The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-16
Paper.


 The annual meeting of the State Board of Trade was held in this city yesterday, the session opening at Il o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce building. There was a large number present and the meeting was thor oughly successful one. The following officers were elected for the year: Pres ident, Zalmon Goodsell of Bridgeport; secretary and treasurer, Willard D. Warren of New Haven; vice presidents, William H. Mathews of Ansonia, George E. Barber of Derby-shelton, Charles Griswold of Guilford. James J. Taintor of Hartford R. o. Cheney of Manches- ter, Eli c. Birdsey of Meriden, Henry Woodward of Middletown, C. L. Allen of Mystic, John Mckinley of New Lon- don, William A. Aiken of Norwich, Theodore B. Beach of Seymour, T. H. Mckenzie of Southington, N. c. Downs of Stamford, George E. Stiles of Willi- mantle, T. c. Richards of Winsted, Gen. eral George H. Ford of New Haven. The morning and afternoon sessions were mostly taken up in routine mat ters and in discussions of interesting topics. Following were the subjects discussed
 What Can be Done to Imprive the Farming Interests of the State?" "The Trusts"
 Trees for Public Highways" "Is the Game Law Real Benefit?' "The Control of Horseless Carriages in Our Highways and Streets" What Are the Various Boards of Trade and Business Organizations De- ing for Their Respective Communi- I ties?'
 l Letter Postage"
 "'Resolved, That the Connecticut State Board of Trade favors the pass age of a law reducing letter postage to one cen for each half ounce or fraction thereof, and that it reaffirms the action taken at its annual meeting in October, 1900"
 There were taken up in the morning and afternoon Representation of Con- necticut towns in the general assem- bly," and Reciprocity With Cuba and the Foreign Countries" were discussed
 James D. Dewell of this city was the I former president of the board and in his annual address yesterday he spoke as follows:
 To the Members of the Connecticut State Board of Trade:
 We assemble to-day at our thirteenth annual session. This body during its more than twelve years experience has done good work along all lines effect ing the welfare of the people of the commonwealth.
 1 Discussions of the various subjects have taken a wide range and embrace such topics as the currency, banking taxation, harbor and river improve ments, Notifications of Long Island sound, improved highways, sewerage pollution of streams, state control oI trolley railways, national finances, ,aban doned farms, our spanish possessions the bankruptcy act, and many other too numerous to mention, all interesting and instructive to high degrees. compilation of the proceedings of tn
 twelve meetings was ordered at our las
 annual and may be ready for deliver,
 at an early date. The gathering a Hartford last year was most interest
 ing, the discussion relative to the farm
 ing interests of our state especially so that topic will again be presented a
 this time for further consideration. meeting of the executive council wa held at New Haven, September ?, a which time the subject for discusso , on the official programme were approv , ed and are now on the calendar for dis } cussion and disposition, and we trus