Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-14
Manifesto of Secretary Of Cham.
ber of Commerce., F. G.
Chapman.
4 Roland for an OIire1.
SECRETARY's OFFICE,
CAIRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
ContonoLnn lOfb lQGE

e"e hD0Ch6es ~ ~1fIes ceTeIIy yVstAesChNnlOef "
Commerce." / do not know that ever saw
or heard of the writer, Mr. Thomas C. wright
but I do know that he is not right in many of
his statements, and propose to prove by incon-
trovertble evidence, not only the truth of the
statements made by me in the ''Price Current"
| OF Saturday, Reproduced in the Democrat of
Sunday morning) but to. show the falsity
of his
The substance Of the charge made in my ar
ticle above referred to, was, that the wharf.
receipts and shipments from the press, and es-
pecially from this Association, and I urged as
reason for their thus withholding, the fact
that the wharf boats being owned and man.
aged by parties not resident in the city-who
have no business or property in Cairo outside
Of their respective crafts-whose interests are
located in cities far remote from us, and which
will be profted by the breaking down of the
commerce Of Cairo, it cannot be expected that
they will show any favor to Cairo or its press
or its citizens, if that favor would tenl toward
the building up Of the place.
In proof Of this assertion l will state what
Mr.. Wright will not pretend. to deny, that i'm
mediately after the Chamber of Commerce
went into operation, l commenced the compila-
tion of the business of the city "a work in which
l was ably and cordially seconded by all our
merchants, millers, railroad and express agents
and wharf boatmen, without exception, until
matter of difference at.se between large
number of our business men and some Of the
wharf boat proprietors; when, although the diff
iculty was apparently amicably settled, Messrs.
johnson, Homans Co. refused to furnish to the
Chamber of Commerce any further returns.
The upper wharf-boat continued to extend the
desired favors until Mr.. Homans became one Of
its propreters when all reports ftom that in
stitution ce.,sed. / then However,
enabled to gather my statistics from the special
7el,rts prepared Tor The DeHt0c7ut, [ he'd
been for two or three months previous those
from the lower wharf boat. But on Thursday
of last week all reports ceased after they had
been furnished to tie Dem0crat daily sl5ce the
neaU combination aoent into existence. The files
of the Democrat will prove the truth OF this as
sertion, and explodes the theory advanced by
Mr. Wright that
Recent changes in the pefSonllel of
the upper wharf boats, and a pressure of
business consequent thereupon, made 1t
impossible for tie first few days of this month
to be prompt or punctual, in the charit~bte
part OF our business, Ce furnishing Il statement
OF our business for the benefit Of or TO crafty
the curiosity of others,C' f**HE
The change in the 7eg5oauel of the upper
wharf-boat did not deter the meao personnel from
making out an abstract for the Democrat, un-
til 1t was found out by said asao personnel that
he Or they was or were throwing the nforma-
ton into the lap of the Chamber of Commerce.
Again Mr.. Wright asserts that
1T is impossible, in such a business as
ours, to furnish the day s Shipments or receipts
completely accurately until the next day
| when, if those desiring them for publication or
reference, will send for them they can be OBJ
tanned. We are not proyded with couriers,
and our clerks have something better and more
important to do q 4EE
This statement is erroneous in every respect
as will show, and he Viii acknowledged 1
do not make up my books'of receipts and ship
ments until the reports are all in and COM
pared, which often takes three or four days
and sometimes week, sas | have to wait
frequently for returns per mail of Courtyard
.manlfests.n I have never asked a days re
turns until the succeeding day, nor do desire
them until they come to me correct 1 send
my messenger to both tile wharf.boats daily,
before IL O clock, for the returns of the pre-
ceding day. The Chamber Of Commerce has
''lock box' upon each whart.boat. wherein is
to be deposited any faybs in the way of
business returns papers or mails. The boxes
are all properly labelledsand cannot be mis-
taken for those of any other institution or
firm, and they will be retained thereon until or
dered to be removed oy tAe wharf boat authori-
ties. .ee- a-s'
The sneering manner IN which Mr. Wrio Int
speaks of the business men of This place and
the city itself, is Its own best comment. and
copy to tic letter from hiscolomunication.
1t is not apparent now the city C0 Of Cairo
or lts cltizeiis are ooiiaaig to Es subsistence
or wealth. This would be iuleaa ganarous in
true: anu Is 'lue II .no leeept and shipment
and storage, of all articles for or from the mer.
chants (D of Cairo, gratis, Can be so construed
The mark (?) denotes question. Mr..
Wright then questions thefcts; first that Cairo
is city, and second thai our business men
are i'erciian's i'o" go You like the pic
ture, :" business men and .nerclants Of Ca;ro9
But 'ne next parasrapn OF Mr.. Wright is a
model of genuine polite1ess Read # scan if
carefully, and answer to Yourselves the ones.
ton if 'doggeries, clotlng Sc establish.
ments make up the sumtotal Of tho bus;noss q,
Cairo?' II
, III .r,a :. - " efenarked, that the
q "i .Ila a. Necessity to Cairo,
Mississippi and rivers rise and fIlI wharf.boats
could and would exist, indepcnaa,t - tha faw
hundred doggeres, clothM, sa o0taI1sh.
ments that daily move md i,ra ,,1oir haino
~ soieiy anu .1.ao Stopping boats and
. 4"oto 10 "'''' '.'''0 u" and proper re-
II spect for those of our citlzeAs vI hof,re this
d 1 had supposed were eDsayed NV IN 1eei.jmat,
!. trade But it seems that, ii tho oo.o, ot tho or
ge ganization of which MraNrig,, :, 1,,o ,on,b
10 p''eo' ''' '''o' y" keepers of cloth
- aiS Stoi % VI "oooS'Nf =" al 'Iiva move ani