Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-08-22
RECIPROCAL TRADE
qqha Board Of Trade Supports
Blalns's Proposed ReelpFoeliy
TUESDAY NIGHTS RESolTIlOsS
usU and uhy Ehss Mere s"ff"r'eo-
H a. F4shsr's and ous othsf tAs
onlF \ etes sSPPS~ea -
1Acul

sass the Chicago Tribune az yosieT-
day ''The Chicaetp baSfa az Trade
directors have aeclsste lAelg support It
reciprocal trade not alone with south
America and Mexleo baat with al nauons
II 1he world. Al the TUESDAY meet.ag
the following resolutions presented hy
Mr. Aldnch were adopted b. vote If
l4toss
Whereas, Tie B,saId Of Trade II tae
CITY of Chicago desfes zoe adoption II
saeh measures by tha niiea states
Congress as wiil hest promote tae com-
msfclal interests u tAe country and ga
tend 30 tie largest possible degree ear
tIade witt foreign countries, therefore,
Resolved, by the Board e.. Directors
of sad Board u Trade tl4zt Nc com-
mend the policy pi commercial re-
oiprocltY outlined IA recent oomesp0na-
elco between the hl5n. James a.. Blame,
Secretary uf Stale, and ine Hon. Nm.
4. Frye. Sc move in tae right dAeo-
ton. and hereby request oar Senators
ana Representatives ln Congress io give
10 said policy Their hearty support
Resolved, That Ne hglitNe i4at re-
ciproCty should nlb be confined 90 our
nc'ghhors or tie siluNl. beat should ln-
! Clude those % tnc norin ID us. ANA taat
careful consideration 81 tne needs 81
/ our country Mi lead our iaNusakels 90
extend the policy along lltf oi latfaie
a. we'll a. Ol longitude.
Resolved, hat copy Of these fes-
Olulions Zoe sent ey the secretary 60
+ each one al toe SENATORS aud iepItsen-
t4IlAcs from lnis state.
At the meeting Of Tie Grand
Rapids Board ol Trade lass Tues
f day night There was consd-
cradle discussion as O. possible charter
1 amendments, and plal, as already
published ln the l1HchAh iIKA1l. rr
which valuable hints in that 1irtclDn
could be obtained b the most available
form. Tie IELEoRAM-HEEAID IS u-
debted 90 Secretary Van Asmus fof
that much 81 the dOngs 81 TIE board
on that evening and hereby gratefully
! acknowledges u.
But there was one part Of that meet
/ lng's proceedings that, until last ulghL
4 has remained locked ln the secret re-
! cesses OF the members and secretary :
/ inner consciousness. Ca Tuesday cKen-
1 ing the Grand Rapids Board % Trade
+ adopted resolutions almost exactly
+ similar 10 those adopted 10y the Chicago
/ Board Of Trade 0l the same evening,
a. published above. There was how
] ever greater uuaL mfy among tae
Grand Rapids members than there Was
+ among those ot Chicago only two
beng opposed 90 il J.. b. Fisher
/ and one other. bow q was done Is not
I known, bat evidently Mr.. Fisher pre-
vailed upon Secretary Van Asmus -
/ Withhold all mention Oi the resolutions
I from the press For that reason also d
/ j. impossible 10 give toe resolutions wee
/ baLm, as Col. Van Aenus. 81 late
/ hour las night. stll considered hm-
self as bound Icy nis promise q Ar.
| Fisher. and positively refused t0 atord
! the IIEGRA an opportunity
of copying and printing them ior the
benefit Of SIS readers.
Indeed, such has been the mvstcrl-
Gus secrecy with which that part Oi tae
proceeding has been handled, that tais
paper would have known nothing oi
the matter at all had DOT q intghcr
who voted for The adoption OF tne
resolutions read n the Chicago Tribune
of smllar resolutions having been
adopted by the Chicago Board al Trade
and qucrcd the lTIEenhM-bERAfp "A
10 why 10 bad not published their do.
ings ln that direction.
When told tho reason, the member
interviewed stated that they knew O,
no reason why tie matter had not beer
given 20 the press. unless q was because
one OF both of the gentlemen voting
against 10 had persuaded Secretary Var
Asmus not 10 give Il up. u expected
90 read the resolutions ir my IEEE
cI1n-HEBkID the next morning. rs dad.
think, al who were present az tbc
meeting"