Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-05

convention Go be Hold in WnHhlugtuu
the Middle OF This Month.
The first meeting of the Board Of Trade
for 1906, which was also the first meeting
since the board quarters 10 the Equitable
Building have been enlarged was held
last night The board now has two
rooms, but as am archway has been cut
between them. 10 makes one large room
The members were much pleased with the
change and @ Vote of thanks was extended
to the house and social committee which
committee managed for tho improve
munts
William ID. Mullen. Jr. chairman Of the
Delaware Ship Canal committee. reported
that the committee has been doing COM
siderable work. but that o. was icli that
% would he best to not disclose the nature
OF the works 40 this time. A more oaho-
rate report, he said. would be mnde later.
Mr.. Mullen spoke of the arrangements
for attending the session of the National
Board of Trade which meets in Washing
ton on january 10th The delegates
have forwarded list of subjects io De dist
cussed hy the National Board The subs
iecis follow Improvement of Rivers
and Harhor. "CoastWise System oil
Canals. Consular Service. "lnlcntato
Commerce Law" National Pure Food
Law and the "National Bankruptcy
Act"
Capt Philip Rcybold was appointed
o. delegate Go attend the session of the
Master Pilots and Ship Owners Assooin-
tion, which is 90 be held IN Washington
the middle of this month"; for the purpose
OF bringing the Delaware Ship Canal
project before that body
Charles A. Rudolph. chairman of the
committee on house and social features
reported that the committee had held a
meeting Go consider the advisahlity of the
board giving o banquet this winter. The
members of The committee. Mr.. Rudolph
said, were of The opinion that there should
be banquet but first the board should
suggest an object
John H. Rogers suggested that Presi-
dent snfery find on object The matter
WIS referred 20 the committee To- find an
object end report at Che next meeting
Tn accordance with q resolution offered
several months ago hy William r. kan-
croft, President SaVory announced the
appointment oi the following committee
20 take into consideration "a new city
charter. Mayor Horace Wilson. ex-
Mayor Charles ID. Bird. A. J.. johnson
Philemma Chandler, Robert G.. Harman
and Alfred Belts.
President savery iolcingly remarked
that the resolution asked for the appoint
mcnt of two Democrats, two Republicans
and two Independents, on the committee
but that hc was unable TO find any of Che
latter.
After the committee was announced
Mr.. Bancroft suggested that the com.
mitteo be allowed TO increase its member.
ship 10 not more than ~ members. ii Il
SO desired A resolution was made TO that
effect and adopted. lt was also brought
out by Mr. Bancroft. that under the reso.
luton. the committee can make any re-
port TO the board IL thinks proper il
could report that it does not think Il
/ advisable TO draft a new charter at Obi.
/ Time or it could change and amend a.
many sections Of the present city charter
as it sees iit
The matter was discussed at som,
length and it was the opinion of Mr. Ban
croft and Others that the committe,
/ should get 10 work as soon as possible
On motion of A. ID. Warner. the Ma,
/ meeting was the time fixed for the com
mittee to report TO the board.
AT the suggestion OF Mr. Bancroft Tho
board passed % resolution allowing th'
charter committee TO engage q lawyer &
assist ii and to incur whatever expense
it finds necessary, with the understanding
that one-quarter Of the expense be paid bl
the board and the remainder be mises
from outside sources.
President Savery announced that HI
did not appoint Mr. Bancroft on the com
mittee because the latter had requested
him not to. Mr. Bancroft will, however
assist the committee an he can, as be j
well posted on the subject.
A communication was received asking
the board TO take up the matter of trying
10 get the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. {,
place Sunday trains on the Delaware
Railroad Horace G.. Knowles move,
that the matter be referred 10 the trans
portation committee.
Bishop Coleman opposed It and moveC
an amendment. that It would be mex
padient 20 make such a request of The
railroad. He spoke at length on the sub
iect and said It would disturb the repos'
which belongs to the Lords Day. as L
would decrease the attendance at thl
churches down the State.
Mr.. Knowles argued Cor his motion anC
said Sunday trains would be o great con
venience 20 many persons whose homes
are down the State and who now can only
get home on holidays. The opposition
EXPRESSED. be said. would apply to al
other Sunday traffic.
Bishop Coleman said he would be glaS
10 see an trolley lines and railroads stoI
! operations on sunday He spoke Of In
! hovhood days in Philadelphia, when Their
was practically no Sunday traffic, an'
said there was more of the worshipiu
spirit then than there Is now.
A. d. Warner and William ID. Mullen
Dr.. also opposed the board taking an.
action. A. s. Reed said it was a matte
which should not have been brought be
fore the baord.
Bishop Coleman changed his amend
ment 10 read that il would be inexpedien
to memorable the Pennsylvania Railroad
on the subject discussed, which amend
ment was carried.