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r1s-14l 1:aea uf the Uasted States- For SIX year.
| ,cd more rosr corpor7dcn was happy in receiving
sr7se return for 1e Investment, and our Assnn..:cI
ed Esuts THIN caue thas terrible cal,1n.t5 sud IL
che hssf horr Ens H7rept away, BY n aazue II FIRE,
ectre hu=!nss portion Ut o1r city. OF tt4t ho1 ths
ioos wi7s.: :.s
doubled you caua IiId or We could occupy 50 cost
" = building aEsin. Hearing such doubt expressed,
yo'sr Dpctcrr 1t sought to know the. Board Of
Trade desired the building replaced. AZ soon The
TO- be oens ana eenx o tss
If Directors Of the Board of Trade was held, The
agzeenent reAd ana tho following resolution Wa
chamber .. Gaaeses Go1prsaen p % :hss ths Bos1d vi
u. Ssssa bsrs; sesss l.. & s.5Ss: &:
sz i eeea shsps ,sn.iiy I'D i : tbs VII
Bat, ttr your corporation needed only to know ths
tlons Of the leaee and no sooner you informed
ot their acsion than you con1meneed the work thus
speedily brought to successful termination In rny
opinion thing did more 10 remove doubt - to
the Of Chic.go tkao the announcement
a1ade on tho yery week Of the dre that were 4.
Influenced By your example, and stimulated By your
enteTp7ise others promptly followed doubts we're dis
t1,a9 s ne he future WIS guaranteed and nov We
Than before. Hz7ng fun confidence in the ability and
Commerce. expected marvellous things from you
bit, sir, you hare more than met expectations.
You present ns On this the frat anniversary day ct
the fire. building far exceeding in beauty and soldl
ty tie Lost in the great condag1son Of year ago.
To the President and Directors Of the Board Of Trade
aos Pa ned
unite With this dsy, and wiuess for themselves
what has been done in cur city ainee tha. memorable
$f71+x cf $hA
that, while are privileged to oocapy these
premises 5ss5 ~, none & Of onr enbs VII ATTEMPT s to
than are those Of tie President and officers Of
the: they regard dsgracefu and diahonorable sny
attept to promote oaeb personal profit At the
to zp ana 10 ali others who have the interests Of our
city 1t heart to asst in tuculcatug Just and equ1tble
principles in trade to establish which ono OF the
The recent action ct the Board in providing unusua
storage room fc1 grim, and their still nore recent
adoption Of new rules for margins en- cond.cts, il
evidence Of its favcrtng unrestricted trade and COM
dsraning al inte15erence rith the commerce Of tho
CITY. You have appropriately referred to shoee who
p1ans Of this stxucture-a structure which, for the
intended is not surpassed in size beauty and cenven-
TonT @ words " M and I @ ther " works Ks do 9 ERASE them.
And now, s-, n behalf Of the Board Of Trzde Of
the CITY Of chieago Do hereby accept ss fad!ed a te
resolutions Of 0:t- Il, 1871 and in receiving
possession of these rooms, ], in The zane b b
host Of men employed in The and eompe-
on OF this bnt especially to you their CHIEF
and to JouE unt.1g and entezpI3stng assistant and
unnindfn1 Of that Providence under whose lind caro-
and good hand your work has been accomplished with
out loss Of 6fe or limb.
The Rev. Dr.. 3. #. Patterson theo offered the fol-
lowing prayer: ..
Oh God, who hath created us, and who hath pre-
served rs up to this hour, We rr7ise Thee for the
manifestations Of Thy goodness to Us. Wo pralse
Thee that Thou hast bestowed MS many tokens ct
Thy fayo1 upon the Board OF Trade here assembled.
Efforts that has. been put forth IN ~hoee this
We thank Thee that Thou hast tn Thy good provl-
denee cared for al and that permitted this
as seF ss III
upon uz. Do Thou grant to u a1 sense o1 Thy
presence - md :a, tax9 Nay ~ fully 1ss9sniis e
that Thou hist helped US to do,
md IN behalf Of this Board Of Trade grant, b.
gxnizatoo may be guided By Thy Providence, md
ths duties that arc made Incumbent upon them Oh
God, We acknowledge that Thou hast TO do with Ill
those cyeots that concern M, in which human agency
Is involved: Ne acknowledge Thy providence IN the
kurned. Nc acknowledge Thy providence IN an the
erents that CONCERN and now do ve ask t.t Thou
est1H Thy blessing and grace upon this institution,
that incumbent upon It's menbesa, that N may
xork rtghteously IN the performance of the
st sh.i sh.n N 10 s eo1 fsr oaads:
Pal. p; o, ,ssn fs,s ,sos Egzsa sn 9, and md
ouT ins IN d the 1sl.tions q o h.es and psspsfa
for Thy kingdom hereafter, through JesuS Christ
our Ln1d and Savior. Amen.
After more 1oasic and the singing oS "Aue1ta" bJ
he Giee Club, NJ. Randolph, Secretary Of the Beard,
sstd:
GREETING 1Hod Bux1ALo. |
fhe desire Of the Board to hare invited oyEan-
zaocs in other States to NEST with them On this oc-
a8ion. The unsettled condition Of the city, however,
'se.oed to EandsF th.t imp1seassh!e t8d Esluetant
eads to you the following congzztu1AtorE desatch:
Bo19 e 2S Taps = ,ss 1 RooT y 9s
tie members Of The Chicago Board q
snd g q %
and IT, T. .as aaie ol Id r.
s6andnE Of the et s9sh e1tsFnFss hsy7k ben
r. s5 saz o Gheaeo b. Is
4 tbs future as they hAvs been E t6e psst. ..,..
wx 1Hrns7oa. secTeta1y.
The Hon II. F. Coo1baugh Was then introduced, and
Iddreszed the meeting rs follows:
RE,1AR6s or HON. Y. 2. cooEBAuGH.
Ms. PRESIDENT AND GES1LEsEz: OF THE BOARD or
rnApE: thank you for the crest honor which sou |
done by Jouz invitation to address on this
usiness men,-men of deeds rather than words,-I
i'll not sbuse your confidence by teepassing too long
your patience It Is part of my purpose to-day
D wssto time words IN e1tolling the 1ndomisable
neEgy and enterprise which, for 10 many years haro
aade your association famous throughout the land-
he splendid and maesive edlhce opened to-day for
use, with its spacious hall 90 long rs oue stone
hsl stand On smother, 1l testify, IN client grandeur
efore Ill the world Of that energy and enterprise In
ducture will be Of the objects drst in the pride
her people, In view Of the Indispensable fact that
- Board Of Trade Of this city has grown into dlrEt
lass importance in the cunmercs of this country,
" points in its early history, to which win briefly
[1ude, however familiar they may be to the older
,enbera Of the Board, mAy Be interesting to large
.ajortty Of those whom add1ess. !
For naany Of the facts which shan mention am
,debted to an interesting article pub1shed in Of
le leading newspapers Of the city the opening Of
DUE new Chamber in 1866 From the information
ere obtained, which hare every reason TO believe
GARD Of Trade took p1ace in 1848- On the 18Th Of
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