The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.. "a.
Meeting of the Board of D.rectors--Important
Business. $3.50
A Meeting of the Board Of Directors of
the Chamber of Commerce was held yes
terday evening at their rooms, over the
FIRST National Bank, David j. Burr, ESQ.,,
presiding. Mr.. Blankenship, chairman of
the Committee on Manufactures, made a
supplementary report, and in presenting
the report, said that The present condition
of Che manufacturing interests of Richmond
was highly encouraging. Several small
factories were being erected, and five large
large new ones were, some or them, at
work and others in active course of prepa-
ration. The Manchester cotton mills,
which had been disposed of to a new party,
the American nut and tube factory, the
new sugar refinery, the Belvidere paper
mill, which was being rebuilt, the new fac
tory below Rockets, for the manufacture
of Che extract of bark, and the accommoda-
tons which Mr.. Stearns was preparing at
the rear of the Belvidere mills to secure
water power.
Mr.. Blankenship reminded che Board
that he had made every effort to get from
all the manufactures a statement descrip-
tive of their work, but had not then fully
succeeded.
Mr.. Potts, from committee, presented
report on the expedicney of removing the
Chamber to room in the new Corn Ex-
change building, and, on motion, the report
was recommitted, with instructions to in
quire into the cost of, fitting up, &c.
The President laid before the Board
letter addressed to Messrs. Palmer, Hart
sock 4 Co., of which the following is an
extract: Upon the trial of the capita. of
the tug Murray, Judge Crump advised me
to tell the captains Of the barfs P. i. War
wick and Wavelet, from Baltimore to Rich
that it was illegal, &c. Nothing was said
BY the pilots at Richmond during the time
the vessel was loading, but as soon as one
started and got as far as Hampton Roads
she was boarded by the sheriff OF Hampton,
and Captain McGill taken from his vessel
and tried before Justice -, and fined
500. When got down the next day l
arranged with the justice and pilots to APP
peal the case to court, TO meet in Septem-
ber; the capa,n to go 10 sea, but to
appear by counsel-security being given.
No legal advice was obta;na5le, as the only
two lawyers IN Hampton were on the side
of the p;lots. lam certain no justice could
be obtained in this case at Hampton. The
pilots afterwards offered to compromise
both cases ior $50.
On motion of Mr.. sBlankenship, the spe-
cal committee to whom the question had
been referred were instructed to employ
counsel in the casc..
The President also laid before the Board
letter from II. j. Callisher, of Louisburg,
N. c., complaining of the high charges on
the Richmond and Petersburg railroad,
which was referred to committee on in
land trade. The President also laid before
the Board letter from r. A. Pinson, Pre-
sident of the Chamber of Commerce Of
Memphis, enclosing copy OF memorial
to Congress asking that the cotton tax be
refunded, and requesting the approval and
cooperation of the Richmond Chamber of
Commerce in the object Of the memorial
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
A communication addressed to Palmer,
Hartsook q Co., by Hart 4 Hayes, of
Fredericksburg, concerning the weight of
grain, was laid before the Board. We ex-
tract from it the following:
In every instance we pay for more than the
4 railroad weights, our sellers here saying our
depot weights ae too light, and we have returns
of purchases in your city for sill less Than the
! light weights at which it is shipped. This Ought
not TO be, for it involves heavy loss on us in
| the aggregate. Eosh buyer and seller ought to
| be willing to abide by the railroad weights. This
| was the custom in old times, when we did buei-
ness with your city. At any rate, the railroad is
| responsible for he weight receipted lor, and the
/ buyer should be required to accept the receipt OF
the ageut here as indicating the quantity exactly
! This Is the olly fair way of settlement between
buyer and seller. .sE K la ~ saa
Referred to the committee on grain de-
livery.
The following was received from Colonel
4 Talcott, superintendent of the Richmond
and Danville railroad, and were ordered to
be recorded:
RICHMOND, VA, August %, 1871,
Deoid j. Burs', Esq, President Richmond Cham
6ef Of Commerce..
Dear Sir-Below I give you statement o
freight brought to Richmond by the Richmond
and Danville railroad during the first len months
of the fiscal year, ending September c0sh, 1871
and comparison OF same with the freights brough
| to Richmond duiing the same months of the pre-
vious fiscal year stsses.l..
Very respectfully,
...s., - &. T. nj, r. TALcoTr,
| Engineer and Superintendent.
The following is the tabulated statemen
referred TO in Col. Talcott's letter. Th'
figures show an increase in all articles o
produce with the exception of rye:
4rsicies. 1870 1871 Increase. ner CEN
! T aaf , oe7 oe 10 dee IN q osl 0I 90 el