New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-20


To the President and Nersers Of the
Chamber Of Commerce 81 New Orleans
Gentlemen committee to whom was referred tho
animation into The merits Or plan tie establishment Of
DIRECT LINE OF SCREEN STEAMERS between New Or
leans and Liverpool with American and British capital beg
eaye to report careful examination Of plans Of MR.
FREDERICK ISABEL, of Liverpool the class Of vessels
estimates o earnings and expenditures and The proposed nation
aly Of six of 1900 register TO
carry each $500 bales Of cotton draw when loaded not
over ISL water and make the passage from port port
within not exceeding % days,
THAI hey approve Of the description dimensions and capacity
Of the vessels submitted them being suited to
the requirements and pecares Of river and port and the
proposed trade
The present navigation laws this country being such as to
prevent Tie naturalization Of foreign built vessels and the present
greater for the building Of iron steamers of
fcre in Britain those In this country render il espe
djen desirable that the proposed steamers should be built
there as suggested, and DO under the British flag.
AS The number Of x Steamers proposed to be built we
are Of opinion that the ade of city ushes that number at
once, and even more
Asc die Estimates Earnings New Orleans being the largest
Exporting city in the Union and there being in the
year ii winch full cargo and valuable freight list cannot be
had advantage offered by other port ID Annex
caand the Import trade being already large and continually
and rapidly Increasing therefore Of opinion Tint the
sum stated The estimates is moderate and nj all times
safely be calculated npon and be and be considerably
increased.
Asto The Estimates of Expenditures being personally
veil acquainted with the working Of under the British
nag we ART to judge Of of those Items
Of The Estimates Of Receipts but Of those which would be In
Cured in This port dchargn loading port charges
of coal etc. they very fully estimated amply sufficient
to cover all seh Items and also a reduced when the line
in rgular working orerafer trips However, The
allowances made total expenditures expenses appear
IL 10 be very full indeed sufficient to cover all usual con-
tingences.
Feeling assured that the 1. opnortne and that this
community and the entire Southwest deeply in
the establishment with little delay possible Direct
Steam with Europe and approaching the import
ance advance already made towards the accomplishment
Of 80 desirable object. offered by the adoption plans
Of Mr. Sabel recommend that tho Chamber approve the
opcnire Of PROVISIONAL SUBSCRIPTION LIST in this
ely elsewhere ii deemed necessary for the purpose
tanning Of all those who may be deSirous
extent they willing to join in the completion Of import
ant an enterprise The honor md interest OF city and tile
whole South west
Provided unsatisfactory legal Charter Company can be
under the limited liability of Great Britain this
country which think done suggest ta, after the
sum Of E shall haze heen subscribed III this country
the American subscribers shall meet among their
te who shall decide The which they will join the
Directors be appointed by the subscribers in
Britain carrying ihi enterprise take An such
in the premises u they nIay deem proper.
Signed, IA. GORDON BAKEWELI4,
Secretary Of the Committee.
New Orleans Feb, II. 1854. feS