, 1869-02-07
7Hf coMMtRclAl 1RhSF''4lFRs.
msss Meeting OF Merchapts,
manutacturess, Bic.
Organization Il q Ma,chants' and Oonmer-
cil Tnyellars' Association.
An Effort to be Mods 70 Have the
= Trade 1Aesnsss Repealed.


tka Ne1chsst' and Commercial Travellcra' ASao-
r3sttop o4 Chttaxo, WIS htld l1st aTeuirx IN e.
bury H,I, layee asseznb1agr being present. The
meeting w.s called to order b. Gem&s I, bowen,
Eaa President Of tie association, who b7tay
At&kd III objects u follow:
Qs4KrlSoF rH1 Aseoc1AuoH.
Tofare repealed all laws requiring represents
nyes Of esahli.hed bnLness honlcs 10 pay heeHso
10, soliciting teada or Offering 10 sell goods by
esml1e- To oh,tln tho naue, Aadfese, md rates
+ the hotels in The Northwest, and their ehafges
for accommodating the members OF this orzanlza-
lion. More uniformity AID I rcdnttton In the
rn!ef al ard tzprrss ca1rKes On samples. To e.
tkbiiAh = permanent hlblta.lon In Chicago, II
which mernbeFs Of this Organization msy obtain
ttfu1nstion A. 10 tho best hotcls AID those nost
moderate in II eff chsrsct; routes aad acecss 10
burn ess points Of Interest; guides. maps, 1h:est
uue tables, and other n1Attcr OF interest to
Travelling men At.o, reliable reports - 10 ss*nc
ing and c1tdlt Of the comm r7eaai men q the
Northwest It II also dttt9ped 10 hats, y COL
ttc rpf1l md inlelseetuat sLteitatnment OF our.
solve g. patJpas md friends. Also dcpartnens--
o:htra. IN vani .! energetic, rc!iAb}e And trust
worthy cnp}oyes. may be pal 10 comm nnic Ai1on
WIN kucn tc:k1,R employ nacns- Also, tho rrts-
faniiies. who nay bs IN dtstrtsa pnter c4cum-
starc4 worthy tne consideration of tho assoe4a.
ii D; all ~ ~h'ea y !. e?ra adent!J believed viii
Il uetc little llttfts&a 1t Chicago.
cnicAoo 1nApE
Mr. BroTn also tesa ~ copsos, @ e1tIsea sa fsop
jtc, Of Lk.cafo's inport inte - c2nutte1al
{. uee, and inc vast resources Of the uodrreopea
en5 y5T .ae ptesea euue OF
M.s.is I9,aha1e, htAe1 AID i1s1s' thta sang
1N nzsAtxs or eorEoxo1 nsoia
E1.Aeutc1&as Gosarnof hro.s, beng intro
durod. snld Ee had 20 donht thai ths ncr,hann
<f Ch!csEo wouid take sach action - weald
ssy L sssssy ~ i fss
es.ouensd n5 Cns:so sn's,R, t.,s ea. sss ,aea.
appreciated. Ha referred to tns t:ch ratoes and
70 oyer. t1t1 usa:ncs to ltss.rch snd enssf.
t@hc @ ial.ins of eatt1s ina d otnef sc1iealta.I
oro.a ions. wets s!so 70 Be- de.e:epet II Ceaoza-
40, Aon,an.. md sts other Territories Which are
hs sshs5s III. sA'fa:2 t.s sa'a:s stuaea 70 'ait saa
1s, 'at.i; ~ *s ass md 81
como 70 Chieaeo, 10 spoke also Of tho merchants
xao people ofUtAh. whole 1rade also might ae se
o. q s9 a.
i'm ana ali the eitnsEu ., eitlts.tioa. wisa ;
e dit 7.es., sid With ptops1 iictlt:ss ix tn,-
hsvn the,I n.oc VI: hina yea1. the u asrra.ats d
1
doing sastnets = san Rsare4seo. STA have already
lIE ssosls ~ pfoass!. to ,ssls'se. "a
l.5ins btf,ro Chicago, M hs % doao:sd no: tast SAT
ssa o ss1 q es st s ss T.
eszoI n avth aa,lae tie pa. twenty Je.rs and
~ & ,llas s sse e.
