Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
IN ANNUAL SESSION
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE TO
ASSEMBLE TOMORROW.
Organization Formed Thirty-Six Years
Ago-Two Hundred Delegates
Expected to Attend.

Prominent business men from every Sec
ton of the country will come to Washlns-
ton this afternoon and tomorrow to partlcl-
pate In the deliberations of the National
Board of Trade. This organization mas
been in existence more than thirty-slx
years and is representative of the CONNER
cial interests Of the United States. Its in
1uence in the business world Is hardly to
be overestimated.
Meetings have been held each year, and
the delegates from the various constituent
bodies have considered measures for the
adoption of which the board has pledged
itself. and its services have been Of meal
culable benefit to the business, transporta-
ton and commercial affairs Of the country.
Some 200 delegates from all sections of
the country will be in attendance and par
ucipate In the discussion of the program.
The constituent organizations pass resolu-
tons upon various subjects, and these are
transmitted for the consideration and pos
sible approval of the entire board. The
recommendations and resolutions include
the subjects of American merchant marine
where the proposing associations favor the
proper assistance and encouragement OF
American shipping, and some organizations
propose commission to investigate and re-
port on the ACCESSIBILITY of ship subsidy.
The Constituent Bodies.
ganization can be gathered from the fact
that its membership includes the following
well-known commercial organizations: Amer
lean Paper and Pulp Association, American
Seed Trade Association, American Ware
housemen's Assoc!a ton, Atlanta chamber
of commerce, Baltimore board of trade
Baltimore chamber of commerce, Baltimore
Merchants and Manufacturers Association
Boston chamber of commerce Boston Mer-
RI,f oil nrnbo to-
change, Chicago board of trade, Chicago
butter and egg board, Cigar Manufacturers
Association of America, Cincinnati board Of
trade and bureau of transporta ton. Cncin-
natl chamber of commerce, Cleveland cham
Der of commerce, Davenport Business Men s
Association. Detroit board of trade, Grain
Dealers National Association, Illinois Man
ufdcturers' Association, Indian board
of trade Kansas City board of trade
Kansas CITY Commercial Club, Little Rock
(Ark) board of trade, Milers' National AS
ISOLATION, Milwaukee chamber of commerce.
National Hay Association National Shoe
Wholesalers Association of the United
States, New England Shoe and Lea Their AS
ISOLATION. New Orleans board of trade New
Orleans cotton exchange, New York board
of trade and transporta ton, New York
Manufacturers Association. New York
produce exchange, Omaha board of trade,
Peoria board of trade. Philadelphia board
Of trade. philadelphia Commercial Museum,
Philadelphia grocers' and importers ex-
change, Philadelphia Trades League, Pitts
burg chamber of commerce. Providence
board of trade, Scranton board of trade ST.
Joseph (Mo) Commercial Club, ST. Louis
merchants exchange, Staten Island IN W
chamber of commerce, Trenton board of
trade, Washington Cd. CO Board of Trade,
Wheeling CIV. Va.) board of trade, Wichita
(kan) board of trade, Wilmington Deb
board of trade.
banquet will be given at the New Will
lard Hotel tomorrow evening, at which
prominent speakers from official life will be
present and address the board. This Is by
way of an innovation for the board being
it's first annual banquet, and will be addi-
tional feature to the meeting of the board
The sessions will last three days