The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-14
THE COASTING TRADE.


Meeting Of the Vessel Owners' and Captains
ciatIon-OonGressiOnai Legislation sa-
ncited-
tains' Association was held te-dsy at noon, ia the
rooms OF the association, No. 2S Walnut street. for
the purpose Of taking into consideration the neces
sy OF some Congressional legislation to protect and
advance the interests OF vessels engaged in the
coastlng trade.
well, who moved that Mr.. John w. Everman take
the chair. Mr.. Charles II. Steelman was appointed
MIR, Cook, chairman of the committee appointed
by the Board OF Directors OF the association to pre-
Joel Cook. Jr, Jeremiah Smith d. s. Stetson,
Henry r. Edmunds, Philip Fitzpatrick and e. T.
Hawel presented the following statement as the
unanimous report OF the committee, aud moved its
adopton:-
The Vessel Owners Captains Association of Penn
ping hyDg sse%sd n LED IN N mespg @ at Phod
depressed condition Of American commerce, and the
d they think s for the relief of aose
Interested respectfully urge the consideration OF the
First That the depression in American commerce is
Of the most serious drawbacks from the present pros
upon OongTess for relief ,., ...,... ,..,.-, a.,
present condition Of the shipping OF the county should
bSns Of q onuaEs
the registry will in our opinion secure the relief
fiscal yeST 2sSo vessels with aaSlS tonnage tas on ths
American registry Of which considerably more than
Third That the great mass @ Of American tonnage
in inland coastng or West India trade and it is such
Millions eaps this epr
ae he snS for OF pSs oe n
sufficient income to the heavy expenses aud extra
his property profit and that this unhealthy
condition of affairs prevents the majority from usurng at
Fourth That the causes of this depression trade are
heavy cost Of running them the result being that few
Fifth That the island and coasting trade objects to no
Of relief that may be devised for the foreign
sells; but being the chief branch of American shipping
sixth That for the vessels & now in existence the trade
for the vessels OF the future measures to cheaper the cost
Seventh. That for the announcement of the present
es asks Toea from p Sn
other charges of similar nature which leyied
be clearly unconstitutional, and paid for service
G aGG p h e ss yed fe
does little good to any but the officials who pocket the
Eighth That for the cheaperng of the constructo Of
the taxes levied on The articles necessary for
ing believing this to be the best and most direct
drawbacks. subsidies. bounties
and free Of duty such stores as sTe the
voyage will be great announcement to the captains
Tenth. That the American ship-owners and mariners
share Of taxes for the support the overnment S @ and
believe that if granted fair play they still successfully
compete with any ship or mariners on the face of
Eleventh That copy of this statement, attested by
the officers of the meeting be forwarded to the President
of the United States Senate and Speaker of the House
Representatives with the request that it be communi
Gated those honorable bodies respectful aud
exposition of the views of the large number of per
engaged in navigation in Pennsylvania New Jersey
and Delaware.
The motion for adoption was seconded by Henry
r. Edmunds, ESQ.,, Solicitor for the Association.
ReSored That earnestly second the action of the
Board of Trade, the Commercial Exchange, Board of
Port Wardeps and City Councils in their endeavor to
have the distractions in the river Delaware known the
Horseshoe Shoal, removed
The resolutions were seconded by Mr. Henry X.
Edmunds, who showed in what laws the difficulties
on the compulsory pilotage question lie. The prin-
cpal law In the way is passed at the very first
! session of Congress. Amendments to this law,
which 1t is proposed to ask Congress to take action
| upon, were read.
The resolutions and the additional one relative to
| the Horseshoe Shoal were then unanimously
| adopted
Mr.. Edmunds moved that committee OF three
from the Association be appointed to visit Washing
ton during the winter for the purpose OF carrying
| out the purpose OF the resolutions.
This was amended by Mr.. Moore to make the COM
mttee the same as the one which had drawn up the
| resolutions.
This amendment and resolutions were agreed to.
| Adjourned.
TEE COAL TONNAGE OF the Philadelphia and Read
| ing Railroad and branches for the week ending
Saturday, December 10, 1870, was as foews:-
BY RAILROAD.