Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-01-11
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
Thoroughly Organized and Ready for
Business.

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Business.
Persuant to call of President Francis G.
Newlands the Board of Directors of the
State Board of Trade held meeting at Re-
no last Saturday, and following is report
of the business transacted, condensed from
the Journal.
The following gentlemen were named as
charter members Of the Board from Lyon
county, the first three of whom are members
of the Board OF Directors:
John B. Gallagher, N. II. A. Mason, w.
J. Wester6eld, c. c. Thomas, F. w. Fair
banks, J. r. Shaw, VIM. Shirley, Joseph
Wilson, J. L. Campbell, E. P. Lovejoy, +.
II. Reymers, W. B. Sanders and David
Wilson.
The following are officers of the Board:
President, Francis G. Newlands; Vice Pres
ident, VIM. Thompson; Second Vice Presi.
dent, Evan Williams; Third Vice President,
George Russell; Secretary, Allen Bragg;
Manager, r. L. Fulton; Treasurer, c. T.
Bender.
The Executive Committee framed Con-
stitution and Bylaws which will be publish
ed in pamphlet form and distributed through
out the State. A Board Of Directors of 50
me mbers was selected, and it was also pro-
vided that in addition to the 50 directors
so selected there should be fifteen more rep
resenting local Boards of Trade in each
county in the State, each local Board having
the right to appoint one member, upon its
plan of organization being approved by the
Board of Directors of the State Board of
Trade.
1t was also provided that regular meet
ings of the Board Of Directors should be
held on the second Saturday of each month,
at Reno, at the Office of the First National
Bank.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolyed, That the President and Secre-
tary be instructed to ask the financial assist
ance Of the Central Pacific Railroad, the
Carson & Colorado, the Virginia & Truckee,
the Nevada, California & Oregon, the Neva-
da Central and the Eureka q Palisade rail-
road companies.
A resolution was also adopted that the
annual dues of the members of the Board
shall be IS.
The Commissioners of the several count
les were requested to have prepared and
submit to the Board complete and descrip-
tive pamphlet showing the resources and
capabilities of their respective counties.
President F. F. Newlands addressed the
meeting and stated that the Nevada Board
of Trade would follow closely the Califor-
MIA Board, as it had for Its object much the
same propositions. 1t is proposed to collect
with reference to their resources; also to OBJ
| tain lists Of lands in the State that are suit
able for settlement, with water rights at
tached to the same. The purpose is to
faciitat. the diviaion of these tracts of land
into small subdivisions Of from 40 to loo
acres and to offer them to intending settlers
water and the bringing under cultivation
of larger areas of land is also to be consid-
cred. Application is to be made to the c.
P. Company to secure stop-over privileges
for immigrants passing through the State.
Owners of large tracts, with water-rights
attached, are to be invited to divide up their
lands and place them upon the market.
1t will be seen that the State Board of
Trade is business institution, and greater
movement was never inaugurated in Nevada.
The officers of the institution are practical
and substantial men, and the success of the
scheme is an assured thing.