The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT THE
ANNUAL MEETING.
a Resolution Passed. asking Senators
Ransom and Vance TO Vote for the
Repeal OF the sherman Bill.

a Resolution Passed asking Senators
Ransom and Vance TO Vote for the
Repeal OF the sherman Bill.
The annual meeting of the Winston
Salem Chamber Of Commerce was
held in the rooms of the Chamber
Monday evening, October End.
The meeting was called to order by
Secretary Blair who read letter from
President Gray who is now in Chicago,
regretting that he could no attend.
The Secretary also stated that both
Vice-Presidents were absent from the
city. He nominated Mr.. ]. M. Rogers
to preside, ana he was unanimously
chosen.
The Secretary and Treasurer made
his report of the receipts and eXpendi-
lures of the Chamber for the past year
which was accepted.
j. NJ. Rogers, from the Standing
Committee on Information and
Statistics. reported progress. Secre
tary Blair reported that sometimes he
received as many as twenty letters
per week.
Maj. j. G.. Young from the Com
mittee on Trade and Transportation
reported progress in the matter of
the Postal Telegraph and letter was
read from the Company expressing
desire to come to this city, and saying
that it would cost $4,000 to come here
from Durham. The company offers
to refund so per cent of any SubScrip-
lions in kilograms.
The Secretary from the Committee
on Internal improvement and Immi-
grafton reported progress and stated
that he had correSponded with New
York people who were interested in
sending COloniStS South, and was now
writing to a New Jersey Company,
formed for sending Immigrants to
this section Of the country.
Mr.. q. y. Ebert, from the Commit
tee on Finance, reported that he had
examined the books, vouchers and
accounts Of the Secretary and Treas
urer and found them correct.
Mr.. III. K Fries, from the committee
on Public Roads, stated that he had
been before the County Commissioners
on The subject and as cold weather
came on the cOnvictS would be employ
cd on the roads leading into this city.
Mr. J. l.. Patterson introduced the
following resolution which was sec
onded by Mr.. e. y. Ebert and DIR.
BahnsOn:
Be it resolved: First, That the
Chamber of Commerce of Winston-Sa-
lem, n. c., having heretofore, by a
unanimous vote, requested the repre-
sentatiyes in Congress from this State
to vote for the repeal of the Sherman
law, does again call upon the Senators
from North Carolina to vote for its
immediate repeal.
Second, That it is the sense of the
Chamber that the delay of the Senate
to act upon this most important and
all-absOrbing question is doing ali If
reparable injury to the business of
this country, is rapidly diminishing
the respect of the American people
and of the peoples of the world for tue
upper branch Of the National Con-
gress, and is subverting the principle
upon which the Republic was estab-
lished and by which it has hitherto
been governed, to wit: the rule OF the
majority.
Third, That copies of these resOlu
tionS be furnished to The SENTINEL
and the Charlotte Observer, and be
sent to Senators Ransom and Vance"
The election of officers was next de-
clared in order and on motion of Mr..
Fries d committee, consisting of DR..
Bahnson, w. B. Ellis, J. G.. Young, 7.
L. Vaughn and c. Hamlen, was APP
pointed to nominate officers to serve
for the ensuing year. The committee
retired and after few moments re-
ported as follows:
ice-presidents, Geo. ". Hinshaw and
G.. a. Follin.
Directors-J. W. Hanes, TT. T..
Fries. DR.. II. T. Bahnson, S. E. Allen,
w. W. Wood, V. O. Thompson, J. Is
Waugh n and A. Il. GOrrell.