Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-28
BOiRD OFTRdDE.
The NJ EN- bership Fee to Be Increased to
800 Tue Annual Dues.

The NJ em bersh!p Fee to Be Increased 10
$500 Tue Annual Dues.
After the call board of trade had transacted
its business yesterday morning, the board at
large was called to order by Mr.. r. Barden,
president, and the members proceeded to gen.
eral business, the first OF which was voting
upon the admitting or rejecting of certain
persons as members of the board. The result
was, that they were all elected as follows
w. G.. Gates, e. Locke, William E. Schultz
Geo. B. Boyd, H. o. Fishback, w. L. Moone,
T. NJ. Murphy, and A. Bailey.
AMENDING THE ARTICLES.
At the conclusion OF the voting, and after
the announcement Of the result, Mr.. Charles
McIlrath, from the committee to whom the
amendment of the articles of association, and
the general business policy of the board was
referred, reported as follows:
First-The committee recommends the
amendment of the articles of association so as
to admit all persons to membership without
qualification as to residence or place of bust
ness.
Second That on and after the list of May,
1882, membership fees be advanced to $3.50,
and that the bylaws be SO amended as TO re-
ouire this amount.
Third-Tnat canvassing committee be ap-
pointed to solicit for additional membership.
Feurth-That at the next annual meeting
a system of annual dues be adopted of suf-
ficient amount TO meet the animal running
expenses of the board.
Fifth That Just and reasonable salary
be paid the secretary of the board on and after
the next annual meeting, and that a commit
tee be appointed to determine what compensa-
ton he is entitled to for past services.
Tt having honp determined 70 take III, tho
points one at time, in their regular order, a
good deal of discussion followed. Some ia
yored limiting The membership to persons re-
siding in st. Paul.
Mr.. Barden expressed himself strongly in
favor of throwing. the doors wide open, and
placing the board on a broad basis, which
should bear some proportion to the size and
Importance of the city. When the matter
was settled the report of the committee was
sustained.
On the second proposition of the committee
to advance the membership fees to $3.50 after
the Isl of May, being taken up Mr.. Gilbert
moved to amend by making the sum S1G0,
and supported his motion by remarks tending
to show the ACCESSIBILITY OF fixing upon that
amount. Mr.. McC ,uly moved 10 n.ake il
$500. Mr.. Hubbard favored 500 on the
ground that larger sum would
have the appearance of speculation.
be sre uation in admission. The admission
fee was S25 now. Ii the amount was in
creased to $500 there would be temptation to
dispose of the S25 tickets. On a vote being
taken the amendments in the order were lost,
and the proposition to make 1T Si0O was
adopted aud then on motion OF Mr.. Grant the
time was extended to the first of June next in
stead of the LIST of May.
The proposition that committee be ap-
pointed to solicit members was adopted. and
the chair appointed the following persons TO
act as such committee. John McCauley, w,
H. Hubbard, Charles McIirath, Il. P. Hall,
w. G.. Gates.
The fourth and fifth propositions OF the
committee were modified and uaited as follows:
'sThat we recommend that the board of
directors report system of annual dues to
meet the current expenses Of the board, and
that they allow reasonable compensation to
the secretary for past services, and that fixed
salary be determined upon for the coming
year,
This completing the business, the board adj
journed. In conclusion it may be stated that
the board now has seventy-fve members.