C. of C. Sessions

The first meeting for many years of the officers and directors of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce in Boston, occurred. As usual with such gatherings, a variety of topics was discussed; perhaps the principal emphasis was laid upon railway transportation, upon which several special committees of the Chamber have been at work for some time. Comment was made upon the rather unexpected ease with which the railroads were handling the tremendous volume of freight shipped on practically all lines this Summer and Autumn. The plan for organizing the country with four divisions, decided upon at the last annual convention, was in part put into operation by the organization of the Eastern division.

While this Boston meeting was holding sedate sessions according to rule and precedent, however, the New York Chamber of Commerce attracted widespread attention by its more radical and unusual action of condemning prohibition by a vote of 101 to 69, and expressing its approval of the New York Central's plan to merge the Central of New Jersey. Both of these subjects are now quite controversial.