The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-20
INDIANA At PARIS FAIR
BOARD OF COMMERCE. WANTS THE
STATE REPRESENTED.
State biologist BIatchIey Points Out
Investments to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Fortune Reelected President.

The State Board Of Commerce finished the
business of it's third annual session yes
terday afternoon, adopting a number of
resolutions and electing officers for next
year. One of the resolutions provided for
the appointment of a committee of FIVE to
see that Indiana has an exhibition and is
properly represented at the Paris EXPOSE
ton in 1900 President Fortune will appoint
this committee to-day The council held
an executive session the last thing yester-
day afternoon. President Fortune w>.s given
authority to employ some one 70 extend
the organization if he deems it advisable.
There was paper read by State Geologist
Blatchley discussing the question, Where
Capital Can be Prof1tably Invested in In
diana," which created a good deal of COM
ment. The council decided to have this
paper printed in full, with abstracts of
other papers that have been read, for dis
tribution. A per capita tax of cents on
each member Of the state organization was
voted. At $50 the association adjourned to
meet next December.
William Fortune was reelected president
The following vice presidents were elected:
d. A. Coulter. Frankfort; r. F. Cummins,
Bluffton; r. b. Martindale, Indianapolis;
b. +. Louthain, Logansport; H. w. Moore,
Lafayette; e. L. Cothren, Evansville;
Charles McCulloch, Fort Wayne; James II.
State, Elkhart; James H. Crozier Madison;
Charles l.. Jewett, New Albany; H. Munk,
Connersville; Jonathan Birch, Greencastie;
b. M. Willoughby, Vincennes. President
Fortune appointed the following members
of the council: G. A. Mason, Button; j. J.
stephens, Brightwood; H. B. Sykes, Elk
hart; Jacob Loomis Elwood; w. S. French,
Evansville; F. II. McFerson, Evansville;
Alexander johnson, Fort Wayne; c. C. Fos-
ter, Fl. E. Kinney and d. NJ. Parry, Indian
apolis; Mortimer lowering, Lafayette; J. M.
Weyer, Madison; c. NJ. Kimbrough, Mum
Gle; E. G. Henry, New Albany; w. H.
Craig, Noblesville, and Joseph Swndell.
Plymouth. The new council reelected c. J.
Murphy, of Evansville, secretary. Mortimer
lowering was chosen treasurer.
President Fortune appointed committee
to cooperate with the Commercial Club and
Board of Trade in taking steps to secure
the location of a sugar-beet refinery in In
diana, composed of the following: Alex
ander Johnson Fort Wayne; J. ID. Carmody
and F. Grote, Evansville; H. w. Moore,
Lafayette; c. M. Kimbrough, Muncie Eli
Marvin, Frankfort; John V. Elliott, Logans-
port; II. Munl1, ConnersvilIe; Hugh Dough-
erty, Button; II. McGrath, Noblesvlle;
f. A. MauS, w. q. Berterman and j. r.
Ryan, indianapolis.
Resolutions were adopted thanking the
Commercial Club and Board of Trade of
this city for the courtesy and entertain
ment afforded the State Board of Com
merce. 1t was also resolved:
That, in the opinion of the Indiana State
Board of Commerce, 1t is important that In
diana be represented If possible, as a
State, at the Paris Exposition in 1900; and,
that the president is instructed to appoint
a committee of five whose duty it shall be
to secure such representation:
THAT the inefficiency of our system of
local government is such as to demand radi
cal reform; that the failure of the last
Legislature to pass the bill presented by
this boards committee on municipal affairs
authorizing the Governor to appoint COM
mission of three to consider such reform
is earnestly regretted; that the thanks of
this board are extended to the committee
for its effort, under the efficient chairman
ship of Mr.. A. l.. Mason, in behalf of the
bill, and to Hon. John w. Linck and the
other members of the House of Representa-
committee on municipal affairs is requested
to renew before the next Legislature the
effort to secure the beginning of deliberate
consideration by a competent commission of
means for relieving the State Of the enor-
nous losses and insidious corruption Incl
dent TO our forms of local government;
THAT this board renewS its recommended
ton to the Legislature that adequate pro-
vision be made for the distribution by the
existing departments of the state govern
ment of printed matter relative to the re-
sources of the State;
THAT this board is impressed by the great
losses which have been shown by the papers
read before 1t to result from bad roads and
inefficient sanitation and that the atten-
ton of the Legislature is respectfully called
to the need of careful consideration of these
matters; that this board recommend the
publication in pamphlet form of the papers
presented at this meeting