, 1884-02-28
BOARD OF TRADE.
Mass Meeting at the Bank.
FLH Preliminary Steps Taken.
THE PEOPLE WAKING UP.

l Iate Saturday afternoon, just after We
had. put in type an editorial about what
cou Id be accomplished by live Board
of J1rade, We were surprised with a press
ing invitation to be at the counting room
of the First National Bank at7;30 sharp,
to attend meeting called with view Of
organizing Board of Trade for Port
Townsend. At the appointed time We
found the bank crowded by the leading
citizens of the city, representing about
ali the trades, professions and business
il the place.
Upon being called to order Mr.. H.
Landes, President of the Bank, was
made temporary President, and Mr.. j. j.
Calhoun was chosen temporary secre-
tary. Mr.. Landes. in responding to the
selection of president, made few very
appropriate and forcible remarks quite
refuting his assertion that he could not
make Il speech if he wanted to. He said
other towns on Puget Sound were known
abroad through their public organiza-
tons, while we, at the very gateway of
this grand and noble sheet OF water, had
been without such aids to municipal
growth; that he was glad the citizens OF
Port Townsend were waking up, &C., &c.
Upon motion temporary agreement was
drawn by the secretary, pledging the
signtrs to become members of Board OF
Trade. While it was being prepared
and circulated for signatures Mayor
Bradshaw was called upon for speech,
and responded in a ten minute address,
with characteristic force and logic, in
which he showed conclusively that Port
Tow hsendz held the key to the whole of
the Sound; that very soon after the final
location of terminus for the N. P. r.
r. on the East side of the Sound a rail
road would be projected down the west
side, and that it must inevitably come to
our peninsula; tdat We were bound to
occupy position of great commercial
Importance, railroad or no railroad; that
all incoming trade had to pass our doors,
and that it remained for US TO say how
much of it should be made to pay tri-
butte to our Golfers, He had waited with
Others thirty years for the desired result,
and was happy to witness the dawn of
early friution for hopes long deferred.
The speaker was warmly applauded, and
gave way to others. Mr.. Eisenbeis was
called upon but declined desiring the
will to be accepted for the deed F. w.
Pettygrove, Sr., the founder OF Portland,
Or, as we'll as of Port Townsend, was
called upon and responded in a few brief
remarks in which he reiterated his belief
as expressed at Portland few years ago, |
that ere the close of 1885 the two cities
he had borne so conspicuous part in !
starting would be connected by rail. |
He was thankful that we had healthy |
young town in good condition for grow
ing. Seattle was mortgaged for more
than she would sell for today; not so |
with us. Mr.. Pettygrove pledged him.
self to do all in his power to further the |
plans and labors of our new Board of
Trade and babe it God speed, retiring
under applause. Allen Weir was next
cailed,and talked few minutes. He
despared of adding anything of real
value to remarks already made, but took
special pride and interest in this large
and enthuiastic gathering, inasmuch as
he had advocated such a movement edi-
torially, and felt that it would be the
means OF accomplishing great good for
the town. He saw that Seattle had
great advantages over us, won by united,
systematic effort, Notwithstanding her
mortgages. He was interested to know
how long we would permit our big
neighbor on Elliot Bay to send her
steamers past us hundred miles north
of here to gobble up trade that belonged
here. Organized effort was destined to
be the means of doing away with the
old regime. Everybody recognized the
necessity of organizations to accomplish
any great work of public nature, etc.
At the close of the last speakers remarks
the list of names appended to the agree.