Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Regular Monthly Meeting for Trans
action of Business.
EIectiO% If New Members---Deiin
quents to be Expelled.
Inquiry into Little Rock RailrOad
Matters---TObaCcO Inspector to
be Appointed.
ETC., Etc, Etc.

The Chamber of Commerce held its reg
Mar monthly meeting yesterday after
noon. President w. ii. Cherry in the
chair. The minutes of the last regular
monthly and the last called meetings were
read and approved.
The following applications for member
ship, presented at the last meeting. were
duly elected: John Donovan, Gottlleb *
Ezekiel, +. Lowenstein of b. Lowenstein
& Bro, b. Eiseman, of Rice, Silk & Co.,
Menken Bros, and J. ii. Willett. The
rules We're suspended and II. r. Austin,
ESQ, and MeGhee q Heron were also
elected upon their own application.
Mr.. w. s. Pickett offered the following:
ReSOlred. That the Executive and other
Committees of the late Commercial Con-
vention be discharged from fur. ler ser
vices, and that the thanks ofthis Cham
Der is hereby rendered them for the etti-
Gent manner in which they performed
the labOriOus and delicate duties that de-
volved upon them.
ResoTred, That especial thanks are due
Mr.. A. E. FARMLAND for the satisfactory
manner in which he reformed the onerous
duties of arranging the hall for the meet
ing of the Convention, and for the faith
full manner in which he performed other
labors to promote the success of the Con-
vention. Adopted.
Mr.. w. r, Moore offered the following:
WHEREAS, As the cities of Pittsburg,
st. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville n New
Orleans have each made appropriations
and paid their pro rata assessment for the
purpose of assisting in securing an appro-
priation from Congress for the improve
ment of the navigatiOnof the Mississippi
river and tributaries, and
Whereas, The improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river and tributaries, has been,
and is. of great benefit to the city Mem
phis and surrounding country;
ResOIred, That a Committee of three be
appointed by the President of this Cham
Der to confer with the Mayor II Roard
of Aldermen of this city and secure an
appropriation of $500 of the Levee Re
ceipts for the payment Of the assessment
against this city. adopted.
The Committee appointed were +. NJ.
Mahan, W. r. Moore and Geo. Mellersh.
Mr.. W. II. Cherry was also.added to the
Committee.
Mr.. Moore offered the following:
Res0Ired. That Mr.. Brinkley be respect
fully urged 10 adopt such measures as Will
relieve the Memphis and Little Rock Rail
road from whatever membranes may
now be in the way of its speedy compile
tion, and give to Memphis some assurance
that she will soon realiZeth the benefits to be
derived from the construction of that inn
portant link in the Southern Pacific Rail
road. Adopted.
\ memorial TO Mr.. Cherry, as President
of the Chamber of Commerce, in relation
to the necessity of securing the valuable
tobacco trade of Tennessee, and signed by
a large number of merchants, was read,
and the following offered by DR.. Rates was
adopted:
Res0Ircd. That the Chamber of Com
merce appoint n committee of three, whose
business il shall he to investigate fully the
laws regulating tobacco inspection, to
provide a suitable place for the inspection
of tobacco, and also suggest the names of
competent and experienced men for tobac-
co inspectors, and that tendays he allowed
the committee to report.
Mr.. Cherry presented the names of J.
". Todd, +. Alderman and +. 2. Bates
as the committee, and e Mellersh was
also added to the committee.
Mr.. Scheduled presented the following:
RcsotUed, That in making up the an
nualreport Of the trade and commerce Of
this city for the present commercial year,
together with the proceedings of he
Chamber, the Secretary be permitted to
solicit subscriptions with a view of giving
the report increased circulation, and that
the Chamber of Commerce be called upon
to pay only a pro rata On the actual cost
of printing the number of copies required
for free distribution. Adopted.
Mr.. Austin presented a report in rela-
ton to the public finances. the considera-
ton of which are postponed until the next
regular meeting.
The Secretary read a correspondence
between himself and several delinquent
members in relation to carrying out the
resolution passed April 9TH, notifying
members to come forward and settle.
The Secretary stated that he had used
every argument to induce the d%elinquentS
To make honorable settlement and then
withdraw from the Chamber if they de-
sired in the proper manner, but il was out
Of his power TO induce the names rs read
to do so.
Discussion here ensUed wherein it was
urged that the names read should be pub
licly expelled as example to show that
our Chamber is not a dead institution.
In reply to a question the Secretary
stated that he had not sent a copy Of the
resolution passed in April to d~elinquents.
II was then decided thai he
be directed to send a copy, and
that if no notice is taken Of
it they will be expelled. The resolution
is as follows:
THAT the Secretary be instructed 10
give written notice to delinquent Ihem-
bers hat unless they cOme forward and
settle their accounts before the next regu-
lar meetingthey viii be publicly expelled, |
their names published in the newspapers
of the city, and they be forever barred
from again becoming members Of this
Chamber
The Chamber then adjourned.
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