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tional and state. have named the dates
for holding their annual meetings or
reunions here. and still others will
doubtless arrauge.to meet here before
the season is over They represent about
every phase Of human activity-phllan-
thropic. religious ethical social, pOlit-
ical. economic, commercial. Industrial,
sporting, educational. literary and ar
tistic. Buffalo will be par excellence
the convention city of the whole cOun-
try this year, and from this time for
ward there will be in session anywhere
from one to a dozen conventions at va
; rious audltoriums and halls In the city.
/ BY making Buffalo the convention city
/ these associations will afford their del
| egates an opportunity TO visit the
Rainbow City and. besides. will be
! assured Of a larger attendance by rea-
: son of the attractions of the exposi-
! ton.
Among the first of these associations
to meet here is the National Civic fed
GRAFTON. whose conference was held
last week and was attended by n large
gathering of eminent men from all sec
lions Of the country, among those pres
ent being Franklin Ii. Head of Chi
cago, president of the federation;
George +. Seward. chairman of the
committee on taxation of the New
York chamber of commerce: Edwin X.
A. Sellgman. Columbia university. New
| York: James X. Garfield. chairman of
the Ohio senate committee on taxatiOn;
| Julien r. Davies. president of the New
York Tax Reform association; Charles
s. Fairchlld, president of the New
York Security and Trust company; NJ.
Il. Ingalls,. president Of the Cleveland,
Cincinnati. Chicago and st. Louis Rail-
way company. Cincinnatl; Henry @.
| Adams. University of Michigan; Rich
ard L. Ely. University of Wisconsin,:
Lawson Purdy. secretary of the New
York Tax league; Richard oren, attor-
ney general OF Michigan. and William
Writ Howe, ex-pfesidcnt Of the Ma
tional Bar association. New Orleans.
The National Civic federation, which
is an outgrowth and expansion of the
Chicago Civic federation, was organic
ed TO enlist the best brains Of the ma
tion In tue solution of the great prob
lens before the country, such, for In
stance. as foreign relations, insular af-
fairs, Industrial combinations, concilia-
ton and arbitration OF labor disputes,
the negro question. tie consular servs
ice, IuI..an affairs, municipal govern
ment and taxation. the latter being the
theme discussed at the session just
held, some of the brightest and brain
lest men In the country expressing their
views upon this important and most
perplexing question, the prevailing
opinion being that there should be eff
fected an Interstate agreement upon
uniform principles of taxation.
1t Is not expected In two or three
DAYS 70 settle any of the many vexing
c-pstlons. but the result of the con-
terence was the appointment of ma
tional committee. which will take up
the question scientifically and try to
work out some practical results.
The membership of the National Civ
&c federal ton is drawn from the repre-
sentative. practical men of affairs in
the various walks of life, irrespective
OF party or creed. The scope Of It's
work is described in the following ex
tract from its bylaws: ITO provide for
study and discussion of questions OF
national import affecting either the
foreign or domestic policy of the Unit
ed States, TO aid in the capitalization
| Of the most enlightened public senti
ment OF the country in respect thereto
and when desirable to promote neces
sary legislation In accordance there
with"
Previous to the conference just held
here the federation has held three i'm
i portant meetings. The first is known
as 1.-THE Saratoga conference on for
eign policy" held August. 1898. Two
days were spent In discussion by pub
lie men Of radically different views, yet
at the close a memorial was unani
mously agreed to which when present
ed to President Mckinley elected from
MIN the following high compliment: 81
heartily congratulate the Civic FEEDER
alton upon the success of its confer
ence. 1t came at a time when its ablC
discussion and conservative resolutions
aid much to point the way for the ma
ton"
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