The border vidette., 1907-08-17
Board of Trade Meeting.

The regular weekly meeting of the Board ot Trade was held Tuesday evening, August 18th, there being seven Directors present, among them Mr. E D. Miller and Mir. Jos. E Wise two of the new members ot the Board.
 The meeting was called to order by MT. EI Titcomb, who moved that MT Fl. NJ. Chapman be elected Temporary Chairman of the meeting. The motion having carried, MT. Chapman took the chair. and announced that the first business before the, new Board would be the election of officers. MT. SchucK mann nominated MT. B. Titcomb for President, which nomination was seconded by MT. Miller. MT. Schnck- mann moved that the Secretary cast the unanimous ballot of the 5oard TOT Mir. Titcomb, and upon the Secretary announcing the casting of the vote' the new President was received with aP plause by the other members, ana tax ing the chair, called for nominations for Secretary. MT. Rathoun was nominated, and there being no o'he' nominations, the former Secretary was elected for the ensuing term.- Nomi- nat,ons for lst Vice President were then called for and MT. Bracey Curtis' the former incumbent, was unarlmous ly elected to succeed hlmser' as aiso was Mr. H. M. Chapman, the re'lring 2nd Vice-President. The election oi officers was completed by the choice ot Mr. II. NJ. Clagettt for second term as Treasurer. and the President then proceeded to appoint the standing com mittees fer the ensuing year.
 TF- 1o fha Hlt 0f committees.
 Finance.-Wm: Schuckmann. Chair man: Con O'Keefe, H. W. Kelsey Jos. E. Wise, M Escalada.
 Railroad.-Bracey Curtis, Chair man; E D. Miller, H. M. Clagett
 Advertising. H. M. Chapman, Chairman; 0. M. Rathbun, E. u Miller.
 Town Improvements.-H w. Kel- sev Obairman: Con O'Keefe, l. Bur goon. ,,
 Constitution and By-Laws'-H. M Chanman. Chairman; l. Burgoon, U M Rathbun.
 Irrioation.-H. M. Chapman. Chair man: Jos. E. Wise, O. M. Rathoun.
 Following the appointment of Fer manent Committees. the Secre1ar read the minutes of the last reguia meeting of the Board of Directors an followed with his report for the tw weeks last past. This report showed number of letters sent out and sewers inouiries received from outside part'e' The Secretary also read his report o the Santa Cruz Gauging Station fo the month on July; which showed tn station to be in good shape financial and otherwise.
 Under head of Unfinished Businei the matter of sending two delegate frou this section to the lrrlgatlo Congress, to be held in Sacramento September was taken up ana NIT Chapman and MT Wise were chosen delegates to represent the Board that convention. Under one sa u head letter was read from Secretai Jas R. Garfield in answer to an III vitation of the Board of Trade to WIS this vicinity. MT. Garfield expresse his appreciation of the 'nvltat on' U, stated that lack ot time would "a' his acceptance impossible. 6ue ie interesting to note Tn thls connecti' that the eeople of Santa Cruz Coun and the Board of Trade have at ieas ootten their name before the Secreta in connection with irrigation matter
 Among the matters of new ouslne coming before the Board was quest from the management or irrigation Congress at Sacramento an exhibit from this section ot pr ducts of irrigated lands. Owing lack of time in which to prepare su an exhibit it was decided not to SC one this year.
 After some interesting discussion irrigation possibilities in this sect t, and discussion as to the possloil
 of the Boards ability to induce
 Government to stock the County W
 Chinese Pkeasants, the meeting
 journed.