The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-20
THE SHIPPING INTEREST.

Meeting of the New York Master Ship
wrights aud .Joiners' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Shall Be Done to Save American Com
MERGE on the Seas s-Some Signs Of Awake
ening-The Flag Of the Union Forever.
A meeting OF the Master Shpwrlghts and Joners'
Association Of New York was held yesterday after
noon at 470 Grand street. to consider the measures
best adapted for the restoration OF American ship
ping interests The meeting was called to order by
the president, Thomas Stack. The minutes Of the
previous meeting. held on the 18th inst were fead
by the secretary D. d. Westervet The attendance
OF members was full and respectable. letter from
ex-Mayor Westervet declining an invitation TO be
present at the proceedings was read.
The report OF the committee appointed at the pre-.
vious meeting to draw up paper embracing their
views on the best way OF exciting interest In the
question OF American shlpbundng was read, as fol-
lows:-
The committee appointed by the meeting held in
this hal on the nth inst by the shpbuilders and
others dong business In the city Of New FORK and
its vicinity beg leave to make the following
repsrt:--
That they have, in accordance with Instructions
then gwen issued notices to persons engaged In the
several branches OF trade connected with the build
Ing and nttng out OF al kinds Of vessels
the depressed condition OF me shipouding interests
Of our country.
structons, have to present. for the consideration OF
those who may assemble Us requested, their views
OF what Is necessary and should be done to revive
the shipbuilding commerce OF our country
Fast-Believng 1t to be eminently proper that TO
this END this body should by individual and associate
the interests OF all mechanics, capitalists and others
III any wise connected with every industry and IN
terest which directly indirectly contributes TO the
production OF the finished ship and It's uses there
after, your committee do recommend thata COM
mittee be appointed to invite such persons to assem-
BILE IN public meetings and appoint committees to
represent such Industries and interests, with
which an interchange OF views could be had and
TO be appointed from the body to take such mea-
sures as may be necessary to restore the shipbud-
and commerce OF our country to position equal
to that which they heretofore enjoyed.
Second-With O view to bring to the notice OF the
country and disseminate statistical information on
the subject your committee do further recommend
that one or moro suitable persons be Immediately
employed to collect such information who shall put
themselves In communication with the public press
OF the whole country, and publish such information
and set forth all facts and arguments bearing upon
the subject and represent the absolute necessity OF
the general government granting some aid and ex-
tending Its fostering care TO the commercial marine
OF the country, and also that committee with
power be now appointed whose duty 1t shall be TO
select, engage and pay such persons and to interest
themselves in furnishing all the necessary facts and
dates. This body engages to defray all the expense
incurred in securing the objects mentioned.
Tttrd-ln view ofthe probability of some action be-
ing taken by Congress in the coming session upon
the report which 1t ordered to be made the decline
OF American shipbuilding your committee submit AZ
their opinion that much might be accomplished
bHTOURu means Oh pubic HctlluHS over bUc country,
ana memorials therefrom 10 Congress, and 1t is our
desire that such meetings be held at as early day
as possible.
4. F. Rowland. L. A. Smith, r. Pollllon, D. Coger,
+. Webb 7. Stack, J. Youngs; w. W. Webb, chair.
man, ID. d. Westervelt secretary.
The report was adopted. Mr. w. W. Webb called
for the appointment OF the committees recommended
in the report-namely, one on public meetings and
one on publication.
Mr. KIERsrEp said 1t would he necessary IL the spirit
OF the report was carried OUT to nave committees
representing all the branches OF the trade working
In harmony together and each one doing lts utmost
to furnish from that particular element OF the craft
with which 1t was best acquainted the Information
In statistics and Otherwise to lay In one solid, clear,
condensed form before Congress and the country
Mr.. WEBB endorsed the suggestion, and SAID II
would be most feasible and satisfactory for the diff
ferent branches OF the trade TO meet and appoint
their own committees.
Al the suggestion OF Mr.. HoFFMEYER 1t was con-
cuded to have the first committee asked for in the
report composed OF az many different representa-
tves Of the trade as could be conveniently selected
The following were apponted:-W. II. Webb, chair
man; II. Coger, X. Poion, L. A. Smith, j. H. HON.
mayer, Il. A. Evans \. i. Rowland f. Gregory and
D. ID Westoryelt The second comm a whose
through the press and other channels with the sad
depression in the shipbuilding trade and collect
money for the purpose, consists OF the foliowlng:-
w. Hail. J. Ross J. Youngs, Il. Webb, G. f. Bowling,
J. b. Kiersted. A. ii. Hamlin. Robert Russell and G.
MIR. n. C. CALKIS wished to say that az a member OF
the Congressional committee he felt very strongly,
and did his colleagues. on the great depression in
American shipping lie could not assure them what
would be the precise recommendation which would
be made to Congress, but he knew that IL would be
vigorously In favor OF some measures calculated TO
bring back the prestige OF American commerce on
the ocean. He was opposed TO the repeal OF the
navigation laws and he believed the only people
who desired IL were those who co-operated with the
rebels In the late war, and who were seeking TO
achieve their object now In the interest OF foreign
shipowners.
Mr. CoGER was elected vice president and re-
turned thanks, after which the meeting adjourned
to meet Thursday evening, In room in the Cooper
Institute.