Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-08-05
The BOARD
OF TRADE
Rapid Progress Being Made in
Effecting Permanent Organ
izatiOn and Success
Assured.

The success Of the organizati ton is
now assured and it will be a power
for good in the upbuilding Of Tono-
pan.
President Zimmerman called the
meeting to order and Secretary n.
B. Cushman read the following reso
I%utions, which had been adopted by
the Building Trades Council
The Tonopah, Nevada, Building
Trades Council in session July 28, ID
acceptance OF the invitation ok tended
to the various unions of the building
trades council to affiliate and coop
crate with the Tonopah Board Of
Trade, the building trades counciIes
peciaIly recommends the following
resolutions:
RESOLVED, That this council and
every affiliated member thereof, be-
cause Of the able, honest and consci-
eutious efforts put forth il behalf Of
The citizens and wage earncrs Of this
city and county by the Tonopah board
Of trade, support through every fair,
honest and reasonable channel the
said board Of trade, and be it further
RESOLVED, That every trade union
ist be and he Is hereby earnestly re-
Quested to cooperate with this board
81 trade to the end that peace, har-
mony and good win to all may main.
tain, and that our citizens, laboriug,
professional OF business men, may be
protected from the rayages Of fire,
pestilence and disease And be it
further
RESOLVED, That every honest and
legitimate effort be put forth to as
sist the board Of trade in its aim
and object Of improving the poor
fire protection, and also the improy-
iag Of the very unsatisfactory sani-
tary conditions which endanger the
lives aud health Of all the residents
and citizens Of our prosperous city Of
Tonopah. And be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy OF these
resolutions be spread in full on the
minutes and submitted to the Tono.
pah Board Of Trade and the press Of
Touopah.
5. II. GILLETTE,
President and Business Agent Build.
Ing Trades Council.
Col Key Pittmau moved that the
resolutions be spread on the minutes
aud the thanks OF the Board be ex.
tended the Trades Council for it,
we'll wishes and support.
Col. Pittman then presented The
report Of the committee on bylaws
The bylaws as submitted provide
that the name be the Tonopah Boart
Of Trade; that the object be to adver
tise the mineral resources 0f southern
Nevada and Tonopah in particular
by making known 10 the investing
world the wonderful business oppor
tunittes, to counsel, advise aud assis.
the civil authorities for the genera
good aud welfare Of this and neigh
boring communities, it being dis
tlnctly understood that the boar,
shall at no time take part IA an,
contention or dispute between iudi
giduals, societies or association
unless invited BY both sides to becom,
arbiter.
A. Tildeu was elected third vice
president and S. II, Gillette, presi
dent Of The Tonopah Building Trade
Council, aud Steve OtBrien, presideu
Of the Miners Union, we're elected
members Of the board Of directors.
A rousing vote Of thanks was tend
cred President Thomas r. Banner
man for the good work he has don,
IN organizing the Board of Trade
after which an adjournment wa
taken to Wednesday evening.
At the meeting Wednesday even
aug the only business transacted wa
The election Of an executive con
mlttee, Nominations we're made an,
President Zimmerman appointed Sar
Forman and Albert S. Watson teller
and f. L. Seybolt clerk. The ballo
resulted as follows:
James McQuillan, 80; Key Pittmau
VI =. II. Gillette, 80; Alonzo Trip
"; G. L. Cole, 25; r. b. Davis, "a
Nathan Croker, "a; II. B. Gee, %
Harry +. Sheldon, %; Mark Averill
NJ Steve O'Brieu, %; Henry Kind
~ u P Dunlap, 20; Thomas Arden
" DR.. II. +, Piper, Is. These wer
elected