The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-31
Approved.
u. II. CHAMBERLAIN,
Governor Of South Carolina

SONcIuOI Ol tOOutu SuLOllDA.
TAE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. "A
regular meeting Of the Charleston
Chamber was held Tuesday evening.
President Tuppcr in the chair After
til" reAding mud confirmation of the
| minutes ot the last meeting, the Stcre-
tnry read the following letter from
Coy. Chamberlain, in response to II
communication from tue Chamber,
transmitting cory of Il report and
resolution on thu subject Of the Pilot.
age of the port of Charlestnn:
COLUMBIA, December -, 1874.
S. \ Topper, Esq President Cham
d~r cf Commerce, Charleston, S. c.
DEAR SIR: Yours of the 18th instant.
transmitting II copy of report and
resolution on the subject of the pilot
age Of the port Of Charleston, adopted
by the Chamber uf Commerce Of the
city of Charlestun, is dnly received.
l hasten to say 10 reply that will ex-
! tend to those inter ested in this matter
"il the aid and protection in my power.
Ii have sufficient power to Insure the
! redress ut yonr grievances. will. if
satisfied anon examination of the cor
'cctness Of your statements. exercise
1t promptly. Ii further legislation il
uredea to reach the result desired, /
will press the subject upon the atten-
ton of the General Assembly. The
| subject is one which / do not hesitate
to consider Of thu utmost Importance,
aud 1t will receive my prompt ntten-
tion. Very respectfully, your obedieut
servant. ID. II. CHAMBERLAIN,
Governor.
The following letter from e1-Gov.
NJ. L. Bopham will explain itself:
CHARLESTON. Deoembsr %. 1874
S. 7 Topper. Esq President Cham.
ber IT Commerce. Charleston, S. C.
DEAR SIR: Allow me to present through
you IL the Chamber Of Comm. rec the
map of the hnrbnr. of which | spoke
TO yon some years ago Ii was pre-
pared for me during the war by Lieut..
Key, nn,ler The direction of Col. Har-
ris, chief engineer Of Gen. Beuure-
CARDS staff. aud, as you will see, then
presented to myself. 1t is the best
map at the hnrbor and The soundip pgs
,hnt l remember to have seen, AMI nh
such should belong to Ibis city. |
have thought your body the proper de-
poSltoty Of it. and. accordingly, beg
yon will take charge OF nn'l present it
for tue. Yours, very trniy,
NJ l.. BONHAM.
| President Upper stated that in ac-
corrauce with the will oi the Chamber,
he Lad had prepared memorial to
Congress. soliciting an appropriation
of SluO.uUO for improvements of the
bar and harbor Of Charleston. The
memorial, he said, would be pnt in
efficient hands, and there was every
reason to believe that it would receive
prompt attention. MIR. J. n. Robson.
Chairman Of the Committee on Direct
! Trade. stated that iu n visit recently
made to the bar in company with Mr..
Lyman Bridges, Of Chicago, he hnd
found from soupdlugs taken III lump.
kin HILL Channel, that mt half tide
there WAS depth Of sixteen feet nine
inches. from which it was estimated
that at high water there would be- u
dept, Of eighteen feet six inches,
hr.n., an increase i'll depth Of two feet.
/ Alr y. &. kaufman, in response to
rlnest from the Chamber, explained
whnt Interests Mr. Bridges represent
ed. He said that Mr. Bridges had
come To Charleston accredited by Gov.
Bever!dgr. of Illinois, cX.Gov. Ma
g"ilin. ot Kentucky. aud other proni
neht gentlemen of the West; that he
wa. Interested in the Chicago nnd
South Atlantic linilrond. HIS object
was 10 consolidate the lines between
Charleston and Ch;cngn under one
control; he first proposes to build up
the ll"kS North of S!,ar,ar!urg, by
way OF the Cumberland Cup and
AsneviI!r. and afterwards TO shorten
the road rs far as practicable. Mr.
Bridges proposes with party Of pro.
mlheht Western capitalists to make IA
visit to this section OF tho country in
the spring anil examine the proposed
rontc. Mr.. Kaufman stated thnt from
the tro"r of Mr. Bridges conversa.
ton, It was manifest that ho meant
business, and that he had every reason
to belieVo that the grca, project was in
the best Of hands, and would be
pushed rapidly on to completion.
There were 30 deaths in Charleston
Tor the weak anIinu tto DE 1, ,,.l,,t..,