, 1864-02-02

the inland navigation Of the longest river in th
world. remembering her commercial supremac
@ Q. iotznsf yeass, Possessing a she does, grea
make gigantic e1orss to regain her lost tmportanc
as t53dlnF point; It re@atns f9r tae bnsipes
aaoon ah o snau e f. o as
position abe now occupies in relation to tie ir
land ciFies Of The United ststss; whether thes
ntesent edorts which have eoTesnea Sssn "a gon
yss5s; y Thas s54,d =, and r. fepfeseasi.
a tranknees and literally towards purehasers ha
which while 1t eha1l drnw 10 .our city thc trade O
tbe nelghbortng States and Te1itoriea sh.i b. =,
lis dealings xih lie q asy ~
corttnent It remains for son gentlemen, to saJ
Whether our merchants shaH excel In their
far. reaching easacity and ability which
ttade Of the rich md newly sett1cd States md
Territories upon cur western borders and still re-
tain the commerce Of the country more nearly to
1 ed sd9S aSst e0tssa n1s
fcars for the true performance Of that part OF the
work falling TO y9ur hands. be.r not doubt
acteI72ed our business men Tor the last 15 ycars
should continue to be exercised, 1t soon mar DO
PGid OF the garden city the magnitude of her
ot her growth"
In this connection will name as measure
IN Is %gen ~ s1X onef IN With
decide the future Of Chicago ~ commercial city
IN the matter Of tzansporiation-the bringing Of
goods from the East and distributing them
through the Hest-the avenues tor delivering the
Furplus products Of the country at tide water eli
these are Of g1e1t moment and should not be lost
rec this city second to no inland city IN America
and az measure Of the utmost Importance to the
West, snd to Chicago won!d call your attention
to the EMP canal; cana - It needs NJ argument to prove
In order TO gtre the producer just compensation
for his toll that the avenues for the transportation
Of the products OF the Northwest must be- enlarged
and i1czeased. However, the Board Of Trade being
products, may rightly enough be LEFT to take the
tnit3atoy step tn any movement having for Its OBJ
ject an increase Of the facilities Of Transportation
yet would consider It he duty Of this Assor,s,
lion to render al possible sid in euch an undertak
ing, Tor the reason that any effort resulting in an
carrying price East, must add immensely to Tie
wealth Of the country tributary to Chicago and as
matter Of eouree, enhances the business prosperi.
railway, Penetrating the country ID nny direction,
aud having terminus Or doing business here
should be thrice welcome.
In view Of the present financial condition Of onf
Association, and of The fund already accumu]ated
Iwonld engges. for yoCr consdera' ion {Ie eIpeji.
eneJ cf raislng the Initiation fec from IS to So
the fact that ali, OF nearly ali the original embess
made liberal subscriptions OF money, spent much
time, and gave to the association large share Of
new members viii participate tuiIy tSI IN he priTit
eges and benefits Of the Association, while after
the first year, they will paysno greater tag than the
srztty oan increase iSe tseleb, s an
increase Of pscuniary abihty: L nnst be apparent
soes 10 e IT, IL s M s Els s. se
n1cIsions, containing hall tor leetuees library
aad Racing rocm. T: pr linainary steps for the
cannot long bc delayed. It may be takcn IN hand
hy single association, or By union OF the prom-
!nent a+s5 city, and possibly By the
ii such a combination Of associations should be
formed and the purpose named be found desira-
h'c and practicable, all members will at once eee
the benefits likely 10 resnlt thus from the posses
h!on Of financial ability to assume q position
therein.
,Arolher matter o: Importance to Ut. and which
snond engnEe yonI attention. is the need Of
as an ASSOCIATION We now possess. Or hope 10 a.
tain. As with individuals, 90 with societies. II
md me .loT I'D our ., name to Be I'D for
coming to our notice, whether presented By fdI fndI,
vtduals or associations, we shall soon have cx-
pended onr stock In trade on matters Of small
lie any object Of great moment to the community.
nc shall find thai the attachment OF the uarue oY
our association viii not cary With 1t ali the power
mancnt good. Lite parties whose sienatu1es can
aiwsys be obtained for the asking, We may find
ourselves @ be5sn Of smpo;t.ncc, possibly At time
To be Of consequence, as an assoc :ation. outside
Of our own Organization, and 10 possess that
weight IN the community which the character and
guard ourselves, and eonduct the affairs OFT Of tbis
Society that it sha1l possess all the and force
TespiIed req for great oeeasto9s While We
il any matters pertaining to The general M io eood.
