The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-15
HELENA BOARD OF TRADE.
The Meeting Held in the Power
Block Yesterday Evening Well
Attended.
Constitution and Bylaws Adopt
ed and a Permanent Or9ani-
cation Effected.
Election Of An Executive Committee and
Selection of Room Discussed
Other Matters OF Interest

selection OF Room UlScu8So0-
Other Matters OF Interest
The Board Of Trade met in the Power
block ct o'clock last evening, President A.
NJ. Hotter in the chair, b. O. Walker. secre-
tary. The president stated he had been
notified that he had been elected president
of this new board Of trade, and returned
thanks for the honor conferred. He did
not expect any such an honor. After his
election ~ president of tho old board OF
trade it hessnsd to run down. Therefore he
had not expected tho election. The disor-
canization Of the old board took place dur
inc his absence, and while it appeared to
be case of snap Judgment, he had not in
auired into the particulars Of the matter.
The management Of the Board Of Trade
depended more upon the secretary than
upon the president, and the present secretary
was entirely competent 10 Gil the position.
Again thanking tho board for the honor
conferred, the president stated the first
thing in order would be the reading Of the
minutes Of the previous meeting.
The minutes were read and adopted.
Roll cali, twenty-eight members present.
Next order Of business was correspon-
dence. w. II. DeBoyer asked to be admit
SeI ~ emuea =. Wy " ss",.,> ro.o,c.
, me oo gi,. s4h ~.,I W.iIar res
ported upon several suitable rooms, and
recommended the large room IN the Power
and Keefe block, at u 600 per year. signed
BY 4. y. Welkef any SaMes nuAIisau. A..
n. nleinsc ts Uns.eu H. Ssr.nite
block. Price per year, upon hve.year
lease, IT the ratio OF $lzD per montn. y oee
sired he would furnish the miaole Ioom OF
the Granite 0lock until eucn tln,e as uno ~,
mex was completed, ana askeo Eespec'luA
consideration.
Moved the report OF tne comm n tss on =,
Letting room be accepted ana ene room
taken. Carried.
DR.. Atchison Thought they were beginning
at the wrong end. The matter should De
referred to the executive communities.
Mr.. Stedman agreed with this proposition.
Moved by Mr.. r. G. Wallace that the
whole matter be laid upon the table. Az
to be no concerted manner IN wh1cn TO pro
coed. but the matter was fnally straight
ened out and the business went on.
Secretary Walker thought action should
be taken on the subject OF z room az once.
The option on the room in the Power block
ident thought the matter ought to oe re-
ferred to the executive commlttee.
The committee on revision OF the consti.
tuition and bylaws OF the old board Of
trade, consisting of q. G: walker. Dr. !. 3.
Atchison and Joseph Davis, handed IN their
report, which was read.
Moved and seconded that the report OF
the committee be adopted.
r. II. Kleinschmidt moved to amend py
having It printed ana acSeo upon ac Tue
next meeting. ..x
Joseph Davis believed ~ vas noS neces,
board Of trade
fourteen years ana aao peen touno entlfeiy
suited to the requirements OF tne oooy.
Inc secfetary hopeo Sne t Mo'lon 70 pos0-
pone would nos prevail, a. 1ne report was as
good az It could De made: 49,
Mr; steoman op1ectee 20 tne pIovlslon
pefmlttlng quoruM oi 1nHs I oalec1ols
cohsene ~ Ino w., - .b.o az" ~
Woold probably uw4 4pt oo tSa 70 Siaee' ne
tneleioie moseu ~ona +,n ote seu.,un ne e
a an 30 - 70 deao az tmaI uoa,u a u
ne Gllec'ors shouAo Ao' 70 Ae"s 'nali eleven'
od Me; - ,a.,+ TIN ,o,,s+;+,,+;o,, ona ~
os.on " au0p vo vi Isl sns'''o'Aon "nu Wy
lays py sGo.,ons "ao s .os nov;s 4ba,, ro
OA Ano..on u yoSopA Da'n 'noy "e.e
aaopoeo as Ieaa, Dy yo!e 81. 1i seven 70
d;peotor. - shonld elect an execut;Ve cow ~.
u :tI S: az ~, sa,.ssas .1.o..s I'LL :
mltgee' aoool91ns " 'no "anne1 prescribed
oy tne os conssa aa 4s.a :, ss,,.aoa .a
~ was uoveu WY tuioI De sustoA1u an NV
an e1ecutlve coImMsee 70 ssleIseu. Dy ene
MenDets 81 1ne DoaIu piesSuI, oaS On !ur-
1ner CONSIDERATION ene 1ho1'oh WAS Wltn-
drawn; ;.
II. Atcnlson moveo tnas eau OF me 81
rectors De mao IoI ohe purpose Oh eIectlng
an executive committees. Tue president
agreed Win thus proposition, ana the
names OF me olreoto5s were reaa; Ten were
present. Inc pfesloeng stateu ~ as MS
oplnlon Una! nlne snoui - consSt9te quor.
um OF the olIectofs. II was dlmcult 20 get
tnir5een men 1oR Ss ;u. ne thhought It
wou1a % 70 sne oss1 Aa at Oh sne noafd
o! Iraoe 10 Mahe JIG quorum elgnt or
nine.
MT LAWS SAY. H. n shsFe mao Deen sucn q
Plovision IN one oio cons1ltut!on there
would nave peen no alssolution OF the old
I DoaIa. anae was ms reason iof making
'n Mt 4aolu.
twenty members had right to dissolve
such an organization. This was q matter
Moved to reconsider The vote nv which
the section was adopted and Az nine as a
Quorum OF the directors. The motion pre-.
Nalioo.