Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-06
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Meeting or the Citizens az Board of Trade.
The city to be Canvasscd To- nay.

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The City to be Canvasscd To-Day IN
The meeting of citizens at the Board of
Trade Rooms last evening was composed
of many of our best and most enterprising
citizens. Though not as large as it should
have been it was an earnest, sensible meet
ing as the proceedings must show. -. 49,
Col. Baxter from the committee on sub
scription reported that they had not can
vassed the city thoroughly. They
had seen some men who had agreed to
give money, but had not fixed the amount.
After hearing the report of the committee,
it was decided to publish the list thus far
taken, and then appoint committees for
each ward, who should thoroughly can
vass the city. Col. Baxter said Athens
had raised thirty thousand dollars $3.50, 0OO),
and site now occupied by the Wesleyan
College. sfrr'.r,fgrs, ;, ,.,..,fg bill ,,ii
Cleveland, as will be seen from the let
ter published elsewhere, is moving. 5,,,)
New Market and Jefferson county have
raised fifty-seven thous md dollars $751;
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The Knoxville subscription so far is as
The following contribute one thousand
dollars each: G. M. McGhee, John Bax-
ter, Jno. F. Spence, E. p. Bailey, and
Staub & Henderson.
The following give five hundred dollars
each svalaH hasflfafe f'fTgf.rF IL
J "A. L. Maxwell, w. w. Woodruff, E. J.
Sanford, o. p. Temple, VIM. Rule, and ".
II. Gossett. 81 z15r ~ .9 LrT
Chas. w. DePue' gives three hundred
dollars. John M. Harris gives two hun
G.. i. Maloney and j. b. Johnson, $500
each. M. L.. Patterson, $50. l3a-- GF
The following give one hundred dollars
each: o. h1f5'1 naH YE'7 Iot't itilE
Charles d. McGuffey, Daniel Lee, John
l.. Hudiburg, S. S. Thompson, E. w. Adj
kins, II. ID. Jourolmon, s. p. Angel, 8.
Saltinarsh, III. E. Howarter, w. p. WASH
burn, A. s. Prosser, NJ l.. Hall, Geo. An
drews, III. M. Aiken, s. p. Evans, E. G.
Camp, A. J. Kicks and G. w. Hail.. Co.'S
J. J. Marker, w. III. Alexander, and
Chas. Morrow, gives $50 each. 49, lt4
Peter Staub reported that he had several
names promised. Ex-Mayor John S. Van
Glider would give and the amount would
be either $500 or 81 900. COL Baxter stated
that he had a guarantee from a responsible
gentleman of $4,000 if their committee
raised $4,000. 3TjsJd 80 gH 9ffiH' i.@
1t was then decided to canvass the city
to day by wards and take from each citi-
zen such subscriptions as he felt able to
give. In this way it was thought the suq-
scription could be raised to the required
$50, 900. Some twelve thousand and more
are already raised. Wfgae1 So f'1He 'o
NAMES OF Committees. ! 80
First Ward e. Adkins, d. Hockett.
Second-Geo. Anderson, V. F. Gossett
Third-W. o., White, w. J., Ramage.
Fourth Coffman, e. J. Sanford.
RFifth--T. III. Head, s. Munson, -
wSixth- &C. d. McGuffey, J. B. johnson,
J. B. Hoxsie.
Seventh. T. Hough, A. Terry.
Twelfth District-A. J. Kicks, j. M. |
Harris.
The following committee was named to |
receive the Locating Committee of the
Church on the eth !: w. r.. Tuttle, w. P.
Chamberlain, Geo. Andrews, P. Dickinson |
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