New-York tribune., 1874-11-06
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
A regular session of the Chamber of Com
merce was held yesterday, VIM. L. Dodge presiding.
The following proposed for membership by the
Executive Committee and duly elected by the Chamber:
William e. BoOraem George N. Curtis jeremiah Curtis
George f. Gantz Joseph Godnark AdOlph Hallgarten,
Darwin H. james, wn. +. Kiddrr Ge0rga A. Merwin.
Charles F. sanborn Frederick A. Schroeder, Woodruff
Sitton 2 Frederick ID. Tappen, George Thomas VIM. H.
Wiley The Executive Committee reported the appoint
ment OF VIM. E. Dodge. George Opdyke, james s. l.
stranahan. and Simeon 3. Chtenden as delegates to
the National Board Of Trade, to until Oct 1875
Captain Snow offered the following which was re-
ferred to the Committee Harbor and Shipping, with
power:
Rd Thst in behalf Of this Chamber does respectfully
Department TO the iron buoS Of tie laro0r to
be retained in their positions dlring tue coming "ints
Mr. Snow also offered the following. which was
adopted, John I. Jones' George Opdyke, and A A. Low
being named as the Committee
Whras Chamber is informed BY the Po, AMI HsbOr Com
the Comm inadequate 10
prevent depeaons the Of this haroor therefore
investigate the matter and report at meeting saggs.oss
great Interests Involved
Mr. Henry moved that committee be appointed to
attend delegates behalf Of this body to the second
annual convention of tho American Cheap TranspOrta
ton Association, to be held at Richmond, Va John +.
Henry, T. r. Durkee, William H. Fogs. George opdyke,
and James g. T. Stranahan we're appointed as the dele
gates. The Secretary By resolution, authorized to
request Prot Price OF Oxford to deliver an evening
lecture Finance before the members OF the Chamber
A communication received from the Seamen's Pro-
tectiye Association, calling the attention OF the Chamber
to the decentralization which existed in their business IN
the buying and selling OF This referred to
the Committee Foreign Commerce, ana the ChainDer
theu adjourned.
THE TEXAS COTTON CROP.
The Cotton Exchange has received reports from fifty
nine counties in Texas stating that no damage to the
cotton has done by the frost Rains continued 70
be very general all that State from the 10th OF Sep
teuber the 1st of October doing considerable damage
by beating the open cotton, thereby materially
udrng the lality df not the quantity) Of the staple
From tho lst to the goth Of October the weather has
been extremely favorable. both for picking and matur
Ing the Of the plant The proportion gathered
yirously estimated at from Ouehaf TO three-duarters
OF the cotton opeD and in some localities lt Is az
picked out. Picking will be finished between the l3tn
ami 8Oth of November unless there be late rost In
that case the picking will be prolonged mo Decemoer
or possibly, January Eight counties report yield
about the same as last year, 13 increase last
year. Others report decrease ranging from 10 to 23
per cent 25 to 6O and 80 to rs per cent generally
supposed tnst the yield will not be increased by the
wy '''p' EXCHANGE NOTES.
The Board of Managers of the Produce Ex-
change held special meeting yesterday vcePresident
b. W. Floyd presiding The following applications for
membership were approved: Jos. Adams Albert A.
Boger NJ D. Carrlngton p NJ Casler s. b. Crist. Fred
Fisher, w. l.. Gerrlsh, B. Kaufman, H. kupier W. l.
sehede Jno g. scott fNrm samui h b. %nsD COMMITTEES G
for the month Of November: Messrs Dale, spear and
Bostwick.
The Committee of the American Society of
Civil Engineers met Committee of the Importers and
Grooers Board Of Trsdo yesterday, at No 63 Wliams
aud exchanged views the subject OF rapid transit
Mr. Hill OF the Cheap nsportatiOn Association adyo
Gated system Of building belt road Of railroads on
the bulkhead lines around the city with warehouses
scSuvier' foruIerly engineer OF the N. <. H. r. r.
and others, stated views on the subject.