, 1863-05-19
TIE CANAL CONVENTION.
Meeting Of the New York Produce
Exchange.


Ill
The members Of the New York Produce
day afternoon, to appoint delegates to the
approaching Commercial Convention at Chi
s:ago on the I'd of June next James T. Wal
Lace, esq, President of the Commercial Aseo-
citation, was called to the chair, aud 4. E,
Masters. esq, appointed Secretary.
The President having stated the object OF
The meeting, and the interest the city Of New
1oEk had In whatever increased tho CONNER
cial facilities between tie East and the West,
Gen: Hiram Walb.idge moved the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. The immense interests OF the peop1e
nf the United States fs the commerce and trade Of
4ne world, imps,ativsly demand that sshatevcr eau
oe eonst,tutonaliy eeetsd either BY the genera! Of
facilities OF internal communication between the
tidp iood,prod9s,ng ,rcgsons q the West, and Tue
the Western cultiyator au opportunity Of secur:
boih in 1he Eastern and foreign markets
er interest IN accomplishing this object than lie
city Of New fork+ aud portion ofits citizens are
go legtimatel! interestcd In tpccdily eaecting It
, as she msmntr OF this exchange, be 1t therefore
He~1red, That committee OF twenty-five be
Designated to TepFeeeEt this Board IN the approsch
on the "a o1 june next, and that they arc hereby
n 3nstruetee no' oL!y to urge upon The Convention
H.
they be also requested to recommend legislative
action IL the several States through which the
work fs to be constructed, and that the pcpp1e Of
the West, interested alike with in this object,
should, in their primary astcmblaSce, stimulate
and organize sound public sentiment III favor OF
this measure. that will not he arrested or defeated
0ntil there ia provided the requisite means Of
communication by which the suEplns productions
OF the interior States Of the Union may find such
access to the sea hoard eha1 enable them to en-
Joy the benefits OF foreign market at price be-
4ow tl'at m which they CHI be produced in Europe.
Hta|rtd. That the action fs not only dictated by
nall.;aIy necessity The general government should
l'tusuc passage Within our territory, by which
W! l1on.flao ucct May pass from the Mississippi
10 nc :ttsntc scas,o rd through the various lakes
aa ea;S, ana bE the most practical route that
sc!e1tine kh9"lehse may 1eTelopt.
LcAoFtd, That the committee have no 7scr to add
10 their numbers. that this exchange he as fullv
represented as possible.
The President thcn reported the following
named gentlemen, as having been selected at
I,e preliminary meeting for tlat purpose. as
Tic committee:
m MeFsr7; .z1I DAVID D7oEs, James P. Wal.
gen, Hiram Nalbridge. Captain 2. Ne
George B. Powell, Z. W. Coleman, Hush
At.llen, z: II: Tompkins, S. L Hueted, Ed ward
HT'om~el], : ". II. Fuller. J. n. Fiske, Henry
=. tic'son, E. +. Aburtis, John B, Wright.
Gal1ln MI French, F. A. Fisher, Alexander H.
= Hueoo' Eimor 4. kcncb, E. j. Mann, Jacob
Ann,,at.s at,ek: J; " Freeman. John s. Williams,
Ss,, 1nn,;. =. Masters and W. B. Barber
1,-;d,e nouoa ~ ~ Of Mr. David Dows, Gen. Wal
trrs Eecrct u. appoentcd Chairman aud A. E. Mas
1fy to ill vacancies. and that H. W. n;. aat,io
Heet u He Sherman Houre. in Ch;cn,n ~,
June lst, 1865, ut II o'c1o,'a ~ Gncago; On
The meeting then adjourned 'n LUZ evening: