The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-31
LOCAL MATTERS.


or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ro MEET TIE PosTA1. COMMISSION, &c.-A
snecial meeting OF the Beard Of Directors OF
the Chamber of Commerce was beId yester-
fay afternoon-President e. o. Melting in
the chair. Present-Messrs. K. E. Blank
enshiI, John Il. Childrey, James FL. Capers,
Asa SNYDER. Thomas Seldom, T. M. Logan,
4. l.. Elicit, Claiborne Watkins, j. B. Pur-
cell; P. G. Coshlan, secretary. J
THE President stated that he had called a
meeting of the Board to make arrange
ments to receive Postmaeter.G Key
and the postal commission, to arrive at 6
P. N. on Friday. He also stated that ell
forts were being made to induce the COM
mission to establish the mail route to the
South u;a Lyuchburg, thus deprlv1ng klch-
mond OF important mail facilities. He also
said that the Corn Exchange bad appointed
q committee to proceed to BurkeVl.ie 10
meet the commission, and 1t would De wen
| for the Chamber OF Commerce to appoint
similar committee, in order that they mlSnt
| confer with the members OF the COMMISSION
on their way to this clty.
On motion OF Mr. Blankenship, II was
ordered that committee OF six be appoint
| ed to cooperate with the committees OF the
Corn and Tobacco Exchanges to. make al
arrangements for the reception and enter
tainment OF the members OF the commission
The Chair appointed Messrs. Blankenship
| Potts. Capers, Logan, Chlldrey, and Colone
w. II. Palmer.
The committee OF the Corn Exchang'
consists Of Messrs. Thomas W. McCance
George S. Palmer, j. B. Bland, and John
2. Branch.
The Chair proposed Mr.. James T. Gray
as q member of the Chamber, and he wa
duly elected. -...~.
MIR. Purcell proposed the name OF Mr.. 10
Lane Stern as 4 member OF the Chamber
and he was elected. -
The Chair stated that Mr.. Hawes wa
compelled to be absent from the meeting.
The President laid before the Board
communication from Mr.. De Sibourg
French consul, in relation to the establish
nent OF commercial intercourse with Rouer
and Marseines, in France. Rouen, th'
Manchester OF France, is situated on th'
river Seine. as Richmond on the James, ant
at about an equal distance from the Allan
tic. and has lately become port Of i'm
portance in consequence OF the works made
| for the naTigabilitv OF the river Seine, ant
now endeavors to compete with othel
French ports, with well-founded hope, a.
the distance from her wharves to Paris L
only ffty-six miles. The Consul says il
would be useless to make any representa-
tons OF MarSeillcs.
The Consul also says: Your visitors from
the West have expressed their sympathle'
for the States welfare, and their READINGS!
to cooperate with her for the most dlrec
and the shortest line OF communication be
tween their country, the ports OF Virginia
and European markets. Thus, at the same
time, in this capital OF the Old Dominion
openings have met bearing hopes OF
.wlshed-for prosperity.
On motion Of Mr.. Watkins the communi
cation was received and ordered to be re
. piled to by. the president, and referred tt
the Committee on Commerce. ....
The President laid before the Board seVe
raj documents from the New York Produce
Exchange, and the secretary was directed
to acknowledge their receipt.
Adjourned. t..- ...