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hereafter, to appoint committees from the various or-
ganizations herein represented to appear before any
meeting which may be held for the consideration of
said measures before the House of Delegates of Mary
land and to advocate the prompt passage of said bills;
and be it further

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be for-
warded to the Chairman of the Committee on Railroads
and Canals of the House of Delegates, and also to each
member of the House of Delegates.

(Signed) CHARLES G. MACGILL,

Chairman.
Baltimore, February 27, 1904.

The Speaker (by request), presented the following
RESOLUTION.
BALTIMORE, February 26th, 1904.

Whereas, the Merchants and Manufacturers Asso
ciation of Baltimore, in its efforts to increase the trans-
portation facilities of Baltimore and thereby extend
the volume and area of the trade of this city, has con-
sistently advocated the plans for the connecting of the
W abash Railroad system with Baltimore over the
route of the Western Maryland Railroad and the pro-
posed extension of said road; therefore be it

Resolved, That we respectfully and earnestly petit-
ion the members of the General Assembly of Maryland
to enact promptly all such reasonable and proper legis-
lation as may be necessary to expediate the construc-
tion of the extension of this railroad as planned.

And do further petition the members of the General
Assembly to deal with the said railroad system in the
same liberal spirit that was evinced by the city of
Baltimore, and our commercial and manufacturing in-
terests at the time of the sale of the city's holding in
the Western Maryland Railroad.

C. H. FORREST, E. STANLEY GAREY,

Secretary. President,

Which was read and referred to the Committee on
Railroads and Canals.