The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-16
BOARD Of TRADE
MET At APALACH
Elected New Officers For
Ensuing Year With Jno.
G. Ruge, President.
Special to The Journal

Apalachicola. Jan. 1.-THE annual
meeting of the Board of Trade of
ApalachiqoIa was held Tuesday even
ing of this week.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected by unanimous vote as follows:
John G.. Ruge, president
r. B. Graves, vice president.
Leland }. Henderson, secretary and
treasurer.
Nineteen members were present
and among them the Honorable James
FennimOre Cooper GTiggs.
\ communication was read from
Lee \. Shahan, of Chattanooga, with
regard to the state road of Georgia and
its gulf terminus at ApaiachicOla,
Secretary Henderson was authorized
TO communicate with the members of
the commission having in charge the
extension of the road and furnish
them with full information.
\ communication was read from the
New Orleans Progressive Union re-
QueSting endorsement of the move OF
the Mississippi river states to secure
federal aid for the adequate prOtec-
ton of the mouth of the Mississippi
river by forts, etc, and a resolution
adopted favoring the protection which
viii be sent to the congressional rep
resentation of Florida
Communications were read from
PresideD t-elect Taft promising con-
sideratiOn OF the recommendation OF
the Board of Trade favoTing Lincoln
G.. Cummings, of BrOOkline, Mass,
who is a member of the ADaIachicola
Board of Trade, for a cabinet port
folio and extends his regrets that
he could not visit Apalachicola-
The request of the Manufacturers
Record that the Board of Trade pass
a resolution favOring immediate I'M
provement of the inland waterways of
the country and that a bond issue of
$500 .OO0. goo be made to pay same was
granted and resolutions passed
The request of the Pensacola, st.
Andrews &, Gulf Steamship Co, that
the Board of Trade request the gov
eminent to establish whistIing or bell
buoys at East and West Pass was en-
dorsed and Hon Chas. Lind appointed
a committee having charge of same.
The invitation of the National 1rri-
cation Congress for Apalachicola to
participate in its 18th meeting, Au-
gust 9 to IA, 1909. at Spokane, Wash
ingtOH, was accepted.
The secretary was instructed to
answer the Savannah Board of Trade
as to port rates at Apalachicola.
The communication fom Senator ".
IT. Milton regarding harbOr improve
ment and rivers and harbOTs bill was
read
On request of the secretary COM
mittee of F. 3. Wakefield and S. F.
league were appointed as a committee
TO audit the accounts.
A committee composed of l. j.
Henderson. J. E Graves, J G. RUge
and J. r. c. GTiggs was appointed, to
be known as the charter committee
to inquire into the needs of Apalach-
icola for a new charter and secure in
formation as to charters of other
cities-
4 resolution was passed authorizing
the secretary to negotiate with the
postal authorities with a view of
keeping the outside door of the post
Office open after D. m.
DR.. c. Lieb, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
was invited to address the citizens OF
in the aTmOry on immi-
grafton. Dr.. Lieb is arranging TO 10
cate 100 families of Germans in the
garden district of ApalachicOla as
vegetable gardeners or farmers.