The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-20

New York Or Philadelphia. Increa a=ed
population is given as tire reason
MEMBERSHIP REPORT.
William J. kin=ella. chairman Of the
Membership Committee. reported ths; the
league had continued 10 grow during The
last yaar on January l. 1873. the league
had membership OF 32t January =
lsa. found 81" snrolled. The, following
names w-re submitted 10 TIL league iast
night fOr approval 7 II. Parish. Storm
S Parish: julius Cilazer. Julius Glaz-r ~
60: benjamin MeKeen. general manager
ner- RenediCt Lumber Company. :. Vol
keutng. -. : Brecht Butcher S''ps.1
Company.
and power company. Walter A Eel
nirker Walter a. Zelnicker Supply Com
paHy: r. u. Lewis. Lewis PGh!iShins
Corr mission Company; Samuel +. Meyer
son. Samuel F. NeyersOn Printing Com
parv: C. \ S;s!nwender Steinwenie- 6
Scllnsr. Frederick L. Travis. attQE1e.
Products. William +. Esntzen- Bentzer
Commission Company, and = J. HILLARY
chief Of the traffic department OF the
Worlds Fair.
" X Kavanaugh chairman II The
River Improvement Committee. reported
that rha work nf the Business Men
League iEr!n-; 1875 had contributed Itrse..
20 the interest taken hF the Government
at ST Louis The report stated that as
sr:ranceS from United States eng:usefS
who have the work Of river Improvement
In charge. We're that they would open
permanent and certain channel OF elght
r.at between 81 Louis and cairo. the
channel below Cairo being already that
deep
None for this purpose has already been
secured. the report said. that IS. enough
10 carry M the work which can h" com
rlsted this year. and special Board Of
Engineers. appointed to investigate the
commercial Importance OF this work. has
after receiving trade data from speclil
committees Of tht Business Mems League
and the Merchants ENCh4nge. Just reCCr-
mandei to Congress that a special a2pro-
priatior of EGi"a.'.a be spent in the work
RECOMMENDS BARGE LINES.
The report closed with an announce
ment that capital invested in passenger
and barge lines on the Mississippi River.
well managed. would be an excellent in
veSJment
=. Il. Smith. chairman Of the Publication
Committee. submitted a report which laid
stress or the fact that the ieasu-. in view
Of th. fact that the NurlI'S Fair Publicity
lald special >tIc>S on booming the CONNER
Cial interests uf the city.
The report of -!c National Legislation
Committee. OF which Ben SchHurInacher Is
chairman. laid stress on the efforts OF the
committee 10 TrorEan,Z. the consular S.rV-
i've II the United States. acting on ths
means an Improvement in trade and COM
Tu--CC.
Howard NJ Blossom. chairman Of the
Insurance Committee. II the report OF that
committee declared that the insurance sit
Cdt!on throughout the State and In st
Louis was greatly improved by the action
OF the business Men League
The improvement was caused by thu
League : directing attention 10 the rn":'ac-
ing insurance condition. affecting .VeTy
business interest: hy directing attention To
the abnormal ana inGefeasibI- rr- waste.
which left the insurance companies no
prospect Of profit: to inimiCal ieLiSlat tiOr.
which was Il source OF irritation and en-
barraSSnent TO the companies in their
legitimate field and the method Of op. "a
tirr.s: and in an earnest. wsii-dirsCted et-
fort to secure from the last Legislature
the repeal of the burdensume cnaCtm'. .llts
which were trammelins the free action Of
business.
BEFORE the repeal Of these acts. The re
port said. cancellations Of policies were
rife. much Jo ;he di>may Of business in
tereSts-