Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-19
National Organization in Ses-
sion in Washington.
COMMITTEES N NAMED
The ELECTION OF OFFICERS POST
PONED UNTIL TOMORROW.
Representatives Present From Every
Trade Center-Banquet to Be
Given Tonight.

The accredited representatives of 10000
business men and firms i'll the United States
assembled at noon today in the ball room
at the New Willard to begin the thirty
fourth anrual meeting of the National
Board of Tide There are about 200 dele
gates in attendance, and the meetings will
continue three days. The National Board
of Trade represents millions of dollars of
the commercial interests of the country.
1t is an organization of organizations.
Boards OF trade, chambers of commerce,
mercantile associations and kindred bodies
are all entitled to representation in this
central body, which meets once each year
to consider matters that have occupied the
attention of its constituent members dur
ing the year.
Its thirty-four years of existence have
been fraught with action. The most con-
servative body of business men in the
world, it has accomplished hercuean tasks
in the development of the business interests
of the United States and has impressed it.
self indellibly on the commercial history
of the country. The action of the organi-
cation is general in nature. 1t has no ia
vored section. All parts of the country are
represented in it's meetings, and all sec
tons are the beneficiaries of its delibera-
tionS and action
The meeting today was called to order by
Mr.. Blanchard Randall of Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. Randall l5 one of the most prominent
business men OF Baltimore. He is president
of the board of trade of that city and is
connected with number of its principal
financial institutions. The other officers
are: Mr.. b. A. Eckhart of Chicago, first
vice president; Mr.. w. P. Kennett of st.
Louis. second vice president; Mr.. William
r. Tucker of Philadelphia, secretary y-treas-
urer. Immediately after the meeting had
r6n prsc Do- doll
made short address of welcome to che
members, and then committee on creden-
tais was appointed, and this committee
promptly reported. The roll of delegates
was then called.
Committees Appointed.
The following committee appointments
were announced by the president:
American merchant marine-G. Waldo
Smith, chairman, New York board of trade
and transportation, Henry w. Peabody,
Boston chamber of commerce; r. S. Lyon,
Chicago board of trade; ]. F. Ellison, Gin
cihnati chamber of commerce; j. W. Porch
New Orleans board of trade; Joel Cook,
Philadelphia board of trade: Charles ].
Cohen, Philadelphia Trades League; Archi-
bald Greenlees Washington Board of
Trade; d. w. Tayler, Wilmington board of
trade.
Interstate commercially. II. Chadwick
chairman, Chicago board of trade: w. T.
Robinson. American Warehousemen's Asso-
citation; Clinton White, Boston chamber
o. commerce; John Ii. Allen, Cincinnati
chamber of commerce: II. S. Grimes Grain
Dealers National Association; c. b. -.
Johnson, Milwaukee chamber of commerce:
James w. Sale. National Hay Associa ton:
William H. Gibson. New York board Of
trade and transportation; John Valiant
New York produce exchange; William M.
Coates. Philadelphia board of trade; N. b.
Kelley, Philadelphia Trades League: F. b.
al ESxr i1fi inr.
w. P. Van Wrinkle, Washington Board of
Trade.
General questions of transporta ton
Charles England. chairman, National Hay
Association; j. w. Snyder, Grain Dealers
National Association; F. w. Maxwell, st.
Joseph Commercial Club: Frank Barry.
Millers' National Association.
Postal affafrs-Finley Acker, chairman.
Philadelphia Trades League; w. Atee Bur-
pee, American Seed Trade Association; A.
I. Anderson, Cleveland Chamber of Com
merce; David Hutzler, Baltimore board of
trade; Wallace NJ. Bell Milwaukee Cham
Der of Commerce; Morris S. Wise, New
York board of trade and transportation; +.
L. Hitchcock, Scranton board of trade;
George H. Maxwell, United States Export
Association; Richard w. Bainbridge, Manu-
facturers' Association of New York
River and harbor improvement-tieorge
II Anderson, chairman. Pittsburg Chamber
of Commerce; r. Brent Keyser, Baltimore
board of trade; r. III. Lyon, Chicago board
of trade; ]. F. Ellison, Cincinnati Chamber
of CONNER ce; j. w Porch New Orleans
board of trade; Josiah Marvel Wilmington
board of trade; Perry p. Williams New
York Produce Exchange; +. w. Maxwell,
ST. Joseph Commercial Club: William Nc
Aleer, Philadelphia Trades League
Isthman canal-Robert +. Pattison.
chairman. Philadelphia Trades League;
Murphy j. Foster. New Orleans board of
trade; c. S. Seamans. Scranton board OF
trade: Clinton White, Boston chamber of
II r
of trade
Department of Commerce and Labor
E. r. Wood. chairman. Philadelphia board
of trade w. p. Robinson, American Ware
housemen's Association: Charles NJ. Bid
die. Philadelpnia Trades League; Charles
w. Chase. Cleveland chamber of commerce;
John b. Daish National Bay Association.
Irrigation and forestry-R. 8. Lyon,
Chairman. Chicago board of trade; ]. w.
Porch. New Orleans board of trade; c. F.
Cochran, st. Joseph Commercial Club.
National inspection of grain-J. r. Par
ker. chairman, New York produce ex-
change; II. B. Slaughter, Chicago board of
trade; Charles England. National Bay As
sociatiOn; II. S. Grimes. Grain Dealers Ma
tional Association Frank Barry Millers'
National Associations: j. Hume Smith, Bal
timore chamber of commerce; e. G. Pres
ton. Boston chamber of commerce.; c. +.
Cochran, st. Joseph Commercial Club; c.
b. Murray, Cincinnati chamber of COM
merce.
Tax on alcohol-M. N. Kline. chairman,
Philadelphia Trades League; F. B. Thur
Der, United States Export Association: ].
T. McHugh. Cincinnati chamber of COM
merce; George T. Moon. Manufacturers As
sociaton of New York: Philip Cooley, Phil
adelphia board of trade
Currency legislation-C. Stuart Patterson,
chairman, Philadelphia board of trade;
r.. Brent Keyser, Baltimore board of trade;
II. w. Peabody, Boston Chamber of Com
merce; f. l.. Hitchcock, Scranton board of
trade; J. j. Sullivan, Cleveland Chamber of
Commerce.
Consular service--J. r. Carter, chairman,
Boston Merchants Association; G. s. Ham,
lin, Boston Chamber of Commerce; j. L.
McHugh. Cincinnati Chamber of Com
merce; Murphy j. Foster, New Orleans
beard of trade; G. Waldo Smith, New York
beard of trade and transportation; A. +.
Pardon, Washington board of trade; Will
son NJ. Day, Cleveland Chamber of Com
merce; J. Collin Vincent, Baltimore Cham
ber of Commerce
Reciproclty-Amory A. Lawrence, chair
man, Boston Merchants Association; e. y.
Hamlin, Boston Chamber of Commences:
George s. Bridge, Chicago board Of trade;
Morris F. Westheimef, Cincinnati Cham
Der of Commerce; ]. w. Snyder, Grain
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