, 1863-01-06
MERCANTILE ASSOCIATION,
Annual Meeting and Election Of Of
! ticers.


Address Of President Doggett.
The second annual meeting Of the Mcr-
camille Association was held last eve
ming, President ". E.. Doggett in the
Chair. Alter the reading and nppro-
yal Of the minutes Of the previous meet
ing, Mr. Fred. Tuttle, Chairman of the Com
!mittec on Recruiting for the Mercantile Bat
terry, mado verbal report, that the Commit
tee hare taken the necessary steps to. have q
member of the Battery sent home upon re-
cruiting service. The Committee on the
condition Of the Chicago River. were
granted further timo to report. The annual
election Was then held, which resulted In the
choice Of the following named officers:
/: Iresadent-J. 2. Faswell.
!: First t1cs fesfdenf-John Tyre1l.
! Sscrt'ary-4erz!n 4add;.
: TFedsvrtr-H, ", Hfnsdalc.
!; Board q Directors G. g. Wicker, 3. 4. Hurl.
hut, E. Bulnham, Nelson Tuttle, and a Benedict,
as new Dircctors; Messrs, Geo. c. Cook, Edward
Il cs Y r. "a kn #,,9 sad VIM
0nmotion the Secretary and Treasurer were
permitted to postpone the presentation Of
their annual reports until the next regular
meeting. -"
Mr. Geo. c. Cook introduceda d resolution,
to the effect that hereafter the rooms be kept
warmed, from II to 8 O'Clock, and that the
DA1L1 TRIBUNE, and the Ibst, be supplied BY
the Association, and such other papers as
should be decided upon. This resolution was
amended 50 as to include the leading daily
commercial papers: from New York, New
Orleans, Boston, and a daily paper from
Springfield, III It was further amended that
the whole subject Of establishing reading
room be referred to committee Of three to
report at the next meeting. The Chair ap-
pointed Messrs. G. C. Cook, ". Mchanley
and Fred. Tuttle, said committee.
The retiring President, ". E. Doggett, esq,
then addressed the Association, as follows.
upou retiring from my duties rs President
of lie Mcrcantile Association, desire to- ten-
der to Its members my thanks for the kind
ness and courtesy so uniformly shown me, and
Which my inexperience as presiding officer
has SO often taxed. I rejoice to be able to
congratulate you upon the close Of d business
year perhaps as profitable as any our mer-
chants hare eTerseen. The business Of our
city has increased nearly 100 per cent, and q
new system Of business innugurated, in sell
ing cheap for cash-whfch will, am conf
dent, insure constant and steady increase In
the future.
The reputation of our city as great COM
merclM emporium, has extended to regions Of
country that two years ago no one Of us
Having gained this high position, let it be the
aim Of every one Of us to maintain it. Dur.
ing the past year VIC have had no occasion to
operntc against "wild-cat" The currency
here having been the same as used by on1
Eastern creditors, and We have consequently
ceding, from enormously high exchange AS
citizens, VIC have participated in the losses
md suferings attending the rebellion against
our government by some Of the Southern
States, and nm proud to say, have not beer
backward III contributing men and means tt
aid tue government In putting down It's enc
mics. 1tis my war1nest wish thnt this Asso
sustaining this good cause, and In showing il
every possible way Its abhorrence Of traitors
and If sympathisers with treason, whether al
home or abroad Thanking you again for you
kindness, I bespeak its continuance to my sue
cessor.
Oh motion, the Association adjourned tt
thefirst Monday in February.
Our Brave Dead.
In the List Of killed, who fell at Vicksbure
occurs the name Of Gen. ]. B. Wyman, form
erly Of this city. Gen. Wyman for numbe
OF years, was at the head Of the old Chicago
Light Guards, when they were the pride ant
boast Of our citizens, and WAS every inch
soldier. He entered the service as Colonel o
the 18th regiment, and was for some tint
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