, 1870-01-17
IMPROVING TIE GANALH
znp6rtant Meeting at tho Produce
Extha0gc-Appoint OF a Dolp.
CATION To the Commercial Uatou
Convention nj Rochestefs

Important III e9kth& At th6 Produce
Exthangc-Appoin OF a Delp.
gallon To tne Commercial Untou
G<shv6nAton nj Rochestefs
Prom The Etu Yort Ttm,st Jan. Il
Aneeung wal held at rhe Produce Exchange
at O'Clock p. a ,3e31Crnav, 70 tAke into cousid
Grafton The prop.1ety CT sending dele8atc1 70
Iepssens r. p51es deslesA 81 ~ cts! CON
peIf. Tns object Of thsa convention IL 70 1ct %
1ng nc Navigation Of tne Krie Cana piTa AID
rs trfnntar1t1- Tne meeting WAS catlsd 10 order
By Hr. Z, d HsrnEnn. Preaidcnt Of lha Prodace
i msn, = 5o, On ss1umns 10 daiIes % 81 p,csiaju1 ]
officer, esId inst ffom Iimo to time, hesrlo{oTe
altenpss had been Enada IN puniic nce.1oga Ok
this rtsnlr, nut sa YET tho desdeEztnm va no
attained. Nov feeling had arisen wIsh regard
70 II. .td there had n<sn formed = oom-
s,sise mesns Whereby tbs h rsitet y long nd
sought {or might be secured 10 3Ss
proud to ny that this union or association aad its
crRl1 ~ tni1 city, end Vas participated IN BY men
ni lnfneuce *nd eterg., facs which auzuttd Wall
for the dlsl succesl o5 toe ofgxExs11nn This a.
socarlor, hokover, WAS not copuaed 10 The city Of
a1o apt dally amoL4 the osner1 Of property al
aloI z the tue Of fhe Erie Canal and lta iftouta.
sra - &C. msa Of ~. ne
tbs eai & intsseats Ct Ne~ Yors vas vas
sc5n 90 ~ nssr &c Il t.ses or
pa7iRaticp. Be was glad TO knors too, mat tue
Pre- i1ce E1chspRo was rsktnX m interest Ia toe
seb1ect. II han been stigma. heretofore, that
lnkewaffpDeaa had pHegsl!ed in r.l&1nn 10 taia
question. People had eupno,ed that becaule pro
duee I'D Heretofore been brorKnt 70 tha city By
meat Of 1be capsl tnas, tns1rioIe. 1t wonl con.
this soejtct, and wcse dc esmsned TO provide for
%,ts .. T.. a'1 NJ. tao-a tos sa
weIe ItTN 1tr.s OF t1npsoortasoa dispaI
ipR this trafdc .ln Sas YORK; and mssy
would hare been the value OF q vast deal Of prop.
er1J here to-day but 1nF this very Eraale7 Tue
tthoe Of the canal and its t1lhuraIles had dons
mere than probably sn3 other sn'og 70 increase
Vas 10 y to be a2ttaled, Hov snall the ueaas for
this t1ac be tncIea sed; Or At ieast, wat meas
easfyiog m o. iii tisoe iron beeo1 1tnF isss thsa
they are DoR7 4 convention to dlacusa this In
pestsnt matter FIJI be teld In Rochester on
Wednt stay. The 1e'n irs. and It ls desirable that
delegation should 60 from ths city - repre- sent
The tu'esests Of The produce dealers Of aex York
10 lb2t convention
ME J. HOBART He,ttck was Then elected secfc.
Colonel ID zard Htncken then offered the fol.
loving Resolutions which were unaouousij
| WaxREAs, Tho members ot the Produce Frehtnzs
9t e. lss 1e S ths he a i
1sse!.<a ~. tse Gaaas1s.l uai,n. which b.: bee.
ably or8a1xc IT, Ae1l'e these esd. dcsevts and ahat
Fectiye orr ltmcst aid and ichuspce.
Reso{pea That committee Of lofty from the Froducs
FxetsDse be appointfd attend the Coavcttien Of tn
Commercial Un4n to be he.d ID Rochester cn Wedne1
| dsv, jan ~. II 10 o'elock a, n.
| The Chair sppo!1ted. as delegates uCdef tn
above resolution, the folio slng geat.emen:
d. HARRISON. Jarn.s Hoyt, l. uazeltyne, Da
]. q. uetr,ck, Adam 6;ullb, K. W. Cole nan, c
Pa1uh, Chsf,es Goth. k-LaLc, E. s. Brown, A
r Massetr, l. B. snev, I; u. Lanbaft, ". 9
| Barber, Hetr B.e'1 ". G Wnt'lcck. E q
| Tonpktns ". II. Csten, a. 4, r, Gray. B, P. Da
| sGr, L J. N. 8 arr: Arcnlh,ld ks1ter, Wlldam h
| Power, Benjamiu Logan, A. F. Ro:cIts, C. D. Cra
| turn, c. Msr. hail, G. 4 Brett. Edward unck
| en-, J ". EtHel1, J. n. Boyuion, E Armans
| George D. P1l1rr. I'll ......
Tbs Chairman Was odded 70 tbs committee, au
| the meeting, after f,s,tg Tires cheers for th
Conn eIclai Union, adjourned.