The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

their respective states In he early enact
meag OF the Cullen aiii
All the commercial ana Industrial "
CARNATIONS throughout she country are
invited 70 unite in mis- movement
Purpose al M@etins Defined.
Secretary Barry. speaking q he par
pose " thu meeting said
The actian Of thr convention VIII SIM
ply 5e ia the line Of giving evidence 70
congress ~ the strong demand thruugh1l
the country for the passage ~ me tut
lom bill. and - arrange fe- 3 aeleea ieh
70 20 70 washington to labor III the m
Gefrst ~ the bill The Opposition Il Inc
next measure an the Hart ~ q ~ rHlifaaas
f. due 70 the face thai Trey reatiEe 1hAi
the Interstate commerce Law Ia IL present
form Is frsfuatant --th- findings 81 the COM
mission cannot be pift IN f9rre
f. p Bacon. os Milwaukee, called the
gathering 10 order and IN a short adj
dress stated the purpose If this meeting.
Re hoped there would b- no dgf"Ssion,
ana tAxt the meeting would proceed
sirapgt with thar object in ylrw. ~ tnpse
pressns representing the business men *
the country would make their voices heard
In Aeeenfs strong enough he was SIRE
that congress would NOS fan ta put the
mes sure through
Ex.ccy r. q sfansrd o. 81 Louis
was unanimously made presiding otacef
~ the meeting with n II noaseman, ~
~ of Milwaukee. as secretary. In taking
the chair Gov. Sfanard said there was
difference ~ opinion IN - Louis as ~
th@ apparent necessity Tor the interstate
commerce commission, and ne supo8Sed
fhst 1 similar condition existed eiSAw here
WHAT the people 81 the country want he
declared e either an interstate commerce
commission Nith the power 70 acss ~ tire
repeal " tie law under ~hieh e esfne iHio
he4nx He said that under present cen.
tifi8ns w|h the railroads discriminating,
fuF instante. tn favor ~ wheat which can
h. shipped ta Europe At lower rate than
Hour. the millers ~ Germany aad England
can fnrn oar xitn our grain a product
cheaper than We can pn' Il "a ths market
there
Cav ssanara said the farmers 1T this
country must he looked after sut fhuMHhf
thaf the interests ~ thousands and tens
~ thousands az manufacturers should hr
taken care ~, TOO.
Mr. simmons Witharnw..
o 1. whlielaw. president OF the Mar
chants Exchange. delivered an address ~
welcome af The conclusion ef which COM
mittees on credentials rules and respla-
lions were ssssolnfpd hy the chair.
w. y BACON. ~ Milwaukee wss made
chairman Of the committee on Fesola-
lions which consisted ~ fifteen prominent
and reps sentative men. a recess was
taken until D. nj
When the fammitter on resolutions can-
g4ned soon after recess rad been tskeu
b. the main body. It developed that there
MAS some opposition 70 the purpose FOR
whIeh Tire meeting was called
Mr. r. r. ThnfBef. president ~ the Ma
tienal BOARD - Trafe. a member pf no
committee u was known was against the
Proposed amendments To the Interstate
commerce commission,
Wien Chairman Bacon presented for
adoption memorial 10 congress urging
;ha passage III the cuilom hlli Mr.. T.. g.
simmons president ~ the simmons Hard
ware Company, ~ IRIS eitN, and nne ~
the IneFnlfars ~ the committed, made a
short address against any such action.
He declared he wit- spao~vf ~ the nnr-
pqsr ~ the meeting Mf simmons then
withdrew frem ths committee saying ne
had nrlsapprehended The purpose ~ the
meeting. Witch he Suppressed was 20 dis
cnss lf a general Way ihe proposed
amendments embodied ~ ire cnilam Hill.
and not 90 urge IT. passage. The me-
mortal was hen adopted