Omaha daily bee., 1890-10-02
GETTING READY TO BOON.
The Real Estate Exchange Succ cessfully
Opens dsecond Season.
ApPRECIATING LEGISLATIVE ACTION
What the Assoeiat ION Proposes 10 Do
and Its Appreciation OF Post.
master Cia rkson's Re-
cent aplioint ncnt-

The Omaha real estate exchange, which
took such an active part in matters pertain
ing to the prosperity ofthe city year ago
met yesterday, after three months va
cation, for the purpose Of organizing for the
coming seasons work
There was a very liberal attendance and
marked interest was taken in the matters
presented for the consideration Of the ex-
change.
The meeting was called to order by Presi.
dent Hartman who stated that n number of
mem bers had suggested the advisability OF
renewing the daily meetings of the ex chan ge
at once, and he had called the meeting to get
an eXprcsSi on from the members as to when
the w ork should be actively com rnenced.
EX-G0vernOr Saund ers offered the SuggeS-
tion that the call meetings should be renewed
at once Much good had come, h @ said, from
the meetings las year. Omaha had been well
advertised and the opportunity was at hand
TO bulldup great business. The census fig
ureS bad given Omaha an advantage over the
cities in which big claims had been made
only to be knocked out by the census reports.
President Hartman, in the sam cline, told of
many letters he had received since the publ.
cation OF the census reports, conpimenting
the real estate eXchan &c in having made no
cal census figures.
1t was finally decidcdto renew the holding
Of daily sessions of the exchange on Monday
next, Octo ber u, at ii 80 O'Clock.
resolution was introduced and unani.
mouSly adopted, expressing the thanks of
the exchange to Hon. w. j. Connell Tor his
introduction into con gress of bill establish
ing branch Of the United States mint in
Omaha The resolution also urged the y C.
bras ka delegation in congress to work for the
passage OF the bill at the next session of con.
gresS.
resolution favoring the annexation of
South Omaha, Florence, West Side and
Dundee place was INTRODUCED.
David Anders on of South Omaha opposed
it. ii @ said the matter had been fairly tested
Omaha with all her corporations and money
and influence, had been de feated, and South
Omaha wanted to be left alone. He said that
South Omaha was prosperous and In good
financial condition, and wanted no interfer-
ence IN her man agement of her own affairs.
After some discussion the resolution was
referred to the executive committee.
President Hartman announced that he was
considering project which he would place
before the exchange soon. 1t contemplated a.
he said, the construction Of n permanent
home for the real estate eX chan ge, building
to be owned by the exchange and to cost n OF
less than SljO,0OO
WHATS the matter with a real estate ex-
change bank,' asked j. w. Paul, as the
chairman unfolded his plans
"That may come in later,n said Mr. Hart.
man, as he promised tolay the further details
of his project before the ex chan ge at an early
day.
Thena resolution was offered and unani-
mously adopted than king Senator Manderson
for selectinga memberof the exchange to be
postmaster of the great city of Omaha. Major
ClarksOn was present and made happy re-
spouse to the mplinlent He said the man
lacked much who lacked the friendship Of
those with whom he was associated and ac-
cordingly hewas greatly gIatife at the COM
pliment Offered him by his fellow members Of
the exchange. He trusted that when he
should retire from his official posi- ton he
would be as warmly greeted He assured the
members that he would never forget their
friendly greeting and that he would always
be found with them in everything that would
tend to the development and welfare of the
great state OF Nebraska and the magnificent
city of Omaha.
AS many Of the members Of the exchan ge
will join the board of trade excursion toSioux
City today, no further meeting will be
held until next Monday, when the regular
daily call meetings will be 1naugurated.