The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-11-14
STEAMBOATMEN'S CONvEN
TON.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
CLOSING SESSION.

SECTION |. That each association rep
resented in this convention shall bs
| upon tho following basis: st. Loui.
twelve votes, New Orleans ten votes
Vicksburg four votes, Memphis four votes
Cincinnati eight votes, Louisville 81,
| votes, Cairo one vote, Evansville two
| votes, and that the chairman of each ssso.
| citation cast the vote of their delegation.
SIC. 2. That all steamboat repre-.
sented in the association shall lie gov.
erned by the tariffs made by the difieren,
associations in their respective trades, and
their failure so to be governed shall sub.
ject the party so failing TO trial in any as
ISOLATION where the charge may be made.
SECS. That all local lines shall charge
full card rates on reshipping freight,
SEC. 4. This committee recommends
to the several associations, that they re.
qulre the payment OF freight bills before
the delivery of freight, and that no claim
for damages be entertained after the re-
movsl Of the goods
SIC. 8. That this convention adopt the
name of the Union Association of Steam
boat Captains, Owners and Competing
Lines and be governed by thee institution
and bylaws made by the Captains Associa.
ton of 1868
Adopted.
The following resolution Was then
adopted and signed by all the delegates
present:
Resotred, That we, the undersigned del.
gates of the convention of Steam boat
Captains and Owners hereby pledge our
selves TO abide by the constitution and by-
laws OF the Union Association of Steam.
boat Captains and owners.
Capt. Akin then offered the following
resolution
Resotred, That copy OF our proceedings
be furnished To each of the local associa-
tions, including those not represented
here, and that the president be requested
to urge them to ra'ify what had been done,
and to put their association in working
order Immediately.
Adopted.
The following resolution was then Of
ferred by Capt Akin Of New Orleans
Resolred, That each local association be
required to fix penalty of not less than
5000 upon any of its members who may
violate the tariff in any trade he may en-
rage in. and that the penalty imposed be
collected by the home association
II the member violating the tariff,
md RENTED to the association whose tariff
las been violated.
Adopted.
Capt. Bofinger offered the following res.
button.
Resotred, That the secretary of this con.
'ention notify the different associations Of
team boatmen, that on and after Decem-
'er J, 1872, all steamboat freight bills
N the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and
heir tributaries, will be collected on de.
livery of freight on the bank, levee and
Referred to local associations to make
eport Decenb Der ), 1872, at Louisville.
Captain Bofnger offered the following
esolution
Resotred, That a committee Of one be ap-
'ointed by each association, viz:
'ittsburg, Wheeling, Cairo, 81.
.ouis, Louisville, New Orleans,
Evansville and Cincinnati for the pur-
'ose Of adopting uniform classification
It rates, bills lading ard dray receipts,
citing forth the risks accepted, and to
lave the same printed on the backs of
ills lading, the classif cation of freight
st. I'd, 80 and 4th. Said committee to
meet at Louisville, December Sd. 1872,
md there adopt form to be used in all
rades, to take effect January LIST, 1872.
Adopted.
Capt w. p. Halliday offered the fol-
owing resolution;
re hat in h.
the growth and natural To-
alton OF Cairo, being at the confluence
u the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and
ne interests OF commerce, all demand the
st Cairo of regular terms of
the district and circuit courts, with resi-.
lent clerks and marshal for the purpose
Of securing such rights and privileges as
will thereby be gained, thi. convention
call the attention of congress
10 the subject and ask that n law, such as
is necessary in the premises, be passed.
Adopted unanimously.
Capt Is. X. Pegrsm Of New Orleans,
then introduced the following petition.
CAIRO, HIS. Nov. 70, 1872.
TO Gen. Albert j. Meyer. Chief Signal ON.
Ger L. $. A.. Washington, ID. c.:
We the undersigned delegates to the
convention now being held
m CAIRO, and representing the entire steam
boat interest on the western rivers, hereby
acknowledging the great benefits 10 that I'M.
Ierest, OF me storm and river reports fur
hlshed by the Signal Service l.. :. A. at this
point, and believing that 1t would be OF
urther good. 10 receive at Cairo, river re.
'orfs from Knoxville, ChattanO ,ga or some
'ther point on the upper Tennessee river. |
II ADDITION to those now received, iii being
'ery important 10 be forewarned at this
poih' OF sudden changes In the river,) would
recommend and ask that such reports he |
slVeh 10 the Cairo station, with the weather
'epOrts also.
furthermore, there being large extent of
erritory between LeavenwOrth, Kansas, and
shreveport, La. in which there is no sta.
ION ana over which frequent storms sweep
n \. r.. direction, we would suggest that
meteorological station be established mt
ome point between those places.
CAIRO being situated at the confluence of
ne ONO anu Mississippi rivers, ia, we believe |
ne most important station on the rivers for
occurring Information as to the rise, fall and
condition OF rivers and approach of storms,
a f0rewarning Of which would be OF great
cement TO steamboat interests), the num-
'er OF Steamboat arrivals at this port ap-
lroximating hve thousand (5,OOO), during
ne year. In view of these facts we would
llso earnestly urge that the storm warnings
~ nag and lantern las furnished TO lake
'orts) be displayed at this station.
The foregoing petition WAS signed BY cy-
Try member of the convention.
The following resolution was offered
~ Capt. Halliday
Nesofred, That the steamboat interest
demands that "A local h,.rd