The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-16
THE COsEHNe+ CONNIE CON
YENFHhN.
Et WIN Meet I'm this City ON the TaaiFA OF
neCensbtr Next.

There was g. session yesterday noon Oh the
committee Of forty, selected from the Cham
Der OF Commerce, Cotton Exchange Sugar
Planters Association aud the City Council to
take into consideration the commercial ques-
tions of tho Mississippi valley and the
Franco-American treaty. A. Fl, May, Esq,
occupied the chair, there being present many
of our most prominent merchants. Mr., May
explained tho object Of the meeting, lie
stated that he had received letter from Con-
Cyrus Bussey. president of tho committee,
from Chicago, in which there was q requestto
postpone the NEE ting Of the convention, to be
held In this city on December 3, and sttbse-
nuently had received n telegram from Gen.
Bussey, stating that the late convention In
Chicago had Endorsed the measures relative
to the Brazilian trade, and that no conven-
ton here was necessary now
J. B. Lafitte. ESD, stated that he thought
it was eminently proper that the convention
should be held here ct the date already desg-
mated. The commercial convention OF Chl-
| cago was called after that of New Orleans had
been and after invitations to the different
States and commercial associations bad been
agreen upon. He thought it proper that we
| should hold this convention, for already too
| much had been done to postpone it, without
| rejecting upon our commercial community
| s"rhe fever has passed away, and thore re-
mains no reason why we should not have It,
said he.
Mr.. Topper agreed with Mr.. Lafitte and
| showed that the convention at Chicago did
not take as full n scope of matters material
| to the interests Of the Mississippi valley rs
would the one called for this city. The levee
| bill and other subjects were not taken into
consideration there, and many Of the South,
| crn states were unrepresentcd. lie urged
| that there be no postponement.
| Messrs w G. Black, John Phelps, A. Thorn
son, Fl. d. Coleman, John |. Day and others
expressed their views, when the motion Of
| Mr. Turner that the convention be held in
this city on December 3, was carried unani-
mOuSly.
The committee of arrangements reported
through it's chairman that the hotels had
agreed to make o fair reduction in their rates,
and that a suitable hall was obtainabe.
| Mr.. Schrieber reported that the Chicago,
st. Louis and New Orleans Railroad Company
| had agreed TO issue excursion tickets at only
one fare, and doubtless other roads would
follow.
! Mr.. Topper said that the committee had
determined upon on excursion to the iettie9
and the Bonnet Caro- crevnsse, and he thought
the steamer Thompson Dean, or some other
Of our palatial river steamers, might be Sc
cured for the trip.
The committee reported that, with the
assistance OF conVeniencee afforded by
Messrs. r. e. Dun IL Co.'s agencies, they
have been enabled to obtain the names OF q
large number OF commercial OrgansfatonS,
to which invitations have been forwarded
but the committee finds it probable that q
considerable number of such bodies, and also
cities and towns, who would desire to be rep
resented, have been Internationally over"
looked.
The committee, therefore, desires that all
mayors Of cities and towns, and presiding
officers of commercial and agricultural organ
izations who may not have been reached by
invitation, should inform the committee, II
order that invitations may be promptly for
warded.
After general interchange Of views all an
ticipating q full representation from The
States, the West Indies and Mexico, the meet
ing adjourned.