Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
WANTS LARGER FIELD.
National Board Of Trade May
Broaden It's Work.
HEADQUARTERS HERE
TO BE IN CHARGE OF SALARIED
COMMISSIONER.
This and Other Important Changes to
Be Considered-Annual Conven-
ton Begins Tomorrow.

Delegates from representative commercial
bodies of the United States are arriving in
Washington today to attend the thirty
third annual convention of the national
board Of trade, the ial session of which
will be held at the Shpreham Hotel tomor-
row at IL am. Blanchard Randall of Bal
timore, president of the national board of
trade, and William r. Tucker, secretary,
arrived in the city this morning and opened
headquarters at the Shoreham.
The executive committee, composed of
President Randall, F. O. La lame of Phil
adelphia, Charles S. Hamlin Of Boston,
Wilson M. Day of Cleveland, George II. ID.
Johnson of Milwaukee, William H. Chad
wick of Chicago, E. o. Stanard of st. Louis
and B. F. Hargis Of Kansas City, was IN
session for an hour this afternoon, consid-
ering a number of subjects of Importance
to the national organization.
Broadening It's Field.
The most important question that will
come before the convention is the report of
the committee on revision of constitution
and bylaws appointed at the last conven-
ton. The chairman of this committee is
Wilson NJ Day of Cleveland, and his col
leagues are W. H. Chadwick of Chicago
and John Bookwalter of Kansas City.
The committees report embraces new
declaration and a number OF proposed
changes made with a view to broadening
the field of the national board of trade. 1t
provides for the establishment OF permanent
headquarters in Washington, in charge OF
a commissioner whose duty 1t Will De TO
keep in touch with public affairs and con-
duct a bureau of information for the bene-
fit of members.
This association is according to the
declaration. formed for the purpose or
promoting the efficiency and extending the
usefulness of the various commercial and
manufacturing organizations OF the Unlted
States of America. securing unity and hor-
mony of action with reference to business
usages and laws, and especially the proper
consideration of and concentration of Opin-
ion upon questions affecting the financial
commercial and industrial interests of the
country at large, and to provide a con-
certSd action regarding national legislative
measures and governmental department al
fairs
Interstate Commerce Law.
Among other things the convention will
consider resolutions favoring the amend
ment Of the interstate commerce law at
the present session of Congress, favoring
anti-scalping legislation, favoring ship sub
sides, urging immediate establishment Of
a department of commerce. favoring amend
ment of our banking and currency laws
urging consular and postal reform legisla-
ton. with reference to tariff revision, adj
vocating reciprocity, favoring amendments
OF the rational bankruptcy and naturaliza-
ton laws, and urging prompt action in be-
half of construction of an isthmian canal
The report of the special committee of the
board which investigated census returns
with reference to agricultural statistics
also will be considered.
Executive Council Meeting.
the national board of trade will be held at
the Shoreham this evening. The council is
composed of one vice president representing
each constituent member of the association,
as follows: w. Atlee Burpee, American Seed
Trade Association; w. 7. Robinson, Ameri-
can Warehousemens Association; Walter
B. Brooks, jr., Baltimore board of trade;
Joseph R. Ford Baltimore chamber of COM
merce; Summerfield Baldwin, Baltimore
Merchants and Manufacturers Association;
Alden Speare, Boston chamber Of COM
merce; James r. Carter, Boston Merchants
Association; E. P. Wilson, Cincinnati board
of trade and transportation ]. f. Ellison,
Cincinnati chamber of commerce; Wilson
NJ. Day, Cleveland chamber of commerce;
John ]. APPEL. indianapolis board of trade;
Alexander Mckenzie, Kansas City board of
trade; w. B. Thayer, Kansas City ConIner-
cial Club Frank Barry, Mllers' National
Association; A. G. Webster, New England
Shoe and Leather Association; Thomas j.
Woodward, New Orleans board of trades G.
Waldo Smith, New York board of trade
and transportation; Richard w. cambridge.
New York Manufacturers Association; An
drew Wheeler, Philadelphia board of trade;
William s. Harvey, Philadelphia CONNER
cial Museum; Henry A. Fry, Philadelphia
Grocers and Importers Exchange; Mahlon
N. Klice. Philadelphia Trades League; Geo.
H. Anderson, Pittsburg chamber of COM
merce; George H. Webb, Providence board
of trade; j. A. Lansing, Scranton board of
trade: F. w Maxwell. st. Joseph CONNER
cial Club; Charles Parsons, st. Louis Mer-
chants Exchange; E. c. Hill, Trenton board
of trade; F. B. Thurber. United States Ex-
port Association; A. P. Pardon, Washington
Board of Trade; Daniel w. Taylor, Will
mington board Of trade.
A familiar face at the conventions of the
national board of trade is that of A. T.
Anderson Of the Cleveland chamber of com
merce. He was one Of the early arrivals
today, as was Professor Elroy NJ Avery of
Cleveland, who has an international repu-
tatlon as a scientist and man of letters.