Telegram-herald., 1891-12-16
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The Board of Trais Directors Kisct
Him Secretary
At 4 REDUCED COMPENSATION
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Twenty-three directors OF the hoard
Of trade were present ~ the adjourned
neeting Of tns board last evening.
Wee President Crosby presdeds owing
20 the atsence Of President Briggs fIom
tAe city.
The board Immediately went into ex-
seUtixe session. ard az reporters raped
Tor adm ssson, they we're eacn Ia tnrn
informed tnat tae business OF the board
WAS OF suen nature The, pablicity Vas
not desirable and therefore reporters
yo lid have 10 De excluded
Tee regular board business vas hrst
cisposcd or several communications
were read oy the secretary. toe first one
having come from the q. K. s. /. rail-
way company IN response TO inquiries
affecting freight rates. The board VAS
informed that the matter hsd been re-
ferred 70 Joint committee OF the rail-
roaGs entering Chicago. and that the
committee would consider Il ~ the ear
hest opportunity. Communications
from tee ysFions trade journals
throughout the country were read ex-
pfessng their approval OF the scheme
40 laauee tae National Retail Furnl-
tue Dealers ASSOCIATION 20 bold Its
mestng a this ci'y. ami offering the
use of their columns 10 asst The prop
CslLOu.
fuvitsd te the Mas Meeting.
A communication from the recently
organized Improvements board was
read, winch invited the board TO attend
the nass meeting 10 be held IN Hart
mans ha!l on the 22ud.
j. y. Murray Vas elected TO mem
te1shlp.
fhe matter of electing secretary
was then grapplet with. THIS ques-
ton was the caGse OF considerable de-
bate. Chas. 4. Sign expressed hint
SELF p'alnIy IN speakIng OF the conde-
ton Of the boards working powers
and the lack OF confidence winch IL
receives from tAe business Interests
OF the city lie saiI that the board
had incurred the ai-pleasure of the
press and found - extremely q fficuit
~ combat against tins opposing ele-
meut. lie thought q would be better
% gam the support of the press by \
change OF methods. Chss. III. Leonard
was Of the opinion tha. the board
should "not be- run by the papers," and
that it continue along regardless of
the opinion OF the press. This brought
f b. Fisher 20 his Ieet with an explana-
ton Mr.. Fisher knew the press OPP
posed the board because he was men,
Der of the board of directors. They
have the :dea that ne favored the re-
election Of Secretary Van Asmus be-
cause he had gwen his paper more
information concerning the bolrd's
Troceedings than ne had TO the other
city papers.
Dsree,er E,shss RssiGns.
This Mr.. Fisher said WAS not the fact,
and rather than have the boards inter-
est opposed from bis membership he
would resign frcm the b. ard. lie pre-
sented his resignation. No action was
taken. Mr.. Van Asmus was nominated
for reelection as secretary. mem
ber of the board said whoever WIS
elected 10 that position should give
his whole time To the uffice. IL
il well known that Mr.. Van Asmus
il representing the Lyon collection
agency in this city and that
he is receiving g.. 500 a year from the
board a. its secretary. Fifteen hum
dred dollars of this amount IL paid to
his clerk. John Grant. After this mat
ter had been thoroughly discussed. ~
was voted by the hoard tnat the seCre-
tary should devote his whole time TO
the work of th. secretsryshlp; that the
Office should Do opened At q. m. and
continue open ali day. Under these
restrictions Mr.. Van Asmus was re-
elected and the salary for the coming
year vas placed at $1,000. The board
tllsu adi0urned