Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-05
Board of Trade.

ASpecIal meeting of the Board of Trade WAS
held lat evening at their rooms, MOI Marx {
Space. There We're but few persons present: a
nun Der of leading members now being absent
an New York. NJ. Orlne was called TO tue
CHAIR, and VIM Wall offered the following
resolution
ResoIr,d. That we earnestly recommend 10
OUI merchants and shippers renewed energy
and interest IN the shipment Of goods by the
merchants line OF steamships, running TO Nor
ok and New York.
The resolution was adopted, when Col. Wall
went on TO speak of the IIn pOrtance vi the Ian =.
lie said IN submitting the resolution to the
EOaId he was impellei by great desire to all
the attention of our msrC hants to The vii a Im-
lOTianceC Of looking well 10 our Hn Interests,
and these OF the entire community; for all,
H. her shippers or not, are more or less inter-
esied IN all facilities of communication - and
from tue city and be- would say especially 80
when u Is put IN operation by our own people
and capital. Tbs merchants line vas started
some TWO ears ago, and has been a'truded win
many disadvantages, aud II As successful rs n
could have been under the powerful opposition
The Clyde line, OWNED and directed exclusively
IN New ork city. ruGnIng very IrreguIIrly.
CHARGED much higher rates than are now
ChargCd-at least 100 per cent more. Th-ir
steamers are $50 tone, and tue Merchants
$50 tons. This line has the monopoly
TO PhIlsdelphia, and IL Is said the charges
are double, which Is the case IN all mODopolies.
Now that the Merchants line IL running TO
both New York city and Norfolk. we have
more freight tnsu We can accommodate TO
malnly BY our own people, and nowise can
this line ever become oppressive TO high
rates OF freight. because the President aud Di-
TectJTs are IN the interest of our dealers, and
v D. We can regulate our own tariff. an not DE
Al The tender meTcles of a body of men having
NO interest IN common with Us. or our city. rx-
sept TO charge enormous freiglts, ana for this
thy are using all possible power 10 break Us
down, and are wonderfully obIIgIng now
hoping that the heavy losses now incurred,
msy be MADE up If We should draw off our
81 I.aala h.
lyeIy few now because of low rates on n few
certain ARTICLES only. (noJ less than the Mr.
chants hns.) would mud that II was dear sa-
wing 10 them. a he tTifie gained would sOoa D.
eHgulI ned IN an addition Of 100 hundred per
c LIT 50 much tor sh5rt-sighted policy. Ii
one line only can live on THIS trad to hose
two points. let mat line D. one controlled BY
our own people and our o wn merchants. This
line - the first and only one which gave Us
CON munlcatiOn with Norfolk, an important
POILt, and our shipments there are lime, &C.
n. IL. and cOrnm-al. The oyster trade II
also an Important item. They paid by
way CT Baltimore 81 50 per barrel. while we
snip Tor 80 cents per barrel We have freight
ed 500 barrels OF Hour. I.5C0 barrels of line,
ana 2-tOO barrels of cement. Tnis impOrt1nt
trs IL, Just started. Is owing TO the cnsspneSs OF
freight. hICh heretofore went in very limited
sUpflies VIA the Baltimore aud Quo Raiiroit
HI" han prices oi freight cut Us off THIS
read indJed amounted 10 4 prob ibitiOn. He
meLtloDed a few it, ms of freight when the
ely Or line had control here. Freight was tasn
VI
Ine, ~ cents pes hundred; apples, o cents pr
blI y !, Dc - - cents Ibis il 1.-THE of tue
TrductIcns made by our new line aud such has
D. n tie Cellent management Of tflis company
BY as COMPETENT PIeSIden: that il IS dong wel.
Now. did this show that any extra OF higa tar
IL all d charged If We run exclusively, wnan
the Ike Is DING veal BY careful and &C JnOmiclI
naEaSstlSpi ever now, a. ~ Will always d.,
eUarced by our own shippers. Few can real-
re he vital importance Of keeping up this WI
Ger communication The N yfipiS trade is OF
Ihe eatest importance. In Tue season OF early
frri0 the products of that rich country wilt
De- brought 10 our own DOORS. We also have a
connection with Boston, traus-shipping At New
IoEk cay. Our dealers IN fuTnIture purcass-
ing IN Boston have AZ present 10 ship TO Bilti-
mofe. but me frslght over the Baltimore and
tbiS F1'irr1d u 80 enormous thai many have
been compelled 70 ship by sailing v-SS els ID
NashIn-ton. We ship nov four t1Onstnt
barrels OF nour per week 70 New York city.
Our Creorgefown merchants are ali We 10 thls
line and nave come forward MOLLY 10 sustain
me True interest Of the DStrict IN aldinE the
mrs. anu only line running 70 Norfolk.