Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-13
A GRAIN MARKET.
The champer Of Commerce to
Provide
GRAIN AND CATTLE EXCHANGES
The Election Of officers The City Council
Sun Tlnkerlns al the Charter Lecturer
McReans will Talk Tonight on
Inc Alliance Movement
THE CHAMBER or COMMERCE.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The annual meeting Of the chamber Of
commerce i - the election OF directors
10 serve duShg 1893, was held as the
office Of the secretary yesterday. Tie
meeting was noticeable ns being the
largest meeting OF the stockholders that
has been bad during the past three
years. Every one present seemed im'
bucd with the feeling that the time for
active work in the direction Of business
progress had arrived, aud each nu-
nounccd his Willingness To bear his part
in the good work Aftcr a call ~ the
roll committee Of three was appointed
TO receive aud count the votes east, and
balloting for directors was proceeded
with
The following named gentlemen were
duly elected to serve one year. Marlin
Casey. A w Caswell, j. q. Mci.artlN,
". W Tnllant g.. &. Allen. 4. H..
Sillimau. j W. spencer w. j. BAILEY,
NJ -. Lloyd. h. g. Paddock II. u.
Goldberg, j. J. Cannon and W. IT, stow
art
After listening TO the report of The
secretary upon the work accomplished by
the chamber during the year past the
following resolution was adopted
Whereas. Recent uvccssious t0 the
commercial trade Of this city, together
with great increase in the number Of
men and houses elsewhere, us Co the cone
d'tion of markets tributary to, and the
fncilitice of trading from Fort Worth
evidence the neuruCE5 of % period OF
grrnt commercial activity here. aud
whereas, Such desirable condition inny
be- grcnty expedited by prompt mud
united action along mn liucs of business
Interested iu the growth and prosperity
uf our citg therefore. br it
Resolved, Ihnt committee OF five be-
appointed from the members Of this
chamber whose duty 10 shull boz to pro-
sent Go the business men of Fort Worth
the necessity of thorough uuidcutou to
Che ends desired, aud to nuke personal
solicitation ot every desirable business
man of thc city of l'or Worth to enroll
us member 0l this chamber
AlcHsrs lulluut. NIllimuu. Cannon,
tusWell, Bailey aud l.uNl were appoint
rd such committee The stpcI,huldrrs'
meeting then adjourned, and Immediately
thereafter Che new directors assembled.
Tho following were then unanimously
elected 90 serve during lhc coming year.
President g. II Siliman; first vice.
president j. w. spencer. sccoud ylcp.
president, II j. Goldberg; third Woe.
precedent. W. u Bnipy: treasurer.
Cumnin VI. -. Lloyd secretary f. NJ.
Clarke A vote of thanks was uuu-
mously rendered tn Capt b. r. puddock,
uer iu which hr had administered the
affairs of the chamber during the past
year Mr. Sillimuu, the now president,
thanked the directors for the honor hc.
slowed upon him. aud assured them.
and through them, The mcmhprs thnt 10
would br his cudenyOr 10 conduct the
affairs of the chamber tO The sole end
of increasing the commercial Importance
of Fort Worth lie expected that every
mcmher would bc ma ucliyc one m nll
matters tending to the dcvclopmUut and
growth OF the business of me ct.
Measures were entertained for the crvc-
ton of q grain exchange, embracing the
formulation Of necessary Jules govern
ing the s1les Of grain. aud the appoint
mcut of the necessary officers ns tu.
sprctors, graders AMI Wuighors, ctcu aud
the establishment of o. cattle pNchmlo
whore might bee received the rpnurts uf
all cattle markets. and the gcueral hruk.
eragg connected with that trade trans
acted. W WIS thc opinion of those prri-
cut thOt the mower element of the phum-
hNr shuuld largely purlukc of tho nurps,
as committeeman aud directors aud On
such cud The appointment of the com-
mitlcUs viii uoi hc announced until next
month. iu order thut selections may Dow
mndc from the Incoming members Tile
rulos wore suspended aud Mcssrs W. H.
Stewart, i, i. NWlluur and ~, 49, l[pclrr
other applications for membership were
laid over FOR report hy Die tcW cum-
mlttcc ON membership So much en-.
thusuNW has not boon manifested Tor a
long time us WAS shown ut thiy wrctiug
Many ui the old tlmors ,aid "'Ihr good
old dnys are un us again large mm.
hcr of business men. not members ui
thc chamhcr came to the mouiuG cN.
porting HAT 30 was tO hive hpru rub.
llr ono; and t0 sutsly this interest, the
sprciul committee was instructed tl arr
range for u huslucHs mcu's meeting tO
lr hcld iu the afternoon ui dny la thp
the nctr future This committee win
meet at The olhcc of Mr. IT, w TuMnt
ms afternoon ~ 2:3O,
SOUTH SIDE FlRE PROTECTION.
The FIRE that DESTROYED The tNn cot.
iagv residences on Galveston uycnuc
near Magnolia street. last Monday, pX-
utnd rhc people of that part ot tho pity
aud ono gentleman addressed rnmmmi-
cation lo This paper setting fnuh tho faOt
that as enc hrc engine had drawn water
FROM "a main thai had boon nllcl for
resting, ami uscd thls On eNtinruishiug the
lire, IL would to a most oNcellout thing
90 ON lhc new water mains ON the South
Nida that are not ready for continuous
use, aud even partly till The stand pin
ANA theu cat on the Wnter from tho old
system, merely holding the water m the
mains ana pipes for tire protection.
ln The sumo communication attention
j. again called to the fact TINT this Part
of tbe south side enjoys lhc luxury ol
Two lire alarm boxes. one m South Main
aud lcudn street, the other nenr thu
hospital Either of these boxes III fuly
one-hnlf mile from the cornor ut Amgn0.
Tia and Galveston nNVuue.
The attention OF the waterworks do.
parlment was drawn to the suggestion
about hlling The mains and ihis cxpinnn.
tory statement WAS furnished IN Vply.
'Rrplyug TO the inquiries In regard Ia
the fires no li22 aud 1924. Galveston
avenue, Il Is 90 be- suid n0 one has hepn
nOllHcd that there WAS amy fire protection
from The watorworkS main south ui
R0sedulo stIVOt Neither will there ha
until the stand Pine is madc water tight.
u has been iilled and empiod fonr dif
ferent times and every time II has lenkrd
around the manhole lha manholo rine
was taken OF the last time ami
rvlted ANEW aud it now nnncnrs
@ be q good job, II viii be filed noxt
Monday II nothing happens 10 prevent
RNAH RNpm.