New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ELECTION or orI1cERs-APPEAL FOR HELP FOR GEORGIA
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

FICTION OF oTr1CERS-APPEAL FOR HELP FOR GEORGIA
-cESrESNIAL CELEBRATION.
Tho Chamber of Commerce held their animal
election VIM f. Dodge in the chair yesterday AFTERNOON,
and the following ticket was elected
Prentwm F. Dodge First Geo oPdyte Second
@ hq Austin stevens; M Eleas 4 D ISs
@ ws,op samuel Bsbeoci Ph G. Calhoun George stephen
w9 0e SGSG Member SeSs. n COMMITTEE &o%
snder " Committee on Mercantile Library Heg bofsf
IT spauIding Trustee, Institution Savings Of Me
S %,,S G'Is' GT G sI K1S Trustee Of the
Merchants CLERKS to s17f nsScoSs s T for licensing sailors
Bcaing Houses Hotels George NJ Ceamin Committee on Gold
Coleman Dsnnins Duer, james Gaatiu. -.
A motion was made and adopted that Committee De
apponted to make arrangements for the proper OpseV-
ance of the hundredth anniversary OF the OIgaza-
ton of the Chamber upon April H. 1865 The matter was
Notice given that at the next meeting motloh
would made to change the hour of meeting TO O'CLOCK
= A communication was received from the Board OF
Trade Of Macon, Georgia respecting tho widespread
Institution throughout the south, and requesting the
Boards of Trade in the North otakeImeasres TO receive
subscriptions loan intended TO enable the andhoders
of the South hire and feed the hands in their employ
during the coming harvest season, such ioah peing
crops This referred TO the Executive COMMITTEE
| The Macon Board says: CO. -, ...,,,.
"The agricultural interest at the South is especially
almost totally prostrated and it's condition today more
helpless and hopeless its future more gloomy ana ehee
less than at any former period IN Its history . a.,
"Thcre is no capital here all adequate to meet the
e1igcncy. our merchants and others are dong what
they can with quite limited, but the truth IL ihey
are powcress 10 afford the relief requcd ana INC oct
of the Board in this communication IS to nemorlahze me
Roars Trade in the leading commercial cites OF the
Inion praying that these facts may be considered ana
that associations may he formed ana eapal suDsIPe
for the purpose Of supplying the wants OF the producing
class at SOUTH In respect to food for er hands ana
stock credit until harvest time, say NoNeperheh
taking security for the same INST hen upon INC
growing crops dor which provision has been maze III
Georgia by express statute and such other ac urthtr
security might reasonably lc demanded ana aIoiuS1
| should the assistance indicated be long wlihheu
Thousands Of aborers thrown out OF employ without
homes or the OF procuring food, and vast amount
ofdesuon and suffering must follow ON the other hand
should the credit he promptly afforded relief follows ane
these caamties avcrted, simple loan OF food is al
that is asked aud that upon such conditions az, WIZ
proper prudence and discretion the part OF the agen
Selected IL IL believed result IN no loss but return
To- the Subscribers their capital unimrared together
with n moderate interest the same while mus en-
poved and meanwhile accomplish an amount OF good al
| most incalculabe AT this particular crisis