The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-19
LISTENS TO REPORTS.
Board Of Trade Hears
Annual Statements
of Affairs.

The annual meeting of the Board OF
Trade was held last evening in its hall
on Foster street Irving E. Comins,
president; j. Russell Marble, vice presi-
dent. and Charles e. Squier, were all
reelected by the board of directors.
The feature of Intervening was of
course a talk by A. NJ. Stone on the
Henley races.
The first of the standing committees
to report was that of the membership,
G.. l.. Sanford chairman. The present
membership of the Board of Trade was
reported to be 429.
On mercantile matters, the chairman
of the committee reported that no for
NAL report had been prepared.
For the committee on Legislation,
Hon. e. B. Crane read the report.
Justin A. Ware reported for the state
board OF trade.
The committee on nominations then
reported as follows: Treasurer, q. K.
Rand: clerk, S. Hamilton Coe; auditor,
Charles A. Chase; membership commit
tee. w. w. Johnson, w. M. SpauIdlng,
Fl. A. Johnson, George A. Smith, Irving
Swan Brown, directors, chosen for four
years, in accordance with the new by
laws. John G. Machines, John r. Back
NJ. P. Higgins, Charles G. Washburn,
r. 3. Fowler.
The next report was that of Treas
urer G. w. MackIntire. The balance
in the treasury at the beginning OF the
year was $1979.12. The total receipts
were $452O.O5. The expenditures for the
year were $4324.25, leaving a balance Of
$217492.
The report of the ways and means
committee was read by Harlan p. Dun
can.
The committee on transportation and
railroads reported that the most i'm
portant matter that had come before
them was the relocation of the tracks
of the Massachusetts Central railroad
through Boylston and West Boylston,
the committee desiring to have the
traks located nearer Worcester. The
matter had not yet been decided and
the committee is still at work upon 1t.
William Hart for the New Enterprise
committee reported that this commit
tee had considered u different business
propositions. Only one of these has
been located. The Allen Wall Paper
company has received the I )st atten-
ton, and the committee has spent a
great deal of time, and largely
through the influence of the board of
trade the bonds have been subscribed.
The bonds We're for $4,000. The Brig
ham Wooden company was organized
during the year.
In connection with new industries, 1t
is interesting to state that concerns
that leave Worcester come back again.
The Flexible Door and Shutter COM
pany, which was removed to Pennsyl-
vania, has recently been brought back
to Worcester, although under different
management.
The chairman of the committee on
municipal affairs, G. L. Brownell, re-
ported that ell the matters referred to
them had been looked after, and that
it had been the endeavor of the commit
tee to have the board of trade work in
harmony with the city government for
the benefit of the city.
The secret airy of the board Charles
II. Squier, then read a detailed report
of what the board had set out to do
for the benefit of the city, and what had
been accomplished. He said that with
the execution OF the wooden business
nearly all TIE lines of manufacture mad
been exceedingly busy during the year,
The inquiry for factory room had been
more brisk and indications point to
better times.
After the completion of business Mr..
Stone addressed the members, and his
story of the Henley races was interest
ing in the extreme