The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-19
Large Gathering. of the Representa-
tive Business Men of Great
Falls.
Best of Feeling Prevailed Through.
out the Entire Session of
the Board.
A Plan Adopted to Increase the
Membership to Several
Hundreds.

Wednesday was largely attended
by the business men of the city.
Promptly at 4 o'clock President Har
ris called the meeting to order. Score
tary Jones read the proceedings of the
previous meeting, which we're approved
A letter was read from It. j. Osborn OF
Media, Pa, in answer to one written by
Mr.. King relative to the establishment
of a wooden mill in this city. Mr.. Osborn
said he would visit Great Falls shortly
The committee on the depot mineral
cabinet, through Maj. Hughes, reported
progress.
President Harris appointed the follow
ing delegates and a~lternatss to represent
the Board of Trade of Great Falls at the
Trans Mississippi congress which meets
at San Francisco Feb. Is: Delegates,
Charles Wegner, T. w. Brosnan r. s.
Ford; alternates, A. j. Sullivan, J.. G.
Phelps, DR.. E. Crutcher.
The reading of L. s. Woodbury's com.
munication relating to the duties of the
officers OF the Board of Trade..was laid
over until next meeting.
President Harris then announced that
the next order of business was the cleo
ton of officers of the Board of Trade to
serve for the ensuing year. He also
thanked the members of the board for
the many acts of courtesy extended to
him during his official career, and also
thanked the citizens CT Great Falls for
the assistance they have rendered the
board during the last year.
Secretary Jones then read a brief
of the doings of the board for
the year 1893.
Treasurer Wilcox made a report on
the receipts and expenditures of the
board.
d. W. King, chairman of the COM
on manufactures, reported the
doings of the committee during the year
n securing Industries to locate in Great
Falls.
The question of the election of off
was then taken up and discussed.
1t was the unanimous opinion that the
Of the board should be en-
.arged; that every man IN the city
should have an opportunity to become a
member, for in united action on the part
the citizens as members of the board
much could be accomplished the coming
year; that the people Of the city should
give the board it's moral and financial
in every measure put forth for
me establishment of industries and
'ther measures for the benefit of the
Suggestions were made as to the best
node of procedure to enlarge the men,
,ership and it was finally decided to
circulate a petition or an agreement for
lgnatures and see il the membership
Gould not be increased to 400 or 500.
The following is a copy of the agree
nent.
l hereby agree to cooperate with the
3oard OF Trade, as a member thereof,
the year of 1894, and to support
md abide by the decision of the major
ty thereof in all matters of general
public interest.
To defray expenses and prosecute the
work. of the board l agree to pay the
'um OF 30 cents per month during the
year 1894.
1t was decided to place the manage
nent of the board for the coming year
n the hands Of twenty-five directors who
would have sole charge of everything
pertaining to the securing of industries,
,tc., to locate in our city, and that these
directors should be chosen by the sign
RS Of the agreement, aud that the per-
ons receiving the highest number of
should be the directors. The
lames of the signers will be published
u The TRIBUNE 10 that the members
AN make their selection frsm the list.
Polls will be opened for the reception of
'otes and they will be counted and the
esult declared at the next meeting of
he board.
This plan will give every member a
nance to express his choice for directors
md will give general satisfaction.
1t was then decided TO postpone the
of officers until the next meet
ng. c Il ID
This concluded the session of the
BOARD. The BEST of feeling prevailed
the meeting and the large at
enhance gave assurance that the Great
Falls Board of Trade would soon be on
solid footing with a membership of
several hundred.