The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-03
FAVORS-THB
SHIP BILL.
Board of Trade Adopts a
Resolution, Endorsing
the Bill.

An interesting meeting OF the Board ol
Trade was held last evening when the
new charter and the granting of subsidies
to vessels were considered, Mr.. John NJ.
Rogers presented the report on the Gray
dinner which showed q deficit of $a4 A
special vote Of thanks was extended To
Mr. Rogers for the part he took IN the
dinner and made it success. A vote Of
thanks was also extended to the news
| papers for the aid given,
John Rossell presented the report of the
committee on city charter. After referring
to the charter the report said:
Upon the invitation of tha committee
the senators and Representatives In the
General Assembly from this city met the
committee on January 81 and after gen.
oral discussion OF the bill it was agreed
that copy Of the bill with q list OF the
proposed amendments should be sent to
each OF our senators and representatives
o. Dover..and they would then confer and
determine what support, II any, they
would give the measure. The committee
IL without advice as to their action
The committee not having received
from che Council and the members of the
General Assembly their cooperation does
not feel warranted In proceeding further
With the bill. IL Is OF the opinion that 1t
would be useless to do 30. The matter Is
therefore, referred back to the board, and
the committee requests that 1t be dis
charged.
Mr.. Alfred D. Warner opposed the dis
charge OF the committee and favored an
increase of membership. Mr.. Rossell snid
that 1t would be impossible to pass the
charter us public sentiment was not at
the back Of the bill. A s. Re d, A. L.
johnson and George W. Bush spoke in
the same strain. The Board of Trade and
the politicians are at logge-heads and the
Dill would never pass.
a. ID. Warner presented the following
resolutions which were passed:
Whereas, But 10 per cent OF the imports
and exports of the United States are car
ried on American ships, as against its
former high position If IS per cent, of the
country's forsign trade, and it is estinat-
cd IN consequence that the sum OF $780,
900, 600 in gold, OF its equivalent, is annual
~ taken out Of the country and paid to
aliens abroad, at the same time depriving
our own people of the employment that
sum would give II it were retained in the
United States, aud as tho vessels OF the
country under its flag and carrying its
malls are an advertising medium for sale
OF The products of that country in the
markets Of the world, and the demand for
its Surplus products, farms, workshops
and mines are thereby increased and that
1t Is essential to the country to have ship.
building plants, artisans engineers and
sailors for its defense and safety in time
of war, and that II merchant marine as u
naval reserve has been clearly demon trat-
cd IN the lat year; and
"Whereas, A BIZ has been introduced
i'll Tho Senate Of the United States, No.
) D34. and in the House of Rel,ressn atiyes.
ll.3l2, the purpose of which Is to inciaase
tho sale Of American products and manu-
features, and restore to the A nercan ships
Il fair share of our foreign carry ing trnue.