The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-02
EVENTS FOR NEXT YEAR
BOARD OF TRADE CONSIDERS L. A. w.
MEET AND A FALL CARNIVAL.
Also Approves Scheme to Have a Cab
met Bureau Devoted to Com
merce and Industry.

AT meeting last night of the governing
committee of the Board of Trade Albert
Sahm submitted a comprehensive report of
the work of the committee which went to
Philadelphia to secure the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen 1898 national meet. He re
ported that the provisional meet committee
has balance of l cent in the treasury, and
that the Board of Trade had been asked
to contribute $40 for a fund to pay the Incl
dental expenses of the press committee,
which was still sending out literature for
the advertisement of the city. The amount
was allowed
William E. English was elected member
of the board He is admitted by transfer,
having purchased the stock of a retiring
member. The committee on communications
and resolutions submitted some resolutions
which were adopted. A communication was
recently received by this committee from
the joint committee Of the national COM
mercial and industrial organizations solicit
ing cooperation in the movement to secure
the establishment of department of COM
merce and industry for the national gov
eminent. The resolution, offered by the
committee and adopted by the governors
last night, is as follows:
Whereas. The immense development of
the manufacturing and mercantile interests
of the United States renders comprehensive
and reliable information respecting domes-
tic trade and Industrial enterprise, and the
extension OF our commerce with foreign
countries, of the highest Importance to ma
tional enterprise and the prosperity OF the
whole people; and,
whereas, The great increase in the du-
ties assigned to the State and Treasury De-
partments is such as to embarrass the eff1-
cient administration of the legitimate duties
of those departments; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, BY the Indianapolis Board OF
Trade that the Congress OF the United
States is urged to create a department of
commerce and industry, substantially as
provided in Senate Bill ga, Flfty-ifth Con-
gress, extra session, without delay.
Resolved, That a committee from this
Board of Trade be appointed to act In CO.
operation with similar committees from 9TH
by Congress-"
The committee on communications and
resolutions reported further, as follows, the
report being concurred in:
"A communication has been received from
j. X. Cavanagh, of this city, offering sug-
gestions for advertising Indianapolis in the
next year. Also that Indianapolis should in
augurate a movement for holding fall festi-
walls on line similar to those that , nave
recommends that the questions OF adVertis-
ing the city as above stated be referred to
the J.. A. w. Meet Club, with full power
and authority to act, the expenses to be di-
vided between the organizations represented
In said club; also, that the president appoint
a committee of five to cooperate with the
Commercial Club in devising ways and
means for holding fall festivals of some ma
ture as in the future may be determined
Mr. Cavanagh's idea of advertising is for
the merchants of the city to use an envelope
with some design calling attention TO the
city as the I lace for holding the next L. A.
w meet A resolution in the interest of the
Philadelphia commercial museums was
adopted. Exhibitions are made OF the man
pecially, and it is the idea of d. NJ Parry,
the author of the resolution, that Indian
apolis manufacturers should take advantage
of the exhibit