The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-15
NEW NAME FOR THE
BOARD Of TRADE.
Chamber of Commerce Suggested
as Title of the Body for Future.
New Home Advocated.

The board OF trade last evening held its
s5th annual meeting and the sesS"h was
one OF the most important ever held pS
the body since its organization
number OF matters OF great hluereS'
End Importance 10 the board and 10 tne
city and state I'm general were cohslusreu'
and action taken hooking to the greatly
increased efficiency OF the orgahlza'io"
taken
THE erection OF a new building of hve
stories and a roof garden on the site VI
the present building was advocated, the
chan.,n, of rhe name to ''rhe Providence
Chamber OF Commerce" proposed and the
formation OF a maritime board suggested
A resolution 10 adopt the motto, For
Greater Providence" was also introduced
All the suggestions wele referred 10 c"ih-
mittees for investigation. reports 10 pe
made al a future meeting. Oticers weIe
elected for the ensuing year ana % naW ,y,
members elected. The membership hhh'
was Increased 10 1000 , an
When the meeting was called 70 oruS'
by president jackson the large assembly
room on the west side OF the punldihs
was Allied the gathering of menpeTs "
ing the largest ever present AZ an an
Iiffy-seven new members were elected
as follows: Dwight &. Lord. HerpSIg .
TreasricN s%psT; b DaSs nsr''Y Lewis sy1 Pierce
1homas A. o'GorInan. Patrick Tegney, I
Clyde Foster w. IA. Waterman D1waTu
baldwin. A. H. Barney. Judge i1Jaap M
Cooke George A. Deal Berton r. nis'
w r.. sherman. Fredrdck r. Martin. MAJ
ynsw wsrs Have Have. George George Lockhart Darte.
Horatio r. Nightingale, john IA Hsfi,lnn, nssli,s ~
u. r. Anthony. 1i6a Benne1f' smliivsn, Miiiivs
dHaSp'n dnos Thomas RsTSs n +. dflbane, kichard p
knight f. Horsman, Jr,. william an, 1,aan sail
baniei Il. Arnold, Frank ID. LtsIe John
w. Bishop. John w. Ellis. Jameo ". 'aM
son. Charles +. Anthony. horauo a.
Cross. II. Edward Thlrston.,, William a
stone George II. Thomas. Max Maesnus esl,sss
HERBERT H. Rice. Wallism b. carr. VII VII
sssn rrnnL "a q church. A;-thnr " Warfield.
Edward i Nickers"n ana ""ieD
N''' -" TREAsuRERs REPORT
Treasurer westcott presented hts an an
and the thanks of the board were exta.iu-
cd TO MIR. Westcott for his services aurIns
the past year. r,. -. ma
scnted for the year ending Jan 10. and
showed the receipts from all sources ouI ~ :
ing the year TO have been $la,Voz.s ana .iae
balance in the treasury $l39.is. Ihe tolal
membership was 747. the net gain during
the wear having been IA,
In part the report read:
"It seems proper at inns une 10 say
that the recent activity In matters per-
tanning TO the Providence Board OF
Trade is not to be looked or In the light
OF AN unhealthy and transient boom, but
as the elimination OF more than year
work on the. part OF the boards execu-
tives.
working quietly. yet effectively for many
years for the good of the commercial
community Of which IL is n centre, can
not be doubted when one takes the pains
to look through its records and sees
there the witness of the many national
state and city causes which IL has es-
poused and the resul.s which have been
attained through It's moral support, as
vcll as by the use OF It's voice In all
matters pertaining 10 the commercial
welfare of Rhode Island.
'sAn advertising bureau has been form
ed TO which every member or the poaro
is urged and requested 60 refer all al
sNertising propositions brought 10 them
This bureau will report To them, and it'
findings will be accurate, it's reports
unquestionable, and 10 should prove
great economic feature I'm the business
circle which II seeks to beneht
''The marine bureau. which Is now "
process OF organization will take M
matters pertaining 20 the shipping inter
ests OF the port OF Providence. lt VII
place on nle I'm the board rooms, for tn
use OF every member of the board ma
rine papers. charts. codes and other ref
erence books useful 20 shipping. com
mittee OF FIVE will at all times be read!
and willing 20 listen and act upon nj
matters pertaining TO marine matter
either along the line OF the improvement
matters pertaining 20 marine matters
OF the shipping facilities Of the port o
20 Investigate and remedy existing evils
The report was ordered printed.
President Jackson followed with hi
report which was n very lengthy docu
ment and was In part.~2S follows:
Gentlemen OF the Board or Trade
The year now closing witnesses IN
high-water mark I'm the history or tn
Providence Board OF Trade as regard
membership, II In no other way. | hav
hut 10 refer 10 the reports Just read
your hearing 10 verify the truth Of tn
abatement. What does II mean7
II am 10th 10 interpret the motive
this instance 20 anything less than N
growing and deepening interest I'm ~
future of this Organization. its increai
ing influence and the larger pare II Is
play IN all that pertains 20 the welfa'
and development Of the city OF Prov
dence: for whatever inures 20 the benz