The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-20
Mr., CORTELyOU SPEAKS
TO BOARD OF TRADE MEN
Tells Them of the Magnitude of
the Work of the Department
of Commerce.
NATIONAL CONVENTION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The National
Board Of Trade met here to-day for Its
thirty-fourth annual session, with about
seventy-five delegates present, representing
approximately thirty-fve commercial organ
izations in different parts of the country,
out of a total membership of forty-seven
bodies The annual address of the pres
ident, Mr.. Randall, of Baltimore, and the
reports of the several officers showed that
the board had made substantial progress
during the past year. The membership was
increased by the addition of four trade or
CARNATIONS.
The principal matter of interest which
came up during the session was the report
submitted by c. B. Murray, Chairman of the
committee on crop statistics, which dis
cussed the standing recommendation that
government reports be collected either by
the Census Bureau or the Department or
Agriculture alone. The opinion seemed to
prevail that the Bureau of Statistics of the
Agricultural Department is the better pre-
pared TO do the work. That the government
might be better able to obtain the facts, the
report recommended that a committee, prob
ably the crop statistics committee of the
Board of Trade together with delegates
from commercial concerns, be appointed to
cooperate with the Agricultural Depart
ment In securing information. The report
was adopted and the committee continued
Tor another year.
A banquet tonight brought the days pro-
ceedings TO a close. Secretary Cortelyou. OF
the Department of Commerce and Labor,
was the principal speaker In opening his
address Secretary Cortelyou said he desired
to convey the cordial good wishes and
hearty congratulations of the President.
He particularly charged me-" Mr.. Cortel-
you said, Ito express TO you his keen regret
that engagements of long standing prevent
ed him from greeting you personally this
evening"
Then, speaking of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor, the secretary said:
I'VE have presidents to guide us, but
have tried to perfect our organization on
business lines. Fifteen bureaus. 10000 en-
ployes, 100000 in disbursements-these
figures give you, in the briefest form, a
slight idea Of the magnitude of this new
executive establishment. Our bureaus are
not localized. but in almost every instance
extend to all parts OF the United States.
This new executive establishment Is a
great department OF peace. Its conquests
are TO be made along the lines Of commerce
and industry. It's mission is to foster, pro-
mote and develop / know of no sentiment
more worthy Of a place over the portals OF
this new executive department than the
immortal words of Abraham Lincoln.
Gently and most aptly applied by Jacob
Riis to another American President: Let
reverence OF law be taught I'm schools and
colleges, be written in primers and spelling
books, be published from pulpits and pro-
claimed in legislative houses and enforced
come the political religion OF the nation
Good markets, good wages. and. aye good
feeling-if these and kindred results shall
come in some degree from the departments
ly to build for its future will feel that their
work has not been in vain"