The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-05
BOARD OF TRADE.

The regular monthly meeting OF the Board
OF Trade was held last evening uttheir rooms in
Meeting ST., It.
C0lonel George II. Walter, who was In the CHAIR,
read the following letter:
w1SYAu PAEx NEW ROCHELLE. Y.,l
December ID, 1870. !
D. F. Fsemfno, ESQ, President Board OF trace
Charleston, s. G.:
DEAR SIR-l have tust returned from an eight
daye' sese on OF the United States Board OF Trade.
held as YafYalo In which had the honor or repre-
senting your body. The discussions anu aolion
of tile Convention were reported ~ you qaiiy, ny
copies II the city press, which I mahed TO yon
eyerv morning, and hich trust You have duly
received. l regret that sickness 10 the family OF
one OF my colleagues, Mr.. Chadwick, depnvedme
OF his cooperation. and Tear tnSt CoIonei iIen-
holm has been detained by similar misfortune.
YouaR aRifpease annonnce to your boaru ana COZ
onel Trenholm that he was unanimously re eject
ed yice-president OF the United states Board ior
the ensuing year. httiug compliment TO your
Board. and 10 his zeal and ability as an oficer.
THE assembly consisted OF eighty -one delegAtes.
representing twenty eight Boards OF Itaae,iasd
similar organisations, with ons seven arSenrees.
tine delegates were men Of more than ordinary
capacity, and their discussions were conducted
with dignity, ability and research Hhlcn our
Legislative be dies would do-Well to emulate. l
oese ANNUALLY nearly q quarter Of century, but
fu>tna discussions Of even TINS CHRISTIAN Do1y,
observed more discourteous personality and paf'
tisan zeal than with THIS nSay m = uss ssc
tlonal and party spirit. No member was eaned 10
order during the eight days. spirited discussion,
s1eh was the courtesy and goed ieehng mutaay
observed by all.
practical Questions can only reach you IN meage
SYNOPSIS, as they were principally extemporary:
and only those which were read from manuscripts
eitizens 81 B6fralp extended'tp us hospitality
worthy Of the best days OF Southern courtesy 4nu
hberaiity: aud the honor conferred on YOUR eeE'
Hate OF befnR appontedio reply 70 tnsnrsG rseu'
lar toast-"Our rCountryn-at the magnificent 0au-
ones provided BY the. .cttixens Of Bonslo, was IN.
tendea n q speciai compliment 20 the tlty OF
CbsYieston's Board Of Trade, and In no way ior
him d tss y "a edaais ays' pro
ceedings in which your Board comes 10 lor tnat
NEED Of good feeling which, during the entire
sossien, waS individusty Expressed towards!
nreceded me. This good featng will be yrac-.
tically illustrated the coming Wlnsr oy M;
fnerous visitors from ah secnonsH ol me
country, desiring To- be- more closely oonnecs:l @
ed with the trade Of Charleston, ana ior
the enjoyment OF your genialelimate and hosp1-
taIty. which have taken the liberty Il: promise.
them on your part. Charleston. Spars from Gsj
peculiar sdva9tagesfcr trade Em On aDps eon S
pectione, is also the "Nicen OF America. and 10:
time must attract argerYintef popGlsn IRON 2,
The North and West for the en1oymens OF .ae sou
cultivation. In Bu1falo particularly enlfsteqp
interests of families towards Charleston g pfe!t
cradle to Florida and places south OF II. Ihele Isl
q growing taste for Southern residences IN win
ter, ard capital Will necessarily follow Haere
families OF means locate for g. large part
OF the wear. Charleston Ia peculiarly adapted, Dy
its central position on the coast, sAd lib easy ae
cess by rail and telegraph, for fasnionaDle WIZ
Ter residence, and its business advantages, Tor;
foreign and domestic operations, RENDERS II oe-i
sira6Ie locality for active men, VINO desire 70,
blend business with pleasure While escaping the!
rigors OF Northern winter.
Be kind enough 10 present my respects.to youI.
Board individually and collectively. and aaVtse.
them that propose giving them detalea ac-'
count of nv s.ewartshipat Buffalo as soon as my
business permits ME TO meet them IN Charieston
during the latter part OF this, OF the early part
or the coming month.
fnd it not easy to close the operations OF near
" quarter OF a cen,ury-with reference 10 q
change Of residence.
am, yours, very truly.
On motion, the thanks OF the Board were tend
cred to Colonel Ia,ters for the able and enlclens
manner in which he had represented the Board at
the meeting Of the National Board Of N;ple, re-
Gently held at Bufraio. =.
No other business Offering, the Ipard ad-
journed.