The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-29
AN IMPORTANT PROJECT.
The Initial Step Taken to Organize the
American Industrial Union-Objects
of the Association.

The meeting at the Bates House last evening for
the purpose of further discussing proposition
organize exposition association, largely at
tended, fully seventy-ive gentlemen, representing
many of the largest manufacturing establishments in
the West, being present Mr.. j. b. Haywood in speak
ing of the proposed exposition, said that it gem
orally understood that consideration would be given
to proposals for the place of holding from Indianapo
lis Fort Wayne and Logansport.
E. B. Martindale said that the object in organizing
exposition association should be to
the State Board of Agriculture. The State fair
had been q success, but there could be
no harmony between agricultural and industrial ex-
hibitons. The State fair is anaged by farmers re-
presenting the agricultural interests and they do
understand how to make big Industrial exhibition
The exposition he said shout bea separate exhibit
ton, representing manufacturing and mechanical in
terests. indianapolis would give hearty support to
exposition project, and it not expected that
buildings would be located here without Indianapo
Mr. Sharpe said that it wauld be unwise to gon
ze the State Board of Agriculture The interests of
the State fair and the manufacturers mutual and
he doubted II msnufactGrers could afford to not make
not get the treatment that they should
but It would be better to present the
sions would probably be made. The att actions of
an exhibition to draw the masses of people should be
slone would not be sufficient to attract people.
Neither the State fair be made complete success
hbtion should embrace everything of interest relat
William Cause doubted if it would he iudicious to
organize IN exposition association. He believed that
by cooperative action of the stare fair managers and
the manufacturers, more equal representation
of the manufacturing and agricultural in
teerests, l would 4; be made at future exhibitions
that the movement to organize exposition associ-
alton grew out # spite, and he believed that it would
be cuting off the to spite the face but if it
was decided to hold an exposition he would Ego out
with the hoys.'
One of the chief objections made to the State fair
was that 1t practlcaIly lasted only three days;
not be almost equally large during at least six days
J: 3. Haywood offered the following resolution,
which adopted:
'Whereas, There is no organization in the United
States in which the manufacturing interests of the
country are exclusively represented and that, we
believe, such organization would greatly aid the
manufactures in promoting the industrial interests.
carnations may be legally made and maintained,
therefore,
pany under the laws Of Indiana to be known the
american Industrial I'm on, in which an invitation
will be extended to all the manufacturers of the
United States to take II membership and stock, on
such tie and conditions may be presented in the
articles of associations that of the features of
said Industrial Union shall be to hold annual eX-
position in which the industrial interests only shall
be represented, and that committee of twenty One
shall he appointed to perfect such organization"
The following persons were appointed members of
the committee, on ereanizaRon: f. b. Ylartindale.
B. Heyw9od, H. 7. Condo, Ed. II Dean, A. Il. Nor
Ill W. b Holton, Chicago: Thomas Meikle. Louis
Vile; A; D. Baker, South Bend; W. $. McMnllen,
i" GSr Sap' one III William cause and 4
Bass, Fort Wayne; William Holman, Evansville; A.
L. Lawrence. Richmond; p. E. Studebaker, nth
Bend; W. G. DeIauw, New Albany; John ". Hasth.
Terre Haute Minor Runley. Laporte B. i. BiPgs,
Lafayette. and Lemuel Pattersoni Logansport.
soon by Judge Martinique the chairman for the pur
pose Of taking the preliminary steps for eectng an
organization OF t'ie proposed association.