Annual Report, Volume 10Boston Board of Trade, 1864 |
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60 State st American Vessels bags bales Barque bbls Benjamin E Board of Trade Boot and Shoe Boston Board Broad st Broker canal casks Central wharf Charles Charles G City Exchange Commercial st Commercial whf Commission Merchant Committee Congress st cotton Cuba December 31 defense demand Devonshire st domestic Dry Goods Importer ending March 31 England exports Federal st follows Franklin st George George W Ginery Twichell Government harbor Henry hhds highest and lowest Importer and Jobber India st James Jobber John Joseph June 30 Kilby st Lakes Leather Dealer LORENZO SABINE lowest prices manufacturers March 31 Milk st muscovado National past Pearl st Portland ports President Quarter ending March Railroad range of prices receipts Saltpetre Samuel Sapan wood Schooner Secretary Sept Ship Shoe and Leather sold Steamer Tonnage tons Total Imports turrets United Washington st West Western Wholesale William Wool Woolen York
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Page 124 - Government may appoint, a majority of the members present being necessary to constitute an election, and such officers shall continue in office for the term of one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified to take their places.
Page 122 - Association, with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, liabilities, and restrictions, set forth in the forty-fourth chapter of the Revised Statutes...
Page 122 - What force is to be given to the words, "may hold real and personal estate to an amount not exceeding one million five hundred thousand dollars"?
Page 124 - SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the president or, in his absence, of one of the vice-presidents...
Page 30 - Every motive of sound political economy requires its early accomplishment. 38 tolls and restrictions. We should, therefore, deprecate the placing of this grand highway in the hands of any private corporation or State. The work should be done by national credit; and, as soon as its cost is reimbursed to the national treasury, it should be made free as the lakes to the commerce of the world.
Page 31 - Atlantic, with canals duly connecting the lakes as of great national, military, and commercial importance ; we believe such enlargement, with dimensions sufficient to pass gunboats from the Mississippi to lake Michigan, and from the Atlantic to and from the great lakes, will furnish the cheapest and most efficient means of protecting the northern frontier, and at the same time, will promote the rapid development and permanent union of our whole country.
Page 125 - Association and its several divisions, and to keep a record of their doings ; to conduct all correspondence, and to carry into execution all orders, votes and resolves, not otherwise committed ; to keep a list of the members of the Association ; to collect the fees, annual dues and subscriptions, and pay them over to the Treasurer ; to notify officers and members of the Association...
Page 25 - Regarding the enlargement of the canals between the valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic as of great national, commercial and military importance, and as tending to promote the development, prosperity and unity of our whole country, we invite a meeting of all those interested in the subject in Chicago, on the first Tuesday in June next. We especially ask the co-operation and aid of the Boards of Trade, Chambers of Commerce, agricultural and business associations of the country.
Page 30 - The representatives of the States, assembled in national convention in Chicago, desirous of cementing a closer union, of perpetuating our nationality forever, of providing for the common defense, and promoting the general welfare of our whole country, adopt the following resolutions...
Page 122 - Be it enacted by (he Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : SECTION 1.