Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30
OF TRADE.
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pie. The Tssssarss's report sas read.
sisDtsd. snd ssfsfssd 70 the ssditing eon-
mitis<. The Secretary thee read . comma
calion 70 tAe c. & ". n z K company.
requesting that their ixst trsia STOP 81
Fenasille. which wu granted. He siso
read communication vith the II. C. 4. T.
company. requesting thsm to add another
lrsia to thsir present nambsr. The u. 7.
had zek 30 . ledssd tne receipt oI their L<ttsf
bat nofhlnz f4rt1sr lad been heard nom
them.
Ihs sserstsry also reported his commu-
nic4tson vita the Detroit Beard OF Trade
ana the Inter state Comnsrcs Commission
"a relation 70 placing Grand k.pins IA .
better psrcentzks basis with the last. lie
Communication win the q. < q l. K. t.
company VAS read, concerning the cArfying
passengers on freight trains north OF Csdi-
lac OF the regular mileage tic kst A fsvor-
sbls reply Vas received 10 this conniuni-
cation The question Of l. 90 mile tieket al
the rate Of ts0 cents per niie . under The
consideration OF ths q. X & l. company.
and sill De answered later. The following
pstitios VAS read:
GkAsD RAPIDS, Mich. June -. 1sso--I To
| 10 Honsra5ie Board Of Directors u ths Grdstd
| Rajais Board Of IFade.-G ESTLEsEs; We.
| the andsrsi<ned man ufaetnfers, merchants
and business men, OF the city OF Grand
Rapids. having for some time past iell our
| selves agrisyed AZ the arbitrary treatment
Of the Western Union Telegraph Company,
/ a. the sxhorbitsnt rates charged Us for the
/ transmission Of our kilograms, and the slo-
nopoly created BY said company in absorb
| mg The IS. & O. Company. and believing
that the interests Of this city and OF It's bus
/ iness community De better served with q
healthy competition IN telegraph service, as
/ il IS IN other branches OF business woald
raost respectfully request your honoraole
body TO take immediate steps and petit
ton the G. K. & l. Rail.
ozd COMPANY, or other issegrApn
| corporation % open 10 this city additional
telegraph facilities which will put Us in
| communication with Chicago. the West
| and the Northwest And for the purpose oil
| inducing such corporation 20 enter into
such business relation with US and In con
| sideraliOn OF lower rates than are'now OBJ
tanned. 10 Western Union points, We hereby
| agree 10 give such telegraph company our
business tor one year from date of consum
nation OF the proposed scheme, and WI
| further agree and bind ourselves herewith
10 continue our patronage for the time spec
ified. Notwithstanding should the Western
Union Telegraph Company alany time dur
Ing thst period reduce its toll below the
rates charged by the new company. Pro-
vided that the service 10 be rendered by the
new company are equally as good as those
rendered by the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
The new books Grand Rapids As IL Is
were dealt out 10 the members of the Board
each member is entitled 10 five copies, but
only one or two copies were dealt out &c
each member last night, the others 10 b.
ready next Monday. The Board also have
600 copies which will be sold for 80 cent
per copy. The meeting adjourned at about
| $50 d. m