, 1865-08-30

thet Time GnTftd ns "pWrs1 Sn0tSe ~es nnih1eT-
1ted fer 81 ,e0 per annnI, and the hour for daily
meeting Is Get back to nine a. m, A. ~ evidence
Of the rapidly growing tmponanee Of the Board Ne
| ness members uerc admitted. The Board had Sal
Into the tal3t Of frequent mig1ations and cTe lonr
ws:s1 I'd Iasa1s streets. The pfoject of essetine %
Merchants E1chhnge was now Enooted, and Al com
mI.tee was sppofnted 10 examine into The feasibility
Of tke measure. Some time sfte.rard Ibis eoa-
chased paat Of ground ii The corner OF CLARK and
s Nsfssineton % st1ests, for $1s4on, snd the Board
i.sozsbly Of the enterprise. agreed TO the PROPOSE
iiou,, provided 4 sufficient qnantltr of stock
Should Should ne tssen, bns H. tlnaliy alloxed "
wss regulated by thc Board Ills Yesr-strons
EemoneiTanees adopted aga1ntt The action oi tho
os ssnst al usins tEe Te1sna eans rs %
forcing teade through Buffalo-and a committee np-
pointed 10 cooperate with the st. Lonia Chamber
o. Of GoTmerse @ tn urging forward The improvement
~ In 1851. At The ninth annual meeting, ssssnty
thrGe new numbers were received and the otaeers
ehanss Of q. v. Eosle e1eeied e he Viee Prssi.
dency, iuaead Of G. t. Mart1n. The Doard being
9eS Ws sas sao9 af tne y ~ I
sesss, .. a salary Of f1,soo per annuss. Tho
Drzins this year the Board asnin brought before
Congress tho importance Of Improvements Of Chi
ego herbor removing The b.ss, Sc Italso adopted
asystem Of lumber Inspection, and received some
Al The tenth annual meeting, held on April 9Th,
les, lwenty-nine new members were ndmittcd
and the annual election Of officers resulted in the
choice Of Juliau 3. Rumscy, President: T. II.
Beebe, Vice President; and ": y. Mitchell, Sec
ssa5 and IIsa.ns1 Tn sa1sslon % % nsesss
The ofEccs Of Superintendent and SECRETARY ,yeee
filed by one pcEson-he Grain Inspectors dulles
and published and in October pc1atssIon was given
to aeHsrs. Lee 4 Armstrong 10 dispose Of etoekA,
at nucston, twice week at tic regular meetings OF
TINT question aroee regarding dc admission into
our ports Of anur made In Csuada tfom grain GroGn
in the Omitted States, and also Of shared shingles,
free Of duty, on which The Boord decided In the
Affirmative The use Of The test of weight In the
inspection Of grain Vas adopted. Warchonsemcn
eeEreea to CONFORM to tie rules adopted b the
4 memorial wne presented to the Canadian Govern
naent eskin for reduction and equalization Of tolls
On the WelIand canal. 4 new Charter vas oolained
suratc Nth the expanding growth Of The commerce
Of the city, znd lhts charter vaE. with set Of
rules and regulations, Presented to the Board and
AT the time Of the eleventh animal meeting OF the
Board, IN april, ISL, ihcse were SO members on
more werc addcd. The officers elected this year
we're: ]. 5. Kunnsey* President: T. II. Beebe and
stephen ClaEy, First and secand vtce Presidents;
Ncwhousc, tic Boarl resolved 10 lease for len years.
81 +, go per annunt, the second story Of new
bsidng hs sss ,ea stssn or soah Mae
on Feb. aHh. 1850 were ita copstant place Of nest
ing from that lime unti! the present In Norem-
:nong ite members, for The immediate rcpair OF ihe
Cd North r1cf then In very dangerously dflap:da-
ted condition.
held. Ths iii Of ucmbcTs now comprissd is
| names. Officers elected for that year:
!: y. Mum. President; E1i Rstes and J: Y
cailIn, sec7rtary, md Geo. Watson, Treasurer.
Soon at,er this meeting the Board adopted an cam
~ protest aipzt the shro:ation Of The Kecprocl-
test WIS sloquen.1y urged In Congress by Hon, $.
a. Douglas and Hon. j. +. FnnsSoHh. In May
h 4sa' the hep o. ae ~ 70
Board the gratifying intelligence th,t tolls and dues
% harS On he Weana Ga to
In June the Board took efficient measures tor she
r1ief of The sufferers hs terrible tornado to 1ndi-
10 the Boa1d weekly statements OF gruin Ia store,
and daily npgnE Of shipments. II October dele
es & hs Iy Ind Neis s.
ou1 Board Of Trade, who In January 1sGs returned
in April, 1851, ,be thirteenth annua. meeting was
held. OGcers for the year, s. Clary, President: c.
Bz1ggs and E. G. Woleou. First and Second Vice
| Fresidents; sch ca,ln. Scczctsry; Geo. Watson,
| treasurer he UUh Bl0NCV @1S *A44N
he Treasurer held in bis hands surplus Of s, ,oo
which ysss ordered to be Invested N State Of city
bonds. The GMin Inspector reported that during
comprising 5,4s6 hnehels. Harbor improve
| nents next came up, md a committee N1s appoint-
ed TO hase tae bar at the entrance Of the haToos re?
month the rebellion 6suke forth. and among she
rrt 10 g,re evidence Of cnhincbinS devotion 10 the
nationa1 honer Il whse1er IL
sisions to lie rete3ous sta.es, even when the or.
as os e ss Sess = sSS g.
ors "ssars and ssripsr,' their eountfr's proud
emblem q freedom In eonseansnss Of may ~, o.
