, 1873-01-07


In handB Of Secretary. y...............".... 7l0.o4
Balance Oh hand ,2o1 Ca
The uaaots Of tho Donrd Rro as follows
Chamber OF Commerce stock. .SI5, ,8G1. 90
n:eretary. '''..'.-. 7du33
tanarata; Mi,;ino IN asaoo ~ oo
A,os.-o
ToAl... SIT, 60
The annual assessment has been fixed Mt s25 for tho
ensuing year. Your Directors believed they could
safely nake this Rligt reduction, not wishing 10
tho members beyond what Is necessary to pay the
rensca ef the 1,nurtl. onr membership numbers
155a being ~ Increase Of e over lust yenr while
w3f s o Afs n neSars Sa h'ys ho 'fs no,r @
hollis GOO shares Of the Chamber of cortnrrce stock,
tlss marriott value sf Which + soo9Oo at cost Of s55.
April Last, That tho surplus funds Of ihc DoHrd should
hc invested in hs property haa been carried out aud
extent Of aii moneys received % from new members
1t ihe last unnna meeting your Direetora were in.
eHbcra for the transaction Of business Mt other than
tho regular hours Of change After receiving several
Commerce Association which ,yap that tle Doard Of
Trade should lcase the whole building In the rear
qs snnns ns WITH ss o ea s 81 f o a. si 5 t & Is s
1865 at tho ratio Of s10 QUO per aunun to pay al
over s2oooo Of tue sos Of fonaruetion Including the
Will reduce Tho Cost Of tho hall ia merely nominal
sum. ,-.. .
There have been important amendments mado to
the rn}ss Of the Buard during thu past year. which,
we trust, will tend to gyo stability to trae, aud
prevent Mantpulahons Of uurkets and placing Of
fictitious values on property by irresponsible partleB
';, We s9vo 9s these ehsnges VIII gye confidence thst
bo done on 4 more nearly legitimate basis.
time Of Tho destruction Of our old home, was IN o.
casion Of great reJoclng and event that will DO long
tho possession Of the finest building for commercial
purposes erected on this continent and thanks
as S s sa e 81 m 0ee Of
ward this great work to speedy completion.
aso ss4ea to see On the part Gf f. tho
hayo publicly announced that tho violation Of COM
rules must DO nude stringent and that they must be
enforced. Let us hope there may be no relaxation In
to the highest possible standard Of commercial honor.
- 0~''@ - ''' ''~ j. ". paEsros, President.
THE ELECTION.
The Secretary then read tho report Of tho
tellerH appointed to count tho votes caBt yoBter-
day [AIondayl for officers for tho ensuing year.
The following were elected:
tcasa ssIdsHo Res Issoefguov,ra F. Gs1yer pr,est,v
Direetoys-1. =. Armour, Robert Warren, A.. Muri-
son, Thomas White, E. u. baldwin.
n. d. Toss ]. s. Peirronle D. + Baxter @'' '4'
j. v. Fisher, ]. II. 1Iurlbut, 8. Ai. Moore
REMARKS OF aIn CULVER.
The presidont-eleot, Mr. Culver, was called for,
and was greeted with choors US ho aacended the
platform, uo Raid
now to express my thoughts or thanks at this time.
This Board Of Trade hnY several occasonB comp1!-
aso law BEEN :e Tosy ISs
most emphatic manner, repeated your former e1-
heartfelt thanks lily regret il, that cannot Bring to
the otllco 10 which you havo elected mc, that ability
md qualification neelfnl for tho proper discharge
n n T ran rrU a,S{Un
that shall do what can to promote the we'll
being OF this asAocation and that ahan endeasor to
expressed by its members. Gentlemen, repeat my
thanks for tho honor you have done me. ioheorsl
HOWARD pR1EsTLY ..
1ynB next requested to come forward, and did 30
amid cheers and laughter, provoked by tho re-
mark, "We'ro not mad" uttered by ono Of the
irreprcssiblos. Mr. priostly said:
aEN1IEIEs: Ion ali seom to be merry; so a1n /.
heart thank you and MI, marc particularly, ny
friends who we're go energetic in elecng nue. to th!s
oilcc. hope, when retire from Office shall have
ss many friends III have now. [AppallBel
MR. WHITE
was requested to show himself and wlilo walk
ing to the platform, was told to ''say so1nsthng
unexpected confidence T. Ali ah!"] they had
he mcrltod it, [" "aood," ''dood."l
OTHER REMARKS.
Mr: Warrcn waa exceedingly grateful for his
Mr.. Baldwin spoke of tho tolographio market
reports from New York, md hoped the defects In
the Presontt sYatom Ct receiving "pork and
Mr. Fisher returned his sincere thanks for tho
compliment bestowed upon him. 1Io WAS proud
Of his office, and hia frientls would not 10
ashamed Of the manner In which Ao attended to
Mr.. Poirronlot did not think it WAS necessary
their Iindncss, and would DO tho Lost hs could. i'd