this first
J needs funds. II Is no childs play to at.
. tack corporations and lawyers, especially
the kind necessary, require good fees.
AMOUNT NEEDED.
We will need $1,000 OF 5000 to carr, ne
work to Il finish ana Your board of trad,
share i'm proportion would he 500 VIII
YOU pledge yourself for this amount one,
half To be raised at once and the balance
Icy next February, when We have Dul
next COnv antiOn.
The present policy of eXorbitant
freight charges will destroy the life of tnt
l the whole anthracite region
w. \. May objected to the payment
Of the assessment by the board lie
said the constitution would not permit
an expenditure of this character II
was finally decided, Oh motion. that
President Keller should appoint COM
miltee of three to solicit subscriptions
from merchants 10 the amount named
On this committee were appointed r.
T. Paine, chairman \. T.. Dunnine
' and J.. J. Williams.
The following new members Were
elected. Frank Siliman jr., j. Georgr
. HufnageI, r. T.. Pcndergast and lisa,
. dore Krotoslly The applications q
George p. GuHths and Ralph f. Week,
were received and action was, by rule