The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-13
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
INA UG URAL ADDRESS OF PREST.
 DENT MAX ADLER,

He Makes Valuable and Practical sug- gestions Concerning Several Matters of Public cInterest-standing Commit- tees Announced--ResoIut Offered Looking to tho Proper sprinkling of
 the Streets.
 The regular meeting of the New IIa- ven chamber of commerce was held last night. There was a large attendance. President Max Adler read his inaugural address, which is printed in full below. It was a capital address, and he was highly congratulated upon the same by the members of the chamber. The next business of importance was the naming of the various standing committees. They are as follows:
 Representatives of the chamber on the advisory board of the Philadelphia Commercial museum-Samuel A. Gal. PiAA anu 1NOl 6C L1oAAu
 crologist-William E. Chandler. x
 Standing Committees.
 Ways and Means-Frank H. Sperry. Pierce N. Welch, James D. Dewell, IL. Wheeler Beecher, Edwin s. Greeley, Au-s gustus H. Kimberly and T. Attwater Barnes
 o1{, 1a~..A Edward S. Swift, James A. Howarth, Nathaniel w. Kendall Edward I. At% water, Frederick H. Benton and George H. Scranton.
 Railroads and ransportation-Edga E. Durant, William H. Douglas, Isaac M. Ulman, Abner Hendee, Ralph J. Mi- ner, Frederick B. Street and Wilbur F. Gilbert.
 Harbor-Henry c. Rowe, Nehemiah D. Sperry Charles I. French, Herbert Mason, F. c. Bushnell, J. c. North and E. Harris Weaver.
 Publication and statistics-Norris G.. Osborn, J. Rice Winchell Lucius w.. Moody, Morris F. Tyler, Charles B. Curl; tis, Cornelius S. Morehouse and Calvin A. Kendall.
 Real estate-Willard c. Warren, John l. Goodrich, Leoni w. Robinson, Sam- uel A. York, Charles W. Whittlesey. Henry c. Bretzfelder and Edward O. Gruener.
 Municipal affairs-George D. Watt rous John T. Manson, Felix Chilling worth, Frederick B. Farnsworth, Har- ry w.. Asher, James F. Pigott and George F Bureess
 Town and city improvements-Hen Henry T.. Blake Eli Whitney, Albert B. Hills Henry F. English, Henry w. F,arnam, A. Mcclellan Mathewson and Joseph Porter
 Banquet-John H. Platt, Wilson H. Lee, M, Sonnenberg, George A. Alling. Frank A. Corbin, Benjamin R. English and Frederick l.. Cowles.
 Membership-Clarenc B. Damn. Jo@ seph c. Johnson, Francis B. Hum, Ed ward I. Atwater, George W. Lewis. John D. Jackson and Philip F. Wells
 Nominations-George S. Barnurn, Ed- ward McGowan, Samuel F. Crafts, Henry G. Newton, Charles Kleiners Robert Foote and Charles R. Bishop.
 A resolution addressed to the court of common council and the board of finance was presented by General George H. Ford requesting those bodies to take such action as will secure prop er sprinklng of the city streets. This resolution will be transmitted to the bodies mentioned, and it was also refer- red to the committee on municipal af-es fairs with power to act The idea of 1t to the committee on munic- lpal affairs is to insure the chamber that the matter will be taken up and dispos- ed of as soon as possible.
 The secretary, John Currier Galla~S gher, introduced an amendment to thd bylaws changing the makeup of th0 executive committee so that all past of the chamber who are stilf members in good standing will be in< ,luded. This matter will be acted on at the next meeting. The secretary alsu spoke of being in receipt of set of res@ olutions adopted by the board of alder- men thanking the chamber for its ef- forts in securing the several guns for coast defense and asking the chamber to use it's influence in an effort to retain the same. No action concerning th0 same was taken, but remarks wera made by several and it was the concens sus of opinion that the chamber had nothing to regret in having secured the said guns.
 General E. E. Bradley made a few re. marks with reference to that part of President Adler's address that dealt with the park question. He said that he park commission was ready and willing to cooperate with the chamber ,f commerce, or any other body, in an ,ffort to make more accessible and to oeautify the several parks of the city. He spoke especially of the proposed 'ailroad to the top of East Rock, say- ng that he did not consider it necessary hat such road should run through the center of the driveways or the foot- paths.
 A. Felton Wood was elected to meme ,ership.
 President Adler's Address. Gentlemen of the Chamber:
 In assuming the honorable office of president of the chamber upon the oc- ason of the one hundred and fifth year if it's organization, I shall in accordance with established custom give expression o a few views which I may entertain Ipon topics which I believe come prop- IL NQ ar1fr