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energy and enterprise which, for rosny years. haro
made your association famous throughout the land-
your nse, With its spacious han, 90 long stone
ehs stand smother, YIN testify, IN silent grandeur
before ~ tie os Of ts1t r. and de- II
structure will be Of the objecs hrst IN the pride
Of her people. In view Of the tndspuab1e fact that
tie Board of Trde Of this ty hss grown into dlrst-
class importance in the of this country,
few points in its early history to which viii briefly
auds hoxeyss re- fa.5 thsy ny % 70 II ahs eoes 5.os
For n3any Of the facts which I shan mention am
the leading newspapers q the cty he opening Of
your new Chamber in 1865. From the information
suthentc it apesrs that tho nst Organization od ths
Board Of Trade took place in 1848- On the 18Th Of
March of that yeaz esl Was issued for meeting Of
the bn6tnass men Of the city for the formation of
Enovn d1nns, to.w7t: sf.dzwozth, Dyer chagtn,
s1asf E Msxfs s c.. % Saf o; Ghofeh john % Z Mne DE-
Norton, Walker Co.. DeWolf Co., CHARLES Wa1er.
Thomas hale Thomas Bichrnond, and k.ynond, G!bbs
l. Co. at that meeting the proper tnttatoEy ateps
taken b3 tho Adoption Of resolusoua recognizing
the necessity for Board sf Trado adopting Consti-
1t second meeting On The f,rat Monday in Apr, tho
report ct thiB Committee adopted, and general
En- 70 re as M arr ana
i Ha=1ds' -four store m South Water st1ee., which
they had rented for $40 Per snnnn Geo. Smith the
but declining to se1ve, Thomas DJer Was chosen In
his stead and Charles f. Walker "a name always
toned With reepec and John p Chapin elected first
and second VIce Presidents. The Directors choeeo
were g. s. Hnbbard, E. S. Tadsvorth, Geo. Steele.
Thos RIchraoud, a. G. Loou1is John Rogers, Geo T.
Foster, Z c. Bzeto1, ]. II. Dunhau, g. T. Gibbs,
John Il. Kinzie c. Beers, T. 8. 0urnec, ;. 3. Reed,
E. f. Rogers, J. H. Buxch, f. f. Bentley Y. B. Ogden,
o. Limit E q. Hsdduck, and l. p billiard. In the
list Of members We ind the additional names Of Mat
thew Latin, Jos. 7. Ryerson, IL c: stearnz, J. G
Walter, L. Smith, John s. Runasey, John c. Haines,
ized amongst the most honorod aod respected citizens
Of Chicago.
In April, 1s4s the drst annual meeting WIS held and
The old officers reelected with John G. Dodge IS Sec
rctzry. committee WIS appointed to procure daily
elegaphc reports Of the Eastern markets for tho use
OF uoembesB. The horr for daily meetings. on Chao8e
fixed 1t 9a m. The Legislature having passed an
act Of Incorporation the winter previous, IN April
1850, tho Old Board went out Of existence and new
organized under the law, With the follow
Ing PROVISIONS i" This organization nha b called the
Beard of Trade at Chizgo. Annual and setui-knnu-
81 meetings shall be held and special meetings called
at sny time At the written request Of AnJ dse MEM
hese. Each member joining the association ehan atEn
members, pay nre dollars, and IN sdduou pay such
sums seui-snnuauy II may be Toted by the Board-"
The annual dues in addition to the fee foz admission.
were believe hro dolarb for each zrenber Shortly
afar this time the startling fact thAt the9e de-
nctt Of <l4620 in tho Treasury Of tho old Board
discovered. The animal dues Immediately raised
from to to thrco do1111a and the cid members joining
fhe Board required to three do1}a1a and
thus this debt which had created gueh
starnat!en wza honoE1tly cxtngujehed
- Aa ~ principal p7ssssaiRSs q