The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-08

order by President Ober. The al
tendance was quite large.
The secretary presented aud read
an itemiEed statement Of receipts
and expenditures during the past
year, showing the sums received
in aggregate TO be g., 1876 snd the
amounts DISTURBED o. be- $2l5 ~.
Report received and ordered placed
on file.
A discussion followed the reading
81 the report, and deduc~d &" figure
showed that the indebtedness Of the
board of trade To he in rOuni num-
befs was $40. This SUN was moIe
than covered by unpaid dues Of
members. A committee, CONSISTING
Of A. Kemper, George White and
the secretary was appointed to make
such collections.
The financial situation wa a.
planned by the president Go hr al
tributed to the closeness Of money
matters DUNG the winter and dis
position TO allow collections 60 60 %
good deal by default.
The motion Of p. q. Bond that no
subscriptions be circulated in the
board Of trade was passed with one or
two dissenting votes, but il was un-
dersOod that this action does not
debar the appointment Of com
mittees for the raising Of funds 10
assist any enterprise or other lauds
BILE work Of the community.
The following resolution, propIs-
ing an amendment to the bylaws,
presented in due form some weeks
since, Was read and adopted.
Resoired, That the directors be re-
duced from "a to 3, and the eAeru-
tive committee from 3 TO ..
The selection Of board of direc-
tors was proceeded with with Tia,
following result: f. W. Ober, A.
Kemper, NJ. J. Wellslager. NJ. d.
league, S. ;. Godfrey, DIR. W. A.
Phillips, &c. Z. Eberhardt, George
White and A. l.. Dodge.
These nominations were finally
made unanimous by the secretary
casting the vote Of the meeting after
many gentlemen had been named
and much discussion ensued Mr..
Ober disclaimed all wish to occupy
an official position In the board dur
ing the coming year, preferring "to
remain on the outside, as he said.
pledging his earnest cooperation FOR
its success, but he was prevailed up
on by the earnest solicitation Of the
members to use his name as a mem
Der OF the board of directors.
Other members In declining
place upon the board Of directors
gave the same assurance OF CO.
operation.
A proposition from n commercial
paper at Kansas City, with guar
anteed circulation Of 10000 copies
for the issue, to furnish one, two or
three pages at 800 a page to Saliua
for booming purposes, was read 10y
the secretary, but elected no action.
Mr.. Ober brought up the subject ct |
opening the Oklahoma territory ,u !
settlement, which WAS now bef'r" /
Congress. and believed IL the duly 81 1
the board Of trade II Salins ana 81 /
all Kansas, that they pray Congres-
against lis opening. He said thar
SUCH Congressional action with rel
rreuc, 90 the country m the south of
the State would be the means of de-
populating our counties and citie- 81
many thousands Of her population.
He said Salina would lose AT least
live hundred of her people, and lhri,
WIS not q toWu in Kansas that WouIc
not suffer to a greater or less extent
p. q Bond cOincided entirely with
the speaker He cited the action
being taken for the opening Of tue
A strong lobby was ia
he said, TO effect That
congressman and many
gentlemen Of note were interested in
lie move. The State Capital and
many towns had been decided on al
his time, and even the territorial
.fiieeIs were already decided on.
'WO or three railroads were await ,
ng the opening Of the territory 10 /
ross it, boundary. Mr.. Bond said {
e had been in the Oklahoma cOun- :
~, and il was s good country, let Z
'hOever chose to assert 70 the con- :
-ary. He for one proposed taking v
he first train for Oklahoma on its n
pening. He saw millions In il " G
ut he discerned great injury to O
.ansas from such opening. v
Mr.. league did not join in the n
.ars OF the gentlemen. He failed ~
believe that Kansas would be r,
armed from Oklahoma, and be %
fought that men Of larger means
Ould take the places of those who
snt to Oklahoma, and activity
OHid be Increased.
On motion, Prof. A. H. Owen, B.
towieh aud NJ. d. Sampson were
pointed & committee TO draft res q
ations, to be presented at the next d
Getting of the board, asking our
10 vote against the a
bill,
A letter was read from q gentle a
IN proposing to establish a can q
NJ factory At Salina for a bonus Of n
!. O00-sl2, eco to be paid in lsSs, at Ia
? rate OF 1880 each second month.
was filed. e.
4 proposal was received from the
lima Electric Light d Power Co. 10 pr
'nlsh three l6-eandle lights for the Ii
mt room Of the board Of trade free u
cost. The proposition was ac- -
tied and q vote Of thanks tender r.
the COMPANY. DR.
communications were read from
santa Fe, Rock Island aud Mis- =,
ri Pacific railway companies pro- IA
ing to cooperate with the board br
rade and city Of Saliua in bring
immigration 20 our county and -,
= Dr.
communication was read from bar