The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-20
FIGHTING HUMOR
Tho Old Board Of Trade Accepts the New
Organization Is an Insult.
A Conciliatory Resolution Looking
Toward AmalRamation was
Almost Unanimously
Voted Down.
BY the Standards Special Wire.

BUTTE, May 1s.-Thc cid board of trade
met at the court house tonight, 10 strong,
and displayed no little amount OF vim
and vitality. All outsiders present must
have concluded that the old board is still
ALIVE and extremely alive. Vice-Presi-
dent Barrett called the meeting TO order
n stated the object to be 10 arrange for
the election of officers for the ensuing
year..
Gen: c: s.. Warren said: ~ understand
there Is doubt among some citizens as To
whether or not this Is an organized body,
whether or not II Is dead and whether or
no II IL out OF business. This, | under
stand, is n Of the reasons why this
meeting IL called. A number of gentle
men have organized n body called the
board Of trade Of Butte city. l think that
the name was adopted simply TO confound
with this hoard and IL possible
wipe this board out of existence.
But 1 think the interests of our city para
mount TO any manner n clique Of men,
n would favor either organization or
coming 10 some agreement. i feel per-
sonally more like resenting the insult on
this board Of trade. But the interests Of
the city are paramount and ! can will
general good"
John II. Curtis, in order to alleviate the
feeling between the factions and bring
about a compromise, introduced these
resolutions:
WHEREAS, The renewed prosperity Of Butte
ana ule additional proof 81 her assured com
y rs,i1affi ien, ~ ,sa nns awasansI lhe .ixsns 70
| he stimalns thus riycn fhe riiv's sn MI y" "", pror'
ress has resulted In the organization Of a board
OF trade which through Its zeal In the interests
Of Butte has unwitlingly ignored the board Of
trade which has for years been In existence,
he II,
Reso,rsd. That we, the members Of the So
called old board. appoint a committee Of thrr,
TO walt upon the new board and agree uIon a
plan Of reorganization with a view Ia promoting
harmony, uniting all factions and interests and
n.innink Mrm,n .ne ioia ~ tne pnaiu All 'hs
tbc risvI H. n na,ihe y """s'''"' "'e'e>'s :"
Resolrsd. Thai we recopnize the import.
ance OF Immediate steps, aupr,,iatc the
good work Of the new blood which. has stImu.
lat,d our ORGANIZATION Ia long delayed artion,
Hn,is anil tha Ieys,nnme", ~ IN Scr r,.unurrcs :"
A.. t,nnoae ~ Jay .ne respiu.ion on 'nG "a
pIe, saiu aiu; sanies n. syncn. ~. Is
PlesuIhpt'pu y nuy sr'oi men 20 orRan,
~ . ri'ai oorru y 'raue anu steai iron,
ane oiu organization n.s name. lie, us MOI
uo,npron'se. was .he,r u"ty VohhE,
point a committee 10 see u inns
Ioaru s ~ eAis.eh".' anu 'ncnr
uu.S cosnc 10 : Senerai Nnrreh
said Ine ias' meetng OF WIS poaru was
neIu on os'; ~ ias' III coiIecuon w,.n
IN, Ms Mlnerd' Lana L~om'enuon .bu. l1r
tnis poarI OF traue," said the general;
.tne Northern racihc shor, ~ woulu
ncxer nave peen pui'. there was never
= tline ~ une history Oh butte, when ,,'s
poaru oI uaue has not peeh c'luai 20 ,ne
,oncessiohs shohid nave
come from uhe ouier sue.
Mr.. Warren said that there are vi mem.
bers OF the bona gds board of trade o.
whom ~ are ~ good standing. he said
That no applicant had been refused mem
bcrship, yet the president OF the new
board has never applied Tor menibershlr
n two-thirds OF the members OF the
new board have v been members o'
the ola board. He seconded Alderman
Lynch's motion.
Jildge Barrett SAID the old boaru did MOI
seem To he broad-gauged enough for I'll,
president OF the new board. lie was o'
the opinion that nothing. was broad
guagcd enough Tor that individual unless
he belonged to II himself.
The motion to lay the resolution on tls