Conference on Federal Regulation of Railways: Under the Auspices of the Massachusetts State Board of Trade; Held at Springfield, Mass;, December 28, 1916 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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Excerpt from Conference on Federal Regulation of Railways: Under the Auspices of the Massachusetts State Board of Trade; Held at Springfield, Mass;, December 28, 1916

When the councillor of the Massachusetts State Board of Trade, ex-President John H. Corcoran, rendered his report to our Board the gravity of the situation was realized, and it was felt that the Massachusetts State Board of Trade should take some positive action. In discussing what means should be taken, it appeared that a mass meeting would be the better way to express the business sentiment of the country. A committee was appointed with full powers. We wired the Chamber of Commerce of the United States that such a meeting was contemplated. Back came the reply: "By all means hold the meeting, and hold it immediately if possible." The committee came to Springfield. We stated the case to his Honor, Mayor Stacy, and to the secretary of the Springfield Board of Trade, Mr. Foss. And they said: "Have the meeting surely, and we want you to have it in Springfield. We have here an auditorium which will care for any number of people. We took care of the twenty thousand people at the National Dairy Show this fall, and we can take care of every gathering that you can bring here. We have splendid hotel accommodations. There is no reason why you should not come to Springfield."

There was another reason in the minds of the committee why we were glad to welcome the invitation to Springfield, and that is that the people from the eastern part of Massachusetts might be brought up here and meet the gentlemen of this city who have such a splendid public spirit and who are doing so much for Hampden County and for Massachusetts. This city already has received the honor of being the first district to receive the farm loan arrangement and bank, which our Government has just about undertaken. That alone, gentlemen, will do much for Western Massachusetts. In fact, for the whole of Massachusetts and New England.

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