The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-23

MEETING or THE CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
The regular meeting Of the Board OF Dircc.
tors Of the Chamber Of Commerce was held
Yesterday afternoon.
MIR. Potts. from the Committee on Wharf,
axe, submitted A report from that commlttee
The committee say that they regret not pe'ns
able to make Il final report on the subject OF
wharfage, which subject has been discussed
,,v the committee and the steamship conf
nauv in several letters. Captain Bourne, in
u letter. saws that he is willing TO come 10
Richmond and meet the committee and sell
tie The matter on Just and equitable terms
which will pay the company for the Use OF
their wharf property. The committee en-
closed with their report rates OF wharfage
charged in Norfolk, which. taken rs whole,
are lower than any port in the United States,
aud these rates {NortoIk) would be accept
able hv the Old Dominion Steamship Com
panv, but as Norfolk does not ship -four,
tobacco. and iron, the committee could not
consider the subject. as the abovc-nameu ar
tirl,> form large part OF our business, and
therefore should command the very lowest
rates.
CAPTAIN Bourne. in hts letter to the CON-
mittce, SAYS that the steamship company l.
willing to settle the wharfage question upon
rate, that will support the wharf. BY sup
porting the wharf he means that the wharf
axe collected. after paying taxes. insurance.
repairs, &C.. shall leave the company the
,urr,nt-rate interest OH their investment.
On motion of Mr.. I>aacS the subject was
reconni,ted TO the Committee on Wharf.
age.
The following communication In relation
10 lrclght> ria the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad. &C.. was also read, and, on motion,
referred to the Committee on Inland Trade:
kIcHMuSr. VA. May %, 1878
"a TIE Py,,S,dept OF me ChdmtCr Of COM
nl,rcr. .Richmcnd:
Dear Strive desire through YOU respect
fully to direct the attention Of your Cham
her to the enclosed table. 1t speaks most
loudly for itself 1t shows very clearly that
while the distances between Richmond r,u
the Che>apenke and Ohio railroad and the
cities of Cincinnati. indianapolis, Louisville.
~. Louis. and Chicago (principal points of
.hc WEST are very much shorter than the
distances between Baltimore and the same
slacc>. vet the rates of freight on articles
If the third class are larger ircm Richmond
than from Baltimore to these points by from
twelve to seventeen cents per hundred
pounds.
When it Is understood that the third class
ef frci.ht> 10 which we have referred cm-
traces manufactured tobacco. which is pro-
'ahly the principal and certainly the most
Valuable article of expectation from Rich
n,ond, the advantages to the great interest
III this city of Encouragement OF the tariff
II the Chesapeake and ohio railroad in this
respect, - rs to place it in the light of a
favorable comparison between it and the
tariffs of the routes from Baltimore. and so
30 place the great staple of tobacco shipped
from Richmond ON Il basis of fair competi-
t,on with the same article shipped from Bal
innorc. will be readily patent.
We earnestly solicit such immediate inter-
v.n,iou i'll this matter on the part of your
Chamber aS it may properly undertake.
Respectfully,
Ro. J. CHRISTIAN,
j. b. PACE.
q. =. GREGORY & Co.,
l.. Fl. FRAYsER & Co.
The following is the table referred to in
The letter:
comparative 7,hie IF Distances betwten Rich-
...p,E ria CHESAPEAKE ami u.io Rnilroud aud
certain IiIc,s named b,iop, ami bet,cee1, Rnitt-
,..o'. .,ad c.,hin Didc.S named bciUlC dHi Of TIE
Rat. IF Ertigh fhdr9ed on -trtici,s RI Thtrd
,iass, emiTuc,1.g Ninnfuctarsd Iybucco: