The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-02-09
REAL ESTATE MEETING
AZ the Board Of Neutrality-suspicious. the
Subject for discussion and I'm
Enthusiastically tIandled-A
Large Attendance.

A. B. SlOat, the travelling passen-
ger agentOf the Rock Island-the
company whi-h has provided for
seven excursions Into Kansas this
spring, the first 10 arrive about
March %, 70 be followed by two
excursions q mOnth-aTrived in the
city Friday afternoon, and il
was deemed quite desirable TO meet
that gentleman sud the railroad
agents Of the city in consultation at
the board Of trade rooms concerning
the mo, ement which has been 50
creditably inaugurated. The notice,
which was short, was made by
dOdger. and was the means Of draw
ing together a large collection Of the
business people.
P. @ Bond, the secretary, stated
the object to he one Of immigration
associated with the proposed excuT-
sinns.
Mr.. Sloat being invited 10y Presi-
dent ODER to speak concerning the
action Of the road. furnished a con-
else statement Of the meeting at
Kansas city aud the plan OF the eX-
cursiOns. He PleC ged for his road
its hearty cooperation with the cit
liens of Salina in transporting peO-
pie here from the east, but assured
his hearers that they must rely upon
themselves TO form the excursion
narties and also To look out that
that they do not get left by the supe-
riOr work Of other towns.
MIR. Keller, the Rock Island agent
at SalinR, made talk for the immi-
grafton movement to Kansas, which
was quite inspiring. lie assured the
people OF Salina that they would
have the cooperation Of his office in
all steps which may De made to
bring immigration here.
A general conversation ensued,
participated in by + W. Ober. II. G..
Rash, Dr. J. w. Daily aud others,
and was direct TO the object In view
Nearly all present indicated their
purpose to go deep down i'm their
pockets to further the present move
nent, and were very explicit n t.
the means necessary for causing an
i'm migration to Salina this spring
It was thought important To raise
a fund to provide printing matter
and shape other affairs conducive To
immigration.
With that end in view twenty-One
gentlemen present pledged ten dri-
lars each for a period Of four months
A committee Of five gentlemen wa
selected to run the membership mp
to one hundred. Such committee T.
as folio IS: II. G.. Rash, +. l.. Bond,
r. H. MARYLAND, c. 3. Kirkland and
S. S. Godfrey.
s. s. Godfrey was elected a mem
Der Of the board Of trade, aud the
membership fee Of SO was paid into
the treasury by him.
FOrmsl notice was made in writ
ing, signed by Oscar Seitz, proposing
a change Of the constitution at the
annual meeting un the fourth Mon
day Of the month. The change con
templated is q reduction Of the board
OF directors from tWenty-four 10
nine members, and Of the eXecutiy,
committee from nine TO i've mem
bers.
a motion was adopted by a unHn.-
nous vote extending the thanks Of
the board OF trade to the Rock
Island company for arranging the
excursions to the state and com
mending the enterprise Of the road.
Some advertising projects were
adopted.
Matters connected with the sstab-
lishmeut Of canning factory and
soap and stucco works at Salina
were presented, showing commend
able progress in that direction.
The meeting closed at half past 10
o'clock. 1t was an interesting gath
ering and the effect will be decided
~ beneficial to Salina, or we mistake
the temper of those who constituted
it, component parts.
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