The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-10
WANTS BIG
MEETING
Representative of New
York Maritime Exc
change in the City
TALKS Of TIE MtETING
Nearby Port Cities Will All Send Rep
resentatives to Meeting of Con-
gressiona' Merchant Marine
Commission Next Week.

Commission Next Week.
Alex R, Smith, member q
the New York Maritime Exchange
ST ent yesterday and Tuesday in
ue city in the interest Of the
meeting Of the congressional merchant
marine commission, which is to be
held in this city on November II.
Mr.. Smith is interested in having a
large attendance at the different meet
iugs Of the delegation and he will visit
he several cities where meetings ars
y be held While in hte city Mr..
Smith conferred with different mem
ters Of the board Of trade and he
was assured that the committee would
have a large attendance at the meet
ing to be held in this city. He left
Yesterday for Jacksonville, and will
nge the marine people and CONNER
cial bodies Of that seaport to have rep
resentatiyes at the local meeting
From there he will visit other coast
cities
Mr.. Smith visited Savannah Mon.
day and met With the chamber of com
merce and cotton exchange and both
Of those commercial organizations viii
have representatives at The meeting,
More than usual interest is being
Manifested in this meeting Of marine
interests, and it is expected that the
session here will be one of the most
interesting held by the national com
mittee.
To Be Represented.
Jacksonville will also be represent-
eo at the meeting and the Times-Un-
ion OF yesterday saya on the subject
At the meeting Of the board of trade
tonight a request will be made to ap
pom delegate; to represent Jackson
nle at a meeang OF the Congression
al Merchants Marine Commission, toI
be held in Brunswick. Ga. on Novem
her II.
Mr. Fields Seeley Pendleton. repre-
senting the Maritime association OF
New York, VAS in Jacksonville yes
terday and called on President Garner
O: The jacksonville board Of trade
and also ca Ted on number of the
leading business men Of the city inter
e.ted in the shipping and urged them
to have a representative body of cit
point delepates to represent Jackson
vile at this meeting.
The subcommittee Of the congress
SION commission which will hold tho
nceting at Brunwick, is composed OF
United States Senators Martin ant
Mallory and Representatives Spight.
o. Mississippi, and Minor Of Wiscon
SIN
Mr. Pendletan is large ship owner
himself and IS very much interested
n building up the merchant marine OF
the United States. He has called par
ucular attention to the following res
o,ution adopted by the Maritime AS.
sociation of the port Of New York last
year:
Whereas. The decline Of American
shipping in the foreign trade from
2 100000 tons in 1861 to less that 900
oOO tons in 1909. during which period
cur foreign commerce has quadrupled
in value. has long attracted the at
tenton Of the American people and
has stimulated congress to devise re-
medal measures. almost all Of which
hayc failed Of enactment; and
Whereas, It is believed that the
nation will be strengthened and pro.
tccted II it has as an auxiliary means
OF national defense a large number OF
merchant ships offieered and manned
b, American citizens, and the work.
men Of the country will be benefited
If they can secure employment in the
Euilding and The running Of the larger
part Of the ships required for the car
rage Of oar imports and exports:
therefore. be II
Resolved, That the Maritime rs
scciation Of the port OF New York. de-
sirous Of promoting the building OF
American shipping and the employ.
|Ilent OF American officers and seamen
IA their navigation n our foreign trade
hereby authorize the president Of this
association to appoint committee Of
five to ascertain by what method ships
built in American shipyards, officercd
and manned by American citizens, may
most quicilly and effectively secure
the larger part Of our foreign carry
lrg, the said committee 10 present ita
report to the board Of directors of this
association NJ later than December
1903; and be II further 2
Resolved That the committee ap