Wichita eagle., 1889-01-18

state, has invited here and entertained
quite number of CONVENTIONS, including
| the state con ventions of both great polit
1 ical parties. two state editorial conven
4 tions, the Oklahoma convention, and tn,
| Southern Kansas farmers convention
The board also assisted in entertaining tn,
state encampment of Knights Templar
the LOYAL Legion of Kansas, and tn,
worlds conclave of Odd Fellows, on theil
trip to California.
Delegates were sent to the ssdeep water
conventions" held at Denver and at For
| Worth.
| Delegates have also been elected. upor
invitation, to attend the dedication OF tn.
new chamhef OF commerce building il
a convention at Fort Smith on the 24th.
| July 2 general meeting OF bushes.
men was called to consider what should b.
| done for the future interests of our city
| This was the first of long series of .'citi-
zens' meetings that followed under direc
ton of the board of trade, resulting in
raising some three-quarters of a million
dollars in land. mortgages and cash, to bt
used TO establish industries in the city. .
| In all these efforts the board received thu
solid support of all our people.
1 September Is q committee was sent to st
| Louis to confer with Francis Whitaker
! Sons for the location of packing plant il
this city. September 21st Messrs. Whit.
taker made the board proposition which
| foundations are being laid for the largest
| and finest pork and beef packing plant in
| the country. which in five months time
will be ready for business.
| September 18th the board received no
1 tice from the Santa Fe railroad company
| that all its cattle trains from the south
| would stop In this city aud the cattle be
l fad q fbaI MI font nc hox Z ba
privileges Of this market.
September % resolution was passed
declaring that the city should be supplied
| with million bushel grain elevator and
that the board was ready to assist in the
enterprise.
Donations of land have been made to es-
| tablish the Wichita Overall and Shirt
Works" and the large box factory just To-
| Gated near the packing houses.
The board has also sunk a shaft to the
depth of 900 feet short distance west of
the city, finding an inexhaustibe supply
of strong salt water, sufficient to produce
salt in paying quantity.
The board has extended an invitation to
the State Breeders association to hold its
next annual meeting in this city. The in
vitation has been accepted and the meet
ing will be held here next September.
1t is the purpose of this board that out
of this and the Farmers convention there
shall grow permanent Southern Kan
sas State Fair Association" that snail
hold its annual eXpositions on the beauti-
full and extensive grounds now secured in
this city.
A large amount of detail work has been
done by the board that cannot be specified
in this report Also a large amount of
correspondence through the secretary's
Office.
The directors have held sixty-six regular
and special meetings during the year, be-
sides large number of conference meet
ings," which were held for counsel"
1t is proper to say that hardly single
public enterprise has been started in the
city that the board of trade has not had
something to do with its inception, pro-
gress or completion. The work could not
have been done without an organization Of
this kind, and our people have appreciated
this fact as evidenced by the ready sup
port they have always given the board.
One year ago the membership was 134.
Today there are PA members Of the board
of trade. There PA other equally good
and active business men in this city
who should become members Of
fort assist in carrying forward
the grand work now so we'll begun. and
which, if not allowed to slacken in its
pace, must result IN a very brief period of
time in bringing our city to the magnificent
proportions of a city of 100,0O population,
and forever confirm Der in her CONNER
cial supremacy of this great Southwest
country.
In submitting this report 1t is proper that
l should state that the duties of the secre-
tary have been lightened by the daily pres
ence of the president. | also desire to ten
der my thanks to the directors and mem
hers Of the board of trade for their kindly
forbearance and uniform courtesy.
GEO. W. CLEMENT, Secretary.
President Oliver was proceeding to call
for ballot for the election of the new
board of directors, when Secretary Glenn
ment interrupted him and said:
Mr.. President:
The most of the members of the present
board of directors have been associated
with you for the past two years in the in
innate relations that have existed within
this body of men, whose labors and efforts
have been for the upbuilding of our city.
You have presided over our deliberations
and have been our head and our leader.
We have learned to trust in your counsel,
and have always found it wise and pru-
dent. We have always found you ready
and willing to sacrifice personal interest
and feeling for the good of our city.
Your faith and your zeal have been
ton upon all public questions
has been honorable and unselfish. Your
time has been unhesitatingly devoted to |
the work of this board, even to the neg
lect OF your own business. In all our re-
lations we have learned to respect and |
honor you, and now, as these relations are |
TO be severed, we desire, as board, to pre- !
sent you some token upon which you can |
look in after years and remember the |
pleasant relations we have sustained
In behalf of the directors of this board |
Of trade present to you this gold-headed |
cane, as token of their respect and es-
TEEN. We have not selected a cane as an |
lntimation that you have reached period !
in life's Journey when its support is need |
ed, for we now regard you in the full |
strength and vigor of manhood, and it is |
DUR earnest wish that that vigor may be |
TO you for many long years to |
come, that you may be enabled to con-
tinue your labors for your much beloved !
city in the future as you have done in the |
past
The cane is a remarkably handsome !
piece of workmanship and bears the fol- |
owing inscription upon the side of the
curved handle:
Presented to
a. W. OLIVER, PRESIDENT,
By the Directors
Wichita Board Of Trade
Mr.. Oliver was completely surprised and
embarrassed. He said that /
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