III af Dases as5sesa a.ts.ss tas ss''i o .,
Win urnl,e1 of city and country bankers, under.
onP ae q hs sss .ss sa q a sna IL
S ,snEs and 9zins he f.tes At which thelr issues
nneSiatsy she r1esidsats e.. ~ al I'll f.. f
Of r. ssS.s9T % 10
iDgrreimcntk. When the Issue Of Treasury notes
WIS proposed BY Government, the Board at once
shonid st onoe On Be made . legal tender, while Il
heartily condcmed the attempt of eert7in p1rttes to
Egpesi sye;s II 81 hs"sin nol a.
|
tines n wbicl We were then moving, the Board
s to e. ,ss UT
miltce was, slso ee1!t to congEess u
,hs ssnap qf P,,no'1 iss "a lt6n 9 nEs hs
On ihe l7,h o, February, Is6a The glorious victo
ard the Board, amid wild enthusiasm, recsircd tht
lie ch1caco eo!dicrs no took psit IN Tat battle
Al Tie timc Of The fourteenth annual meeting, II
lscs. the Let Of member hip comprised 9.t names
ee.es ehs & fo9 the sssaSE 'Hs e
dent; Asa Dow md 5ohn L Hancock, drst ane
second eepssxtden5' nd Tie reelection a, o. th.
s110o to dc sanitary Commission mss made
Great excitement having been occasoned By re
5h1. mss osed s ne eSs of
loyalty should be admitted TO membership un]es
such suspicious were proven 70 Be 9ntouaded. y
leri Of artillery, 10 be called the Board Ct Trad
BaiteTy," 10 serve for three years. Ten thoussn'
sn wss I'd se d TO i ~ Essd ss s. saS
SRaen,i SosRPa en,istng IL q%s re battery f he
ses ssssf Il h se9 Fl 4
, ofably dIrchasred from the service. Snhsc1ibcs
10 ths md fh6nld be daily announced On Chang
werc nble 10 subscribe md did not. Al The ars
; meeting f5,1@ were raised and ere two aays ~
eapred .hls SIM ~ ins5sssed @ tS f. nasld ena y
T9aic Rreiment Was at once initiated and sborti
eafTied td completion, the Board being aided
) The board nlso Organized iiself intoa '.Iion
Guard and held enthusiastic wAr meetings altno:
: evcr1 u'ght, where many rec1nits EerE ootainss
lcrmtped 10 raise, II possih1e, Board Of Trad
: Brigade. Vigilance cofnmittees eere appointed
weed out faitoIs irom the eomm9nty ,11ts; ~
Europe The Sleifoez. from Noa~sy, arrived md 4
Board formally recelsed her coHnandsr CAP
= Waage- Til. month The members q nc 1oaTo g,
O'Clock p. H., 10 aevote ueis aiteraecos TO eeTui
]. ing for The army and the same measure ras urst
u ierreIncnt OF The illinois md Michigan Canal W
!. ncain pnteed upoa Congress. On jan lNh, ~
i sch calin Esq, Secretary Of the Board, died q
= memory ard rsezet lor bis loss were adopted. C
: J, +. kcafy wnt elected to Ill the tncaney; & {
he wst Fund ee ss s rePo5 1f;sh r. r.
= had expended t@ss104l: Resolutions were adop
70 +, e. I'D .SYetaess c ssf s,
&c IT, been ist1ed nom Washington for Canal CO
vcnfon to be held in this city in Juue, 1853 mafn
70. consideration q the Interests and aassnaees
thc board Of Trade passed resolutions warmly W
!, coming The delegates, and appointing commit
e 70 pr pare stajEics snoM,rs IT, the trade and COZ
=, un April 5th. 1s7;s the fifteenth annnsl 1neetii
- Of the board was held. and tor fhe ensuing yea
thc following ot6ccts eIs eected =: L. 5< aaaeo
e frst 1ud second Hice-l1esldente- On Junc 1st 7
o. Hnsrd spb,cribed 50U and the members Indiy1
o1 n,iy @0 in addition, Jor The benefit of The "a,
tary Commission On July 6!h. The death 9f
r Col. Jos. O.. Wright, Of the Fttft Board Of TIA
20 Regiment, IN cons Sequence Of a wound received
&c vlckrburg, wos nnnoanced to thn board and reso
y, Lions Of regre coincidence and sympathy were aao!
y, accented III invitation from he Board Of Trade
2 rostlaud, Me, and IL cop1ane1ion with dele:aiio
M from De1lnit md Mnwaut!e. paid most agrecal
~. yirtf 10 he lind Of elabsiLcd lurnbcrnen and
at cIams. The great incrcase L. the membership
r. the Hoard now rendered iie old ruoms entirely
y y aGeouata to meet the requirements Of daily bu
- nces Ii raf evident that tmmedh
y. as measures would have to be taGeu'
.aSs MSs | an iaGeaze OF their acronamodhtto
;la some ot tie members advocating
As itaee OF Metropolitan Hail. Others the purchase
Ns lot on the southeA.t corner Of CLARK md Wahhil
ne ten streete, aud the erection thereon OF pern