, 1874-12-16
A NEW TEMPLE.
Fo1Hlai opcnanR OF tho New Ronrfs 40
gates Present from tho S1,rrnu,a,...s
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opening OK tho New Honrfs 40
9rnao k1nH in 1ntlinnnpoliH-Dc]cs
'Gitfeu.
Special Dispatch to Ihs Cnfeaop tribune.
4So1ASAPoI1s, Dec. 15.-Leas than q rear aon
. company Of citizons was formed and arreed h
o'''a hoard OF Irado hall, providod the Bonrd
"ousa agfee to locate there. Tho otfer van M
cop'ea and tho building immediately oomnono.
ea' Ine structure Is very fno ono. in,
occa modelled In genoral style afler
1ne ohioaso Board OF Trado hail, though bu,]t
OF nfick and will bo amplc to accommodate tho
oualness-men OF indianapolis for mnnv vcar.
Ihe formal opening took place to-dny, and n;cht
marc bcou made m Interesting and ya1unbto ~.
ca6lon for tle city had llttlo moro Bn,rit ord
onorgy been manifested In the ARRANGEMENTS and
management. AS 1t wau, It rms duly resncctn-
Die, md In somo points war q modification to
many OF our people. The exercises occurred
thtH AFTERNOON, a{tor tho regular moct,nr Of thu
Exchange. At o'clock prayer VAS o1fcrcd
by tho Rev. G. ". Birch. of t,n
Third Presbyterian Church, followed by an nd
dress from President Kingan, Of tho Board IN
excellent taste aud style. 1t was historjcal in
.1ao, .no mall', aud gavo an oxcol1ent idea Of tho
organized In 1858 With but four msnbers NJ ue hns hs
nay asoadilly. though slowly, grown. until now II
embraces tho cream OF tho lYe busincss-,non nan of
tho city. Tho population Of Indiana polis i,aa
in?1oasea from 2o 600 to 100000. Dir. Kingap
day than thoro wore people twenty yenra
ago. Tho country village has become rrrat
city: Tho annual traffic iii mcrclaudiso hna
SWOLLEN within tho life OF the Board Of Iradn
from hardly S10,000,00n to moro than $50, ,{3oilo
0o0. Tho valuo Of manufactured products Ina
EroNa a from ~ = barely nominal amount to moro
than s3o ooo, 600 anna11y, md the transactios i.
real estate from an occasional decd or aor,gnr,
to over SO 600, 600, and can aco 10 rcaaon wln
our city should not contryo to grow ard to at.
!racs beth capitalists aud ponulnslon. TlNf
ts tho financial as vol rs tho ceo,.ranI,i,,
al oentro Of tho =. State, Sic irt
no rlyal 99r n} ~ sho over likely to havo ono II
iA3t tho SUPPLY ii assured, and tho price not
liabn to tuctnato. She il tho focal point Of y
systen OF railways to which nourly every county
q tho State is tributary: sho has n small dobt,
# schools. which will compare favorably With
say athor city nad Der population ia intelligent,
'otea nSl- to Ie1, her continued dorelopn'ent:'
'rief congratulatory addresses. ". p. FiaLbaok
nads . tue principal speech, reforring to tho fact
hat no city had bettor weathorod tho fiuancisl
'an'o than ours, and all11dot to tho many uat11-
Al u. ;advantagos claimed for Indianapolis. IIo
autionsd against tho accumulation Of hcayy
obts, for that meant lnrgo taxes, and they would
flvo nsTny canital, which should be attracted bv
very ,posablo means. Other apoechos vera
iauo Including ono from A1r. Miller, prosident
!, the Columbus {o.) Board Of Trade, who. Of
II the gueats prosent. was tho only ono
lVltca to say word, through an uppardonnhic
yorBight: Tho dolegateB presont from Toiodo.
1ehmond, W., Peoria. Oincinuati, and Detroit,
Gro entirely ignored. Lottera OF regret vera read
ON tho Produce Exchange Of Now York and
70 COMMERCIAL Exchange Of Philadelphia, and
historical letter OF mich interest from the