The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-10

Officers were elected and the best
methods for continuing the effort to
gain representation in the Minneapolis
Chamber, of Commerce were informally
discussed at the first meeting of the
new board of directors Of the Mime
sofa Farmers exchange, held today in
the exchange headquarters in the Corn
Exchange building. .s.. i
o. G.. Major Of Hope, N. D., was
again elected president of the organiza-
ton. George Case of st. Peter, Mimi,
is vice-president; L. X. Meyers of Min
neapolis, treasurer, and M. S. Blair Of
Ogata, N. D., secretary and manager,
with headquarters in Minneapolis.
Hope for the Best. -
What will be the future course Of the
exchange in it's efforts to secure mem
bership in the Chamber Of Commerce
has not been definitely determined, but
it has been decided to take advantage
of the slight encouragement held out
by the chamber directors yesterday,
and make another application. One So
luton offered has been to request that
the membership of l.. K. Meyers be
made corporate and he be selected to
plication similar to the requests already
made may be tried again, however, be-
fore resort to the proposition of work
ing thru Mr.. Meyers. r. --.
The members of the exchange, tho
still firm in the belief shat it is de-
priving them of their just dues to re-
fuse their corporation admission to the
chamber, are not so bitter as has been
reported. They have not declared wal
and will not become hostile until every
effort to gain admission to the wheat
pit has failed. In that event they will
feel that they have been wronged anc
| probably will act accordingly.
"We inferred from the remarks Of
that it will be impossible for us tx
gain membership in that body,'' sale
one member of The delegation from thu
exchange, who conferred with the cham
Der directors. "Some little hope wal
held out, tho, and we will grasp at every
straw, for we need representation
there.' ,~.>..s> a.
Terminal for Minneapolis. .
The convention adjourned yesterday
but the real important transactions OF
the exchange appear to have come to-
day. Among the developments is g
project to give the great terminal sta
tion which the exchange intends tt
| ~ uAAet do oOOll 90 1CO LULU CCIA NO COll
! pleted to Minneapolis. One of the
| most prominent officers of the exchange
is sponsor for the new boom. He de
clares that the terminal should be in the
milling center and deprecates the Sc
lection of Ashland, Wis, in spite of thu
generous offers made by that city to Sc
cure the big institution. .r!@.r.
! "If you re raising hogs, sell: then
to the packers said this man. E.Wt
are raising wheat; ultimately it goe
to the millers, and I cannot see thu
sense of shipping our stuff around tn
country, .piling UP traffic charges an,
then delivering it to the millers. 1
appears to me that Minneapolis Is tn
logical, strategical point for our ter
mfnal, and it Is up to Minneapolis t
go after the institution.''
| Another hitherto unpublished trans
action Of the exchange was the secon
changing of its name. Thursday, bette
to; Indicate the wide extent OF the OF
ganization. the name was changed t.
the Northwest Farmers exchange
Now, as a result Of fear that the con
fusion. of the change might endange
the standing of the organization an
put to naught it's wonderful progress
during the last two years, the - oil
name has been restored. -.~