The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-05

the state of Rhode Island 10 spend money
for elections and sessions when by bien-
NAL elections this expense may be halved
with as good results. Combinations seem
10 be the order OF the day and ! heartily
believe I'm them. We are somewhat afraid,
perhaps, of these large railroad Interests,
but II they affect us | believe IL Will be
favorably.
''rhe Massachusetts State Board OF
Trade has taken a great interest In expo
sitions. We believe that they are an In
centive 10 progress, and that II places our
goods on the market found that the
manufacturers derived great benefit from
the Chicago. Paris and to lesser extent
the Buffalo Exposition | am glad TO
heartily endorse eXpositions. our state
board OF trade has taken "A great interest
I'm national questions. and A. SENS TO me
that if you had Rhode Island Board Of
Trade Your congressman would take great
interest In A. representing as II would the
whole state.
"rhe national bankruptcy law was a
great thing for the business men of our
country and ] think that we should al
so have "A national divorce law.
Rivers and harbors are other subjects
toward which your attention might well
be turned, and with the added influence
OF a state board of trade you might per-
haps have much more done in your har-
bors than at present
There is another direction In which
Won might exert your influence as "a state
board of trade and that Is 10 the post
office system. Some improvements have
already been made. but there Is room Tor
we should have many more improve
ments in the business world. | think,
were IL not for the rules OF the United
States senate. IL seems 10 me that the
expulsion of Chinese labor Is question
that we will have TO meet sooner or later
There is I'm this country a great scarcity
OF cheap, honest labor. The Chinaman Is
always true To- his contract II such leg
islation IL 10 be had IL seems 10 me that
all cheap labor Of every nationality should
be included. Ii H. said that II would be
tain sections OF the country without the
Chinese. IL seems To me that We as a
nation should act fairly and Justly. ana
IL seems 20 ms that the United states con-
gress could enact some legislation more
equitable than the exclusion OF the Chi
nese.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE..
There is legislation pending I'm congress
today. and Ii mas passed the senate. max
ing II possible 10 create "A department OF
commerce. We hope and believe that this
measure will also pass the house. The
Massachusetts board OF trade has been
years. III this department OF commerce
is success we shall have better con-
sular service. We shall have the markets
OF the world brought nearer TO MS In
my mind there is nothing that would be
more worthy OF maintenance than "A New
England, and eventually a national board
of trade.
II sincerely hope that you may form
this state board OF trade i'm order that
you may unite with the Massachusetts
board OF trade and other state boards.
Massachusetts,, Maine. New Hampshire
and later Vermont To undertake stu
greater problems for the Improvement of
New England. equally as important as
the South or West or any other section OF
the nation.
In reply to a question by ]. Lewis
Pierce, Mr. Adams declared that as TO
the textile school project:
1T is the best business proposition that
YOU ever undertook" He explained that
the Lowell school was formed originally
from the appropriation OF $1,000 on the
part OF the state and the same amount
on the part OF the citizens OF Lowell,
At the conclusion of MIR. Adams ad-
dress rising vote OF thanks was ten
dered 10 him upon motion OF Mr.. Merri-
man. seconded by Mr.. Pierce. The asso-
citation then adjourned To an adjoining
room. where a palatable collation. was
served by Caterer Tillnghast Nice-Presi- :
dent George IA. Grant exercising his usual
kindly and generous hearted disposition.
organizations OF the state We're present
at the meeting. including East Provi-
dence. Woonsoc1et. Bristol. Olneyville
and the Providence board OF trade. Paw
resented. and Il was Intended To hold at
tho close OF the public meeting a session
OF the delegates from the various organi-
zations for the purpose of considering
the project of forming a Rhode Island
state board of trade This session was.
however, postponed until later i'm the
month. so much of the evening having
been consumed by the earlier meeting
necessary to depart on early trains for
home.