The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-18
Our COM N ERCR.
Organization Of the Commercial Conn
mission ON the International
Commercial Convention.

Yesterday ut II O'Clock the following gentle
men. representing he Cotton Exchange. Plant
ers Association. Chamber of Commerce. of the
city at large. assembled at the rooms of the
Cotton Exchange for the purpose of perma-
nently organizing the commercial commission
on the subject Of an international and national
convention, viz messrs. Cyrus Bussey. W. @.
Black. John Chaffe. Dymond, Hunt. Chas. O.
johnson, J. H. Kennard. Duncan II. Kenner, A.
Gomla A. II. May. A. Thomson. r. Tupper,
Meyer Moore, John Phelps, A. Schroeder, John
d. Lafltte O. l.. Walker.
The meeting was called to order by the tenn
porsry chairman, Gen. Cyrus Bussey. Mr..
johnson, in behalf of the special committee
appointed for the purpose reported the follow
ing:
L. It is suggested that this committee organ
lie permanently bv the appointment IL the fol-
lowing officers: President, first vi 9 president.
second vice president. secretary and treasurer
.. , he following sub committees 10 b. forme .
Executive, financial. invitations and address,
arrangement and TRANSPORTATION. The exeeu
tive commit 90 to be composed of the president
the chairman of the ittees appointed by
the city, tue Cotton Exchange. the Chamber of
Comm cree, the Sugar PAne rs' AssUeia lon
and the chairmen of the various standing com
mittees named above.
The ether b-committees to be appointed by
the chair. and taken either from the body or
from the business community at large, and to
consist OF seven memb RS each.
Whereupon, on motion Of Mr.. Schrelber.
Gen. Cyrus Bussey was elected permanent
president OF the commission by reclamation.
Messrs. A, Fl. May and Duncan F. Kenner were
elected also by reclamation respectively first
and second vice presidents. Mr.. Albert Baldwin
treasurer. and Mr.. Glenn. l.. Walker secretary.
The organic tion having been perfected the
chair announced the following standing COM
mittees:
Financial. J. Gomila. o. vallette. J. Dy-
mOud, J. Il GIenny. H. 4. Howard, A. Thomson.
JOS. A. Shakespeare
lnvit tloo and address,. b. Lailtte, c. L.
Walker, w. O. Black, ]. II. Kennard, T. O..
Miller.
Arrangements. Upper, 8. H Buck, II. D.
Coleman, G. W. Carey, l.. Bush j. Bowling. L..
Fl. Joseph.
Transportation-A Schreiber, J. g. Clarke, j.
4. Aiken. Q, A. Whitney, h. E. Carey. J. B.
Woods, Ed OOnery.
On motion Of Mr.. johnson the executive
committee was authorized TO make additions
to existing committees and appoint others as
| they saw tit,
The third Tuesday In November next was
| flxet for the M citing of the convention
A desult0ry discussion occurred Mt this point
| Of the proceedings regarding the pruprIety II
Immediately canvasslng the city to raise the
commission, and rs well OF oh aiming cheap
transportation and accommodate on for dele
gates from HbTUHti f5t1ti Ffteffa 81 hns ~ ntna
Mr. Upper, IL few well felt remarks. urged
the necessity OF Immediate &C ion la preparing
the address, In order that the objnos Of the con
v ntion should be communicated In q clear
manner to commercial Communities abroad.
It was agreed that thirteen memb rs Cousti-
tute quorum, and the meeting adjourned to
assemble again Mt the call If the president.