Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-29
FAVOR OF RECIPROCITY.
Boston Business Men Present Petition
With $4,000 Signers.


unanimous expression by the business
interests of Massac husetts i'll regard
to a commercial policy which has ever
been known, is set forth by the reci-
procity petition which was submitted
to Pres. Whitney of the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The petition sets forth the belief If
the sgners that it is of special iInpor-
lance to New England that reciprocal
trade relations be brought about be-
tween this ard foreign countries. par
ticularly with Canada and Newfound-
land.
1t further urges that the Boston
Chamber Of Commerce is the proper
body 10 take the initiative in the agita-
ton and suggests that Pres Whitney
consider the calling of a public meet
ing to arrange for general cooperation
in the movement.
The letter accompanying the petition.
which is signed for the committee bv
H. l.. fIigginson, calls attention TO the
fact thht Boston has recently fallen 10
third place in the list of commercial
conters. ana that the city's position
may be maintained.
Of The 37,1AC signers. 26,14O come from
greater Boston. The other 5000 were
gathered in 81 cities Of Massachusetts
a single man making the canvass. Mer-
chants, manufacturers, banks and trust
companies bankers, and brokers. trans
portatlon interests, insurance men. real
estate dealers, publishers and profess
sional men are all represented with no
apparent thought of politics.
The committee which had charge of
hot
who it was anticipated would not care
to hav" anything to do with the petit
tion, were actually eager to sign it,
The Importance of the petition IS
shown by the concerns among the mer-
chants on the list They include Jordan,
Marsh Co. Houghton & Dutton. Shep-
ard. Norwell Co, J. A. Houston, w. S.
Butler & Co., Jones. McDuffee e STRAIT
ton Co, +. SOmmer & Co, Gilchrist Co.,
IsichrrG Briggs. Louis Hollander. Mey-
er Jonasson &, CO., Macullar. Parker
Co, 5. :. Pierce Co. 3. NJ. Wolf, W. J.
Raymond, Talbot & Co.. George Chand-
Ter. A. Stowell & Co. inc. I.amson &
Hubbard. S. Vorenberg & Co, Burdett
e Williams Co, w. r. Clarke. Thayer.
Mcneil e Hodgkins, Joseph Breck &;
Sons. Willi1m Read & Sons, Iver John
son & Co. Shepard & Morse Lumber
Co, G. G. M2Question, Alfred Winsor
& Son, Amory n Brown Co, Pollard &
Co, United Drug Co.. and Angler
Chemical 90
long list of manufacturers signed
the petition, including such unquestion-
ed local dealers as F. r. Paine, presi-
dent Paine Furniture Co., F. E.
Thompson. president Moxie Nerve Food
CO.. Lowncy Chocolate Co.. Ivers &
Pond Piano Co, Everett Piano Co,
Samuel Ward. president Samuel Ward
Co.. r. F. Sturtevant Co. and Good
year Tire &: Rubber Co.
Most Of the prominent banks and trust
companies appear on the petition.
Such leaders among the~bankers and
brokers are in the movement as Kidder.
Peabody & Co, Brown Bros. Co, c. H.
Paine. Stone 81 Webster. Cerey Millken
& Co, Richardson. Hill Co. Lawson, Ar
mold & Co, @. A. Fernald & Co. Curtis
&$Sederqust r II. Perkins & Co., and
H.FCurtis
The B. 6; NJ r. r, the n. ", N. II.
Il II. r. r.. the Il. & A. r. r.. and the
Boston Terminal CO.. are all represented
by leading officials.
Pres futile and Il number Of other off
and others the n y. n. ii. & H.. Treas
+. II. ItatcIino the i. IL A., he also being
cashier of the y. Y. G. Il n. II. r. r..
ana Manager j. G. Sanborn and others
of the Boston Terminal Co. Quite num-
her OF steamship agents and ship owners
also appear on the list q
Insurance men. both fire and life, real
estate men. publishers and professional
men ar" all represented in the list
Among the publishers who. join the
movement Tn" MacmiianHCo.. &. A.
Appleton. D. Appleton & Co, and CHM
n Co.
other prominent citizens whose names
appear on the petition areas Pres. &. W.
Eliot Pres. II. s. PritchettsSMay"r Daily.
Cambridge; Supt. Soaver Of BOSTON
schools: Edward .\tknsonSsE f. Mcneil.
State Librarian G. Il. tTilinghaSt. Win
Slow Warren, Soc, H. +. Trueblood Of the
International Peace Society; See. f.. II.
Chandler OF the Twentieth Century Club;
II. :. chus.. g. L. Cabot. Moses vii
liams j. r Aiuslcy. w. II. Rice. + X.
Foster II. J.. iigginson. & r. Bnllard.
Princes Pierce. j. r. Carter. j. +.
CROKER. {. y. Viallo. A. J. Webster. f.
s. MoSc'rv. \. \. Lawrence. VI. y. Allyn.
-. q. Barron. o. Ii. LUX" and w. G. c.
Salisbury