Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-18
SPLENDID RECORD
Of the New York City Chamber
of Commerce
Highly Praised at Annual Dinner by
Distinguished Guests
As Well as in Long Letter from Pres.
~ ~* Roosevelt.


New York. Nov. 17.-The 18th an
nual dinner Of the Chamber Of Conn
merce was held. tonight, at Delmoni-
cos. Morris Jessup, president OF the
Chamber, presiding, with Secretary of
the Treasury Shaw on his right and
Gov. Odell on his left. Among the other
distinguished guests present were:
Postmaster General Henry G. PAYNE
Senator VIM. b. Allison, Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Lieut.. Gen. S. NJ.
r. Young. Maj. Gen. H. c. Corbin Rear
Admiral Frederick Rodgers, Judge AL
ton b. Parker. Carl Schurz. Whitelaw
Reid, Bishop Henry S. Potter. Bishop
VIM. Croswell Doane, st. Clair Nickel
way, Alfred Moseley, the English capt.
talist, and GOv.-elect Herrick of Ohio.
The list of toasts were as follows:
THE President: His Majesty Edward
VIZ: Our Merchant Marine" response
by Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary OF
the treasury: THE Senate of the
United States response by Hon. VIM.
B. Allison; "fhe Army" response by
Lieut.. Gen. Samuel B. Young. U. S.
A; THE Navy" response by Rear Adj
miral Frederick Rodgers, U. S. ~:
Capital and Labor" response by Rt.
Rev VIM. Croswell Doane, d. D., bishop
Of Albany: THE Commercial Imagina-
tion," response by Rev. Donald Sage
Mackay. d. D.; Arbitration as Means
for the Settlement of International Dis
putes," response by Thomas Barclay.
ex- president Of the British Chamber
of Commerce in Paris.
A letter from President Roosevelt
was read in which. after expressing
regret that he could not be present, he
said:
The Chamber. of Commerce Of the
state of New York occupies unique
position. 1t isl distinguished not only
by its long history and by the vast
importance of the business interests
which it represents, but also for the
high type Of public and business NOR
atty which it represents. 81 pay. yosi
no idle compliment. The record of the
men you have chosen as presidents:
the record of the causes with which the
Chamber of Commerce has from. time
to time been identified: and above all
the standard of business integrity
which the Chamber of Commerce has
represented and which 1t
has demanded among those for whom
it has in any way stood sponsor. shows
the truth of what say. 1t is surely
to add that no body of
men cap render a greater service. not
pniy ~ the American business world.
but to the body polite, than has thus
been rendered by the Chamber of
Commerce.
THE true ideal of this country is that
I, in III aS,1 ;,1
opment there shall go a high and fine
sense of rssponsibility to the public on
the part OF 4hose whose power ana abil-
ity enable Them to take the lead in this
material development. 1t is the good
fortune not only of the State of New
York but of all our people. that we can
conscientiously say OF THE Chamber of
Commerce, that among it's members we
have found to an unusually high degree
this combination of greet business
ability with the spirit Which practices
andsdemands integrity IN public AID
private affairs alike. F&ssE :. -, !. IS. !.
II congratulate. you upon this rb4iGf
quot on the one hundretlth and thirty
fifth annivepe>ry of the Chambers
foundation and 1 profoundly regret my
inability to be present with YOU"
After the toasts The President" and
His Majesty Edward VII had been
drunk standing. the orchestra played
the national sarsof England and Amer
lea. Secretary ShA& was introduced,
His topic was Aour Merchant Marine"
and in the course OF his address he said
that 40 Years ago when we had only
one-fourtql as much foreign commerce
to transport as Swe have now, we act
ually carried in American bottoms
three times as much foreign commerce
as we carry. today. These conditions
might be satisfactory to many but were
not to him. He advocated strong eff
forts to secure a respectable share of
the rapidly increasing trade Of the
South American republics. The speak :.
er said: -
Il am not contending for ship subsa-
dies. il any more feasible course can be
devised. But If ship subsidies will in
sure us merchant marine then / am
for ship subsidies. If some other meas
ure will insure a merchant marine.
then am for some other measure. If
several measures combined will insure
q merchant marine, then l ann for all
such measures
Senator Allison In responding to the
toast THE Senate Of the United States
explained the work OF the Senate. When
he said that he agreed with the secre-
tary of the treasury that all disputes
between nations should be settled by
arbitration. the, banquet room rang
with applause.