The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-29


crease in the amount of telegraphic intelligence
received from Europe. They consequently es-
& fima,e the expenses of the coming year at not
' pe>t' PERRY NuGFNT. Chairman,
ROB, WOESTE.
Annual Report ot Committee on SUPER
vision.
To the President and Board of Directors New
Orleans Cotton Exchange:
Hentlente,a--In obedience to annual custom
your Committee on Supervision beg to submit
their report for he year covering their term 81
December, 1876. and the annual arrangements
or appointments for the departments of super
vision and levee inspection were made In Dcto-
her. they found matters in such smooth work
fng order that q o changes were deemed neces-
Aary or advisable.
Al few vacancies In the supervision force re-
manned to be allied. but these were delayed
I Of the duties allotted to Temporary EN-
The outlook was not promising as regards
the income of the department your Committee
The Mississippi valley that New Orleans re-
ceipts would fall off at least 200. 900 bales COM
pared with the year previous while the ex,
D6nses of the department could not be reduced
Il In proportion without impairing their effective
We are pleased to report az the final result
that although the anticipatioDs above referred
Il to were verified. the work of the department has
been thoroughly conducted. not only within its
4 income but moderate surplus remained at
the close OF the supervision year. in October.
In reference to the practical workings of SUI
pervision we make the following extracts from
the chief supervisors last annual report:
MY present report shows that the waste eeton
has been reduced to as small compass as Is
or, In other words. there Is no more loose made
than is absolutely essential in the proper sam
L DlinR for exposition OF the bales for sale
From present indications we shall have heav-
1er receipts at this point than during the past
1 year, and owing to the innovations and compe-
k3xavxu crr.Yn mi nnn1
labor will be addpdt 10 my DEPARTMENT requiring
] close and unceasing vigilance on the part of the
chief and his assistants, in view OF which have
added more stringent regulations to enforce
II the Organization Of my Office have been
careful TO put all pos ible checks on the i'm
DrOper handling of loose, both on the part of
outsiders and my assistants: and while | have
lions to support your rules and attain the object
J you had In view in establishing this depart
ment, have also required its being done In a
courteous manner. and with as little arbitrar-
mess us possible; and. although many disagree
able circumstances have arisen from time to
time icularly during the first year of super
vision yet the system has been firmly estab- |
lished and ia now working smoothly. without
In any instance involving the Exchange in com
plicaJions. During the past season twenty-eight !
presses and two railroad depots have been under |
Supervision: OF the former tweny,.four have |
required the permanent attention of an assist |
ant and four part Of the year,
AS far as has been, compatible with proper |
attention to your rules. have economical in |
or more presses under one supervisor. This |
was done In order that the expenses of the de-
the outset 1t was clearly apparent that the .ea
sons receipts would fall mat rally short of |
those OF the previous, year. while the expenses
Df supervision could not be reduced proper
Ii ID not. advisable, however, that this course
should be pursued as rule. Each press should |
have a gooi and compe ent man to attend to |
that and nothing else. and he should never be |
allowed to leave the va d or pressroom during |
4Itr hnrrru of flafn nf
be done where on aasi~t III has two presses to |
attend TO; Twenty-si assistants. including Mr..
Kerr in the office OF the superintendent of the |
Exchange. who has the collection OF the bills of |
this and the leyee inspection department. and |
thirty to sixty-fiv, boys and Young !. men en-
loose cotton and to keep pressrooms and yards
clean. have been empl yed:
I. A complete set OF books involving erical Ia
Dor, equivalent to that in many large houses
are kept in the office of the chief supervisor.
These books embody all the deta Is OF the
kept with all who are supervised and assessed
IN both the supervision and ,,evee inspection
n bs as but s f n
difficult OF accomplishment. even bya frst-class
bookkeeper and accountant. such as is at pres
loose made from various causes, for each and
every storer in every press, and all receipts aud |
noe ali Of
Tor correct rendering OF loose. and proper as
Ses nents.
chief and six assistants, all of whom hold police
commissions from the city au horiZing them to
We are pleased to state however. that occa-
Sions for such arrests have. notwithstanding
the stress Of tue times, al o:t entirely disap-
peared, q fact due to the watchfulness of the in-
8pectors aud the imp owed cooperation of the
police sinoo the establishment of a new State
III he CHIEF Lavee Inspectors annual report
shows that within the year the cargoes of 5s5
vessels have been inspected and details daily
reported t. the Exchange. showing the condi-
tion Of each days receipts by every vessel loaded
in this port
shipmasters, mates and agents have cordially
co-operaied with the Exchange through the
levee Inspection department.. and complete
harmony has prevailed in the workings of the
This is especially pleasing, as it will be re-
membered that some difficulty Was at first ex-
perieneed IN demons raing the aadivanages OF
u AS result OF supervision and inspection
about $67 0o0.0 900 worth of colt IN has been care
dme OF its arrival at this rt up to its final de-
post IN the hold OF seagoing vessels. No un-
has been esere ed in hanng the bs
h Upon recommt notation of your commit the
supervision Tee for the current year has been re-
uced to four cents per bale. which. it is thought,
will be sufficient to cover the expenses of the
Your committee visited the office of the chief
SUPERVISOR, and carefully examined his books.
and take pleasure in teslifying their approval OF
the efficient manner in which they are kept.
EUG. L. JEANRENAUD. Chairman.
RepOrt of the Committee ON Information.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE, !
New Orleans, November a. 1877 !
10 the President and Board of Directors of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange:
Gentlemea-Your Committee ON Information
and statistics beg to report that they have car
ried out tue same rou inc of their duties fol-
lowed by thpir predecess RS.
3 As Central Com mittee ON Crop and Acreage
81 ho Nnfin al a Eyf.hu thnx
have between the months of May and december
made III and forwar led to ach constituent ex-
change uniform series of questions upon
which to obtain the information that has con-
stituted the monthly crop reports of the present
seaSon.
returns of the condition of the growing crop
since May last.
finder instructions from your board we have
40 moab with the Gold and Stock Telegranh