Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-26
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT.
The Railroad Movement and the
worlds Fair Endorsed Committee
before Congress Appointed. exc.

Il.
The Railroad Movement and the
worlds Pair Endorsed Committee
before Congress Appointed. oVc.
meeting Of the Board of Trade was held last
evening at their rooms, No. 4, Market Space;
The President, Samuel Bacon, Esq, in the chair.
Upon calling the meeting 10 order the Chair an
nounced that this was the first meeting which
had been held for several months, and he regret
ted to announce that since the last meeting the
Secretary of the Board, Mr.. Hugh b. Sweeney,
had died. The first business in order therefore
was the election Of a new Secretary.
MIR. Metzerctt nominated Samuel V. Moves.
and he was unanimously elected.
Mr.. Metzerott offered resolutions that the
Board heartily sympathize with the family of
Hugh h. Sweeney, deceased, IN the great loss
they have sustained, &C.; which resolutions were
! adopted.
The same gentleman offered resolution ap-
| prOpriating so from the funds OF the Board for
| the benefit OF the family of the late Secretary;
| adopted.
The Chair stated that it was necessary to call
| upon the members for their dues, though he
| thought ii would be best to amend the constitu-
| ton so as TO collect IS per annum from each
member instead OF $40, as many seemed opposed
| to payign the latter amount.
Mr.. X. Nj. Hall thought the constituti on con III
| not be amended at this meeting, and moved that
| mitted.
Mr.. a. X. Shepherd was opposedt to the motion.
$40 tie support the organizaf;on rbsr g. US
much work to be done. Counsel must he e mns
Ployed to get the usury laws before Congress,
and money would be needed for various import
ant matters during the approaching winter.
MIR Hall would not press his motion il tIe
Board was to be resuscitated. Interest in the or
of the difficulty which had been exnerienrad IN
collecting the dues, he thought more money
could be raised by renting one-half OF the
amount.
Mr. Shepherd thouobt n re,,;ss;op M. onabor,
of the yearly dues wSuld show sis,ns of 49,
ness They had better collect the whole amoTnk
or give up the Board of Trade entirety. The
Board could he made more useful now than
ever: the Industrial ExpOsiton the yarioT,s raii
road projects. the repeal of the usnrv laws the
securing of the passage of n GENERAL ;ncornora
ton act and yarious other matters were IN 10 Ia
urged before Congress. and II n be known that
tbs Roard Is agaiS 20 10 % ot - uo n,ioMm ,lia'
ed. He hoped work would he commencad and
some means adonted to insnre q Iarm,. a., au
dance. '
Mr.. Hall modified his resolution so as to in
lect the dues of the members. UNIV 70 WI
Mr.. Shepherd sugye. ted that the secretary
send out circulars notifying the members that
the board was to be placed on An active footing
and requesting their attendance at the meet;ngSs'
Mr.. +. b. Mcclure moved that the seoratasv
be authorized to employ a collector Adontei
authorize the secretary to scratch The 49,. -,
any member from the roll who shouId rnsnse 70
pay his dues ~
a,loWed n trt l T t INA, every member was
MIR. Nc(iuire said there war ahor, n,o ,,o,,,os
on the roll. Int at least 1o5 ;onopeI a." RnarS
Of Trade a2t;re,v ' 's''oieu inc Doaru
The Chair tbonoht memhors h., ,oo,, o,,,,,-
inoly negjectfnI At the net;m hfr ti. sa.
bimsaIf and ths sacratar ny, ooio. 'ae i.e,.
re,or.ars xrers The o,,v " viii Vne VI two
last MEETING S;mseif al H. f;t.. r"1 az .E
were the only twn It ,xo he ;,.a .o no" -.
resigp top;ohf hut os ,nora ;mtarns. S ivn y, "
taken he would not 10 so eie'' 'oei"eu ~ NC
Mr. Shenherd "t,sroS 10 . roso,,,,;o, ,,,,o,
adonted !stbat n cown';t,aa 90 .I WILL III " aS
noipted NV the pres;dant with q on,;t Do "p r.
citizens rscent,v anno;ntId ~ a.; q -; VI
from Congress snc ra;Iro,S ssc,,..p ao 'd
uectionc a. tbe 800, 20 ~, an , anu Syii
The chair anrointed Messrsl r. Sh"nper,
A. :. Solomons and r.. NJ. Hall ne the CON-
m;tta. '''" W. W. man as 'iio eoih-
Mr.. Frankli, Phil, otara5 =. resolution in
,lorsine the movement NOW an foot for the hoid-
ing of worlds Fair i'm this city durino the year