St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-16
REoRGANIZED AGAIN.

manufacturing interests OF st. Paul: to in
culcate just and equitable principles OF trade;
establish and maintain uniformity in the
commercial usages of the city; acquire pre-
serve and disseminate valuable business in
formation, and, as far as practicable, TO ad-
just the controversies and misunderstanding
which may arise between individuals engaged
In trade, and 10 promote the general prosper
lily OF the city of st. Paul and the state of
Minnesota.
On Jan. %, 1867, the chamber of com
merce held meeting in IngerSOll hall for
the purpose of completing their Organiza-
ton, and on motion of Judge Palmer. a
committee consisting of the Judge. Peter
Berkey, c. ID. Strong, ID. ID. Merrill and
X. Marvin was appointed, with instructions
To report twenty-One names to be voted for
or against for directors The committee
performed the duty, and at a meeting held
on the'25th of January the following board
of directors (the first board under the new
diSpenSatiOn) was elected:
John Nieols, r. Blal<eley,
j. c. Burbank. FIR. Delano,
c. II. Schumacher, VIZ Davidson.
c. ID. Strong, T. S. AverilI,
George l.. Becker, II. NJ Rice
ID. W. Ingersoll PHI Kelly,
William Dawson, +. l.. Vawter
H. Thompson, J. a. WheelOck,
f. +. Drake, c. W. Nash
William Lee, r. n. McIaren
]. NJ. Bohrer,
In this connection it may be stated that
resolution was adopted at the meeting
held on the Esd. that X. Y. MeLaren, Gen.
IL. III. Sibley and II. NJ. Rice constitute
committee to confer with the general COM
manding this military department as to
what protection would be given to the over
land travel on the Northern route to Mon
tana- This resulted in the opening of the
No..
Capt. Fisk took out three different COM
panieS 10 Helena
The first meeting of the new board of di-
rectOrs under this last reorganization was
held at the Office of j. c. Burbank d Co,
on Bridge square, about where thinner
mans art gallery now is. All the direct
OrS were present except p. II. Kelly, C.
W. Nash and j. NJ. Bohrer. Hon. II. NJ
Rice was made chairman and K. n. Me
Laren secretary, when the following officers
were elected: President, J. C.. Burbank;
first vice president, IL. VI. Rice; second
vice president II. Thompson; treasurer,
William Dawson. At this meeting the res
ignatiOn of P. II. Kelly was received and
accepted, and William l.. Banning was
elected to I'LL the vacancy.
SOME CHANGES.
The constitution and bylaws adopted in
1861 have constituted the law for the cham
Der, except that they were somewhat changed
four or five years ago. About 1850, and
perhaps before that time, the idea of erect
ing chamber of commerce building was
preached, at first in whispers. but later on
more loudly. As the matter came to be
talked of seriously some of the members ex-
amined more carefully into the constitution
to see whether the chamber could
hold real estate. and the more
the matter was examined the more the
members were led to doubt their author
ity. 1t was therefore deemed safer to
change the constitution so as to avoid all
cause of doubt. The matter was referred
to a committee, with Hon. John NJ. Gilman
as chairman, to revise and set right the
whole matter. In due time Mr.. Gilman
made a report covering the subject, and
following cut the plan indicated by him
the chamber made certain changes.
From the organization of the old board
of trade in 1854 10 the present time, the
chamber has had but FIVE presidents, viz:
ex-GOv. Marshall, j. c. Burbank, Gen.
Sibley, II. NJ. Rice and Gen. SanbOrn.
The chamber, when il was reorganiZed in
1867, for the first few meetings assembled
in J. c. Burbanks Office on Bridge square.
1t soon after its organization secured rooms
in IngersOll'S block, where it remained some
time. From that block it moved down TO
Princes block on the corner of Jackson
and Third streets, over the Milwaukee q
st. Paul ticket Office. 1t afterwards moved
up TO the Opera House block. From there
it went TO Rogers block on
Bridge square, thence to the sec
ond story of the building formerly
occupied by the Boston 0ne-Priee store.
This building is on the north side of Third
street about in the middle of the block. 1t
did not remain there long and soon moved
down TO the corner of Third and Roberts
streets, where it has been for the last two
or three years 1t mas now moved into its
new building and will not move again
probably unless it is burned out or some
other calamity befalls it.
WHAT 1T HAS DONE.
1t is impossible to enumerate all that
the chamber has done for the city of ST.
Paul. Even the records of that body will
not show what it has accomplished, 1t has
been connected with all public improve
ments, and has always given its influence
on the side of the city. The following are
some of the matters that it has aided in
carrying TO a successful issue: The annex
alton of West ST. Paul; the construction
of the city hall and court house; the lOca-
sity; the securing of low freights; securing
cheap fuel TO our citizens; the amendments
o. the city charter; improvement of the
Mississippi river: securing the termini of
various railroads; the Fort Smelling bridge;