The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
DISCUSS COMMERCE
Noted Men to Assemble at
the New Willard.
FOR GREATER FOREIGN TRADE
Movement Started by the New York
board of Trade and TrHnspOrta-
tfon-President Roosevelt and Sec
retary of State Root Expected to
Make Addresses at Convention.

The most important assembIage Of its
kind ever held in this country viii convene
/ at the New Willard tomorrow morning.
when the national convention for the ex-
/ tension Of the foreign commerce of the
/ United States will be called to order The
meeting viii continue until Wednesday
| II is expected that the attendance Of
! delegates from all parts OF the country
will exceed 1.C0O
Among those who will take part IN the
! proceedings will be Secretary Root and
other members Of the Cabinet President
! Roosevelt has been invited 20 attend q
banquet 10 be given Wednesday night.
when it is hoped he will deliver an adj
dress. Every State in the Union win be
represented at this gathering. as will
/ several Territories and the District of
/ Columbia.
Extend Foreign Trade.
The movement for the convention origi-
mated with the New York Board of Trade
and Transportation The object Of the
congress is 20 consider measures for the
enlargement of trade conditions between
the United States aud foreign countries.
All national. State. and local associations
have been invited to send five or more
delegates. The governors Of III the
States have been invited to attend or
send representative. Several governors
have notified the headquarters Of the as
sociation En- New York that they viii De-
In Washington 90 attend the meeting.
Z. 5. 4. de Lima is chairman Of the
/ special committee Of the New York Board
Of Trade and Transportation. Delegates
I and officers a.e expected 20 arrive here
/ this morning Headquarters have peeu
/ established ar the New Willard. Other
members If the New York committee are.
/ Cornelius y Bliss Franklin Murphy,
/ Herman A. Metz. Charles A. Moore. Viii
/ liam McCarroll, Lewis Nixon, Henry ".
/ Peabody, Charles A Schieren. Isid0r
Straus. and Frank s. Gardner, secretary.
Secretary Root 30 Speak.
/ Secretary Elihu Root viii address the
/ convention Tuesday morning. when DE
/ will give the observations and experiences
/ Of his recent tour Of the South American
countries. the object Of which was %
bring about closer relations between those
countries and the United States. The re-
eminenuy successful it is believed by the
committee that the present time is ripe
for this move for tine Improvement Of
this country's relations. on business lines
with the south American neighbors of the
United States
Secretary Oscar s. Straus. OF the De
partment OF Commerce and labor. Is also
expected TO address the convention. but
the time has not as yet been announced
Two Sessions Daily.
After the convention has been organ.
lied tomorrow morning the day viii b,
devoted, so far as may be necessary, e
3 addresses by delegates who have beer
designated by the constituent organic.
tions % present formally, topics or res
olutions submitted
The remaining sessions Will be held &.
the morning and afternoon of Tuesday
and Wednesday. The banquet al IN,
Arlington Hotel on "Wednesday evening
VIII bring the convention TO a close.
In addition 10 the President and Secre
tary Roo. 81 is expected that Secretaries
Shaw. Taft and Straus viii attend IN,
banquet
Local Representation.
Washington business men have mad,
/ preparations to take part IN the nationa
convention, and 20 aid in every way foi
/ the entertainment of the guests. Tn,
Board of Trade and the District Commits
/ sloners have appointed Representatives
who will take an active interest in Ia,
assemblaEe and the business affairs {,
/ be considered.
The following are the delegates who
viii represent the District Of Columbia al
the convention. John NJ Wilson. Jane.
r oyster. Charles j. Bell, John JOY
/ Edison. John r. Mclean. Scott G. Bone
| Theodore W. Noyes, Edgar D. Shaw, J
/ Howard Gore. and II. L. f. Johnson.
Delegates and alternatcs from IN,
Washington Board OF Trade were NAMED
as follows. g. r. Warner. chairman
Frederick L. Siddous, James F. oyster
Rudolph Kaufman. ". V Cox. alter
mates. DR.. A p Pardon. Chaplin Brown
Mai R. ". Tyler. II Bradley Davidson
and r. Southland Parker
The total number OF delegates ap
pointed is over 100
President Accepts Invitation.
A committee from the New York Boar,
of Trade and Transportation came t
Washington recently and called on Presi
dent Roosevelt TO request him TO attend
the banquet Wednesday evening Tbs
President is heartily interested in the pur
pose Of the convention. and has promised
to attend The committee was composed
of Francis B. Loomis. f. s 4. de Lima
{. and William McCarrol
Gov. Swanson. Of Virginia. has selected
H. r. Shade, of Fairfax, as one Of Tn,
members Of the delegation 20 take par
i'm the congress. The appointment OF
delegates by thirty-three governors o
other States has also been announced.
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