The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-11
The Coming Year Promises 10 Be a Bright
and Prosperous One, He Said.
BOARD OF OFFICERS ELECTED.
One Ballot Cast and The Choice Was Unanimous.
eref Remarks Of Acceptance We're Made
by Newly Iy-Elecied President.


board Of trade building at noon today.
with large attendance, President
Deming in the chair.
After Secretary Webb had read the
records of the last annual meeting. the
following named gentlemen were elect
ed to membership: J. #. p. I.awton
George a. Jepherson and Lewis a. Bur-
rough.
Treasurer Westcott then reported as
follows: Receipts for the year. $16,-
S5O.76; expenditures, $l5.571.9i; balance
on hand January /, $77S.35. The report
was received and recorded.
Secretary Webb read his report,
which showed i'm detail the several re-
ceipts and expenditures, and also the
assets OF the organization. which
amounted TO s996.35. This report which
was approved by the finance commit
tee, was received and ordered recorded.
President Deming then addressed the
board as follows:
Gentlemen-Another year has passed
since last | had the honor OF address,
ing the annual meeting of the prOvi-
dence board OF trade as it's president.
and again | appear before you 20 give
you a brief abstract of what has been
airy, 1898. together with few comments
upon the future OF the board. January
l. there We're enrolled as members OF
the board $50 names During the year
3 have died IL resigned 3 were dropped
on account of nom payment of dues and
2S have been admitted as new MEM
bers. giving us total membership to
date of 5S5.
AS in previous years. the board Of
trade has lent it's vote and material
assistance To many city, state and ma
tional issues, notable among which was
the fund raised by the board Of trade
largely through the personal efforts OF
one of its active members, Mr.. Charles
III. Merriman. for aiding Cuban suffer
ers. The fund amounted to $9si.5I.
The voice OF the board, by means OF
resolutions and Endorsement of resolu-
tions. has been loud in it's support of
sound money, in its upholding the pol
icy OF the administration preliminary
to and during the war with Spaini i'm
its advocacy OF n department of com
merce and industry; approving the cX-
hibition OF the manufacturers of the
United States I'm Philadelphia in 1899.
TO which delegates from boards of trade
and chambers OF commerce from all
over the world are to be sent: indors-
ing petitions for a reciprocal treaty
with Canada. and in many other in
SldnteS WnItn III is not necessary Tor
me to recall! here.
= The clyde steamship line having
msde some investigation, and evidenced
n desire TO este blish a line OF steamers
between Providence and southern
ports, the board of trade heartily in
dorsed the plan and lent its aid I'm try
ing to secure suitable duckage and
facilities which would warrant the es-
tabishment of such "A line. II was un-
successful i'm its efforts. though il is
hoped that the Clyde company has not
yet entirely gwen up its plans. Their
failure to secure dockage and harbor
facilities brings up the whole question
of ha1bor improvements. Referring to
that portion of Mayor Bakers inaugu-
raj address. entitled "Harbor Improve
ments.' II would seem 10 me that the
best results might he obtained by the
board of trade as n body. acting in con-
Junction with the city council for
increased wharfage and harbor i'm
provements. Personally | endorse all
that the mayor has said in his inau-
gural pertaining to the matter. I'm
proved harbor facilities mean for Prov !
idence the making OF greater Provi- |
dence a-feality' increased business for |
cur merchants. and the opening up of !
new enterprises and the restoration of I
some which lack Of facilities have made 4
Improbable.
To return for a moment more TO /
board of trade matters: financially the !
past year has been a vehy prosperous |
one with us. The coming year prom /
ises to be a bright and prosperous one. !
The business world seems To be on \
the eve Of what rs SO often termed /
Good times 'and the Providence board |
Of trade. with it's 500 influential mem l
bers. should be and is. a potent factor I
In whatever beneficial and of interest to |
our city and state. 1t should go even \
farther than Il has yet gone i'm the /
matter Of municipal improvements, i'm
The bringing Of new enterprises t.
Providence. i'm aiding aud supporting 1
those already i'm business IN our midst
by lending its voice TO the making and /
carrying out of such laws as VIII be
beneficial 10 the saMc
! thank yon gentlemen for the houor
vou have conferred upon me. and
can wish for my successor no greater
blessicn IN the position which ne is
about TO occupy. than that ne may re-
ceive the same hearty support i'm his
official capacity. from your hands, that
you have given me.
Mr.. John w. Vernon chairman Of
the committee on nominations. before
making his report paid high tribute
TO Mr.. DeminE. and said that II was
generally regretted that he could not
have been prevailed upon TO accept the
Office once again. He then presented
the following ticket.
President. John ~. Hlmbly: first vice
president. J. Ilalsey he Wolf: second
vice president James s. Kenyon. treas
urer Oren Westcott: directors Henry
w. Cooke John y. Kelly. y. Williams.
Nicholas l.. Berry. Charles *. Buch. Ed
win 4 Smith, Beninmin IT, Arnold 4.
u. slater. George ". Grant -. j. Suily. !
William W. White. r. " owen. Will
liam &. Dart William IT, Thurber. Ed
ward T. Child. Danioi Jackson Walter
&. Hackney. George w. Parks. J. Y. v.
Iawton. Joseph +. Fletcher J. X ".
Mich ino1ie. committee nr arbitration !