Telegram-herald., 1889-07-17
July II, 80.


III. d. c. Wax AsnCs:
My Dear Sir-l have finally secured
some OF the Detroit great fair exposl-
ton prOspeetises aud herewith inelOse
one. You MIL see 4 is very artfUiiy
drawn aud design 10 capture without
committing any one. Ii has no Official
or other Signature and no ole
yOuches for lis promises The State
Horticultural Society Joins them, a. the
lnclOsed Will show. The premium list
which viii bind the exposition corpora
ton, 50 far as | can learn, has not
materialized yet. | will leave the mat
ter OF an counter irrItant, SO far as
Kent and adjoining counties are con
cerned 10 your board and the Grand
Rapids press. | will try 10 look after
the northern counties and press.
Yours truly,
j. q. RAMsDEL.
IL il known that the business men of
Detroit who subscribed 10 the exp0si-
ton AT FIRST, have Withdrawn, and the
whole scheme looks rather shaky.
Several of the leading men OF the
Western Michigan Agricultural and IN
dustrlal Society have been approached
by the Detroit people IN the hope Of
getting them 10 JOIN IN with the Detroit
exposition.
IL looks to the local board as if the
real estate dealers were working q
scheme to get large number OF socie-
ties to- promise TO come on the dates
mentioned II their circulars and then
ask the business men Of Detroit If they
can afford to let the exposition fall
through.
The communication was referred TO
Mr.. Van Aslnus, and he was instructed
10 give 1t TO the papers of the city. Mr..
Ramsdel viii meet with Mr.. Gilbert
when nc comes 10 this city, and a
strong opposition VIII be made TO the
local society joining with the Detroit
exposition. The State Horticultural
Society has already committed itself TO
the exposition.
The other communication was from
the Chicago Board off Trade, and ex-
plains itself:
CHICAGO. May IS. 1859.
The following preamble and re solutions we're
adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Board of Trade OF the city Of Chicago. at a
meeting held this day. Respectfully.
q. r. STONE, see.
Whereas. The hog crop of this country is a
source of great National revenue; and.
Whereas. France and GERMANY prohibit the
Importation of American Saitet Dor mi.
nereas, such prohibition Is basel upon the
unfounded allegation that America hog
meats are unhealthfnl, which insults and cir
cumscribes great and beneficial industry;
and,
Whereas, The hog product OF England Is not
thus interdicted. and thereby a particular and
offensive discrimination is made against the
American hog product. TO the great injury OF
our commences; and.
Whereas. Under this legislation our exporta-
! tiop of hog product has diminished In value
from one hundred and four million dollars In
1881 10 fifty-nine million dollars in 1888; and,
Whereas. The American hog product is gen
orally used in America by citizens Of all
natlonaities. and in all foreign countries,
ment TO the health Of the consumers. and
therefore the existing decrees of prohibition
can not trGthfusly rest on the basis OF the un-
healthfuiuess OF the product.
Resolved. That the Board OF Trade Of the
city of Chicago hereby respectfully represents
to the United states Government the neceS-
sity OF Immediate and decided measures. 10
the end that the disabilities herein recited be
removed. and the business in American hog
meats no longer suffer under the stigma of
| false and injurious accusations, but be
! restored tg[ts rightful place in the commerce
OF the world ~
Resolved. That 8 eopyef the above be sent
tothe principal cosuner ereial organizations OF
| the country.
The communication Was referred to
the committee on legislation.
The New Orleans Board of Trade
asked cooperation in securing the pro-
posed navy yard in that city. Their
communication also was given to the
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