Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-12
THEY ARE NOW ONE
The improvement Board and
Board of Trade
ARE NOW ONE INSTITUTION
II Win Be Known as the Board Of Trade
and VIII Do the Work Hereto
fore Done by Both.

L
mlttes to whom the matter was re-
ferred some tlme ago submitted the
plans TO their respective boards and
they were adopted. The united asso-
clzIIon will be known as the board OF
trade, aud Will Do composed OF neni-
Dershlp OF about 400. The union.wiA
not DO consumated until after the an
nusl electloa, winch wall be held on
the third Tuesday IN November. In
| the meantime the members OF each
board will be associate members OF the
other, and the board meetings will be
held jointly. The union OF tue two
associations was made under the fol-
lowing provisions:
The Conditions.
| The board of trade 10 to continue
with the same name. with sucn changes
IN the constitution as may be deemed
necessary, and 10 be agreed upon at
once.
In consideration of the improvement
boards transferring It's membership at
the end Of the present tisca! year of
the board OF trade TO that association,
the directors of the improvement board
are TO meet AS associate members of
the board of directors of the board of
trade until the next annual meeting Of
the board of trade, and the directors
OF the board of trade are to be associ-
ate members OF the improvement
board, ~ which time the new board of
directors is to be made up OF an equal
number of the associations.
The secretaries OF botn associations
will hold over until said annual cleo
ton and the Monroe street Office 10
closed.
All members of the improvement
board not already members of the
board OF trade who shall have paid
their September dues at the time of
the annual meeting shall be held and
all members joining the improvement
board between this and said meeting shall
be members of the board of trade with
dues to March /, 1898 at which time
upon the payment of $3.50 they shall
be credited with dues TO July /, 1898.
To Amend tho Constitution.
All who are members Of both asso-
cations who shall have paid their Sep.
TENDER dues upon the payment on
January /, 1898 of $3.50 shall be credi-
ted with dues to July /, 1898.
The board of trade is forthwith to
assume all assets and liabilities of the
improvement board.
The amendment to articles two and
three of the constitution of the board
Of trade shall be voted upon at the
next annual election so as to read II
follows:
The object of this association shall be
to promote integrity, good faith. just
eot, la nj hs,s,
; and discover and correct their dis
regard; to establish and maintain uni
. formity IN commercial usages; to pre-
vent or adjust controversies and mis-
Understandings which may arise be-
. tween persons engaged in trade; to en-
courage immigration; to secure the
. location of all kinds of manufacturing
interests, to solicit the investment o.
local and foreign capital, and general
r ly to foster, protect and advance the
) commercial, mercantile, manufacture
, ing, real estate and municipal interest
of the city and its surroundings, es
peclally through the establishment o
/, permanent bureaus and Offices and ltt
use all legitimate means TO max,
known IN various ways the advantage
t f Grand Rapids as manufacturing
/. center and place of residence.
a Thirty-One Directors
The management of this association
shall be vested in board of thirty
one directors to be chosen IN sucl
q manner and for such a term of ser
: vice as the bylaws shall provide.
:, After the terms of agreement hac
been adopted by each beard the i'm
provemeut board went over IN bod,
: to the board of trade where it was for
: mally welcomed by President Brigg
IN a few remarks of kindly fraterns
: greeting. Short speeches. were mad
{ by !. NJ. Turner, O. A. Crozier, William
h Alden Smith, +. A. Maynard an,
others who thought i was for the bes
: interests of both organizations and th
n city in general that the two associs
K tIons be merged. w. G.. futile of tn
improvement board said the member
of MS board some times smoked, anC
II no passed around 3 box of fragrau
q Havanas to the members of the boar
of trade.
win Unite linn diateIy.
After some discussion an smendmen
u to the constitution, providing for In
o cressing the board of directors fror
tnirty-one t. forty-tive, was submitte
and it will be voted upon at the ne1
z meeting.
e Secretary Kinsey of the improve
ment board was instructed TO furnis
= President Briggs of the board of trad
T. with the names OF all members Of h
z board aud they will be accepted 8
. members of the board of trade withou
the payment of dues.
The two boards signed an invitatIo
J. to the Congregational Association c
Ministers, now IN session at Mime
=" spOiis, 10 hold tie session in this city !
n The directors of the board of trad
"a adopted resolutions of sympathy an
coincidence on tue death of the wife @
Alderman O. A. Ball, VINO Is a men
= Der Of the board of directors.
:, Upon motion President Briggs az
pointed a committee of four. two fror
each board. to make nomination. fo
e members of the board of directors {
be voted for st the election IN NOveu
Der. The nominating committee cor
is sists OF NJ. h. Church and J. p Crequ
: Of the board of trade. and r. u. Cot
ger aud Fred A. Maynard Of the IN
provsment board.