, 1864-02-22
BOARD or TRADE,
It's Removal.size, Style, and Posi.
ton Of Building Necied.

| The Board Of Trade has resolved to chanoA tn,
1oeation oi Its business meetings. The c1ose con
fined roon the stencil Of the .1yet, the blockaded
condition OF The Etreet leading to the Building
nave al sast been voted unendurable and the Board
WY move It hae also been very sensib1y decided
70 erect ne" building, one which shall be CON,
nenSufate IN hsze, style and position with the re-
qnIenents and dignity Of tho Board. :.
This 10 As 1t khould be; 1t is decision to which
aA sensible men wculd come-and the Board il
largely composed Of sens1b,c men, the very cream
our bustneas talent. the leaders in that CONNER
e1A enterprise which has contributed 70 much to
INC greatness Of Chicago. In the general Teuuucls-
lion Of the proportion all agreo; but wheu 1t Ia
proposed TO define It, to reduce to methodical and
exact statement, opinions differ, and there are
some who through modesty In appzecIat;ne the
claims Of the Board, through love for cooperative
economy, or perhaps from a private speculative
spirit, are wi1ing-uay. anxIous-to sacrifice what
IL deemed by Others TO be due to the honor Of tho
Board and the comfort Of its members.
&Iheffact il that the Bosrd OF Trade ds not only
the largest hut the most important {by far) of all
the public bodies Of chicsgo, and the harmoutes
Of condition can only be preserved by a practical
recognition Of the fact In the erection Of build.
Ing which shall be In every respect worthy OF 1t.
ne want no mean, shabby, harn-ltke structure.
out one In which the members may feel ut ease
We want one which Will be an ornament to the
city, and practical attestadon Of the purity Of
feeling and correct taste OF the members Of the
board. 'Tls true that no lsdies' boudoir fittings
ate needed; eoff carpets and luxurious banginga
would be out Of place where the stern realities Of
buatnees life are In full SWAY, but II 1t is thought
that The dealer in corn is necessarily boor or
that the dealer in pork is incapable OF anything
but hoggtsh eujoymeats, tho thinker IL sadly mis-
$ru ia xfyrN A.nfs 49, &&At-
tho households Of those men is sufficient retutal
Of the idea.
With regard TO the mere Size OF the butldlnp
the1c is little difference OF opinion, because cyory
one ia capable of Judging how many square fet are
needed to admit Of tho proper transaction Of busi-
ness; but with regard to location authorities dis
agtee. There are those who would be contented
to see It stuck away in some Obscure Inaccessible
p2acc, where the salvation of few dollars would
oe accomplished 1t the expense Of hundred COL
3ectve hours daily. To such we would marx out
a few points absolutely necessary to health, CON-
fort and convenience
The building must bo easy OF aocess. The meet
inGs Of the Board arn held during the most vslc.
aole portion ofthe day. when more than ever
'time Is money" The waste Of i've minutes then
may occasion the loss Of several dollars. Nothing
Is to be gained By the choice Of an ont Of the ~3T
location 1t should be in and among the business
portion OF The city, In the South Division, not
South Of Washing on, nor East Of State streets.
Tue s1tuatsou uust be healthy. TIVE hours daiI5
are consumed on Change, IN important portion
ofthe business day. For this cause location near
the river ia highly Objectionable, and Water and
Market streets will not do. The summer stenches
Of That miserable channel are now uncomfortable,
Rnd VIC have good reason for believing that the
the nuisance will not at least decrease in the future
The Wigwam Ia too cloee to the river.
These naszowings down, coupled with the ab-
eence OF vacant 1ots in other Places brinsa rs to
the lot on Washington street, fronting the Court
House. as the only one that is eligible in ali IT,
spects- 1t IL right in tho business center Of the
city, In the most hcs'thy position, the ground ia
open close to TIE Of the city and county
buetrea BY Its size presents opportunity for the
erection OF building, which, while 1t will llFr
cnough for all 9pd give ample room for ante-cham-
bcrs and Offices, will admit Of an imposing facade
being placed where it can be seen and appreciated
5y citizens and visitors. Such.a building In such
place is alone worthy Of the city and the Board.
We sincerely hope that no unworthy motives |
nay be suffered 10 prevail to mar this most dcsf-
'ble contamination. The record of the Board In |
he past is valuable ono. Its members are noted
III over the States for their patriotism, and their
business sh1ewdness. Let 1t not be said that theY
lave decided to erect structure whose plan and |
ocasion will be unworthy Of its owners i