| Show BOARD OF TRADE enthusiastic business men discuss contemplated improvements tho board of trade bield a meeting in the baet room of the city hall last evening president E R ridgely in the chair after calling the meeting to order mr stated that there were several thousand large lithographs of ogden held at alio depot for freight charges and they could be biad for paying sum of about 65 these maps give a birds eye view of the city and its surroundings and would make a did advertisement mr ridgely spoke aleo of a letter that had been received from general superintendent walby of the buo grando western regarding alio plans and specifications of the shops eliat are to bo built in ogden this letter was read by the secretary and is as follows SALT LAKE CITY may E II 11 ridgely president board of trade utah SIR replying Ke to your letter of the 2nd dinst the specifications and plans for the buildings at aro to be sent to the ollice ortho alio llio orando western agent at ogden so that the contractors living in your city will have an opportunity at inspecting spec ting them without the necessity of coming to salt lake city this was already arranged for but owing to the changes in the plans we have been unable to get tho blue prints ready soon as had been expected and this will probably necessitate our extending the for receiving bids for two or three days longer very truly L A gen sapt 0 W captain smith moved that tho board of directors of the board of trade be authorized to buy up alio maps referred to by president carried J E bagley wanted to know if alie proposition that biad been made to build stock yards in ogden had been made with the understanding that tho bonus to bo given hake A bell would bo paid when the yards were begun or after they were finished tills question was an by V 0 gungoll reading a copy of hake A bells proposition which specified eliat the is to be paid over when the contract is signed a bond being given by these gentlemen that would bo expended on the in establishing tab lishing alio stock yards here some one raised alie question na to the financial responsibility of brako bell banker theo llo bison arose and said that ho wag informed as to the perfect responsibility of the gentlemen eliat they are men of ano very best standing and men of con 4 sid crable wealth salt lake was making a big pull to get hetko bell to go to that city and that they were waiting to what ogdan would do captain smith stood up for the bonus and said ho was ready and will inc to dive down in his jeans to give it a lift david kay was for the bonus if that ia the only way to get the yards lie said lie would volo for it and he in working for it V 0 gunnell committee of three to work in conjunction the committee already in existence gunnell A 0 bigelow and captain smith were named by tho chair there was a good deal of general talking done in which david kay francis lutter captain smith alico and others took part the topic beins chiefly on the best method to bo pcr sned to raise the bonus on motion of gunnell alie chair was requested to select three committees of three members each from alio membership roll of tho association as followay fol lowa A committee on mineral display one on agricultural products and one on manufactured articles the idea of th co committees is that they will arrange for specimens for exhibition in the large exposition liall eliat alio board of trade with the chamber of commerce is to occupy and put it up in tion of the city hall vacated by the firo department adjourned till next friday |
