The New York herald., 1878-03-08
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The United States Commercial Rela-
tiOnS with Mexico.
HOW TO IMPROVE THEM.
An Appeal from the Famine.
Stricken Chinese.
oW TO IMPROVE THEM.

VAS held yesterday, Mr. samuel D. Babcock presiding
Tho meeting commenced with the presentation OF .
Of Mr. John G. Green, by Mr. A. A. Low, on
behalf OF Mrs. Green In brief presentation address
Mr. Low alluded the pleasure It gave him 10 present
to the Chamber the portrait OF wno had made tbs
Chamber tho sceno OF many OF his magnificent giiu
in aid OF the suffering at home and abroad
In accepting the gift Mr.. Babcock made Speech
In which he said 'It 1 proper, SIR. that We should
place this admirable likeness upon our walls in close
compan,onship with the portraits Of Alsop, Lenox,
Ring. PERT, Brown and other distinguished. mos
whose loss this Chamber has been called TO mourn
and whose careers like that OF Mr.. Green. have 70
fected credit alike upon this body and upon the com
munty at largo"
Messrs. David Gillespie, J. Lloyd Haigh. james F.
Maury Gustavus d. s. rrask and Salem II. Wales
were elected members.
Tho Executive Committee, through Mr.. E hot G.
Cowdn reported tho resignAl OF Captain Z. Dun
cum US Commissioner tor licensing sailors boarding
houses. Mr. William D. Morgan was elected TO nll his
place.
1t was resolved to hold special meeting next Tues
day to elect Pilot Commissioners instead Of Captain
Ambrose Snow whose term expires. and Mr.. Robert
l.. Taylor, deceased. A committee ol i've was ap-
pointed TO prepare Tor the annual banquet IN May,
ana Mcssrs. Elliott F. Sheppard, Solon Humphreys
and Charles H. Marshall were appointed committee
to haye presen tod again the Legislature quaran-
tine bill introduced last session.
A resolution offered by Captain Snow approving OF
the transfer Of control of tho Lito Saving service
the Navy Department, AZ contemplated In bill re-
Gently introduced, referred TO tho Committee
Commerce and Navigation.
FAMINE
Mr.. A. A. Low read letter IRON China about the
prevailing famine, tho substance OF which 10 given
be0w:-
SHANGHAI Jan. 90, 1878.
MY DEAR SIR on bebNtof my colleagues of the China
tcns Of the kilograms which lately
ana Sv w, YOUR U"inssc Of
prevailing in the northern provinces OF Chhdi shansi,
ersl years has culmna,ed famine which; both for
Il nos Necessary me to repeat
details for which cannot DO better than refer TO the
the spot aud OF newspaper eorrsspondence from the
committee formed here last November under the
auspices Of Mnncp. Gaunc with the nope Of ORGAN
" the success Of similar eom%s.s. formed list spr,nS
smos the OF hsnn dsuss
% I .a s rSs
largely iutrusted to now flowing through
s s
and ud, S usu sad s, Ss1
order enlist the charity OF the cvilised word
Should also relief s administered in the famine
81 sss asnS aaa
se for OF ns own not & . Su .oe
a'sss sis %
our funds are discussed by grsa; success "a
A held on the 2e.h nss tho min
Of su sw %
dSensAl persons OF known connscton With China whose
sa s:ss ans 70 IL. s s:..:.
the respective messages over their official s'sn:surs:
For Ameriss your own na%s va: At ON once unanimously
Win CHINA
IN the country no ess than the leading position YOU
@ %sss 1--WE :hs sSs Amsiiesa
'sYs.s :s ss' SSS. til.
appeal gu our behalf and If 50 we NAV wait without
Tho writer hoped that the balance OF $780, 900
the claims paid by China some years ago AZ an
demnty for American losses IN consequence OF the
has been In tho United States Treasury, the
Chinese government having refused some time ago 70
receive bsck-may be voted now by Congress to the
On motion OF Mr.. Rugglss tho thanks Of the Cham
Der voted the German Consul tor volumes Of
statistics oil the German Empire presented by him
OUR TRADE WITH MEXICO
| Mr. Dc Zamacons, Q Mexican government attache,
addressed the Chamber on the commercial intercourse
between the two countries There is. he said, natu-
rnl connection which, II properly developed, will not
only create immense amount oil wealth IN tho
principal republics ON this continent but also nuse
~
| the World. In his nrst promenade through the
avenues OF this city the speaker said he often stood
amazed before the show windows OF The stores,
templang multitude Of articles winch had nevor
seen In The Mexican markets, put which seemed 10
have been manufactured just to SUIT the tastes the
habits aud the OF his country On tbe other
hand he had seen the products OF Mexican soil aud
climate imported here from countries far removed.
Naturally he has asked himself what the cause OF this
| could be.
| BOGUS MEXICAN CLAIMS.
Five years ago there were over u thousand Ameri-
| can ella Mexico
| Thesc examined oy mixed COMMISSION, and the
smoSn. % 100 awarded W. was ., IN sns nsigLOornooa Of
IN these claims, have since aborcd 10 spread the dca
that Mexico is country Of vandais. whore there
estimate the amount OF evil done in this way.
| The life Of agriculture IN Mexico depends upon
regencratng tho antiQuatod impements, to which
| due deplorablo cosiiiness oil production Owing TO
the crudcness OF the implements there the pro-
duction OF cereals ih Mexico Is measured by tue
terior-consumpon, and agriculture is In crisis IRON
| winch II be rescued by large importation Of
American agricultural implements. The Same II true
| ot her mines and m ming implements Recently there
has boon earnest desire multiply inter-
nal means oi communication, and the illumination by
gas and the distribution OF water commence to attract
| attention.
speaking Of his recent efforts TO call the attention
| OF his countrymen TO American manufactures he said
that revolution has been accomplished by tho for
warding OF some samples OF cotton goods, and tnat
since tho Pnadelphia Exposition the cxportations of
these goods to Mexico have more Ihan doubled.
| COFFEE AND SUGAR.
As 10 the movement III contrary direction Mexico
10 cAooPs'o""'J couuluou W cnuliengo
coffee raising and sugar producing countries should
the development OF political rotations between tho
Two countries permit the removal OF some obstacles
now the way. Mexico had three articles at the late
exhibition which attracted snt0ntbe agave fibre.
the sulphur from Popocaiepct and marble from
| TccaIL In the "pinion OF many manufacturers the
hbrc produce revolution IN the pnper tradc the
sulphur was considered usually pure and cheap,
the marble-of the KIND known as ''ony x''-was gen
orally admired These and many other articles
named, he said could be mado the basis Of perma-
nent CON mercc botwecn the two republics Tho pos.
eibie contrasted with the existing state Of this 10
| very sad. Remove the groundiess disrust OF the
Mexican people nov prevalent and provide easy, fro
quent and cheap communication and you remOve the
obstacles 10 the ton oi this purpose. The
Mexican government is now making Efforts TO remove
these Obstacles Besides repeated aud liberal grants
| TO American componies aud individuals to build
nal railway sue has Derally subsd dzcd sew
eral lines OF steamers intended TO maintain pro-
mote commercial Intercourse between the peoples in
tho Pacific and the Gull. But tho present means
not being sufficient II would be exceedingly desirable
nanlm diYac l..u.