Show commission merchants BOSTON jan 12 the annual convention of the national league of corn merchants of the united states opened hare today to day the cities represented are st paul minneapolis mil baukea louisville detroit columbua cleveland cincinnati Ghi isago buffalo boston baltimore pittsburg the leagie was organized in this city diya years ago by a nuro her of leading commission merchants from several of the large cities who believed that individual or isolated communities could accomplish but limited results compared with an organization of national extent an influence the objects of the organization are to combine good commission commis aion merchants of every large commercial centre and to work together with growers producers and shippers for the general welfare of the trade the sets forth that inasmuch as a large percentage of the food products of the earth are handled oa commission the commission merchant is and of a necessity ever ba an important lacter in the of the world horace B bean of this city is presiding over the convention reports will be presented by the secretary frank wagner of chicago vice president kleinpeter of cincinnati and B H brown of philadelphia |