Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-19

10 the salt Lake MininR Exchange tie
garding Ills Partnership.

Tho reply Of Broker H. N. West 20
Secretary Hudson, Or thH salt Lake
Mining Exchange, huyluE reached that
official, Dr. now given in fuil.
G. T.. Hudson. Eau. Secretary Salt Lake
stock and Mining Exchange, Salt
Lake city Utah,
Dear Slr.-l have your communication
ui recent date serving notice ut the ace
tlHu uf tho Exchange regarding my
partnership with A. L. Morris and that
such partnership D. lu violation OF the
rules uf the Exchange. In reply I beg to
Huy that the demands or requirements
set forth lu your communication are OF
"a very extraordinary mature. and in my
opinion, at Variance with the intentions
uf that part VI the Constitution OF the
United states relating 60 citizenship.
NY understanding vi that well known
document which has stood the test ~
over "a century. says that the liberty uf
our citizens shall not Boz abridged. ox-
gnptlnE Tor crime. have committed no
crime that ! am aware o. At the time
! purchased o. membership ON the FIX
change, A. l.. Morris was my partner,
thu fact being well known ana UNDER
stood, There was NO protest. or ublcc-
ton on that account when I made the
purchase. ! know Of no reason now
why such partnership should not still
exist 10 was not made plain In your
communication why such action was
AAhfNA ~ AN|H AaMNNNNMfH . Nv ANNNHNNNNN'N
aud bylaws Of the Exchange. ut the
time ~ purchasing the membership
made no provision Tor the future and
I do not understand that any authority
In the Exchange can place restriction
upon me by any resolutions since that
time. I consider the action referred Co
IN your letter, Co be- IN violation 81 that
personal liberty which every citizen uf
the country has right o. exercise iu
bis personal and business of-
fairs. While recognising any ore
binary rule made by the Tx
change FOR tho general benefit OF our
business, I shall continue 20 stand upon
my personal rights as IL CltlzDn at nll
tlmoH. doing business IN a honorable
manner, ana VIII protect my own In
trr,Hts uH best ! can under our general
law, against any cncronchmenH upon
~ 10 the possible right Of the cx-
change lu ryfUrnCv 90 our members doe
irr business ur having hHuluesH rUll-
tiuus with other associations, I cite the
enclosed advertisement % John u.
Wrenu & Co, published IN the Flnun-
clul Commercial Times, dated Feb, llth,
1859. showing that this firm o. O. meme
her 10 the New York Stock Exchange,
tho Now York COneo Exchange Chi-
pHp1 stock Exchange, and the Chicago
Board Of Trade. These great orgaui-
cations, Il appears. make no attempt TO
limit the actions OF itH individual
member so Tar no relates 10 CONNER
Clnl business in the several associations,
Numerous other instances might be
cited oven Ia this city,
A. ! said before the motive OF this
extraordinary action has not been mudo
apparent Co me IN your letter. n crr-
tnluly cannot be I'm the interest Of our
exchange, and the resolution referred
to does not la my estimation. meet
any well defined demand.
II tho notion IuNUn IL for my ultarlOr
purpoau not revealed In your letter and
h. un attack on some othor lnstitu-
ton M q similar kind. II might be that
my ideas uf doing a commercial and
trading business urC such. that / would
not care t1 bee allied with an nssoCln-
ton. which would go 90 such nm exc
tent, tD control tho Individual action "
ltH WDmhvrF, Trusting that the onclnlH
NJ tho exchange win look ut the mat
tor iu nm unbiased ANA business way,
ami hG Just Go the members Of the exc
chunkg, / am, yours very respectfully
4, NJ. WEST.