Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1878-10-09
BULLY FOR THE BISMARCK b s
THEY TERSTHE TIDE OF Btt1sx-5
yEsS TO THEIR CITY,
by Building Winter AccomnloAas
tions for Upper River SteaneEs=
Formation OF the Bismarck MHrane
Ways and Dock CoInpany-7l1fleetiea
4 or O1icers and Selection Of 81 a1ite.


were compelled to winter at Yankton, whep
their preferences were stronglyiin favor Jf
Bismarck. They recognized the natural
advantages of Bismarck and detected initsl
lively people and exciting winter seasons lll .
much better prospect of enjoy oyment than
was ever held out by the old dead stump
at the bottom of the Territory Then again
they saw that Bismarck offered business
inducements such as no town on the Mis-
souririver ever offered, and yet steamboat
men were driven away from the leyee when
the winter set in, and sent down the sivsf.
These lamentations at length becalne SO
loud and deep that the people ofsthis city
finally determined to take ldld Of tli mat
ter. A subscription for .censtf u ction;
of ways and dock was INN lately taken
up, a company formed, and everyt thing is
now in prosperous shape. ssSf
The first meeting OF the shbscrib bers was
held at Champion Hall Thi irsday evening.
Capt. D. w. Maratta was hppointed tenn.
porary chairman and Mrl xvsir,a s. Stewart.
was elected secretary. a committee com
posed of Messrs. f. Kcatin G. s. Weaver,
George Peoples, David Stewart, d. d.
Braitiwaite and j ohm 5A. Stoyell, were ap.
pointed to draft articles ef 4ndbrpe ion /
with Instructions to report 4 5Fat itile next
meeting. A motion was offered that tire
meeting 20 into an elections sofl directors,
butthe objection was raised that the com
pany not being inGbrpo poratedi the election on
would be illegal, and the mAtter was slaald alt
Mr.. G. H. Fairchild was elected treasllr-
er of the corporation, and MrH y ~ ~ \ clark
chosen secretary A vote bf thanks was
extended to CAPT. Marsh, Who has exerted
himself and labored indust striously in the
interest of the enterprise. The directors
were instructed to meet Friday morning,
and the meeting adiourned duntil tie next
evening.
On Friday evening the stockholders re-
assembled, and the COMM i tee on incorpor
alton reported articles III assoc iati On and
bylaws, which. were ADOPT ed and Fhich are
crowded out of this Weak & aaasslei assaliei The ar
ticles provide TOR capita sef sR 500, !, and
tho bylaws prescribe the manner Il IN (which
the affairs Of the concern shall be con
Quoted. Il s$S.
The following dispatch was received
llOul OuJl. IL 1AsE4ONAASsAS ASSs>e ssAAAt
BRA1NEnD,: :Oet. -. Al. Enlm3ns-Qnr general
manager Myors! building ways, and will give use
of river front where 1t does not with our
tanks, and will carry all necessary oer ct cost
and perhaps less. III IA: own E.
The following named gentlemen were
elected directors: aines Enimons, ].
Whalen, D! !. Bailey, !, sC. q. S. Weaver, a. H.
Movers, r {R., Marsh and Robert Macnider.
On the next morning thesd sdifectors held
meeting for the election Of president
and James Emmons was chosen. Messrs.
John Whalen, R. r. Marsh, ahdD ID. |. Bal
lev were appointed a finance committee.
"A motion to collect Is per cent. upon
the amount Of stock subscribed, within ten
days, was adopted. Capt BfaitAwaite was
elected general manager off the company
for the Construct ion 81 the fayy under t. e
supervision the directoit aid for mis-
service hessFas voted a COMPENSATION : ST $a
per day r7-
A site was, selected just Ssou''.4 of the
brewery, and the work of glesr .ng imme.
diately commenced The St diff will be
used for rip-rhpplng, and fro n the present
prospect the ways will sconI be finished A
number Of beats hss5e already been Sc
cured for the wintei, and Bismarck has
reason to be proud of her new entcrprizc.
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