Telegram-herald., 1891-02-17
NEW BOARDOF TRADE
Another Opinion on the Present
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After the Adjournment ot the com
ell, lasi evening. group OF aldermen
reporters and other gentlemen stood
near lhs elevator chatting oa the events
Of Tie evening. WHEN Alderman CIRQUE
joined Tie group. Maen hls eye Tell on
the TELEGkAM-HERAI.D man, he began
to laugh, and thea he laughed again.
When pressed % let the crowd share
the cause of his merrlment, lac SAID.
II want TO know the name OF that
gentleman so familiar with the internal
management Of the Board of Trade.
think that mans breadth of mind de-
serves notice. VIII you tell me who he
iss'
OF course the reporter would not do
that, and shortly, Mr.. Creqae con-
tnued
"inst think what splen did scheme
il would be for the furniture manufae-
turers OF Grand Rapids, tho men who,
as much as # got more than any Others,
have made the city. aud WHO. surely,
have made il the furniture center of
the world, erecting a bniiding 10 ao-
commodate the foreign competition
whici. comes in here from all over the
world TO take their trade away. That
is one OF the most brilliant ideas that
ever flashed on this brilliant city. The
name of lis father ought 10 be pub
llshed. Here these furniture men have
made Grand Rapids the best aud prac-
tically the only mart OF the country,
by the sweat of their brows, 10y the toll
of their brains and by the courage of
their large hearts; have built up the
city by bearing all the burdens
of taxation and government, all
for the benefit of men who
have not a single interest IN the city,
but 10 come and trade on Its repuia-
ton. So wemust have new board of
trade, must we; board that not only
will no; kick when il sees the CONNER
cial reputation OF this city traded UPON
by foreigners vino never contributed
penny or thought 10 make tn II repu-
ta.on, but board of trade tnat viii
~ "
huckster-g Who is that man"
At tins point Alderman Sproul, whose
face had been getting very red all tins
while, interrupted:
"Yes, and / tell YOU what is more;
promise you that if | am on this coun-
Gil another year, shall introduce an
ordinance putting these men who sell
furniture by sample on some sort of a
level of responsibility with those who
now bear the burdens that support the
splendid fame OF this city ae furni-
ture market. ] shall do my best 10
have them pay for their privileges, or
else renounce them. i would have
them taxed so high that they would
either pay for what they get or get out"
Good" said another gentleman, "lf
o poor fellow comes into the city with
pack on ms back or chrome IN his
hand, Ia earn an honest penny, because
the world has gone hard with hlDl, and
he does not know what else TO turn ms
hand TO, he is hauled up and made TO
pay the city third OF hrs gross re-
ceipts, on the ground that he ought
Justly TO bear share OF the expense of
creating a market for ms wares. But
these foreign furniture men come IN
here yearly by squads and regiments
and take the trade that belongs here,
and we all take oil our hats and low
our faces 10 the earth on account
Of the compliment it gives the
center OF the furniture world.
The papers told us last De
cenbeT of one tram OF seventeen car
loads of samples samples only. mind
you, every piece OF which, If IT paid
the men at all TO bring II here will rep
resent at least one days output of one
of our own factories. say, CreQue. did
that man IN Mondays TELEGRAM-HrR-
AID really want the Board Of Trade 10
pu, up building for those feilows2'
Here the elevator man yelled "Au
aboard: last trIp' and the group de-
scended to the first floor. Offering to set
IL up If the reporter would only give up
the name of the new conner ADD phil
osopher.