Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-11-14
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/ liayins SPOKEN here,ofprc oftlings that
should b. done BY land holders 70 advance
and promote the interests of, Burlington,
permit me to say few words TO our ;ciii.
zcns zen generally and particularly our bust
ness me men, n.'g7il bssmS eli 81 agg&is, s5a4
,d, We some time. since read acall in your
paper for a meeting Of citizens at Marion
Hall for the purpose of establishing a
Board Of Trade,and also for the purpose Of
forming Library association, each, be-
ing an object Of interest to all. | attend.
ed, expecting to see the house crowded
with all classes of. citizens. But instead,
only a few could, or would find tire to at
tend, and each personsthen predictel that
both projects would be a failures "A few
merchants and forwa,ders finally succeed
ed il appointing committee to arrange "a
plan by which all:of the merch an is manu- :
faeturers and business men of our city
could by sunitinglunder a uniform system,
advance tho commercial interests of tho
whole city, while they at the same time
wvuld not interfere with private 'inlividu-
ais. l understand that such a plan has
been agreed upon and now the business
men are and all will be rersopany invited
to join the association Will they do so?
Many cannot understand in what way a
Board Of trade can or will advance the
public good, but suppose that il is for the
purpose of fixing the prices of grain and
commissions for doing business in such a
way that Farmers aud others will be oblig-
ed to sell their grain for such prices as
they may see fit to give them, also, that
merchants and others will have to pay cx-
orbitant prices for storage and commission.
Now this is not the case in any particular.
The principal object is to gain
notoriety for the city abroad, and thereby
induce manufacturers and moneyed men to
come here and invest their mems and do
business among us. To collect statistics
Of trade and SO arrange the same that at
the end of each season a report Of the bus.
mess of the city could be published
and circulated throughout the United
States Can this be done in any other
way, l for ono believe not. What, has
done 50 much for the growth and business
of Chicago as her Board of trade: All
things else combined have not had one
half of the, influence abroad, particularly
in the way of trade and manufactures as
the Board of trade. II Every one will ac-
knowledge that united effort is better,
and far more efficient than individual ex-
ertions can possibly be. Beingan ;tsid-
er, and nora merchant or mechanic or in
fact what istermcd a business man,perhaps
that class of persons think that ] am ca
pable of Judging about their business.
Perhaps so, although am not one of those
that have been consulted in this matter,
yet l can see the effect it might have up
on the business Of the place particularly
abroad-ifiall of our business men would
unite and establish Board of trade upon
permanent and liberal basis. This would
be only a starting of the wheel that would
roll forward, and iu its progress defy com
petition, Take my advice-mcrchants,
forwarders, manufacturers and busiaess
men one and all, and come forward join
the the association, and by your influence and
personal exertion help establish a Board
of trade that will be second to none in the
west Now is the time. s@a!s2s ssaa
In my next, l ll.say something about
the Library Association which Ihope will
not prove a failure. II
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