! treasures and rstonr:es 3rt 10 b tefe!o1et-ze-
embefiuE these thi1gs. What might not b &.
would sake bts rcputaaon on the pstdlctoa
th4t the rcau1t1 OF tbs ntIt tsn Jrxrx Fooid be
such u to astoni.h ttese Who s4w 1hose years
1ExAaks Of uErnF onKkSEaArx.
| Aiscr tore b, Ftaok Lnnoast. .tt Nha!snass
that A1y ote more thsu another. fclt II internal
tn the prosperity a1d advancement Of hts ahtdtzE
.ee e VIC hs asiSnes x99 - GU ser 9
| msas ftnten home IN .he New Wo,!t. DC 5e
1 tui.cd tbs. ibis Horeuacnk Eas on foot Is he BE-
litvea u wcu.d .e.alt 10 nat:Ialiy e;fssg.henlns
esalu. Tho as.oeia,lon would aecompAst
A1other excellent result In nt!1nR tns CLERKS
ba.ioess % Of It'll freas md ssssd fasare. d sid
! that now German And French wese tau sht l.
Chleago public schoos. but It was probable that
euast. would have 70 bs added to the conrse o
instruction. All Of IA H1u.t advanct In ieafn1nR
IND IN lisegsl and tonp.ehsn'tss hastnes. ide.s
Il poasuon.so make Chicago re1oad . % e,s1 u III
world In Intel cctua{ and ncral A1fAnceNtnt
c2Axlr1x1 OF n1solC.1oSs.
Aessrt. 4. Il. Welct. a. u. Aldrtrn ard J C
+ Moore were, on motion appointed couuisse
| un Rc,tiuucus.
rE.zk VAN scuAAcK
i Was then Introduced ana nads kr'es ..dres!
ihe sssoei.i IN. nc .noafd sseeitdIG Si1t i !
tho support In bis pover. Trcsc 1efe % mn
t good ps,nts Ii the onte-s tousatso % stt.lne
eou:d All 10 CO bssc, lu iu errattz .tioa aa tt
81 ss.. ,.'' 40 &c sr,,ss,, s;a 's''ssa "a
: suserr,r ] Bros. I'D te W ss:'tara, via h,1
i IN: the 11de Of those Ee9lota laia rtasy y I
4 noerch.rt teasnts the clerk. and no ont netd In
: f.ult vi b the Organization OF account Ct e1els
. ! s.rs ecutht 10 snJ nnc,
: | Of tie ptaaut 4dwrtser, being called uoo1
T. t.lt thar h. gldlv sd he.ttly R.ve hts cnd dots
+ n az s,c.es sna ~ Is hs
d = Il ssts5;as. Dc Wished sas - s4se5i.ts
6, "" fPeee' ,n. ,r.o,r,,os.
,e NJ: Ws,es, o. & nhs .o1Est,; ;, E OF Resolution
sass shs e pstp.sa.o .st., 1.,,,
= tions: have Du: little 10 fJ. The objects u
i aetceasuna LATE oeca elzeaa1 t1pla.aes, bat Y
n. er.ree 10 1epca1Ex The oouo1tons lIc-nse la
a. TITS law ERs alse1d1 besh dre!stet upc onsu'
e ttotsl By ne Asto1tsy t.eae:si Of t1s unt:
ii nrd ~ 10 Inc Supreme CONT ~ Tic Nos 10
X Aseoc:at n But ~ thta akes Tim &nd va W
ss4 9ts esds sFe sse T ssa:e ar IT, ny
Il, r1stosiiy of the eop-1Ey tosrs an1 ca'tts will #
~ ~ eTasu!s - ,h.y az rnsn y It pas.t .s
h Eho liEs. outside tAe etty lza.s., II liable 70 s.
q hnt xna imprisonment u ae a,stn7u - s.N
sooa hsfs y s,p1e =; o. siss' =
~ peti.,or IS not IN his Proper bA3a. And II th.st
na Erel'rst euporncf!Ai ccrtre es1tt fof sr' II
q. wants anything uore 10 sd 70 her grassuess, ii
n, / free Hsdrkt IN every tenss of thcwpgd.
