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year cared for more than a million and a quarter visitors; its 

 notably efficient and pleasing water filtration plant, open to 

 visitors, on Island Park; its dignified city entrance, at Market 

 Street and the river, all make it worth a look from those in at- 

 tendance upon the conference. 



I have instructed the secretary of our Board of Trade, Mr. 

 James A. Bell, to present this to you and to proffer his assistance 

 in connection with any information about the city. 



Congratulating you on the already apparent success of your 

 splendid work, and on the monumental and unique character of 

 this conference, I am 



Yours truly, 



J. HOKACE McFARLAND, 



President." 



THE CHAIRMAN : The Chair would suggest that if Presi- 

 dent McFarland will kindly do so, it would be most agreeable 

 if he would be in the ante-room at the close of this session, to 

 meet delegates who desire to secure further information or sug- 

 gestions from him. Certainly his letter is much appreciated. 

 Is there further business to be attended to at this time? One 

 of the first rules of physics is that two objects cannot occupy 

 the same space at the same time. The Chairman is reminded of 

 this rule when he looks at the programme and reflects upon sev- 

 eral requests that have come to him for other matters than those 

 mentioned on the programme to be presented in the short session 

 of this morning. The fact is, we have now just two hours, and a 

 programme which easily could occupy double that time. If mem- 

 bers wish to give instructions for the guidance of the proceed- 

 ings this morning, it might facilitate matters. 



MB. SHEPPARD: Mr. Chairman: I move you that the 

 Chairman be empowered to confine all discussions to three points 

 upon this morning's programme, and that all talks on these sub- 

 jects be limited to three minutes. 



Seconded by Mr. Merkel, of New York. 



THE CHAIRMAN: The motion is the discussion on this 

 morning's session shall be confined to the three points on the 



