New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-05
The Chamber of Commerce.

their rooms.
The minutes were read and approved.
| Communications were received from the
commissioner to the Vienna exposition; from
Kansas City parties announcing the ap
pointment of James NIcCullogh as inspector
of provisions; from the Merchants Ex
change at Cincinnati, congratp'ating the
Chamber on the revision Of the tariff Oh
sugar.
The committee asked for further time on
| the report "short tare on sugar"
Mr. Kennard having resigned as delegate
to the commercial convention at st. Louis,
on the ground that the duty to his clients
| required his services, a motion was made
to 90 into election for three delegates,
making for il all.
Mr.. Oglesby suggested that all delegates
who then attended had other business, still
they went. Some sacrifice was required.
1t was insisted on as the sense of the
Chamber that full representation was re-
quired.
The president declined to appoint at first,
though not wiling to shirk the RESPONSE
bility. This was discussed on both sides.
The chair signifed his intention of consult
ing " It'll the Chamber before appointment.
1t was finally offered that the names be
suggested to the chair for appointment
This was done.
Mr.. Kennard suggested that adjournment
shor'd be had until the ensuing Monday
H. o11,- r. 8 hoo, ',,- oI,C,,+ +l,o +oro ~, r,o,
and it was also mentioned that this was of
vital Importance, as a great deal Of sugar
was coming in.
By Mr.. Straight-That the Legislature
pass an act requiring al producers to mark
on the package the full weight, and attach
to the law penalty for false weights.
A motion to refer was made.
Mr.. Cranwen of E. J. Gay g. Co., be-
ieved it unwise to offer such a resolution,
and Inadequate for the Legislature to pass
such a law; and, besides, such an act
would be dead letter. At this stage il is
hardly proper to approach the subject.
The point urged was that it is 8 matter to
come up when the sugar-tare committee
should report.
Mr.. Straight did not desiTo 20 embarras8
that committee
The resolution was referred.
Mr.. Highly suggested action before che
meeting of the Commercial Convention,
that the delegates might leave posted.
The chair interpreted the resolution a. a
mere suggestion.
Mr. w. N. Burwell real a report Of the
delegation which attended She National
Board of Trade. 1t appeared that many
subjects were left to the legislative policy
of the various Stat eso AS 10 the issue of
scrip dividends it was recommended to the
Legislatures for remedy. In regard to the
tare on sugar this was referred. on motion
of Mobile, city from which move for
high tariff on sugar had originally come.
Touching immigration, Mr.. Burwell entered
into an explanation Of the system in New
York, by which the immigrants arrive at
one building, where they are registered and
taken care Of Three railroads. the chief in
the count.yo have their offices thereo An
apartment tor each nationality 's pro
vided, and the immigrants soon find
themselves az home. and SO per.
feet as the system there that single
women and boys have been sent alone
across the Atlantic, without protector. to
New York. We're inducements offered,
New Orleans could become a great winter
way for immigrants to the Northwest, mas
much as there is sufficient empty tonnage
to convey the immigrants here, and then on
their journey. Taxes on shipping, the re-
port went on to say, should be reduced as
sooB as possible. Gambling in trade was
condemned, such as "cornering on grain"
etc, and the report was finally remitted.
A proposition to enlarge the Erie canal was
laid on the table. In reference to the Fort
St. Phillip canal, 1t was recommended that
Congress construct the canal if practicable
on condition that Louisiana abandon all
right to lands. An extended commUu'cao
ton was read IN this connection, showing
that by the building Of the canal it would
reduce the transportation of corn in bulk
and lessen the cost of immigration and the
committee also went into the dynamics of
the Mis- ~issippie This water way, free to all
vessels even of the greatest burden, giving
means Of avoiding the bar, would be to the
advan+ 4ge, according to this document, to
all sections: for the Mississippi was " the
great freight regulator of the Union"
The work should be national one. The
harbor improvements in New York would
cost the government more than the digging
of this canal, and the works there make it
SO that vessels drawing thirty feet OF water
might enter into what was already the best
harbor in the world.
The report of the delegation was received
and ordered to be printed,
The president appointed as the delegates
to the commercial convention Messrs. Nor
man c. Jones, Solomon Straight and Cyrus
Bussey.
The Steamboat Captains Association re-
the adoption by the Chamber
Of uniform rates Of drayage between the
landing and depot, in view of the location
Of the railroad freight depots on the levee.
Referred to a committee of three, who
are to petition the Council to fix the dray-
age rates. 1t was stated that draymen
charge the same to the st. Joseph street
depot as before to the Calliope street depot,
and fifty cents to the Mobile and Texas
depot, when the latter is only two blocks
off.
Messrs. Jones, Josephs and Summers
were appointed on that committee, which is
to take prompt action.
The Geographical Society Of Cooper Insti-