New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE sHIPOWNERs' ASSOCIATION OF NEW
r.. WORK

THE SHIPOWNERs' ASSOCIATION OF NEW
YORK.
IMPORTANT MEETING YESTERDAY AMERICAN
COMMERCE TO BE PLACED ON ITS OLD
FOOTING.
One of the most important meetings OF the
shipowners' Association of New-York whion mas
ever been held in this city was conVeneu NJ
the Society's rooms. IN Pine-st.' yesteruay ~"
noon The meeting was called to oruerpy W,
Hiuksl, the President. who opened the proceeu
nes by announcing that the Congressional Committee
now in session In this city to deliberate on the pest
OF furnishing our American shipping interests have been
Informed that this Association had appointed com.
mtee TO confer with them on the subjects TOT wph ,no
sioUa CommIttee had replied that they would be happy
to receive delegation. MI Brett oneiea ,ho %
resoons prefacing reading by moving that the COM
mtee appointed by the Association DO Instructed anu
authorized % express the @ .oOa .ppd confer
With The conse.sOu. Commerce and N,s,on be 5
:.Ipcsa ,,prs , . " is vessels IN port q
vb. they End the mos, A. ssS 70 AZ s pese.
United States registry Failing the to eIpre.s The desire Of
S,, :, s.s I'D to Sd %SsI' per
q S.: "a. I'D ): :. .P.s ;s
en. or or sISn .SoD .ny ps likely
placing shipping Interests y, On sa I11pi that S1 DAYS
aga he had Conversation with Mr. weUD. gentleman
whom ne considered Dunmore In naval on
this subject and that rsai,ns nad this Subject
be,ore the Congressional Committee, unless the
anrOgaOn the Present spbuSsr Usres be-
withdrawn 1t would be utterly impossible for American
s1 s. Ks md E EsSsP 'SI sa%
alton Mr. Nelson remarked that under the present law
the American shpbuders had monopoly Of the trade
sSd Iar a sere I received Capital Is not tins
erest and those who build ships do so generally sipy
because they have personal interest In them American
Commerce never could have fair chance OF competing
with that of forsgn nations unless there was ee Sn
owner he believed 1t would DO impossible 70 carry carry
through the project q free trade IN s ,r u asSd Ss
combined with It. IL would be necessary that All
those Concerned in the manufacture of the materials
with which ships constructed should feel an equal
interest with those engaged In the shtbulding ana
carrying trades The speake, was strongly ssDs
abroad would not DO popular with the masses ms
Thought that this Association should seek fon 81
the avenues OF American commerce., by which the wnoe
shipping Interest might share ~ tn9 reS As a sp
ping now is rs eontrasted with the foreign marine, ne
said that careful inquiry he discovered that out Oh
GO banks now lying I'm this port, As were foreign ana II
American the tunnage Of tho former being 1888 tuns,
while that of the latter y only $3.50 u1s OF the - Grigs
is lOls1. while that Of the American briggs Is 9iD
month the proportion Of foreign vessels was argeL
speech on the questions at issue ne sa,a th AZ
appointing the on Se%%''eo ,p
ping the Government was seeking to discover
not only why the American shipouildng Interest naa
such deplorabIe condition. shipowners from Maine
had answered the former question by showing that t was
seemed 70 him, that the meeting adopted tho resolu-
they were read they would DC rhg TWO horses
Was desired revive American oommeIceit was neees
sary drop the subject OF american spGuldihg. anu
many Others didn't attribute the decline IN American
directly to the late war 0the
tbese were the Mexican war the famine In Ireland the
change in the French shipping Laws and the Cpmssa
with us in cheap shipbuilding. there was previously
the Rebellion always demand ior sps Sa,
demand had been supplied and at about that time also
S",Sae suffered ACCORDINGLY The shipbuildng interest
In America, he said, Is now bankrupt lt cannot com
pete with English aud foreign lneres.s Do
pose the vessels, but the very land on which grows
Interests are however, widely different. and We can
secure such legislation enable us 10 buy our ships
abroad we will once have the pride OF seeing the
The outcry about sacrificing The American sipbuildng
shpbud,ng interest and tho result Ia that she
builds iron ships for the world think the resolutions
Would snow nave ssd he Thought that Il Would be-
better that the Committee from this Association should go
before the Congressional Committee without any specific
nsructons Mr. asked that ayOte be taken TO get
the OF the meeting on the resolution gentleman
here remarked that delegation from the Maine ship
building and Shpowners Association was present. the
Hon g. Hchborn. President, should be invited 10 give
his views on the subject under consideration Mr. Heb
born sd that he aud his associate had TO
This city 10 attend the meeting OF tho Congressional Com.
mttee and that therefore he did not like 70 say anything
that would ia any way affect action OF the Committee
OF the NewYork Ship owners Association lie might, now
ever 20 speak In general terms on this sub
ect H. the shipbulders and shpowners OF Maine
have any peculiar views In reference to the all important
subjec, before them they were ANXIOUS To nave them
modified TO meet the Judgment OF the community az large
A gentleman who has spoken suggests that We take nfm
ground ON this subjecs, and that We stand by IT,
Would IL not be better first ascertain what ground
would be acceptable To thus Committee aud the country
We want a cheap merchant marine, whether OF wood or
iron ut IL by the rcadiest way. In
the early history OF this country we had no merchant
Seeing this, our fathers passed navigation Laws
and, subsequently, have shown the world that we
had the material, the mechanics the will, and the
capacity To build ships We not only covered the ocean
built shps for tho whole world. The Navigation laws
then OF mouse and might have been repealed but
since the materials for shipbuilding have depre-
catd and the legislation bearing on this subject OF
tbs utmost importance We have still the materials and
the men, but fail In legislation. and We cannot
compete far shpbuidng interests go, with other
Give the same laws that England has. and
we build either wood iron vessels cheaply Ms
ut all events II AJAX government TO unfetter us,
and TO place the same footing AS shipbuiders on
the other side Of the water arc on and we have metal
Lie currency, ask but very little time 10 show the
world that can meet England half way; aud IL she
can then beat We will wish her God-speed. We don't
want 10 be and therefore we claim the right
build ships our own soil we can only agree
10 concerted plan of action, believe that
coed In beratng American commerce from the thral-
dom under At the suggestion OF several mein-
bers after further debate In which the Importance
nous opinion OF the Society," the resolutions laid
the table, pending the first interview between the COM
mttee appointed by the Association and the Congress
sional Committee, and the meeting adjourned.
THE GOLD SUITS.