New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-07

prove the depth of the river to st. Louis to
eight feet OF water and the outlet to twenty
seven feet, q reduction of ten cents pc.
| bushel will be effected in transportation,
| and this amount on the natural expectation
OF the thirteen States tributary 10 the Mis-
! sisslppi and its branches Of 66,U0,0O0 bush
| els would save So 500, 900 in = single year,
enough to make al the improvements nse
| essary.
As these States are adding annually one
| quarter to their products. ii ia safe TO say
| this all water route will save $4,000, 600 in
! five years to the farmers of the West.
! New CrIcSns, CSt0Der I, 1913.
L J. HIGBY.
| JF.H GRACE.
| :. TX. pOLHAUS.
The report was adopted.
MIR. Bailey moved tha: II be printed.
Carried.
| 4 communication was received from 3.
J. Bdwei'. of the Legislature Of Kentucky.
! asking for information of the Fort ST. Philip
| canal. which was referred to the secretary
| with power 10 act.
4 resolution OF thanks was passed, for
the services of Drs. J. T. Scott. w. G. Aus
tin and Howard Smith to the commercial
| community Of this city and Galveston. for
| their successful effort. in having the GUAR.
| antine Of the latter city raised.
Mr.. L. Il. Joseph offered the following
resolution:
WHEREAS. The bankin. institutions Of
| the CITY ot New Orleans. following the EN-.
| ample of the banks of New York and other
| large commercial centres. as u meaus OF
| self defense and Tor the protection of this
| section OF our country, have partially sus
| pended payment on their deposits: and
Whereas. Having full confidence in the
| solyency of our banking Institutions and in
| the integrity and wisdom OF their managers,
| and believing that it simply requires The
| continuance of the contidence heretofore
placed in them to enable them to pass
safely through the present financial crisis:
| be i: therefore
Rcsolred, That the Chamber Of Conn
| merce Of the city Of New Orleans fully in
| durses the action taken by the banks of
this city as being wise, prudent and actually
| necessary under the circumstances.
The resolution was adopted.
a communi cation was received from Mr..
David Hoddin. secretary of the National
| Board of Trade. in relation to the annual
meeting of the board which this year will
occur at Chicago. on October y. 1873. Two
Of Commerce OF New Orleans.
On the reading OF the communication Mr..
Greenwood moved that the chair appoint
the delegates. Mr.. l.. J. Highly and Judge
Burwell were appointed. but after further
consideration. these gentlemen expressing
doubt as to their being able TO attend. the
chair was authorized to select delegates
and alternates.
Mr.. jackson offered the following resolu.
tions:
WHEREAS. Under existing regulations Of
the United States State Department citi.
Zens OF the United States desiring to visit
Cuba can not obtain the necessary pass.
ports in New Orleans, bnt have to make.
application for the same to the United
States State Department in Washington, ID.
c.; and
Whereas. Said regulations are a source of
trouble and delay to residents of and Wis.
itors to New Orleans who desire to visit
Cuba. and are calculated to and do induce
many travellers to Cuba to go there via the
Eastern seapor,e and prevent them from
gong via New Orleans, as they otherwise
wou.i do. thereby working a seriou. detri
'nent to the travel through and business of
New Orleans in favor of other seaporfs;
ReSOlred, That the secretary OF the Cham.
Der oi Commerce of New Orleans he in
structed TO address the Secretary OF State
at Washington, District of Columbia. and
request that the collector of customs OF
this port be furnished with passport IS signed
in blank. to be issued by hlm TO applicants
under such regulations as tue 5 ate Depart
ment may provide.
Mr.. jackson said he did not intend 70
cast any r, fection Oh the official. of thu.
Customhouse. He had always found them
courteous and obliging, and they bad given
him the points on which the rrsolutiou was
founded. They had always given him
every facility.
The resolution was passed.
Mr.. Seixas offered the fol o ~n. re- solu-
ton:
WHEREAS, TIL. Oh rmber ofC mm.rce has
leari!ed with great concern the .rnFinud
prevalence and mortality Of 'he .pi.s. mic
yellow fever in the cities Ci Shr. vep. RI nd
Memphis;
Resotrcd. That q committee ot five te ap-
poiu'.d bv the chair. to visit GU ci1izrns
for the purpose of soliciting c"n'r,ruti"ns
for the relief OF the sick and d-.titGte OF
those cities
ReSOired, That funds 40 col o II .hall be
paid t. the otfirers OF 80. Howard
Association of this clty, t" To-. nv th' m ap-
Piled to the relief of each Of the :.ff ict.d
cites. as designated by the committee Of the
chamber.
The resolutions were u 'optei, and the
chair appointed Messrs. B B.inw,n. .cl,.on,
Hyatt. Richey and kcontz.
Mr.. William c. Cooper. Of the Howard
Association. stated that they had been ap-
fnl fr n
leans alone could .upply--'ur-es. They
had foEwar'ied twenty at first. and nine
more Sunday night. There were 1000 sick
in Memphis. snd soon a demand would
come Tor physicians. Thee "lne be gentle.
men of skill. age and exp-i i nee. These
qualifications must be- vail 'or. as these
physician. would leav. a lars .r.c,,c-.
Mr.. Bailey offered the &; ....ng. WHICH
WAS adopted:
WHEREAS, A. tho l.,, ". l... ~ .hi.
CHAMBER "a resolution ~. .H.,,.d TX
pIessive Ui the cnu,i' ion O.: - M-uib.I.
that the construction .,ai
TO aud through C.ut..I - IN u W
Orleans. can II" sot ger t" a.:n.. .i'u.ut
strious deirunent to 'h- rs. T.,. '''..
ST "ur "Ity.' and rec"nn". .Ge .tu-
ization OF a company OF \, Ft5.n- meT
chants. cai,,.ai!,:s and h,.s..-. .a.n an,
properly owners for tn" frrn..u ,.' uud.r
taking the prosecution of .b.s %. .r.,.,,g,.nt
work: .nd. :.
Whereas. IL accord.nce ~. .uch -
c1mmeudfu0us. a rallr"at' .grH'f@e,. .r.lcd |
the New Orleans ana lex. 80 .rn G.. II.
tral Railroad Company" ua. hesn f'rur,,,
under the general law. ~ Low there. ;
fore be it
Rcso!ced BY the Chan.hs. a. Commere. ,
OF New Orleans, that ~. 0r..4njz non of !
said company bv such w"I s.,+. BUSINESS +!