, 1869-11-23
THE IMPORTING INTEREST.
Shall Chicago he Constituted an
Original Port ol Entrys
Meeting OF the Leading Business Men
Last Evening to Discuss
the Question.
Remsrb BY Senator Ttumbul], Hon. N
B. Judd, and Others
4 Committee Appointed to hemorialize
Congress.

In accordance With The call published IN the
caily Fapers, and Gencd By large uazaber Of The
leaa.1g nrns Of ch.c.go, meeting Of importers
vsa held last eseninS In the foo.ns Of the Acr-
charts and CeDne1r.A Traye1iers' Assoc.asion,
SoA nl. ss and IS Dearborn street, tor rhe pr,-
pose Of con1e1r1ng with oar representatives IN
Congseas, and to engage In = general diseusa,on
upor The eublect Of obtaining the legislation nec-
earary TO create Chicago N otgnal poF& Of ent5y,
AID 10 bring goods direct, in bond, TO thts CITY,
The attendance Numbered at least ntty Eepreseu-
fntves Of the heaE:ess importing houses at the
city. AFTER some time passed IN NJ Informal con-
yessAt1ou iron The subject IN haad. the meeting
Esa nrEant1cd ht the election Of Gen. s Bowen,
ESQ.,, As ChAllMar, and Mt. Ornand ~ Secretary.
lion. n, JUDD, nrmber Of Congress from Chi
cAGn, being called upon TO ssale the ospec1 Of
auatfs II Warrington, present aud prospective,
with 1eRard 10 tte Proposed lez1AlAtion. said fhat
Houte OF Repret Ia the Commi11eo
On Commerce, aud the other in tho Conulttet Of
Ways and Means-sod that Inc b!cs ~h.cn en-
aos, eoa c3icaso so.e, lie peseEs7 mat sood
became the qucxtsc5R tnto.yed we're not lniiy M
derA;tod- The beet p!ls. therefore, would be-
Which Should Lay before Congress anti tre
Treasury l'euattntnt t1e present grievances and
NJ the sscIs 10 The ra-e. IN orteg 10 demonstrate
The uteesslt, for this sc'.oa: evcnud t. osganiz.
and btttS shout concerted action Al all p,,nta
wtere thus have > coEtccn tn,eses, w.3h Chicago
I, @ thls s as:sr. For ht,a.se. Bosom and Phla-
Is'rG,a Noalt ett:E strong roxer to besr u7oa
tie Treasury Department. and upop the various
Congressional coCCittceA lie would Sag
eSst me ofsAai.s::"a OF coa1mAtee 10
Freratc ueaii.a1 fecsi'ug the facts
III tue case; t.a1 It woul also te tseii to select
conlA,'tee nt ieadins TeEc1atsss 70 represent tue
1sterttl and ihe r1s,u9 x1onss ~oald h rsht-
ed The ch1caEo Mtrchaafa should take hold OF
this nat.eE a. lnts xUuid any Other KIDD Of t1si-
enc. ' '''>' : ~01's4 Nv eA''' ~ e'''s'A '"o
tuite1, stnies Seta'or TEurn5u,I SSH he believed
teal Il ta,r tlif *ere dsa~n ur ard sn'Eoda accd.
y "Alea sae ncf f'nan!s of Ch:c2geu Et1e placed
cn N equal TO. ng With those 81 New YORK.
t. o9leIT.s Een't nios'oe feueay !or ne nrssent
ta.ttfa1 ard thorough COLLECTION Of the revcnuc.
ic tnouFfs rue eea'lttnel pseseEt were best
Go7Hae-l ~ pn: fIe Ea:tsr IN shape Let Con.
Eft,s s, Sn"s "nAt ne grievances were, and he had
70 uoa.H u 4, ;nei ~oa.1 We coIrec:ed;
AZ: led o1a nos re:iTse that isos:oo aud fht-
a9tinhia we're so n1nca 1L1erested tn tho question
81 CHICAGO: those cites did not sui1et SO mach W
Lie dt:a} II Eoeatl
Mr. ha1e t''on:t,, 1ha', at mr.. the dudes rall
II tl"sEo WoE'l lot II: Of sufficient ;.sn'aat TO
lake II .t osJ-' for re eprefnEe.r TO tsta.-
~: herr The "nn,rrons ss:ich:s aud undertake the
iaEct ta.ra ex2rns- us,cn *es'd be tucarred
u1,der th- rrop'ssI srfaaserntnt, but 10 leg
nratrs 'ats ran Eot ayir selE-sGss1loia2 out ra-
Heet1a'tse 10 tue r2E' :. nieFt- Ihe Matu t!ifl-
eans Va ne ,sEusahc. o! E:stcsn rol!:tc:aos aui
uadr, nId be WAS OF the op'noa thai The sugxes--
fin. II Sv.at'': 11l" n1i+ - 10 TIE drawing Of
would reuote that tltlicuty.
MI. ht3 bhsk Fa.d 1hst >fst Chicago wanted
Wal tue privilege Of oardnE goods night here aud
Cnlcacn rcrcha,r- nov hsd II coupetc directly
With S"T fntE, and they waEfef ID eui1y tue
ta'ut rI,rll-S-s:
At. Hatt said great difficulty experienced
n1fer tic present t.ttem was ~ith resarh IT, fra.
Gle eIcrs, hicl' after !nsM-ction IN Sew York.