The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-20

ment to continue our efforts towards re-
duction of this tax, which is IN incubus
upon this branch of industry.
Very valuable and extended reports from
the Committee on Mines and the Commit
tee on Manufactures must be noticed here !;
but it Is impossible to do them justice by
such reference as can be made in these
limits, and they are presented also In form
OF appendix.
And we must pursue the same course
with the able and thorough reports on the
giving lien upon crops for advances from
the Committee on Commerce.
The reports from the Committee Of Arbi-
tratio1 indicate the utmost harmony among
the members of the Chamber.
1t Is not necessary to recall to your mem.
ory the scenes and incidents attendant upon
the sessions of the National Board of Trade,
which honored Richmond with a visit in
December last. They are fresh in your re-
collection. With one accord we acknow-
ledge the profit and pleasure of those ses-
sions, and of social intercourse in their i'll
tervals, which presented scene of harmony
and good will worthy Of imitation through
out the land.
In closing I'VE must not fail to allude to
the recent report of the Relief Committee,
giving full account of their labors in the
distribution of the fund for the relief of the
Esufferers from The catastrophe at the Capt
toll. Although not within the sphere Of the
duties of purely commercial body, yet,
without reflection on any ecore but that
OF humanity, this Chamber spontaneously
undertook the charge of that fund, and
through it's visiting and distributing COM
rnittees, arranged for the PROPER care, of it,
and It's faithful application iii aid of the In
jured and destitute sufferers. How that
duty has been performed the lately pub
lished report of the Relief Committee exhi-
bits in detail.
Extensive and interesting statistics have
been compiled by the secretary relating to
Tho tobacc0; graiii, aid -four trade Of Rich7
mond and the State; the imports and eX-
ports, foreign and coastwise, since April,
1866 ; the inspections Of flour for twenty
two years shipments and receipts by the
various railroads aud the canal for five years
past; and other data for estimating the
growth of trade, which are offered here
with; and it is recommended that the next
Board of Directors provide for printing Il
compilation Of these statistics for preserYa-
tlor and circulation.
There arc many other subjects of greater
or minor Importance connected with the
proceedings of the board during the year,
which would be referred to if it could be
done without extending this report beyond
reasonable limits. We must trust that the
interest which members have felt in these
proceedings AS they transpired from time
TO time has made them familiar with the
I most prominent.
We conclude now with the expression
Of our opinion that this Chamber has done
| inucn service III guarding the interests
which it was intended to represent, and
occupies now position and influence which
will. under proper direction and encourage
ment, give it still more power for good Ii
the future.
Respectfully submitted by the Board OF
Directors
On motion of VIM. b. 1saacs, the Board Of
! Directors were ordered to have the fore
! going report and accompanying documents
+; printed in pamphlet form.
On motion of John Purcell. the Cham Der
! then proceeded t" the election Of officers.
| Will tie following result
President. David j. Burr.
First Nicc-Prcsident, Tho>. w. McCancc
| Second Nice-prcsident, Chas. L. Wur
than.
| Treasurer. William =. Isaa"s,
| Secretary, Z; q. Coghian.
| Directors Il. J. Pcyton, J. II. Blair. X
E. Blankinship, Thomas Potts, T. W. Penn
borton. W. II. Palmer, II. Alilhiscr. G. !.
Stacy, 4. Boiling, L. ". PIckercll, 4
Cameron, +. o. yolting. J. b. Ferguson
. Il. Il. p. robertson, and Albert Ordway.
! There being no other business, the meet
ing adjourned.