Evening star., 1908-01-23

! liberal in its appropriations for pubic I'M
provements.
Speaker Cannon said I have seen the
nation increase in population from le,tp.-
600 to 90.000.o00. Since the time "nel
the first river and harbor bill was passed
over the veto OF President Arthur ile
country has appropriated S.,O0.0000o0 for
this work. We have now 1.oo,po people:
and inside a century and half we VIII
have 400. coo. .60o''
The Speaker said he would mucn oe-
Dlore II If the country attempted 70 ieSis-
late for the days to come: II IL shoHia at-
tempt to improve the rivers ana haTborS
for the time when the country sRa'i con
tain more than three times the popuialloh
it does now. lie said he Wouio IKE 10
see the rivers and harbors gradually I'M
nroved improved as the country expands
to need such Improvement,
Then turning back TO the criticisms OF
Sena tor Newiands. Mr.. Cannon sald there
is one man in ali the country Whom ne
would trust in all matters pertaining -
such legislation.
There is a greater man than even lle
Senator from Nevada. when II comes 10
such questions as this" he said. mere
IS a greater man. and he comes from the
state of Ohio Theodore Burton IS d
man who is the best legislator. the best
administrators in such matters III 1Ae
whole nation. / would follow Wherever
Theodore Burton wishes 10 Lead.
INV ewes are not turned toward the
setting sun. and see our FeoPie ssioi
virila intelligent with eyes turned TO-
ward the east. and ! believe the natlon
viii advance and become the great ma
ton of the earth.
Those Participating.
REPRESENTATIVES. of the different or
ganizations participating in the con-
vention are as follows:
American Seed Trade Assoclation-W
,Itee Rurpee Albert Mccullough.
American WarehousemenS Association
Albert NJ Read. Philin GodleS.
Baltimore Board of Trade-Ropert ham-
say. John NJ. Nelson. . r,,,,,er
las N Wylie. Charles England. Louis
Poston Associated Board of Trade-Fred-
eric II. NiauX: c,,a.
& Hamlin Henry, W. Peabody. Clinton
White. George T. Coppins, Daniel ID.
Morss. .
Boston Merchants Association-Amory
A. Lawrence, James Richard carter.
Camden Board OF 1rade-Waile "oou
William J. Cooper
cleveland Chamber of Commerce.. j.
Sullivan, Charles W. Burrows. ailreu
Clum, Lucien B. Hall, F. H. fiaserot; p
L. Pierce, Ambrose SWasey, A. 1. Ander-
son. ~
Hoboken Board of Trade-Edward H.
Norwood, c. Alfred Burhorn.
Italian Chamber of Commerce-Arthur
Baur. Roberto Falchero. Egisto Marianl
Arthur j. Stefani, Antonio yucca.
Kansas City Board of Trade-Frank q.
crowelI. Thomas j. Brodnox. Wallace e.
COTE.
Lynn Board of Trade-Everett H. Dun
bar. Ernest w. Roberts, William II.
Monteome,ry Commercial Club-A. G.
Forbes, G. Grosvenor Dave. w. F. VAN
diver.
Nashville Board of Trade-Samuel G.
Douglass. P. NJ. Estes, Z. S. Shannon.
Other Organizations.
Nashville Grain Dealers Exchange
Samuel G. Douglas.
National Hardware Association of
United States-T. James Fernley, f. P.
May.
National Shoe Wholesalers Association
of United States-John w. Craddock,
Daniel P. Morse.
New England Shoe and Leather Associa-
Newport News Chamber of Commerce
w. B. Livezey r. G. Bickford.
New York Board of Trade and Trans
portation-G. Waldo Smith, William II.
Gibson. Alternates: Col. Eugene H.
Conklin Albert Plant.
New York Produce Exchange. ?.
Truesdell. T. r. Carhart. Edward Flash,
jr.. Charles w. McCutchen, William Har-
ris Douglas.
Norfolk Board of Trade and Business
Mems Associaton-HNilliam I. Anderson,
J. y. Hall.
North Side Board of Trade-Charles +.
Lawson, Alphonse Weimcr, Charles l..
Reid.
Philadelphia Board of Trade-Frank D.
LaI.anne. +. r. Wood. John NJ. Harper,
Henry 4. Fry. William I. Rofnh, William
T. Robinson Il. J. Lavino s. 3. Nrooman.
Alternate: John Sailer.
Philadelphia Commercial EHchdnse-Ed-
ward L. Rogers. James l.. King.
Philadelphia Commercial Museums-W.
S. Harvey Or. William 7. Wilson, Daniel
Baugb.
Philadelphia Trades League-John g.
Croxton. Finley Acker. William w Foulk-
rod Lewis NJ. Haupt, y. Il. Kelly, Nah
lon y. Kline.
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce-A- i.
Logan, J. ". Einncar, Il. \. kitzmiller,
W. IT, Stevenson.
Scranton Board Of Tradc-F. l.. Hitch
cock. II. C. Reynolds
Springfield Board Of Tradc-lfenry II.
Bowman. Frederick II. Gillctt. G. Henry
Hathaway.
Syracuse Chamber OF Commcrcc-Fran-
els f.. Bacon.
Washington Board Of Trade--Dr. \. p.
Pardon. John Joy Edison. II. T. Ncwcomb.
". T. Van Wickic.
Wilmington Board Of Tradc-Thomas II.
Savery Irenee din Pont. William D. Null
len. George w. Sparks, Thomas L. Bay
ard.