Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-08-05
BOARD OF TRADE.
A Census Recount Urgently
Demanded,
SALEM BUSINESS MEN IN EARNEST.
Several Resolutions Adopted
After Intelligent Discus
siOn--GOOd Work i'm Prog
reSS by the Board.

session with President Wright N
the chair and large attendance
Secretary Mitchell read the minutes
of previous meetings, which wer,
approved.
A communication was read from
the authorities of the Northwestern
Industrial exposition at Spokan,
Falls next October, inviting an ex
hibit from Marion county; also from
the secretary of the Albany board
oftrade, suggesting cooperation with
that body for joint exhibit. These
were referred TO a committee con.
sisting of Frank Davey, II. w. Cot
tie and w. +. Peck to report upon
the feasibility of the scheme at an
adjourned meeting next Monday
evening,
The firm of GobalCt & Willach
made application for membership
and on motion the rules were sus
pended and they were duly elected
The following resolutions were
read and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Su.
preme Ruler of the universe To re
move from our midst Mr.. q. w. Tiff
fany, highly respected member of
this assembly, and,
Whereas, 1t is but just that a
fitting recognition of his many vir-
tues should be bad, therefore, be it
"Resolved, That in the death of
our respected member, Mr.. Tiffany,
this board of trade has lost a worthy
member and an earnest worker for
the upbuilding of our city, and the
community IA law abiding citizen.
lie was ever ready Ia put into prac-
tice the principles of this board of
trade and his frieEds admired him
for the enterprising spirit that he
displayed toward all just means to
further the interests of the city.
Resolved, That n page on the
records of this board of trade be
sacredly dedicated TO the memory of
the departed member.
Resolved, That this assembly eX-
tend a sympathizing hand to the
relatives and friends of our late
member, and that copy of these
resolutions be transmitted to the city
papers with the request that they
publish them"
Mr.. II. J. Richardson, of Mime
apolis, representing the Scenorama
of the great Northwest, addressed
the board in relation to having Sa-
lem represented In the SCenorama
and accompanying lecture, which
are to be presented at the 81. Louis
exposition. The matter was referred
10 a committee consisting of c. b.
Irvine, w. A. Shaw aud WI.
Wild to report thereon at the ad-
iourned meeting next Monday night,
The following dispatch was read
from T. F. Osborn, president of the
Portland board of Commerce.
President Board of Trade, Salem,
Or: The census rs reported leaves
the state fully eighty thousand short
and loses another congressional rep
resentatiYe, TO which the state is en-
titled. We ask you to Immediately
wire our senators and representa-
tive TO lay the matter before the
secretary of the interior and demand
new enumeration of the entire
state under new and efficient super
visors. We have done go. An
swer.n
President Wright reported navlng
sent the following answer TO Mr..
Osborne: 1--WE fully realize the
great injustice doue our state and
will wire at once
The following resolution was pre-
sented and UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
Whereas: 1t is Il palpahle fact
that the L. :. census of Oregon as
taken this year is VIGOROUSLY faulty
and leaves uucOunted a large part of
the population OF the state, thus in
juring all parts of the state in "A
commercial sense and retarding the
work of setting up the state and de-
veloping i's grand resources; also
injuring the state in "A political sense
as IA factor in the great sisterhOod of
the National Union, in that IL al
lowed 10 remain rs now reported,
the state will lose representative
in congress, To which il would be
entitled under correct euumera-
lion, Therefore, be il
Resolved, BY the Board Of Trade
OF the city of Salem, that We earu-
estly urge our senators and repre-
sentative in Washington TO present
the matter 10 the department of the
Interior and II possible secu . re-
count of the " hole state under new
and efficient supervisors, and
Resolved, That the president and
secretary of the board be instructed
To telegraph Senators Mitchell aud
Dolph and Congressman Hermann,
urging them 10 forthwith demand a
recount of the whole state, aud To
have eugrossed, sign and forward "A
copy of these resolutions To each OF
. the gentlemen above named 10y
mail AS soon as possible.
The secretary read his report for
July, which was accepted and
placed ON file,
On motion the board auth orizcd
the president and secretary To form
ulate aud sign officially IA resolution
requesting Thos. NJ. Palmer presi,
deut Of the Worlds Fair, TO appoint
Hon, NJ. wilkins, of Lane county,
this state, as one Of the sixteen
members Of the committee on agri
culture.
+ Resolutions were adopted request
Ing the county court Ia have tn,
highways from the city To the fail
grounds leyeled up, the ruts an,