Telegram-herald., 1891-11-13
ENTERPRISE!
Our Rip Van Winkle
Sleep to be Broken.
BUSINESS WILL BOOM
For the Solid Men of the
Town Have Enlisted
1ONAKl THINGS JINGLE
"A Meeting Of Representative
Real Estate Men
EFFECT An ORGANIZATION
To be Know as the Grand Rapids
Land and Improvement Co.
To be Know as the Grand Rapids
Land and Improvement Co.
HOSSBACKS WILL NOT Be IN IT
But the Wide-Awnks. Energetic, Hust
ling and frrspre.sibIs Champisns Of
Growth and Devsiopnsns win
Take the Reins and Score For
a Winning Eace-Lass
Nights Meeting.

The real estate men held another
meeting in the rotunda of the Morton
House last night and it is safe to say
that they were almost paralyzed with
surprise at the attendance and the en-
thusiasm manifested. Ii was one of
the l.veliest bunnsss meetings ever held
IN Grand Rapids.
W. III. Kinsey called the meeting to
order and Secretary Dunton read the
minutes OF the last meeting. After
these were approved Mr.. Kinsey said
the duty OF reading the new constItu-
ton aud bylaws devolved upon him.
and requested that some one be ap-
pointed as chairman for the evening.
Cnas- Fox proposed the name of the
Hon. John :. Lawrence, and Mr.. Law
renee TO x the chair.
Mr.. ktuzle stated that an attorney
had been consulted aud 10 act govern
ing the organszat on OF such q body
could be found that was more favor
able tnan the act TOR the incorporation
OF boards OF trade and chambers OF
commerce. He then read tne constitu-
ton and bylaws.
lie constitution stated that the or
ganiza.lon should oe known rs the
Grand Rapids Real Estate and Isa-
proysment Board, and It's objects were
defined IS follows:
The oblcct of this ASSOCIATION shall be
10 promots the real estate and other
'tusincss interests of the city OF Grand
EAp.ds, Michigan. by the encourage
81 ~.
location of ali kinds of manufacturing
interests; soliciting the investment OF
local and foreign capital aud especially
tf.rough the Establishment of perman-
eGt office, use ali legitimate means to
make koCwn IN various ways the ad-
vsntages of Grand Rapids rs . mann
featuring center.
At the close of the reading the chair
man asked whether the meeting was n
continuation of q previous meeting or
voluntary meeting N which all pres
ent were entitled To vote.
Aid. Turner'S opsalon was that it was
merely voluntary.
Judge Groves moved that the repor,
OF the commftes be accepted, and the
constitution submitted. Aid. Turner
taeu explained that there WAS no desire
au tttF RAl VI tHf -&bfEStiDn W Ctff-
fict with the Bosrd of Trade. It was
g. supplement the work Of the Board Of
Trade. Neither vas il 10 create q fic-
tclous boom IN real estate, but Was for
the purpose OF getting up al Associa-
ton of people who had unemployed
capita, and With real estate owners, and
thereby develop many new Industries
advantageous s~ the city and tue parties
concerned.
Fred Maynard wanted TO know what
the scope Of work of the Board OF
Trade was.
Aid. Turner. Thought . few minutes
aad then SAID NJ believed 10 was con
fined almost exciuavely 90 the furnl-
turs business, the largest industry in
she city.
Col. Penny ssw that something must
be done to enecursge general interest
in the city's Improvement. That the
Board of Trsde had done work IN a
certain lire. hut there vas . large field
in which the Board of Trade had not
toacbsi, that cspitsl hsd gone out OF
the city to irresponsible mining invest
na.na. and that it sss almost Impossi-
bic to get cspital for . stock company
:, tbss city. Therefors everything
must D8 malkso " ctus~ stteutou.
aod he wished the constitution might
place the office OF secretary under the
r.nss~ment OF the ooard of directors,
=, AZ to insure thorough work.
r. q. StadE-v wished 20 correct Aid.
Tnrrsr's statement that most Of tne d.
reesars Of the Bosr1 OF Trade we're fur
u,tslrs men. 0aly i've out OF thirty
swo are furniture men
IL vas then suggested that Judge
Groves ret,ou he aivided and tne re.
part OF the ccnesstsr- frst sccepss'i
go shsn suhna,tted afterwards section
30 s~~eon. Judge Grove accepted the
change ard she motion vas adopted
tir1rzp De Haven thoafhsss tns con
ssifut,ea bad recn hastsiy drawn ur
thst = SETTER be printed and esrvulsfea
suons the parties interested. inen \
could % stasdsei.
ghss Fan nsvsd that the esnsnta-