4, None but 1hose Wno have teeo asr1lgned
this law froE tns tyoahl. and e1pease y nAk,
n. ~ hpu1s sId foed <1s5. II I csse In point.
L. he had ttn.ine1 ss homo and eent s4up
oass he e usssse sass % .ss ~
"a OF re.pectabl. metchstu who s!ssed the ptl1,
1 70 Se 9ss 1Isa 95<a
Of have met with merchants VINO opposed It. IT
I n Who DO rote for she cros ii of taa CITY shAn
III The rr:a1 tr4rel}lf5, ind tee1 eIo lhe ead
Cd. r. By eu.h laws. II uasy - fun pr ths {
Father 70 1Eaiet tach pcnalneA Oh the u "a y
20 ! srptesI theG ho:e.n, rrtuce ut cIo .ases Of
leh merehaEu ~ Keeping up their stock, but Il q
e 5s9 n ,ss se5s e5s rsa
Of to-nlzbt wesisc, thss sssocatoa j. 10 liva or
"a: to fsas enses. fs1sostily ,ne ofeess aad .
We hcfs htE- 40 pafi'srlas axes to Ertnd, and II
-, ier yon . ny By 1oat sps ,ur.Esusas ena l.
3cr- }abort 70, for xe xse In eaf1 CIT and reao b
iho ress. md nc co.a lent that II will a5conp
Il. sappo W seE so sae s5s
aat NukasAs, There Ia ro~ Ia force in the cit
e. e. shs es;; itnta 10 aos ~ Hesn,e II COS
,.lT Slto u order to s:u kooo.. with or without
IN. MHnxA., such 4 Law II nos OILY detr.n.
s,ly TO ire oestiptercfta Of ChicAso ard Inc NJ
:, II | welt, but = rrteetens for Al Other eitEes
=, ~ to7Ep:o follow, thus inpo,ins upon mr.
va / eaAts. N urtast nd 1hutesAaarJ Tax ano.
ncs ENtKKAs. Ihis taH l.. eesa !ess-k Aaa !
tler entos,. Tor nasiiti.us pnspos e. CONTRARY to
ep.rtt Vi Ger republican aLstatr tfnns aad.
i. Of wntRrAs. Tlcft e1'sts grta: aed u.7rns
- =. ~ Ct an aseotla.l.n whose opees shsll oe to
tce', eler.'e and ezsepd Sc nerr.n1i;s saa
), M M Tiaveses' htsost..,oa,s q ca.-.;a, Is ssu
Rsevsa sa,ePsts r.; Vs ase essa.a 81 sod
ons factuess of CHE r. IN rnsss mtt 'iaR ~. m
: @ sns 50 lally endo1,s mo sappor; tho ,e:'ou 9
,.. c@oustii @ of ts11 e,ry to rsp*I ii s1ca il
H. ~ lsws- *ut Ledge oalseyes to I'D md eu''aia
..rr | Ife u's o.. OF or power.
iss E.!r.d: 1s., ps;!uoa Be p1f.,ssss e.
com. Sls,c, atd tlxs tho Rsrres*l i.uvrs o. tn.e
!, tpA ~ va - ~ a'Ae~ .4 ~ a.S : ~
~ OF e'SSk - s@1 &ssPs se ~. ~, ,.,,.,
10 Eo- Atses.sa. - ~ rs.1nt.' ~ ~ 49,,
TO eacl os tie tat rabc.s OF the L.xtat1tufe o
=, a, county. cpE Of ,ccse srso1uuo1&
=. ~ Rap.ttd- That th'4 mee1tE pledges II
adS a eaLIM' - - " - s..o x-,,s*i. ~ the rr-r
;A1oo NWtut 1Es~,s ~ - rLrs a.lrs~sr :
I'eL pryfo2n rf earrt J.: co1rnereizl pu-fnt'f. 70
I i'm tteu,sfit r. NTH tthy becoming EIsEaot
y SAD a.. -r,,A "a, ,+.s l.ft,s sro,n rr.e%.,