Newspaper article:Page 1 of Wooster Daily Republican,published in Wooster, Ohio on Saturday, June 10th, 1893 - Wooster Daily Republican June 10 1893
- Article title
- Organized Wooster Board of Trade Citizens Interested Their Rousing Meeting Last Night
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- Wooster Daily Republican
- Date of publication
- 1893/06/10
- Page number
- 1
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"June 10, 1893: Wooster Board of Trade, CITIZEN INTERESTED. Their Rousing Meeting Last Night. Earnest. Harmonious Action. A Simple. Effective Organization, Admitting Every One With Wooster's Welfare at Heart-- Officers Elected and At Work.
Pursuant to a call by Mayor Jeffries, published in the city papers, an unexpectedly large number of citizen met at Council Chamber last evening to organize the Board of Trade of Wooster.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jeffries, who was chosen to president. W. C. Yost was chosen secretary of the evening.
The committee appointed at the preliminary meeting on devising a plan of organization and consisting of Col. C. V. Hand, W. O. Bebee, T. C. Raynolds, W. D. Tyler and Daniek Funck, reported constitution and by-laws for the government of the Board of Trade, which was read and on motion adopted with some minor but excellent changes, which were accepted as soon as suggested.
Then followed the enrollment of members and signing of the constitution. Almost every man present enlisted in the cause of Wooster's welfare, with word from many who were detained in different ways that they would take hold heartily. The "daddy dollars" for dues chinked merrily upon the table, and on motion Mayor Jeffries was elected treasurer pro tem without bond to handle these funds.
When the election of officers was reached, a motion prevailed for the appointment of a committee to select officers and directors, but they reported after consultation it would be better to have the members present vote their choice direct. This was done with the following result. President, Col. C. V. Hard; Vice Presidents, S. B. Husselman, T. C. Raynolds; Treasurer, Dr. W. W. Firestone; Secretary, to be selected by the Executive Committee.
In voting for the six directors, it was resolved that each member should put six names on his ballot of those suggested or other persons with a majority vote required to elect, the two next two years, and the other two one year. Hon. Louis P. Ohliger and Harry McClarran were chosen for three years. J. R. Zimmerman and W. D. Tyler, for two years; George J. Schwartz and W. B. Bryson for one year.
This completed the organization, so far as terms of the constitution required, and it was agreed that the new Executive Committee, consisting of the officers and directors, should meet at 4 o'clock in City Clerk Adams' in the City Hall.
President Hard on taking the chair was called upon for a speech, but said that his only speech would be to get right to business. The selection of standing committees, as provided in the constitution, he thought should wait until the membership has been increased, that being the first duty of all.
On motion, a committee consisting of H. B. Odenkirk, David Nice and George J. Schwartz was named to solicit additional membership among the business men and citizens generally. Those enrolled last night were as follows: James Mullins; J. B. Taylor; Geo J. Schwartz; C. A. McDonald; J. R. Zimmerman; C. V. Hand; L. P. Ohliger; J. F. Barrett; Julian Jeffries; W. D. McClure; Geo. E. Kline; E. Chatelain; S. B. Husselman T. O. Raynolds; B. J. Hartman; H. Burrowes; E. W. Newkirk; C. C. Adam; R. J. Sweeney; H. McClarran; John S. Elliott; A. Cunningham; G. P. Emrich; Elmer Funk; W. W. Firestone; H. B. Odenkirk; John Thompson; Wm. C. Yost; Lemmuel Jeffries; J. E. Barrett; W. B. Bryson; A. W. Shearer; Jacob Palmer; J. T. Keister.
Motion prevailed instructing the Finance Committee of the Board of Trade when formed to communicate with John B. Taylor, as treasurer of the former trade organization now defunct, about the funds he now has belonging thereto, about $80, that money having been intended for the purposed the present organization will undertake. Adjourned.
THE CONSTITUTION - The constitution as prepared is modeled upon those of the Massillon and Canton Boards of Trade, but shortened and simplified from either of them, while the membership fee and for annual dues instead of $5 at only $1 for Wooster, so that no man need plead that as any excuse for keeping out of this movement for the general good. The most important article is the 1st on Name and Objects as follows.
"This association shall be known as the Board of Trade of Wooster, and its object is to collect, preserve and circulate valuable and useful information relating to the business of Wooster, and especially the facts relating to its manufacturing and mercantile interests, to improve our transportation facilities, and in all ways promote the mercantile, manufacturing, commercial and other interests of this city."
The following articles provide for president, vice president and treasurer, and sis directors (two of them elected annually for three years each) to constitute the executive committee, these to include also the secretary, to be elected by the committee, which is the management. The annual meeting is to be on the first Thursday of June each year. The secretary is to have charge of the collection and promulgation of statistics and of correspondence, under the executive committee and in connection with the several standing or special committees. The standing committees are expected to include all members, new members being assigned to them upon election, and are to make annual reports upon their respective departments and special suggestions and reports whenever needed. They are as follows:
- Public Improvements
- Railroads and Transportation
- New Enterprises and Industries
- Finance
- Local Mercantile Interests
- Real Estate
- Statistics
- Legislation
- Produce and Grain
- Manufacturers
- Membership
- Lumber and Coal
- Taxation
- Streets and Pavements
The membership is open to all persons of good character. It is provided that all statistics furnished shall be protected as confidential. Of course the routine provisions as to officers' duties, manner of making amendments, etc. are about the usual thing in such cases."