Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
Western Producers Are Also Back Of Move
ment Started by Governor Stanley
of Kansas.
Convention in Grand Pacific Attended by Men
Of National Reputation-Con sttution
and Resolutions.

'pnc of the most notable events which
has occurred in Chicago in recent years
was the National Reciprocity Convcn.
tion. which was held in the Grand Pa
ritic Hotel. under the auspices of the
National Reciprocity League.
lnasmuch as this convention dis
cuss@l matters of national and inter.
national importance. subjects which
must bc of absorbing interest to all
forms and classes of trade. business.
industry ana agriculture. II full account
uf its proceedings will be without doubt
read with appreciation 10y the readers
Of The Eagle
In the gathering were the reprrSen.
'ltivcs of the great industries and bust.
ness interests of the city of Chicago
the heads of the greatest of its manu-.
featuring firms, ana men who hav"
contributed most To the upbuilding of
the city of Chicago.
Some idea of the Importance of the
gathering may be drawn from the fact
that among the attendance We're such
men as Governor W. Il. Stanley of
Kansas. man who's" reputation as Il
statesman and public ccOnomis, Is now
more than national II. &. Staver, pres
ident Of the great carriage works which
are named after him: Il. Il. Swift.
manager of the Mccormick Harvesting
Company: w. :. Thomas. president Of
the National Implement Association;
David II. Kirk. the first man who cX.
ported Hour from Kansas City: EnOs
NJ. BARTON, president Western Electric
Company of Chicago: James Butler.
representing one hundred elevator and
business men of the West; John \.
kasSOn. the famous cN.CUngrcsSnan
aud diplomat and public economist, OF
Iowa: Col. q. Watson French. chair
man Of the Executive Committee of
the Republic Steel and Iron Works Of
Chicago: Mr.. Little. of Minnesota.
head Of the largest fiour-prOducing in
stitution in the world. and Others OF
like standing In the business commu-
nifty
The debates and discussions We're of
worldwide importance. ana The Eagle
regrets that demands on its space pre-
vents 1t from giving them in full. II
takes pleasure, however. in giving the
most important features Of the convei..
tion, including the articles of the
League and the resolutions in full
Before doing so. 1t is not inappropri-
ate To point out to our readers the won.
drrfnl growth Of the National Reel.
procity League and the small begin
ming from which 1t has grown.
The National League had lis incep-
tion in Kansas. Governor Stanley of
that State was practically the father Of
the movement, which in fact actually
had its inception In Il discussion he
tween that statesman and y. II, llullt,
an Illinois man. who is a master Of
trade, tariff and reciprocity affairs,
over certain questions Of duty ana reci-
prOclty which affect Kansas products
in AN unsual degree. \ conference Of
fifteen of the leading business. men Of
Kansas CITY was called as II result of
This convention. II was held on the
2Nth Of January last, and ut that CON
ference there was established the
Western Reciprocity League. From
prOClty League aud this idea found its
embodiment IN the great national con
ycutiOu aL which cighty-two of the
heads Of the greatest business concerns
IN the world, representing sixteen
states, and all the large cities and cen
tcrs Of business industry in iii" United
states were present.
f.,l Iigs lf fh, 1'4I,p Vas
present follows:
q. l.. Lundquist, IundquisL MaNCy
* 90. @ii Grand Central sta, New
York City, y, y.
!. l.. Prindle, Vice President Newton
Wagon 90, Batavia, Ill.
James Arbucklc, Consul, L, = Of Co
lolnbia. It. Louis, Mo,
+. Il, Thurbcr President l, :. En-
port AS~o. 80 Broadway, New York,
ny
WIN. &. Giles, Pierce Engineering X
Contracting 60, cOrtlandt st., New
York Cltg,
+, \. Dawson, Pennsylvania Lines
Chicago, H.
Adolph Kupcu, :, Karpcu Bros &
60, FuwitUr" Mfrs. Chicago. H., rep
rr~rntiug Chicago Furniture Mfrs.
.iS~D.
Capt u. g. Burke, Indiana Mfg. CO.,
Indianapolis Ind
W II. Morgan, u. NJ, Osborne & 90,
Auburn, \. s. go :. Morgan ST., Chi.
caeo, III.