We must mot lessen single effort having for it,
object the welfare Of the bravo soldiers belonging
made bs rs here, Or money distributed to their
families, eau weigh in the balance With their re-
eponte TO the call Of our country, or their daily
their welfare, 3ndicious. liberal and constant eare
ehonld be exercised. Every appealfoEaid should be
promptly responded to, whether coming to;pur no.
And have no doubt hut lie members Of thIs
Association will respond with generosity to every
demand made upon their purses, having for It's
or the comfort Of their families at home, remen-
ber.ng, always. That while they may have gone
forth from those walks in life in which few estates
he Union. '~ ''e'' 'e@' ''4'' ~ '0' AD'sl' u
In conclusion, allow me to thank ron for the
honor conferred and the attention given, and to
9cls1ng upon me aB one Of .5our officers. Alec to
join With you and al true Americans everywhere,
L. assnty as TSs6.ne Tie present ysas Etnsss
united country, with no Mason and Dfxon1er
and STRIPES aisi be beacon neht e tie % opnressed
Of eFey CLINE, and beneath whose encircling folds
nay gather, once more, united and happy
On motion Of J. Il. Bowen, committee was ap-
pointed to confer with committee RON the
Board Of Trade, as to the propsiety OF procuring
permanent rooms, also With view to extend
Trade to the Territory West The Chairman ap-
pointed Mesdra. J. II. Bowen, VIM, Mckinley aud
VIM. ucmpsted as said committee.
On motion the rules were suspended. and the
following persons were elected members: F. +,
Spencer, Cary1 Ioung, Geo. u. Page, Joseph A.
Griswo1d, Henry F. Griswold, Bennett Peeters,
Geo. n. King, VIM. ..Aldzieh.. Joseph S. Mead,
Jas. A Whitaker, S. Spears. P. A. Hnwes, VIM. |
dckindley, o. F. Avery, Chas. Coryeu, W. F,
shufeldt, F. Eastman, ". Rollo.
Merrill Ladd, the Secretary, read preamble set
ing forth the pernic1ous results growing out of |
be eyetem OF employing men ~ professional tfav-
ling ealeenen. dTummers, or pedlers, who carry
anples, to eoliett trade, accompanied by resou-
ION faForing the abo1fshment OF the practice On
lotion Of Mr. Mck1ndfey, vas referred to COM
afttee OF five. The Chair appointed on said COM
20 Acss1s. VIM. MeKindley, ". Bowen, c. T.
'owen. J. B. Babcock, and W E. Doeeett.
atfon:
WHKnHAs, Tho Association has accumulated a |
onsiderable fund b7 the contributions during the
aef yeat. and, whereas, theg deem 1t best that
hat f1nd as vel as the other advantages Of the |
.esoctatton should pay small sum, therefore,
It's
Reso1red, That all new members be .eoutred to
~ an intiatory fee of i've dollars for partcipat-
lg In the accumulated fund Of the Association
Laid over and referred to d committee appointed
: the Chair, consisting Of Messrs. I. T. Mum.
Q. Hoyt and VIM. McK1ndley.
On motion, the Association adjourned.
After the adjournment Of the Association, the
:ocera present held an Informal meeting to dis
les the merits and dement's Of the travelling
,ent or drummer system. Several Of the
embers expressed their Tiews freely, and when
10 test vote was taken, the grocers voted unanl-
oue}y in favor Of disseminating all travelling
'licitoEa and pedlass. A resolution was adopted
at the proceedings should not be published.
The Informal meeting Of groceza adjourned TIL |
onday evening next, when the discussion Of this
lbject will be resumed.
"OuTRAoEs or TIRE Po11cg-uspAnA1-
lied ATRoc1TT."-Under this caption the Rsn-
']ph street emut machine OF yesterday contains |
lother ground1ess and libellons attack upon the
once-this time singing out those Of the North
vision. In the one-thIfd of column OF Billings
ste, the writer e1aims that rs catizen was unwar.
ntablJ arrested aud cruelty beaten in his cell by
sptatu Of the police" SC.
The facts are these: On Friday afternoon James !
Lnnt, member OF the 18th Illinois cavalry.
Eth one or two other soldiers were at Mrs. Gafyts
loon, No. 1e4 kinzle street, and had drank SO
ach That they became dfsorderly, and took par
niar pains to talk tnsu]ting1y to some policemen {
ho had been called upon to que1l the disturbances.
mt was very abusive to officer Ludwig, and de-
d him or the whole poese to Arrest him He was |