The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-04
Committee Appointed to
Make All Arrangements
for the Meeting
LETTER FROM IHE CHAIRMAN
re Outlines .he Purpose Of the Visit
to Different Ports-savannah,
Jacksonville and other Ports
Invited to Attend

The board Of trade met in regular
session at The city hall yesterday
morning. The only matter OF interest,"
handled was the visit to this city on
November II of the congressional mer-
chant marine commission. note OF
which was made in the columns CT the
News several days ago
A committee was appointed to ar
range for the eaeertainment OF the
commission. resolutions were PASSED
inviting other nearby ports to send
representatives 10 the city and every
preliminary was arranged for the meet
ing.
The committee appointed to take
charge of the visit Of the commission
as composed Of The following members
.. the board: c. p Goodyear. char
man; W f. Kay. F. D. NJ. strachan, r.
D. Aiken. c. Downing, c. D. 0gg. w.
NJ Tupper, 2 f Coney and A. M.
smith.
Invitations viii al once be sent to
savannah. Jacksonville. Fernandna.
and Darien inviting the commercial
bodies of the ports to be present al
ae meeting
The following letter. received by
Secretary Smith. explains fully the pur
pose Of the visit Of the commission:
Washington. D. G., Oct 81. 1904
Nj A. M Smith,
Secretary Brunswick Board Of Trade
Brunswick. Ga
Dear Sir Senator Martin. Of yir
glnia, chairman Of the Southern sub
Commission Of the Merchants Marine
Commission has fixed upon Thursday,
November IL. as the date Of the hear
ing in Brunswick
Il is the plan of the commission to
begin the southern hearings at Gal
weston, Saturday Nov. f2. and to be
il New Orleans. Monday. Nov. IA. and
II Pensacola on Tuesday. Nov 15
From Brunswick the commission will
proceed to Newport News. where a
hearing will be held en- Saturday Nov
10.
Senator Martin and his colleagues
would like to hear in your city gentle
men interested in the American ship
ring trade as owners. builders or mer-
chants. and they will be equally pleas
Cd to hear from representatives of sea
men in your port and the mechanics
in your building and repair yards In,
deed any American citizen who hon
estly desires the rehabilitation Of
American shipping in ocean trade will
be welcomed by the commissioners.
What the commission especially de-
sires is the opinion Of your community
on what measures should be chosen to
develop our ocean ship building ana
ship owning in the over seas trade.
From the seamen suggestions are
invited for the betterment Of their con
dition in fulhliment OF that clause of
the law creating the commission eharg
ing il to report what change or chang
Is. if any, should be made in existing
laws relating to the treatment, com
fcrt and safety Of seamen. in order to
make more attractive the seafaring
calling in the American merchant ser
vice"
May ask the board Of trade to co
operate with commission in order 10
make the Brunswick hearing as full
and representative as possible? WIN
you kindly extend this general invita-
Con on behalf Of the commission? And
II there are those whom you wouln
ike to especially invite, l will send
such invitations to them in behalf Of
the commission If you will Furnish
ne with their full name and addresses
At what hotel in Brunswick will il
b. best for the commissioners to stop
Senator Thomas S. Martin. as | have
said. is chairman OF the Southern sub
Commission The other members art
Senator stephen R. Mallory. Of Flor
ida, Representative Thomas spright
OF Mississippi and Representative Ed
ward S. Minor, Of Wisconsin. It Il
possible, though nct probable tha
other members OF th7 commission vii
accompany tben T'ere Will be ais