The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-04

Excursion In Honor of the Conventions
He'll Gate Visited-A Trip up the Hud-
SON to West POint-Speeches, Merry
making, &c.
Yesterday the excursion took place of the Cotton
Exchange OF this city. As before stated In these
columns the gentlemen composing the organiza
ton adjourned in order to participate In the fes-
tlvities in honor of their guests OF the National
Cotton Convention, who had been holding their
sessions IN New York, to establish an American
standard by which all sales and purchases OF
cotton should be governed. The steamer Shady
Side had been secured, and ct little after
ten O'Clock IN the morning she LETT pier
No. % East river with about two hundred gentle
men on board, comprising the entire delegation OF
the Cotton Convention, prominent members OF the
New York Exchange and a few invited guests and
members Of the press. The morning was bright
and beautiful, although exceedingly warm. and
the company assembled wore a happy air, in per-
feet harmony with the festive occasion. There
were congratulations exchanged among the men,
bers OF the delegation that their arduous labovs
were so tremendously ended, and congratulations
among the different members Of the Exchange taat
the cause much trade confusion was likely to be
ended by the action OF the convention, which was
binding on every exchange III the country. AS
the steamer lett her dock there was jolly 'send
On'' from friends on SHORE and to the tune OF
'DlXle'-plaveQ Dy D Dand on DOaru-tne shady
Side gllded out into the stream and was soon
speeding past Blackwell's Island to Hell Gate.
The different institutions were pointed out to the
visitors and they seemed to take great interest
IN every prominent OBJECT.
At about eleven O'Clock Astoria was reached.
procession OF the pleasure seekers was formed aud
proceeded TO the government works at He'll Gate,
under charge OIL General Newton. The removal OF
these vast submarine distractions was explained
very clearly TO the guests by the General in Charge
and most OF the company entered the shafts sunk
under the East River, and were loud in their ex-
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achievements OF the engineers. General Newton
accompanied the excurstonlsts on board of their
boat and was one Of the guests during the rest Of
the excursion.
Proceeding up the Hudson River, the guests ad.
miring greatly the myriad beauties OF the river,
run OF only three hours from New YORK.
Among the notable gentlemen on hoard the
steamer beside the delegation-whose names have
already been given In the nERALD-were the fol-
change :-Messrs. Henry Hentz, President; 3. p.
Baker, Chairman committee OF Reception; A. b.
Graves, NJ. b. Fielding, A. G. Black, Philip Henry,
Edward Leverlch, william Woodward Jr.; 4. j.
slaughter, @. Walsh, Jr.; G. A. Easton, f. X.
Powers, superintendent Cotton Excnange; George
boat reached West Point meeting was organized
on the upper deck OF the steamer, at which
cOngratulatory resolutions were adopted by the
delegations to the Convention.
Aztec these resolutions were presented there
were congratulatOry speeches by aiessrs. Fielding,
Hentz, Phelps, Baker, Donaell, General Newton
and J. I. boswell, the latter gentleman particu-
larry dwelling on the Importance to the county
and to New YORK In particular OF periectlng as
soon as possible system or cotton warehousinp.
where the shipper from the interior could be GER
tain his stock would be safe from the maraunders
called inspectors ana samplers, and added "that
II this Is done New f0rk Will be the grandest cot
ton depot IN the world.'
The excursionistS arrived in New York about
half.DaSt eight O'Clock.