St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-01
NEW BLOOD INVITED.
Chamber of Commerce Votes &c
Add 100 New Members.

Chamber of Commerce Votes to
Add 100 New Members.
The proposition to increase the mem=
bership of the chamber of commerce to
250 members, as authorized by Gen.
Bishops motion offered June 16, an adj
dition of 100, was the incentive to call
out large attendance at yesterdays
meeting. The question provoked a
lively debate, and great deal of the
talk was quite pointed and drastic.
This resolution provides that these
100 members may be admitted for a fee
of 500 each, but they are to be relieved
from all the Indebtedness OF the cham
Der.
Capt. Berkey, in his petulant style,
attacked the resolution. lie declared
with some vehemence that it was unjust
to the balance OF the membership that
100 new people should be admitted to all
the benefits without assuming any of
the liabilities. His plan for admission
of new members would be that each
should pay in ratio to the Increased
valuation of the property accumulated
since the chambers organization.
Col. j. II. Davidson was also arraYed
against the resolution. He figured that
it would have the effect to decrease each
present members interest in the prop
erty from 150th to 250th interest. He
also asserted that there are member
ships now for sale, and he thought that
if there are any who wish to unite with
the body they can do so by the purchase
of these memberships that are so for
sale.
DR.. Day followed in the same line of
thought He assured his hearers that
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and upon this theory ID. ID. Merrill based
blood. Then followed Messrs. Open
helm, Bishop and Nichols in favor of
the resolution. and it was finally car
ried.
Mr.. Curry's motion to change the
number of perpetual members from
forty-five to thirty-five and the annual
members from fifteen to twenty-five
was next taken up, and Mr.. Nichols
moved to amend-by making the per-
petuaI members forty and the annual
members twenty. Capt. Berlzey was
thereupon exasperated. He alleged
that it was covert attempt to popular
iZe the chamber, and he said the body
licked backbone, and ION all questions
of great Importance, like the silver
coinage, the 500 bill, Mississippi river
improvements Iulo bOoN-Ieio- -11tlASbt-- ~
take decided stand, and has shot off at
tangent Oh matters OF minor lmpor-
tance."
This speech aroused the sleeping ire
of Thomas Cochran Jr. He brought up
the action of the chamber upon his
famous Sunay observance resolution,
and exclaimed: ''Lack of, backbone,
indeedl Why, mine is aching yet.
| Laughter. have not got such an ante
| deluvian memory as the last speaker.
| but l want to say right here and now
| that the chamber of commerce of. the
| city of ST. Paul is to-day the most infiu-
entail body in the stateof Minnesota. -
Hon. II. F. Stevens then secured the
floor. He urged that some truths had
been spoken concerning the influence
exerted by this body in shaping legisla-
| tion," and his own observation proved
| that during the last session of the 1egis-.
| lature more attention was paid by that
| body to the ward politicians than to a
| chamber of commerce committee. 1--WE
| ought to eSchew politics entirely and
| have a committee that would act for the
| very best interests of our city,"
Gen. Bishop explained that the in
creased membership cannot effect an
| additional expense, and the resolution
as amended prevailed.
Being introduced, President Garfield.
| of the National Educational association,
| stated that owing to the lengthy session
he would not detain the members but a
moment. Mr. Garfield stated that all
| of the business contracts lad been car
ried out very fairly, and that MessrS.