The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-21
NEW BOARD OF
TRADE PLAN
Delegates Called by StrauS ID
Washington
QUESTION OF OLD BOARD
Shall 1t Be Maintained--Not Room for
II and Council Of cOmmerce--Latter
Proposed by the Commerce and
Labor Secretary.
OF OLD BOARD.

Washington, Jan. 2i-Of all the ques
tions which the National Board Of Trade
viii be called upon to consider during il:
three days session, beginning tomorrow
the most important is not upon its Of
fetal calendar at all. This Il whether tht
board shall continue its present organi
zation and functions or be put out oi
business by the new national council Of
commerce.
The last-named body il creation Of
Secretary Straus Of the department OF
commerce and labor, at whose request
twenty-five leading commercial bodies
throughout the country, including tnt
Boston chamber Of commerce. sent dele
gates to Washington the first week in
December. Upon their advice a skeleton
organization was formed in the Office OF
Secretary Straus and tine details Of flu
ture organization were left to commit.
tee, Of which Gustav II. Schwab OF New
York II chairman. The purpose Of Sec
rotary Straus was to develop a semi of
fetal body modelled somewhat after the
American chamber Of commerce in Der
In which should act with him In an adj
visory capacity upon matters affecting
American industry and commerce. This
action surprised the officials Of the Nh
tionat board of trade, which had years
Of successful life behind it.
They could not see the necessity Of
two delegate bodies but they could see
tHae there was not room for both. The
issue was not raised at the December
meeting, except in private conversation,
but it will be pressed BY the National
board Of trade this week The outcome
Is vital to both organizations, but it has
not yet been decided what line Of policy
the board Of trade win pursue TO reach
q conclusion.
7. J, Sullivan, a leading fnancier Of
Cleveland and former president Of the
National board Of trade, Is here ia the
interest Of that organization and may
direct the campaign. 1t is not known
what progress ii any. the National
chamber OF commerce has made toward
completing It's organization. and infor-
nation on that point is being sought
Delegates to the board Of trade say That
the bodies which send them will refuse
to maintain both organizations, and
7Hr htiNt wv INV ANqntA WHY iii CoAdHT
lisned body should retire in favor Of an
experiment Of which they know nothing.
Mr.. Schwab, the head Of the new
council of commerce, IS personally very
popular and was forced into his present
position By a demand from the Aoof at
the time Of organization. The fact IS
not lost upon the board Of trade men,
however. that Mr. Schwab's business IN
forests lie with German rather than Am
erican steamship lines. The only mem
bers of the national board Of trade VINO
are also members Of the new body are
Henry M. ePabodv of Boston. Frank ID.
Lalaiine Of Philadelphia and Ambrose
SwaseY Of Cleveland The Boston deie-
gates to the present meeting are Henry
IN. Peabody, Charles S. Hamblin. Daniel
d. Morse, George p. Coppins and Clin-
ton White from the chamber Of com
meree, F. H yiaux from the Aiassa
chusetts state board of trade. AL A.
I.ewrenee and i r. Carter from tie
Boston Merchants association.