, 1881-11-13
CHICAGO MERCHANTS.

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Remarks of Mr. George G. Clarke ut The
Annual 7zanquc. OF The Cincinnati
I Commercial Club.
TIE last regular toast Of the evening at the
| annual banquet OF the Cincinnati CONNER
cia! Club, held last Thursday evening, 'Tt1e
Commercial Centres OF the West" was re-
sponded to by Mr.. George {. Clarke, OF Chi.
cago. Previous to Mr. Ciarkc's remarks
! Nr. Duane, eN-Presiuent of the Chicago
Club. entertained the company with h,.
n.orous little speech Of thanks. Mr. Clarke
said, in substance: .>. :. II.
one Of the gentlemen OF the Chicago CONNER
cial Club 70 bring to you of the Cincinnati Com
Inerciai Club nessagc OF greeting aIld Ut guod
| will We are justly proud Ut our club, which
has now completed the fourth year OF lts exist
,:', enee, and you certainly win this auspiso.s
Ing ot your second. hive Just rea-
resen1atives here Of the Commercial Club u
your club Your President bus said InAt we
were not the mother club Huston h,ls that
ter. Our club was for1ned under tbs inspirs.-
ton OF !. visit OF the Boston Club to Chlc.so.
and WITH ,; sort q impulse and -rs!1her in
| days visit, went back to Etl,ton, we l.,lL seen
Il compact body. ana tho efficiency with which
| they woracd and the capab.lity OF such working;
we gathered together anu formed our clllb win
all impulse which we have never regretted since
And 50 lately We took our baby down to Boston
and had grand teAst And ii 1nust happy time,
which cemeutcd the Bos1un Couituercial
Club to the Chicugo Commercial Club iu
ln.rk;.bly striking manner, because tho six days
of which We had been Ill town during our jour
ncy was Of such nuture rs to bind its members
in intimacy which no other c'il1se could haTe
Greated So well. Now, then. gentlemen, the toast
70 which :s1n t. respond Is The C"mmcrcial
Centres Of the Vest, and do nut know that
ttluil rf.flUust
ing one word On the commercial clubs OF Int,se
cities. organized TO foster and strengthen their
o1o So
Commercial Club, so little huS been said tonight
with reference 10 tho cluo. or mention tn1de III
To what 1t is to accomplish, Or what 1t has since
ACCOMPLISHED, that | will principally say in
taken as u type OF all clubs, now, while
VIC have accomplished great dea ws
m bnow ha1 5SFe IS ST dsa e ~
we have sought to accomplish, the first il
tho fostering spirit 4f un'ty anu harmony
that Nrst- That while our club has member
sAip Of gentlemen enEnged In different branchcs
gentlemen ii social intercourse, harmony. nnd ac-
,ltl;stitAuct, and Utility which cAnnut help bur lo
Vi grctt gooL to our city. and ~ my other city
own club merchants of our city have.
1neut for the first there by becoming Intimately
acquainted with the other merchants who have
+iute business in tho sutne street Hnd block Us
themselves for live, ten, fifteen, and twenty
years, met for the first time at the hospitable
se:,urAtcd by few ieet Of distance anu ly the
difference in their business The club nus
brnusht those:ncrehants together by but one
esIs OF Chlcago, and therefore place it tho
first
Secondly. the discovery which tho Chicago
Cc4nmerciul Club has made Of some very
m4rkablo and efficient men, who have hereto
fore from their excessive modesty peen OBJ
: IT NrftHHr Wh{rh
1norcial Club Of Chicago has brought OUT.
a1:il can say that today some Of the most
who have produced the best results in help
inx along others us well rs their owl, interests.
e;e 1 tiIa aost unkno"n wren the Soninssc,a!
lntMesty, which kept them III the background.
And thus we combined together, ana we brought
then, into prominence uud conspicuous purtici-
patton in Airnirs of city that has been Ut
very great value to every one of ,is-
ihrdly-Thc most conspicuous results per
12ps are in the discoveries which we have made
III various subjects pertaining to the interests
II our city Without cnlmernrnv them can
:n,,eitfon Of Chicago. You must have seen
y these truthful newspapers ltaughtcrl
,0e' xnr The r 1%n f1n59n OF chsaxs
to acknowledge that we were In that
hut then we ha.i IL law which forblde
IS to borrow money, and the tax Is ncvcr cpl- "
ected only once Il year, just Ut tho end OF the
car, and then We opened our business with
'othlng t,. n!1t oanksnpts, becanse We hn MOI as
F*A+NeAS*A"A~
Is in tho face.
Then we asked the Mayor of our city. to come
MO our meetings. lnd then We boast that outot
ho sixty gentlemen that there was money
t,uugh 70 run the City Government, If only cer-
ain conditions were n'ade aud otscrved-that Is
u say, that uur scrip declared valuable,
rrcd economica!ly. The President said you
Grip and ,.in,jnstcr the City Goyernmenr
economically. lnn few days thereafter we met
he city authorities 70 consider this question, and
1t IN fl$f
) Of the Scrip and the economy introduced
ITO the Government. and to-day not only 'io
rs enough money in its tre,,sury to pay
$ debts aud what it nce,i5 to huy lis it goes
long. Now, that was the result If tho efforts
that !ittlt. band ct only sixty men it, orr
otn1nerc!al Club. tndorsc nli that has hetn
I'D tonlsht, nnd especially thai Of tho gentle-
bringing in such important questions in ju5t
lch !. hudy US the Cincinnati Commercial Club
We have taken also other business. We havo
lily discussed the smoke nuisance you have
scus:cd it here. We had II brought up. and we
ave renched y conclusion, and it is 10 one Of
11s dnc- We owe 1t to his efficient, active. and
.rsistent efforts, and VIZ have now ordinance
6ch nus J.: stopped to Erst extent the smokp
the manufacturers Ut Chicago. who nre tito
rgest creditors Ut This nuisance; Aud. further
orc, WI have INDUCED tho President Of own
ub. who Is also the President Of the CnIcago
'tfing- MIL to introduce it ut III expense of
::,AV. and tue rolIing-mlt was able to do awny
wing. fAppluusc.1
But ther.: Is thing upon which we could
It decide, H1td thAt WIS our tirty streets We
We nut done one single Thug. Tie Glatte<
.tlds Just us 1t wills four tyenrs ago. We nro
td ana willing to receive any help sn:x'ts-
'ns fro1u you gentlemen here upon thtt sub
TT.
But then, while it II well enough to see to tho
iereSt ct our own cities. tfie1t are certain in
rests which are ttEiii1lotl 10 ts all
1nc such subject Ii the compromise of fraud,
promoting u higher G;5:ntsereu integrity.
~. while We art citixcilS II Chicago, st. Louis,
d Cincinnati. We are uli ciiIzcts ut u common
u1ltry. which wc love Just uS lcuriy :,s the city
our birth ana adoption. Msld need some way
pronantiuy our commercial integrity,
tionai Integrity ia5 : business, anu
r us II better cot,smerciuf reputation In this
Int.y, SO that the American mercluat shall
synonymous with the highest typ. nuu h-u-
trust ol commercial anu mercantile ho;br
u integrity. and hope to see u4 NIL united
obtain this eul. Aud SD I cnse. gentlemen,
pressing tu you again the greeting uliti uf,t
shes for your SUCCESS frtlsn the Chicago Cum
:relal Club fGrcat uppiaGsc.l
TOMORROW.
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