Evening star., 1908-01-19
OPENING SESSION TUESDAY
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE
DELEGATES HERE.
Reception at White House Wednes-
day Afternoon and Banquet
Evening Of Same Day.

Delegates to the thirty eighth annual
meeting of the National Board OF Trade
have already begun to arrive In this
city, and it Is expected that more than
900 will be in attendance. The opening
session of the organization will be neld
next Tuesday forenoon in the assembly
room on the tenth floor of the New
Willard Hotel. to continue to THURSDAY.
The National Board of Trade, com
posed of chambers of commerce and
boards of trade of all the leading cities
In the United States. is the most i'm
portant trade body in the country. and
its expressions and opinions arc given
great weight by the national legislators
in considering legislation.
The official program includes recon-
mendations and resolutions from ll5
trades bodies and covers many impor-
tant national subjects such as the
American merchant marine. ship SUB
sidy duties of the interstate commerce
commission railroad agreements. car
shortage. uniform bill of ladin:,. consul
lar reform. reclassification of second
class mail matter. parcels post: I'M
provement of rivers and harborS. inter-
national arbitration and many otheTs.
Mr Frank D. La lame. retired manu- :
facturer of Philadelphia, Pa. is presi-
dent. and Mr.. William r. Tucker Is sec
Eetary.
Reception at White House.
The President will receive the MEM
bers at the White House Wednesday
afternoon at 2:3o o'clock. and the an
nual banquet will be held the same
evening. The headquarters Of the board
will be in room No. 33S, the New VIII
lard.
recommendation and resolution
from the Washington Board of Trade
that will be given consideration fol-
lows:
The Washington Board of Trade re-
affirms it's action. heretofore expressed
relative to the American merchant ma
rine.
1T recommends that the Natlonal
Board of Trade urge upon Congress the
pa asSage. of an act to encourage ana ae-
velop our merchant marine, II order
that all commerce with our eastern pos
sessions and also our rapidly Ifcl easing S
export trade may be carried unaer the
American flag in vessels ma AIMED ana
owned by our people and as auxiliary
to our navy in time of war
Additional Resolutions.
Preamble and resolutions also from
the Washington Board of Trade reclte
that as ''the commerce of the country
is hampered and retarded in its move
ments by the restrictions placed upon 1t
by the common carriers through varl-
ously worded and carelessly expressed
shipping receipts; and
These restrictions. etc, tend to make
the movement of merchandise more ex-
pensive through larger interest charges.
ut is therefore resolved. That the Ma
tional Board of Trade favors the re-
quirement of a uniform bill Of lading to
be used by all common carriers, and
such regulation Of the transportation OF
mercha ndise as will enforce It's use and
cause the said carriers to assume proper
responsibility thereunder.
StiIl another resolution printed by the
Washington Board of Trade states that
"the increasing productions OF our
country and it's enlarged domestic and
foreign commerce demand all possible
facilities of transportation = the free
natural lines of transportation are Its
rivers and harbors-al such available
waters for waterborne commerce
should be kept open and In condition
for transportation.
1T is therefore resolved. That the
National Board of Trade urges upon
Congress adequate yearly approprla-
tions for that purpose.