Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-18
BOARD OF TRADE ORGANIZER.
Our Business Men Largely Repre-
Gemted.
A Promising start,

A large number of our business men met
at the Office of the State Insurance Compa-
ny yesterday evening at three o'clock, and
on motion his honor, K j. Morris, was
called TO the chair, and II. 7. Massep gale
appointed secretary.
F. H. French stated the object of the
meeting to be the organization of a Board
of Trade. He informed those present that
he had secured the use of room from the
State Insurance Company free Of CHARGE.
and that Capt. Thacher had agreed to furn.
ish the daily papers from important points
in the United States free, and that the
Southern Pacific and Atlantic TELEGRAM
Company would furnish daily market re.
ports free of charge.
Maj. b. 8. Rhea moved that it is the
sense OF this meeting that it organize itseli
INTO Board Of Trade and Merchants Ex-
change Of the city of Nashville, which mo-
ton was carried.
Those present then came forward and
subscribed Their names as follows:
Morris & StTatton, Ohas Nielsen, Terrass
q Yarbrough, Dickey & Smith, ] A DAVIS
d Co., Il Parsons, A G Adams d Co
Smith Brothers, Armistead & Co.. Hart 4
Hensley, Prewitt, Spur Co; French Bros
Rhea, Smith d Co; John McCann. Phil.
lips, Hooper & Co; Il L Wborlev
Pitcher, Wright & Co; McOrea & Co
Harrison d Son, Weskley & War.
rem, Chesthsm & Woods Oheatbam
d Kinney, G s Anderson q Co
l. ii Lanier d Son, ] W Wilson 4 Co
Hamilton & Cunningham, Il G K Martin
Jr, CrAighead, Breast q Gibson, A A Spep'
Ger, Hicks. Houston q Co, Irwin K Chase
Thomas Perkins d Co, W W Totten & Bro
Il l. Armistead, John Lumsden, President
Gilbert, Parks & Gordon, MassengaIe
Douglass Il Co, Sou;haru, Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph 90, } o Griffith & Go. 7
III Jones i Co, McAlister & WheIess
Byrne Bros d Co, Arlington, Farrar 4
Weakley, P P Peck & Co, George @ Aller
& Co, VIM Stockell & Son.
W ID Gentry moved that committee a
one from each branch of trade represented
be appointed for the purpose of preparing
a constitution and bylaws, and report or
permanent organization. The motion was
carried, and the chair appointed said conn
mittee as follows:
Henry Hart, provisions; II T Massen.
gale, flour; 7 d Craighead, hardware; Thos
Parker, cotton; Thomas Gibson, boots and
shoes; Fl Stockell, fertilizing cement,
ETC.; B S Rhea, produce; A Fl Hicks,
queensware; Charles Nelson, liquors; J l.
Weakley, manufactures; H Ii Harrison,
steamboats,; w Wilson, tinware and
stoves, r @ K Martin, Jr, railroads; L Il
Lanier, Jr, groceries; C W Cunningham,
leather; III B Pitcher, transportation; j S
Smith, Britannia and silver plate; B J Far
rar, real estate; w d Gentry, telegraph;
O r Parsons, banks and commission mer-
chants; L Whorley, tobacco; Il Jones,
agricultural implements; John Lumsden,
insurance; James 7 Bell, press; r II Gard
ner, wholesale dry goods.
1t was moved and seconded that the
above committee be also requested to So
licit members and report at the next meet
ing. Carried.
I. b. Jones stated that the corner stone
of his new manufacturing establishment
would be laid with Masonic ceremonies on
] Tuesday evening at 4 o'clock, and he hoped
to see large number of the business men
present.
1t was moved and carried that the Board
of Trade accept the invitation of Mr.. Jones
and attend in body.
The meeting then adjourned to next
Saturday evening at 3 o'clock to hear the
report of the committee.
After the meeting adjourned, the COM
mittee met and was called to order by
Henry Hart, the Chairman, when the fol-
lowing committees were appointed:
Committee on Constitution and By
Laws: G W Cunningham, B Rhea, w
d Gentry, @ Parsons, Fl L Massengale
Sub Committee for Soliciting Members {:
T II French, T D Craighesd, Square and
Cedar street; l. II Lanier, il, NJ B Pitcher,
Market and Clark streets; II Hicks, T II
Jones, College and Union streets; III II
Harrison, r G K Martin, Jr, Front and
Broad streets; B Farrar, J Smith,
Cherry, Church and Summer streets; Jas
T Bell, Edgefeld.