Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-11
HOARD oF TRADE.
TEaS special Meeting Yesterday. and
What was Dome.

What WAS Dome.
The Board of Trade met in special
! meeting yesterday at 8 P. NJ. In the alb
sence of President French, as delegate
TO the National Trade Con Eention now in
session at Buffalo, Vice-President John
w. Terass took the chair. aJ-l-al
The President stated that the meeting
was rendered necessary by communica-
ton received from the Mechanics and
Manufacturers Association, and asked
Secretary Gentry to read the letter, which
would explain itself TO the meeting. At
the last meeting OF the Board, request
was received from that association, re-
questing that they appoint a committee
from the members of the Board, for the
purpose of meeting committee (com-
posed of eight which they had appointed,
for the purpose of considering the pro-
priety of erecting building suitable for
the holding of an Industrial Exposition
at a time TO be fixed upon. A committee
of three was at that meeting appointed,
in compliance with the spirit of the re-
quest. The two committees having held
a meeting on Wednesday evening last,
found it desirable that the two commit
tees should be of the same numerical
strength, in order to the more successful
ly facilitate the important bus
mess before them; hence the commu-
nication received by the Board yesterday,
was request that they should increase
their committee from three to eight.
This rendered the appointment of five
additional members to the committee ne
cessary, and in compliance with resOlu-
ton authorizing him 10 do so, President
Terrass appointed the following live, en-
ergetic men: F. II. French, Watson Free.
man, H. B. Buckner, e. r. Parsons, G.
w. Cunningham, whom, added to the old
committee of three-A. A. Breast, M.
Kean and II. T. Massengale-make up
the committee as it now stands. In this
committee our friends, the mechanics,
will find match as regards all the ele-
ments necessary to the carrying out of a
project so important as the one before
them.
Maj: Massengale stated that at the
committee meeting on Wedt e,day, he
was no less than astonished to see how
far this great matter had already been
forwarded under the auspices of the Me
chanics and Manufacturers Association,
and although the task before them was an
Herculean one, he felt certain, since that
meeting, that there was no such word as
fail, but instead, glorious consmmation
of the enterprise in all its details awaited
them-because working men, enterprisiDg
men, and liberal men had hold of it. The
cost of suitable building for the exposi-
ton, it is thought, will not exceed So, 500,
and the 1st day of May next has been
fixed upon as the day for the opening of
the exhibition of the industrial produc-
tons of our good peOple-the whole State
being included.
The next meeting of the two commit
tees will be held on Friday evening next
at the Office in the wareroom of T. Fl.
Jones, which Mr.. ]. kindly rendered for
their use, ia the holding of their future
meetings At their next conference they
will invite the Davidson County Agricul-
tural and Horticultural Association to ap-
point committee of eight to join them
in the carrying into effect this great and
noble enterprise.
The time of holding the weekly meet
ings of the Ioard of Trade, was by reso-
luton changed to Monday at O'Clock P.
NJ. Tomorrow will be an important
meeting and it is hoped that ageneral and
prompt attendance will be enjoyed.
The Board then adjourned.