New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-03
Chamber Of Commerce.


The regular monthly meeting of the New
Orleans Chamber of Commerce was held
last evening, in the room in the Louisiana
National Bank building.
On motion of Mr. F. A Haber Mr. W C.
Black was called to the chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read by the secretary, Mr.. ". NJ. Burwell,
and were adopted as read.
A communication was received from the
National Board of Trade, informing the
| chamber that the next annual meeting of
that body would be held IN New York, on
the fifteenth of October, and that all com
munications submitting matters for discus
sion should be presented il writing at an
early day.
1t was announced that the subjects
which had been submitted at the last an
nuaI meeting were: The levee question, the
removal OF Instructions from the mouth of
the Mississippi river, and the cutting of a
ship canal through to the Gulf at point
below Fort St Philip, currency and Quaran-
tine.
These subjects are on the calendar Of the
National Board of Trade and will come up
in their order.
Mr.. Habor asked that the secretary be
instructed to send copy Of the resolution
on reciprocal relations to the convention.
AT the suggestion of the president, that
the attention of the convention be again
called to these matters Mr.. Highly offered
the following resolution which was adopted:
Re8o7ced That the secretary be instruct
ed to communicate to the National Board
Of Trade such subjects Of Importance to. the
city Of New Orleans as may be pending on
the calendar OF that body, and that he also
be instructed to forward such documents
connected with these subjects as may be
communicated by any menlber,
1t was, on motion Of Mr.. Highly, also re-
solved that the president be instructed to
designate two delegates and two aIternates
to attend the convention.
A communication was received from a
committee of pork packers and provision
dealers Of Cincinnati and St. Louis, calling
a convention to be held in Cincinnati on the
eighteenth of September, to promote the in
terests Of the trade, and requesting the at
tendance of delegates from this city.
The communication was received and
fled
Thomas F. Green, of Blunt Springs, Ala
bama, communicated to the chamber in
formation of the organization Of a company
prepared to furnish cheaper and better coal
than the New Orleans market is usually
supplied with. With better transportation
facilities, the company will be able to
supply coal at So per ton with good pro
fits to themselves. Sundry Information was
asked for il the communication, which the
secretary was instructed TO furnish.
The following letter was read
UNITED STATES EHGIEaERs OFFICE
New Orleans, September2. 1872 :
To the President of the New Orleans Chamber of
S1R-En compliance with the request of
Mr.. l. j. Highly, [ have the honor to sub.
NIT the following in regard to the prospect
for ship canal below Fort st. Philip,
Louisiana:
The survey directed by Congress has been
completed, the construction OF the canal as
certained to be feasible, plans for a lock,
+ guard Ieck and entrance to river. and jet
ties extending into Breton Island Pass par
TALLY completed, and a report, to be sub
mitted to Congress at It's next session, is
being prepared.
The plan adopted ia Tor a canal 27 feet
deep, 900 fest wide at bottom throughout
the trunk, with a guard lock near the gulf,
and lock so feet wide and 400 feet long at
the river end.
Estimate Of probable cost IS not yet
completed, but enough has been done to
show that the work viii cost not far from
SIS 900 900.
Very respectfully your obpdtent servant,
~ TI6NIfET :
CAPTAIN of Engineers United States Army.
The president was instructed to transmit
this letter to the National Board Of Trade
as document in support of the report now
pending before that body.
The chair, on motion Of Mr. Highly, was
instructed to appoint q committee of three
to correspond with Senators and Repre-
sentatives iu Congress and With the various
chambers of commerce aud boards of
trade il the cities in the valley Of the Mis-
sissipp; in order to interest them in this
great enterprise.
Mr.. Haber, as chairman OF the special
committee to solicit the Morgan line to
establish a rate of tariff from this point to
Dallas Texas, reported progress. He found
the agents Of Mr., Morgan ready to make
satisfactory arrangements. but the trouble
had been with the Texas Central railroad,
whose exaotions had been unreasonable.
After transactiDg other business Of trifing
Importance, the meeting adjourned.