The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-27

West river and the QuinnipiaC river above the Grand avenue DrldSe.
 The committee also reported that the en- crossed resolutions thanking Major smith I S Leach for his services In this work had been forwarded to him at his present sta ton, Fort LeavenwOrth, Kan. reply from him was read thanking the chamber for the resolutions and also accepting the election of honorary member Of the cham Der.
 Upon recommendation of Mir. Rowe the following resolution was adopted Whereas, the great improvement of the harbor of New Haven, which is being made by reason of the movement inaugurated by this chamber over four years ago. and which has been carefully fostered and pro- noted by this organization, is of great i'm. portance to- every citizen and taxpayer of New Haven, by reducing frieght and H. Creasing commerce, now, therefore,
 Resolved, by this chamber: that all mem bers of the organization, and citizens gen erally, are asked to cooperate with the chamber and the committee on harbor, i'll promoting this important enterprise, and that all shippers and receivers of mer- c4andse by water are requested to prompt iy report the amount and value of same for calendar year 1901, to the committee on harbOr, so that the statements asked for by the United States engineers may be completed The individual items of all such information will be kept entirely con fdential.
  lows: President, General F. E. Bradley; vice presidents, Colonel R. s. Woodruff and Wilson II. Lee; secretary, John Currier Gal lagher: treasurer, Herbert (. Warren; eX- A. Baldwin, William $. Wells, Henry C. Rowe and F. B. Farnsworth. President Bradley thanked the chamber for having reelected him and stated that he would present his annual address at the next meeting, which is to be held on April It.
 The necrology report was read by Judge HotChkiss. There were eleven deaths among the members of the chamber during the year They were Major Y. Attwater Barnes, Charles E. Corwin, Eyarts Cutler, ex-Goyernor Henry B. Harrison, John H. Leeds, II. s. Holcomb. Francis Potter Horace P. shares Captain James NJ. Town send, E. Hayes TroWbridge and Maler Zun- der.
 The report of the treasurer showed bal ance of about $500 in the treasury, il gain of about $7J over that of last year There was also gain of tiftyseven members during the twelve months, seventeen of night.
 communication from the Postal Tele- graph company with reference to the lay ing of the Pacific cable was read. It was voted that the representatives of both the Western Union and the Postal compahies be invited to present their views before the chamber, elther in writing or in person at I future date, before the chamber should pass any resolution favoring either com pany In the matter of laying the proposed cable.
 At the conclusion of the business session N eather Observer 1arr gave q short but decidedly interesting talk on the methods of conducting the weather bureau. and as. certaining the exact location and move ments of storms. He said that New Ha- ven people should change the idea which at present exists that the weather here is the worst in the country and come to realization of the fact that if is better than In the majority of places and that we are especially favored in location with re gards to severe winter storms passing just north. Mir. 1'arr brought with him a mum Der of maps and charts which he desired to explain to the chamber showing just how the storm areas are determined the velocl- ty of the wind and the extent of the storm, but this was postponed until a flu u re meeting,