| Show NATIONAL BOArlD OF FRA3E Gathering Has Disposed of Considerable Consider-able Business Washington Jan 25TIme first business busi-ness which came before the National Board of Trade today was a report from the committee In regard to additional cable service to Cuba presented by Mr E G Preston of Boston Ho stated that the service Is now exclusively in tIme hands of the Western Union and additional facilities were needed and reported a resolution urging upon Congress Con-gress the passage of legislation which will allow the laying of a competing line between Cuba and the United States Time report was adopted A report from time committee on Railroad Rail-road transportation was submitted by F B Thurber of New York In which It was pointed out an adjuatmcnt of rates advantageous to shippers and to the railroads could be made If the law permitted per-mitted tho railroads to make agreements agree-ments under the supervision of the In Urslato Commerce commission Mr r Thurber aaked that the action of tim board last year on this subject be nf llrmed He also submitted a report indorsing Senate bill 1139 Introduced by Mr Cul loin with an amendment allowing railroads rail-roads to have associations for the maintenance main-tenance of fair rates for the transportation transporta-tion of persons and property said rates to bo filed with the InterState Commerce Com-merce commission After a long dls ouEslon LImO report was adopted A resolution was also adopted favorIng favor-Ing the passage of an antlscalping billThe The board also adopted a resolution favoring legislation by Congress remedying reme-dying abuses of the secondclass mall matter which stand In the way of the adoption of onefl JH letter postage A resolution was also adopted favoring the Immediate adoption of local one cent letter postage on drop letters |
