Excerpt from Address by the Honourable George E. Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce to the Members of the Montreal Board of Trade: Montreal, May 22, 1912I began to think as I heard your Chairman talk that I would be perfectly justified in thinking I was a pretty brave sort of a man, and along with that I could not help but note the admirable manner in which the Chairman covered up my bravery, or audacity, whichever you might name it. Listening to your Chairman you would think I had been invited to come and address this Board this afternoon. What will you think of me when I say I made my own invitation and forced myself upon the Board of Trade? I am glad also to see here some representatives from the French Board of Trade, though not so many as I could wish. I shall take occasion to visit them at some future time.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.