The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-26
WILL BE NO FURTHER EFFORT AT CONSOLIDATION OF THE
 COMMERCIAL BODIES.
THE NAME WAS CONCEDED
Conflict Arose Over Concession of the Reelection of Officers Asked by Young Mems Chamber of Com merce.

There will be no consolidation of the commercial organizations of our city.
 Every hope for reorganization into one single body that would con tain within it's membership the no individual members of the Business Mems League, and the 400 individual members of the Young Mems Cham ber of Commerce, and the 70 business houses listed with the Business Mems League was last night abandoned.
 The two bodies met in joint ses- sion, and about half of those who spoke were against consolidation. The other half offered hope to the situation. but their suggestions were lost
 W. J. Little was made chairman by consent, and Ernest I4atta, secretary The meeting had it's purpose pre- sented when Secretary Latta read the resolutions that had passed both bodies separately, looking to con solidation.
 Gilbert Hogaboom of the Young Mems Chamber of Commere confer ence committee that had conferred with the League committed, submit ted the following report:
 Report of the Committee of the
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 We, the committee appointed by the Young Mems Chamber of Com merce to confer with like commit tee from the Business Mems League, beg leave to submit the following report
 "On the initiative of Dr. Tribble, chairman of the committee of the Y. M. c. G. a meeting of the two com mittees was arranged for Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the League building. At this meeting no one was present except members of the two committees.
 "ln order to facilitate matters and establish a working basis, the Cham Der of Commerce committee submit ted the following stipulations:
 "G) That this joint committee of ten men recognize itself clothed with the authority, as representatives of the B. Nj. l.. and the Y. NJ. c. c. to merge these organizations into one, and to formulate a separate organiza- ton from both to take the place of both.
 "(2) That Mir. RiX of the B. NJ. l.. committee serve as chairman of the committee meetings and MT. F. H. Wootton of the Y. M c. c. committee serve as secretary of the committee meetings That the chairmans name appear on the roll call on all points that the secretary keep and maintain full and complete record of all dis cussions and decisions, and that a roll call shall be made of all points under discussion.
 "(3) That all points in discussion be decided by a majority vote, and that in it's findings, if there be yaria- tion, majority and minority report be submitted to the two organizations at their joint session on June 25.
 "(l) That the meetings of the joint committee of ten shall be held on the evenings of June -- at s o'clock in the B. M. L. building, and that to ac- cord both sides full representation, if for any good cause a member shall be absent, his written proxy may be Voted by some member to whom given, on all points arising that even ing tor in his absence), but he shall consider himself bounden finally by the roll call vote in which his proxy is voted.
 This was not agreed to by the E. M. l.. committee claiming there was no authority for same as it was an informal meeting at which neither Of the committees nor the members were entitled to vote.
 ''All finally agreed, however, on Mr. Rix of the B. M. l.. committee to act as chairman and MT. E. H. Woot- ton of the Y. NJ. C. c. committee as secretary.
 .The B. M. L. committee asked for a proposition from the Y. NJ. c. c. The Chamber of Commerce commit tee in turn asked for a proposition from the B. M. L. The B. N. l.. com