The New York herald., 1866-09-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.


BOARD Of Trnde In Reference to Subsidfzed
Ocean Steamship LInes-The Atlantic Cable
Reception TO BE Given BY the Chamber To
Cyrns w. Field, &c.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Chamber OF Com
merce was held yesterday the President Mr. A. A. Low,
In the chair
letter from General KratricK, and which has
already been published the NEW York HERALD OF the
81 Of August thanking the Chamber for their approval
OF his In reference 10 the bombardment OF VAL
| paraiso, was received and ordered on file
letter was received from Mrs. T. G. Shubrick, OF
Pendieton, C., acknowledging the recent Of dona
ton Of $500 the Chamber in consideration OF
services rcnd rcd the country BY the family OF her
! late husband Lieutenant T. Tcmper shrbrick. Three
sworis which had been prescn'cd to members OF tho
shubrick family at different periods had been lately
Furnished bv direction of the Chamber and Mrs shu
ircd the Chamber should hold them subject 10
the order of Mr. g H. HASTE, who was 10 take charge
! OF thcm. Tho letter ordered on file
communication was received from tho Iivcrroo
| Chamber OF Commerce requesting the Chamber 70 send
thcm report of s organization, with tho general power
and privileges l, enjoyed.
The cBahNAs stated that the Secretary, "r John ;
Sehbins Jr had already answered the inquiries and
! the communication was order ID on 1le.
Mr. =. b. Chiftenden reelected member Of the
| Arbitration Committee
Acomrnunicator was received from J. Sloane sec-e-
tatv Of the CHA and San Diego Railroad stating he has
a report OF meeting Of the Chamber held the
7th o. June last, IN which it was said they would
guire from the government OF the United States
tain suitable location the erection Of dry deck In
California. He therefore commended the Bay OF San
Diego suitable place TO their attention. and he would
contribute three undr feet Of land at the best
point there. and some other Gentlemen wonld also
| tribute ik quantity. The communication was
| ccp,ed and ordered nle
The BOSTON Board OF Trado submitted tho following
repor which committee Of their Board had made and
desired the operation Of the Chamber in the matter
The Committee OF the Roson Board Of Trade, to whom
referred ne comnunica M r. Of MT Barring o. New
beg respecn nlly 70 report:Yonr committee are not sa
ese dea"e and unan aed approval 81, they ias the
Of a Board hss IL VIEW The rsc SUBSIDIES
by Of which foreien steamship lines have been esa
themselves monopoly Of The postal
Is Of the utmost np"snce ,bst our own
should rsnSssr uasoas
win in, some degree strenr hen them for competition
Your commst.s opinion Congress-
se ns and nf vi se @
yeyance Is BY American se IS insufficient IN It's pro
Atlantic; and hat special lessaton u The
| best permanent success Of such lines.
s Of s oe % %csess s
requirements Of the trade which wii be placed
ing ing yssr . iusS$sni so%mitss
@ 10
render the lines no less credabe 70 tho national flag than
advsnsgeoas to the general commercial interests OF the
I'm 10 the establishment Of new steamship lines
be,ween York Antwerp your committee 10
not feel prepred e cypress an opinion but they would
The new York Chamber Of commrcs and other eomerc
en aetsn n Peerenos @ the great National interests
n ocean steam e order 70
and OF the carrying Of the Atlantic
EpwAnR J5s RoiEs $ EJoBEY' & aASrTaH MHITxofE
Mr. Low said the views expressed by the Boston COM
mttce we're in accordance with the opinions which the
casons The communication was referred 70 the cxecu-
| THY Arr A,rr GAVIN
The CHAIRMAN said he regretted 10 there not
larger meeting present. az he was prepared to ask the
Chamber what action should be taken il any, that
tho Atlantic telegraph cable had been successfully laid
There was event Of the present age which had re
public attention than tho successful accomplishment Of
that great enterprise In 1858, when II supposed
resolutions expressive OF its satisfaction the achieve
ment OF great end, which important not only
10 scientific men, but 70 all classes OF the community
The hopes then entertained had been broken, and
all who engaged in the enterprise thrown Into
iu the present grand The American people had
taken deeper interest In the Of tho experiment
the 'Is, two countries. when the Isnmemnon and the
Niagara and Susqnehanna met In mid ocean and separat
@ % me s,a o. 1n ,Ms
had impaired . national interest TO the undertaking
which did not feel at present For although gov
had been solicited two since and also
last year. take In the enterprises and send shpsof
war TO aid Il rs IL had done before for reason
they had declined 70 do 80 Perhaps tho events Of the
war the subsequent refusal az Great Britain to submit
to arbitration what side the people believed 20 be
just claims hao induced government 10 refuse 10
| comply with the request There many interesting
| inc dents connected with the undertaking. which
| were charminely get forth in . book written
4 by Mr. Fields brother and from which he would read
some extracts for them. Tie then read for some tmo
from the book account Of tho survey OF tho plateau
living ON the bottom Of Ireland aud
| Newfoundland made by Lieutenant Bergman and Mr.
Maury previous 70 the st attempt at laying the cable
Many the persons who co-opera,cd Ia that attempt
| were members OF the clh,nbcr-Messrs Field Cooper
! Roberts and Others. Those the men who entcrd
of tbal nj
this city and Newfoundland, running across the Gif Of
the 81 Lawrence They had 70 cut through the wilder
for four hundred miles 70 make thc road which
this line passed And They entered upon that enterprise
without receiving euy external aid al the time, looking
forward 10 the ultimate and establishment Of the
Atlantic Telegraph line IL should be borne Ia mind that
the gentlemen the other side OF the Atlantic who
trbuted argely had been led by The light or science
and experience for their expermen,s Ind already bcan
made almost every sea in tue od World But on this
SIDE We had no such experience or knosledge. Vet
throughout tho whole history OF enterprise nothing
satisfactory praseworthy than the COURAGE
dstssIsyed by th'ir feliow czen. cyrus W Field He
| was now on board the Great Eastern, after having
snaiohed from the the old cable which had slept there
long year Be might shortly be expected In this city
and as the Great Eastern will reach Hearts Content
before many days, we will know with certainty
| the second hne 10 working. II seemed 10
| him !. would be proper that the Chamber
| should take some no,os OF that greet enterprise
which he'd Interested the government OF oar own coua
Try and tse government of Grea, Britain, which had
interested tue Of science aud the men of wealth.
II had orgina; ed with members OF the Chamber and
they would be unjust TO themselves n hoy did take
som. Of that great achievement, that great r
nmph OF science that great act OF perseverance, and
| energy on the part of OF tkeir members And
u biessing for them TO know that At the critical
period 81 the history OF lha enterprise when the Aga
inemnon and N,aqara had returned Queenstown alter
several failures and all associated In the under
taking discouraged, an2 advocated the soll-
OF oil remained tho property OF the company
and the Abandonment OF tho enterprise, aud when
| the deputy chairman OF the company after.
wards reslgu.d because hlr advice no, aken-at
TINT critical period American citizen. Mr.. Lamstou,
the man who made the motion which carried ships
elsa fnf
lie sad enterprise should not be Abandoned that
they sboild again make attempt 60 lay Il Propa
ra ions were made ships again sent 10 sea.
and this time they we've successful. In view of this
fac and the coas connection II Mr. Field and other