The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-03
BOARD OF TRADE ACTS
GOVERNOR ASKED TO PROTECT
.CITY'S COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.
City officials Included in Resolutions
Anent the Present understanding
COmmittees-Dividen on Shares.

The governing committee of the Board of
Trade met last evening. The membership
committee reported the election of the fol-
lowing named to membership in the Board
of Trade: Henry d. Martin, Louis j. Metz
ger, d. c.. Griffith and William II. Kersh-
ner. The special committee appointed at
the last meeting to nominate standing COM
mittees reported the following:
Finance Committee-SiIas T. Bowen
chairman, John w. Murphy, William Scott,
Justus c. Adams, John f. Wallick.
on Arrangements-Geo G.. Tanner
ley, Winfred b. Holton, John h. McGetti-
gan, Hervey Bates. jr., Irving ); Gordon,
William II. Cooper, Edward Hawkins.
On Membership-James II. Ryan chair
man, William ii. Cooper, Charles u. Hall,
Ferd l.. Mayer. NJ. a. Woollen, John j.
Appel Horace e. =, Kinney, Elmer ~ Per r
A. Schnull, Robert f. Scott Louis Bla-
ker. Arson J. Gardner. John Z. Shideler.
On Law-Albert Baker chairman, caleb
s. Denny, Roscoe D. Hawkins.
on Communications and Resolutions
Daniel p. Erwin chairman, Irving 5. Cor
don, Ford Woods, Elmer T.. Perry, James
on the Promotion of Manufacturers. B.
Martindale chairman, Winfred b. Holton,
Justus c. Adams, l.. II. Blanton, David NJ.
On By-laws-Roscoe o. Hawkins chair
man, William Scott, Albert Gall, Albert Ba-
ker, George CT. Tanner.
Printing-Louis j. Baker chairman, John
S. Lazarus, Austin B. Prather.
Arbitratt i9n-Robert s Foster chairman harm n
Gates, John G. Perry, Fred Il. Rush, VIII
liam B. Burford, Charles Mcguire. John
Grain-George E. Townley chairman,
George Il. Evans, Robert +. Scott, BenJa-
min b. Minor, George ). warren, WI Haa
II. Cooper, James X. Ryan, Arson D. CARD
l.
Flour Inspection-George #. Evans chair
man, l.. H. Blanton Charles Ferger, Arthur
Gillet, Frank h. James.
Local Mercantile Interests-John I. brush
chairman, James Il. Layman, Ferd L. May
er. H. p. WATSON, Frederick Francke, Al
brecht Kipp, Paul II. Krauss.
Provisions-John II. Shaw chairman, John
Moore, William Middesworth, William l..
OConnor. Burton e. Parrot.
Produce-Arthur Jordan chairman, Frank
Mummenhoff Charles Syerup, John A. Bud
denbaum, James l.. Reach.
Lumber-Edward II. Eldridge, chairman;
Chaplin G. Foster, s. ID. Fraser, Henry Co
burn, Charlton Eden.
Coal-Augustus b. Meyer, chairman: Geo.
F. Branham, William q. WATSON, George
r. Root, Enos E. Pray.
Railroad and Transportation-John s.
Lazarus chairman; Rufus X; Syters, Sam
j. Sweet, Henry $. Fraser, Frank Or Oar
lingtOn, John e. McGettigan. Albert A.
Barnes.
Samuel o. Pickens, Joseph r: Evans, VIII
liam +. KurtZ Albert Sahm, Otto \. Fren-
Eel. Hugh H Hanna Allen :, w Conduit Wit
liam ID. Cooper, Caleb S. Denny, Theodore
E. Griffith Medford b. Wilson;
Fire Insurance-Charles +. Sayles, chair
man; Benjamin A. Richardson, Flavius j.
Van Vorhis. Albrecht Kipp, Harry }. Mill
Real Estate-Albert F. Metzger chair
man; Newton Todd, Sidney NJ. Dyer, Mich
olas McCarty, Horace NJ: Hadley, Charles
Live Stock@Roger r. Shiel, chairman: T.
Smith Graves Frank Reynolds, George e.
b Shinipi mteni 4. woollen. chairman
Elias c. Atkins, John II. Shaw, Winfred b.
Holton. William L. Elder Arthur Gillet
HeTyey Bates jr Albert Li HSyo S6ar les
seph f. Gent. George r. Sullivan, Henry
c. Adams. Horace r kinney
A. Wildman Norman s. Byram. John W.
Murphy. John II. Holiday. George W
Sloan. Daniel. p; Erwin, Medford B. VIII
stephen X Fletcher, Caleb S. Denny. John
F. Wallick Franklin w. Hayes, Addison
Meteoroiogy-Henry C. Adams. chair
man. James r. Carnahan, Gideon b.
NatnraI CASE. B. Martindale, chairman;
John p FrenZel. John Il. Pearson, Robert
~ Lamb, Bement Lyman.
The committees were then elected as rec
commended.
A dividend of 60 cents on each certificate
of shares in the surplus fund held by MEM
bers was ordered.
The following resolutions were presented
and unanimously adopted commenting the
action of Governor Matthews in his efforts
to suppress recent strikes and urging
prompt action upon him and the city OH
Gals during the present trouble:
Whereas The business and manufactur-
ing interests of this State and the country
have been greatly disturbed by reason OF
! the recent strike of coal mineTs and,
Whereas The present strike growing out
of differences between the Pullman COM
pany and it's employees is threatening 10
again disturb the business of the coun-
| try and is developing a disregard of prop
erty rights and an utter defiance OF law
and order, together with an attempt 10
| deprive our citizens of the right guaran-
| teed to all American citizens to labor,
| travel and transact business without the
| Interference of bodies of men who arbi-
trarily propose to stop the peaceable trans
| action of business in the country; there
| fore,
''Resolved That we commend and APP
prove the prompt action of Governor Mat
| thews in suppressing lawleSSneSs and pro-
| tectins property during the recent strike
| of the coal miners, and respectfully request
| that equally prompt action be taken by
him and the city officials for the protection
of the commercial interests of our city and
State at the present time.