Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-22
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE
Takes Action on Several Matters of
the Greatest Importance.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The National
Board of Trade ut it's meeting adopted
an amendment to its bylaws requiring
The dues to be paid by constituent
5Odies to be $50 by associations of 100
members or less and s. for each 80
members in excess of 100, the maxi
mum dues to be $500.
Resolutions We're adopted declaring,
that the timber and stone act. the
desert land act, and the communication
clause of the Homestead act should be
forthwith repealed and in the future
all agricultural and irrigable land re-
served exclusively for actual settlers
under the Homestead act and that in
the future the government should re-
serve the title to forest lands. selling
only stumpaEe of matured timber: and
that the forestry work of the govern
ment should be consolidated in the bu-
reau of forestry of the department Of
agriculture; that the great irrigation
works necessary to save from waste
and utilize for irrigation the waters OF
our large Western rivers should he
built as rapidly as the lands will be
taken and utilized by farmers, and the
entire cost of construction repaid to the
government through charge imposed
on the lands reclaimed"
A resolution was adopted urging
Congress to provide some other method
than is provided in the bills now
pending before Congress. for the prop
er protection of this country from I'M
desirable immigration.
The postal committee in its report,
which was adopted approved the plan
to provide small government notes to
be payable at any post office on pres
entation by the payce. Recommended
the passage of the post check bill.
The committee also urged on Con-
gress the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting a
parccls post system. The consolidation
of third and fourth class mail matter
into ore class at the present rate Of
third class matter was recommended
ard also the reduction of letter post
age to one cent an ounce.
The committee on reciprocity report
ed the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted:
THAT the National Board of Trade ia
vors the esta bIishment and maintenance
of iudicious reciprocal commercial rela-
tons with the chief foreign markets of
the world and especially with the Domin-
ion of Canada and other contiguous coun-
tries
A resolution was adopted favorinG free
alcohol used in the arts and manufdc-
lures. ,
A resolution urged upon Congress the
early construction of a ship canal from
the Great Lakes to the Atlantic seaboard;
favor the establishment of a navigable
waterway from the terminus of the CHI
cago sanitary and ship canal to the Gull;
favor the acquisition by the government
of the system of canals along the Allan
tic coast; international arbtration. pro-
test against the practice of issuing cou-
pons and certificates with the sale OF ci-
CARS cigarettes, redcemable in prizes; and
urging prompt remedial Legislation by
Congress; favor ratification of the Pana-
ma canal treaty and approve recent legis-
lation extending the national navigation
laws to Philippine commerce. recommend
ing that the laws be made effective July
], 1901.
The meeting then adjourned until next