Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-27
Mechanics HaiA-IndusfriaI Exp0-
2 sithon-oenyict Labor and Hon
est Labor. .r.1.f d

The regular weekly meeting of this or.
| gsnization was held last nioht at their hal
on Union street. The regular hour hayipo
arrived and passed without the appearance
of the President or any of the Vice Presi.
dents, on motion of Mr.. Warren, Mr. A.
G. Whiteman was chosen 70 preside.
The minutes Of the preceding meeting
having been read and approved, o.
MIR. Warren stated that be bad noticed q
banking Institution on College street, hav-
ing the sign Of "Mecha1ics' Bank" hung
| out, and he further remarked, that so hI
ashe was aware, he did not know as it had
any connection with the Mechanics and
Manufacturers Association.
A motion was made that the Committee
on Banks investigate the condition of the
Mechanics Bank, as some parties might
think it was connected with the Mechanics
and Manufacturers Association, but as il
was suggested BY several members that a
| motion would be rather premature, as this
bank or any ether might adopt the style
Mechanics Bank" as well a. any other
name, the motion was Withdrawn, zEd the
suggestion merely was thrown out that the
Committee on Banks investigate the
matter
Mr.. Warren said that he simply made
the suggestion when the Committee On
Banks was called.
Mr.. Donovan stated that he had no
doubt the said bank would be GLAD to have
It's affairs investigated, and would like 10
do business with the mechanics of the
city.
Other members expressed various opin
Ions on the question, but no action was
taken by the association
The Committee on Publication having
been called, Mr.. Warren stated that he had
nothing to report from that COMMITTEES. but
would take this occasion to state that he
had made arrangements with DR.. Atcbison
to have conference with him soon in ref
erencs to the memorial to the Legislature,
and that he would probably be able to re-
port at the next meeting Of the associa-
ton.
Mr.. Warren also stated that the Commit
tee on Mechanics and Manufacturers Hall
had no report to make, but he would state
that he had conversed with Mr.. French,
the President of the Board of Trade. and
Mr.. French had expressed himself very
much IN favor of the plan, and thought he
could get the co operation of the Board Of
Trade, He had also talked with several
citizens, and they likewise seemed to be
in favor of a mechanics and manufacturers
hall Mr.. Warren farther remarked thai
he hoped soon to have joint meeting Of
the two committees on the hall.
Mr.. Weakley, from the COMMITTEES on
Industrial Exposition, stated that while he
had nothing special to report, he would
say that the committee were freduentIv
canvassing this matteramongst themselves,
and he hoped every member of the Rsso-
citation and every mechanic and msnufac.
turer interested in the exposition would be
getting some specimen Of their hsndiwork
or manufacture ready for this exposition.
The question Of the memorial to the
Legislature having come up IN connection
with some merely personal remarks of a
somewhat humorous nature, Mr.. Warren
stated that at the last meeting it seemed to
be the sense Of the Association that Joint
memorial to the Legislature should be pre-
pared, embodying the views of the Com
missioners of the PenitentiaIy and the
Mechanics and Manufacturers Association.
he himself had thought it would be better
to have two separate memorials, one to be
drawn By the Association aad another by
VIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS Vi tuo Il oulle1LlaEy.
He had talked with DR.. Atchison lately,
and found that the committees could not
all be together the past week, buthe hoped
next Saturday night to have the memorial
to the Legislature in regard to convict
labor fully completed
Mr.. Brennan then addressed the ascot
alton at some length, opposing the idea Of
having any mechanical labor performed by
convicts, and ended by Introducing reso-
luton lnstructing the committee appointed
at the last meeting TO confer with the Com
missio1ers Of the Penitentiary, not to sane
ton any proposition calculated to inter-
fere with the interests Of either the me-
chanicsl or manufacturing community.
Mr.. Weakley stated that while he ap-
proved the idea embodied in Mr.. Brennan's
resolution, still he thought it was out of
order at this time, as it was undoing what
had been done at the last meeting Of the
association.
Mr.. Brennan therefore withdrew his
motion, as the chair decided it to be out of
order
Mr.. Warren said that the COMMITTEES
could confer with the commissioners, and
then report their action to the association,
at which time all these matters could be
fully discussed.
Mr.. Brennan, after Withdrawing his
resolution, stated that ne would introduce
it at the next meeting, and the association
then adjourned.