The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-25
ALL FAVOR EXPANSION
MANUFACTURERS NOT IN ACCORD
WITH NEW ENGLAND "AUNTIES."
National Convention Attended by Over
1000 Men, Representing the COun-
try's Great Industries.

CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 24-There were
over 1000 prominent manufacturers of the
country present at the fourth annual con-
vention here to-day. Many additional ar
rivals were registered tonight so that the
attendance will be still larger for the next
two days.
While the morning and afternoon sessions
to-day were devoted mostly to hearing the
annual reports of officers and committees
yet the spirit of expansion pervaded every
thing that was done, including future pol
icy of increasing the membership of the
National Manufacturing Association during
the closing year of the century to at least
5000 and providing such fund in its treas
ury as to make it a most potential factor in
the extension of foreign trade, as we'll as in
American interests, including the new pos
sessions Of this country. President Search
used a gavel that had in it's construction
samples of wood from Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines and the addresses in the
presentation Of this gavel and in its accept
ance were really the keynotes of the occa-
sion. The manufacturers publish a daily
bulletin of their own, giving a verbatim re-
port of all their proceedings, and this bull
letin is distributed every morning when they
assemble, the same as the Congressional
Record at Washington. The national assoc
citation held it's first meeting in Cincinnati
four years ago, and it is evidently the in
tention to reorganize it by expansion into an
association that will really represent every
manufacturing interest in the United States
and Canada, and, in fact, comprehensive
pan-American organization. After the ma
tional convention at Chicago that nominated
Lincoln in 1860, a Cincinnati decorator Sc
cured the shields bearing the coat of arms
of each State and other designs, and these
same decorations are now displayed in the
decorations Of Odd Fellows Auditorium,
where the convention is held.
Thomas P. Egan, as chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements. presided during the
welcome addresses this morning. There
seemed to be a spirit of expansion through
all the speeches. w. B. Melish, chairman
of the committee on entertainment, in his
announcement made numerous hits on ex-
pansion. Thomas McDougall, on behalf of
the Cincinnati members of the association,
presented President Search q fine gavel
made from different woods of the new pos
sessions in the West Indies, and again ex-
pansion was elaborated on The welcome adj
dresses were delivered by Governor Bush
nell and Mayor Tafel. President Search .e-
piled and soon afterwards read his annual
At the afternoon session the committee on
patent legislation reported at length or its
labors at Washington and on the present
status of bills penang in Congress on pa.Git
matters and especially the bill for patent
commission to codfy patent laws. The COM
mittee on international freight and trans
portaton made an elaborate report on E:Oii-
ficatOns in certain bills Of ladng and rates
A paper on the extension of American trade
by Milton Jackson, of PhIladeDhia, in -he
absence of the author, was read by the sec
rotary e. 2. Wilson.
The committee on comm aTce and industry
made an elaborate report in favor OF an adj
ditonal Cabinet officer and department for
home industries and foreign treGe, 0utlin-
ing i plan of organization t. secure tie
same The committee on transportation re-
ported its Investigations for better facilities
and rates resolution vas presented and
referred to the committee ON res buttons rll-
posing the recent order changing the mini
mum carload from 20 90 TO 70 $40 pounds, on
the ground that insuilici mt notice % the
change had been given, thus ,adsing Sc
riouS embarrassment to TCerch ants " no had
made contracts in advance. The association
then adjourned until 1890 m. Wednesday,
The manager of the Fountain Theater
took his entire vaudeville company to the
Scottish Rite Cathedral tonight and RECALLED
the manufacturers Smoker" with a full
theatrical performance, with all its accom-
paniments and appurtenances.