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,...
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