Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-02
vHE CIsCINNANI ExCURsIOH,


On the call OF the Ex-President, }.
W. Gaut, the members of the board of
trade and citizens of Knoxville met at
thu library room last night.
Mr.. Gaut called the meeting to
order and stated that he had received
a telegram from the board OF trade OF
Cincinnati, requesting that delega>
ton of fifteen of the citizens Of Knox
vile be selected by him, to be present
at the ceremonies on the occasion Of
the formal opening Of the Cincinnati
Southern railway. Not desiring to
take upon himself the responsibility
Of appointing this delegation, he had
called this meeting, that 1t might, in
any way in which 1t seemed proper,
select the delegation.
C. w. Charlton moved that COM
mittee of five be appointed to select
the delegation.
p. NJ. Williams moved in lieu that o
committee of five, none Of whom had
intimsted to the president their wish
to be delegates, be appointed to select
the delegates.
The latter motion was adopt ed, and
the president appointed as such COM
mlttee: p. M. Williams, J. w. Lii.
lard, S B Boyd, G. Powell and J..
Atkins. E. TaEra ,r-r
The president then gave to the COM
mittee the correspondence he had re-
ceived from the Cincinnati authorities
and they retired.
Upon the return of the committee
they reported the following as list
of delegates
Speakers-H. Ell. Ingersoll; Geo. w.
Washington, alternate.
Insurance and Banking-D. A. Car
penter; Jos. Jacques, alternate.
Grocerles-M. Il. Ross, ]. w. Lewis,
alternate; M. ]. Condor, H. @. Coffin,
alternate.
Stoves and TinwRre-C. w. DePue;
l.. Havey, alternate.
landowners. B. Luttrell; w. e.
Gibbins, alternate.
Dry Goods-Rush Strong; A. Bar
ton, alternate.
Stock-Reps Jones; J. M, Daley, al
ternste.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Kern; I. E.
Barry, alternate.
Mining-T. I'll. Hesld; w. r. Tuttle
alternate.
Liquors.. N. Bstterton; Geo. Rol-
| lings alternate.
Provisions, seeds, etc.. Allen
! Smith; Geo. Brown alternate.
Furniture-W, r. Caswell; 3. T. At.
kin alternate.
Clothing-A. Lo bernstein e. A
Akers alternate.
Produce. w. Gaut Bradley LIE,
alternate.
After remarks by several gentlemen
the report was adopted.
The nesting was very large one
all the professions, trades and indus
tries being fully represented. Owing
to the limit to the number OF delegates
allowed, some Of our important inter
ests are necessarily neglected in tht
list, but the committee no doubt die
the best they could under the circum
stances. If the opportunity was Of
fered, we have no doubt that 100 or
more OF our citizens aud business
men would be glad Of the
opportunity to 60 on this excursion,
and if some kind of excursion rates
could be secured, there are great
many who would go anyhow.
The committee, in making their se.
lection of delegates, by an oversight
omitted the press of the city, uninten-
tionally. The three daily papers are
provided for, however, by special ar
rangement. From the Cincinnati pa
pers, of Saturday, we notice that th'
officials OF Knoxville, which in
cludes the mayor and board
OF aldermen, we presume, as wei
as those OF Chattanooga ant
! Atlanta are to be invited. No Official
communication to that effect has beer
received In Knoxville yet, however, al
far as we can learn,
The excursion Is to leave Chatta
nooga on Wednesday, 18th inst. Col
Gaut was instructed to forward the
names OF Knoxville's delegation by
the 9Th inst, when transportation
from Chattanooga and return and in
structions will be forwarded. The
delegates will have to provide them
selves with transportation from Knox.
Vile to Chattanooga and return.