Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-20
BOARD OF TRADE.

BOARD OF TRADE.
The HeeIIy Meeting Held yesterday Morn
fng-4 Bwsy Session.
The weekly meeting of the board of
trade was held yesterday morning, F. W.
Brooks, presiding.
Present: F. W. Brooks, A. ]. Boardman,
Geo. A. Bracket, D. Blakely, John De
Laittre, L. Fletcher, I. B. Casey, S. G.
Gale, Robert Hale, A. c. Haugan, j. H.
Kerrick, w. S. King, II. &. o. Morrison, P.
D. Mcmillan, B. F. Nelson, A. B. Nettleton,
C. A. Nimocks, G. A. Pillsbury, o. A. Pray,
J. G. Whitney.
Absent and excused: Isaac Atwater, A.
B. Barton, E. S. Corser, G. A. Camp, Rich
ard Chute, NJ. w. Glenn, R. S. lines, A.
Kelly, c.. NJ. Loring, D. Morrison, o. G.
Merriman, E. j. Phelps, S. p. Snyder, W.
D. Washburn, T. B. Walker.
Communications and reports respecting
the state of trade were received and placed
on file.
4 communication was read from the sec
rotary of the national board of trade, stat
ing that the Minneapolis board was in ar
rear. in $40 for 1881 and 1882.
Geo. A. PilIsbury moved that the amount
be paid and that the Minneapolis board
withdraw from the national board.
The matter of Withdrawing met with OPP
position and upon motion the $40 was or
dered paid and the board reinstated.
The following communication was re-
ferred to the committee on water power
and navigation:
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE OF ST. LOUIS, !
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8, 1883.
At q meeting of the board of directors
held this day, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The importance to the whole
country of continuing the work of the
improvement of the Mississippi river, in
the interest of cheap transportation is
matter of national interest; therefore be it
Resolved, That the general assembly of
the state of Missouri be, and is hereby re-
quested to adopt a joint resolution, in
structing our senators and requesting our
representatives in congress to sustain the
plans of the Mississippi river commission,
and to further request them to use their
best endeavors to secure the appropria-
tions necessary to carry out the recommen-
dation of the commission for the next ifs
cal year.
RESOLVED, That the president and seere-
tary of this exchange be, and are hereby in
structed to send copy of these resolutions
to the governors and presiding officers of
the legislatures of all the states throughout
the Mississippi valley, and to the boards of
trade and similar organizations interested
| in the successful improvement of our west
ern water ways, and invite their co-opera-
| ton in such action as will unite the infiu-
ence and power of the states in the valley,
in support of the river commission, as the
best means whereby cheap transportation
by water can be obtained.
J. G. EwALD, President.
S. G. Gale, as chairman of the park COM
mittee reported that the bill creating a
park commission had been presented to
| the state Legislature and passed therein.
The report was adopted.
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the recent destruction by
fire of the main building of Hamline uni
versity is a grave misfortune to this com
munity as we'll as to the cause of higher
education in the Northwest; that this board
of trade tenders to the trustees of that in
stitution its sincere sympathy and heartily
commends to the general public the pend
ing movement for promptly rebuilding the
burned structure.
The following resolution offered by G..
A. Nimocks was also adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Hennepin delegation
be requested to introduce a bill to pro-
vide that the city council be authorized, in
their discretion not to accept any new
additions to the city unless one-twentieth
of the land so plated be dedicated to the
city as public park.
After general discussion upon the
need of additional business blocks, and in
structing the committee to cooperate
with the authorities of Richfeld township
respecting improving the highway be-
tween Minneapolis and the Minnesota
river, the board adjourned.