The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-09
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

"A mcotpS VI tHe CuhuDeE OI OomueEce
was held last night, President Cyrus Bussey
in the chair and quorum present.
The committee appointed to confer with the
Southern States Exposition Association, in
reference to the propriety of calling an inter
national commercial convention, reported,
asking further time and that the committee
be remodeled.
The report was adopted, and in accordance
Herewith further time was granted, and the
following named gentlemen were appointed
as the committee: Messrs W. B. Schmidt,
Alsert Baldwin, W. G. Raymond, Jas. VI. Pat
am and H. O. Seixas.
Mr.. L. j. Highly submitted an interesting
report on the jetties, which concluded as fol-
lows:
The perceptible effect of all this work is
filling OF logs, stumps, trees and sand, from
to feet over 200 acres outside OF the east
jetty, which makes strong backing for the
piles and mattresses There is no perceptibie
increase Of water over the crest of the bar,
which is half a mile across, but above the
crest 2 feet has washed out. The natural
water over the crest is feet. As soon as the
uatt1 CooCo al o AhAu w tA6 bOp Vi Iu6 WAFER dl
both jeties, then the gap where the piles are
driven down from the west jstty to the land is
to be mattressed, which will turn all the water
in the South Pass through the jetties, and in
crease the present current from 3 to miles
per hour.
This force of current is expected to make
deep ch snnel through the crest.
Should we have calm, still weather for
thirty days the object will be attained from
my observations.
But in The usual weather at this season of
the year Col. Andrews thinks sixty days.
The Jetty Company have twelve vessels
constantly freightirg lumber, which they pay
Sl4 per 1000 for; two barges for stone at
cost OF So so per ton; they have driven 5000
piles, from 30 to 60 feet long; have used -
feet Of lumber; have employed sig hundred
laborers, twenty-three carpenters, twelve en-
gineers, three clerks, and have paid out to
November l, $3.50. 900. Ali of which shows
that their work was commenced nine months
before this contract required them to do SO,
and has been pushed forward with unparal-
leed vigor in the history of government
works. The other passes are as nature made
them seven years ago.
The following communication received by
Mayor Leeds was presented by Mr. Highly.
NEBRASKA, 29th October, 1866.
Dear Sir-We are agitating North and
South Railroad through this part of the coun-
try, to give US the advantage of seaport for
exporting our surplus grain, nearer than New
York. Will you do me the favor to answer
the following questions:
How many grain elevators have you How
much grain do you export from New Orleans
annually? What is the freight on corn and
wheat from ST. Louis, No, to your place
What is the same from your place to some OF
the leading ports? Very respectfully, yours
etc. E. R. DEAN.
Mr.. Highly was appointed committee of
one to answer inquiries.
Judge Howe offered the following resolu-
tons:
Whereas, the immense surplus productions
of agriculture manufactures and live stock in
the Western and Eastern States of the Union
require larger and more constant market
than can be found either at home or in the
populous and cheap labor States of Europe;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this cham
Der the government of the United States
should carefully review its relations with the
commercial States and colonies of the Ameri-
can continent within and to the south of the
Gulf of NJ xico, as also with such other tropi-
cal States and colonies as may present facilities
for the enlargement of our foreign commerce,
in order that those relations shall be SO re-
formed as to furnish. a market for the reci-
procal exchange of commodities, the growth
and product OF the United States and of such
respectively.
Resolted That our Senators and Repre-
sentatives In Congress- as also our executive
and State Legislature, are respectfully re-
quested, each in their several departments of
service, to give such aid to the objects of
these resolutions as shall be compatible with
their conviction of their importance to the
great interests of production and comm cree
in which this city and the whole valley of the
is so deeply concerned.
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of this Cham
Der be instructed to forwa.d copies of these
to the Chambers of Commerce and
B oard of Trade of other cities of the United
States.
After remarks from members in favor of
the resolutions, they were adopted.
Mr.. Seixas offered the following re5olu- |
ton:
Whereas it is apparent that the true inten- |
ions this chamber had when it passed upon |
the tare to be allowed on Louisiana sugar in |
heir sales has been misconstrued by many |
dealers in sugar on the levee in demanding |
WE'VE per cent fare upon hogsheads of open
kettle sugar when the actual tare has been |
marked, the true intention of the action |
aKen DV tnlS CnamBer was That all |
Louisiana sugar should be sold by actual |
are, but the committee has recommended |
hat when sugar had not the actual weight of
he hogshead marked upon the hogshead,
hat then sugar should be sold and twelve per
cent be allowed; therefore be it
Resolved That this Chamber do recommend |
hat all sugar be sold at the actual tare, and |
,nly in the absence of the weight of hogshead
lot being marked upon the same, do we re-
the tare of twelve per cent to be
Flowed.
Mr. Seixas said that he offered the resolu-
ion by way of explanation of the action of
he Chamber which he said had been miscon-
trued by brokers on the levee. To explain,
lot of sugar had been received on the levee
With the actual tare marked on the hogshead,
nd observation showed that ten per cent
would cover the tare, but twelve per cent had
,een demanded. This was III just. The Cham,
yer only intended twelve per cent where the
ctual tare was not specified.
Mr.. Putnam said that he had been in favor
# actual tare, but experience laugh many
Kings. He received and sold lot of sugar
N which the weight of the packages had