Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-02-26
;. Chamber Of Commerce Papers.


night, the report OF when appeared in the
HERALD yesterday morning. Gov. Downey
presentedtne following re solutions; eu14
WHEREAS The people of los Angeles
county have suffered heavy burdens from
lighterage for twenty-fouf years, paralyZing
their industry and +, tai ding their agricultural
and commercial advancement "PEA
Resolved, That this Chamber recon mend
the merchants and producers to encourage
and patfonize all lines of vessels steamers or
sailing crafts that will receive and discharge
merchandise and produce at the wharf at
Resolved That the owners of vessels who
FIRST enable Us to do away with iighterage
dt serve or commcndation, and should re-
ceivc our encouragement and patronage.
A letter was received from Mark Hopkins,
Esq, in relation to ighterasc, Of which the
Following Il a copy:
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6, 1874.
f. T.. HEWITT, ESQ.-Dear Sir: regret that
myabsence from home has so long delayed q
reply to your favor of the I'D OF January, con-
ycying communication To you from the Los
Angeles Chamber Of Commerce, of January
18TH, and copy OF yourfeply, WHICH in its sub
stance and spirit Is approved. ! can suggest
nothing To be added TO ii. Ours is Il mutual
interest in common with any and all who
seek TO promote business at that point as "a
focal center or distributing point. Our interest
is, as our efforts will he, to enact our part as a
harmonious whole. Colonel Mendell to-day
applied to us for the use of Il steamer ut that
point to tow scow back and forth over the
bar, with an iron drag attached, to loosen and
stir the sand so that the tide shall carry II out
and deepen the channel. We cheerfully COM
ply with his request, as you will see by our
reply to his note-copies of which We enclose.
Please make the compliance with his request
as accommodating to him as your business
there will permit. In this, as in all we do,
will, trust, be recognized the will to do what
we can to increase business and the facilities
for business at Wilmngton--ihe seaport of
'.l MARK HopKINs.
A communication addressed to the Agent
of the Pacific Mail Line in regard to having
their New York steamers call at Wilmington
is as follows: ggA aMT
Los ANGELES, Cal, February, lS7i. :
o. EDwARD HIGGINS, ESQ, Agent Pacific Mail
Chamber has repeatedly had under discus
sion the desirblity the Panama steamers
stopping at San Pedro.
We presume you are perfectly fam iliar with
the question in all Its bearings You are GER
tlinly aware thai avery large proportion OF
all the exports OF this Coast to New York
south of San Francisco, go from Los Angeles
county, and which it is believed would be
very largely increased Ii the same could be
PLACED OH board steamers at San Pedro in
stead OF being trans-shipped by way of San
Diego, for although the freight may be the
same the delay. risk in extra handling, eX-
ira insurance, etc., is to say the least, very in
convenient II not injurious.
In the article Divine il il certainly an in
jury as the packages by such trans-shipment
incur great risk Of leakage or damage.
Toyour company The cost of so nlucb4eXtra
handling it seems 10 US must be greater than
the extra charges incident to calling at San
Pedro. - IaH ..f m zz#Is. f.T ....
This coa,.ty is rapidly Increasing in popula-
ton and wealth; throughout the States east
of the Rocky Mountains great attention is be-
ing devoted to the attractions we offer in eli
mate, ma ural resources and capabilities, and
we believe by its becoming known that your
steamers stop regularly at San Pedro, that
yOu would obtain large numbers OF passen-
gers, who now prefer coming overland rather
Than incur the inconvenience and expense of
having TO land ut san Diego, and await there
until the colst steamers offer opportunity OF
reaching here.
We hope dear Sir you will give this matter
your serious attention, and Use your best
efforts i'll bringing about the desired change.
Yours very Respectfully,
l, w LORD, Secretary; ). LazARD, President;
NJ. ]. NEWMARK, JoHS G. DOwNEY,
JOHN s. GRIFFIN, J. q. GRTFFITHs,
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IL " - i''''''''C G. G. LIPS. mi
Directors OF the Los Angeles Chamber OF Com
merce ,
The communication prepared by Mr. New
mark and addressed to our Congressional del
cgation, in References u tie daties Oh wines,
etc, Is as follows:
Los ANGELES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. q, 1874 r.
TO the Hon. Senators and Representatives i'll
Congress from the state OF California:
Prcsunng upon your kindness in having
so promptly given attention to matters brought
to your notice by this Chamber, we take the |
liberty o. calling youra!tention to the follow
ing facts;
Adispatcn dated Washington, January 10th,
hls bc-n published, reading as follows: 1.-The |
Committee on Ways and NJ ans to-day heard
o delegation OF wine distillers favoring Il duty |
of 10 per cent. on all still wines" such a |
term as wine diStillers, we believe, is unknown |
to the Revenue Department, the words invaii- |
ably used being brandy distillers," and 1t
would therefore seem that this new term Is in |
troduced as n blind to enable foreign wine i'm |
p. rter to import low grades of foreign wines |
for the purpose of disiilling the same in the |
United States into brandy, thereby indirectly |
the Government of the duty of 81 |
per gallon on imported brandy.
Under the present tariff any wine can be |
admitted which contains not exceeding - per |
cent of alcohol, This is double the strength |
required for ordinary or table wine; hence |
such wines could be far more probably used |
if distilled, and can be invOiced say at p !
cents per gallon; the differences, therefore, I'M
der the proposed change To u duty of ~ per |
cent would be about as follows: BIZ gal |
Ions of imported wine, with - per cent. of al |
cohol, will make n proof gallon of brady, |
upon which the duty would be - per gallon.
ESTIMATE.
= 3-ll gallons wine, to cost IN
voice price, Is cents per gallon .5oI |
Proposed duty on same, 10 per /
cent, i; 10 cents per gallon.. -
Expense of distilllng rated i'll
the United States................... 10
Internal Revenue tax for dis
tilling in the United Siatos, 30 - ~ q
cents In currency, in cointsay- .63