New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-03
lief Of destitute and shipwrecked sailors in place OF
c. c. Duncan, resigned.
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DISCUSSIONS.
COMMENTS on wN. II. vANDERBILTs LETTER
STEAM TOWING on CANALs-EIECTioN OF OF
FICERs
The one-huudred- and-tenth annual meeting
Of the Chamber OF Commerce was held yesterday hie'
the election Of eight new members A A. Low redu INC
act OF the Legislature which empowers Tue IHaper W
hold real and personal estate and upon bis motion te
following were elected as trustees A. A. Low ana WI
liam f. Dodge for year; James NJ Brown ana Jack
son s. Schultz two years John ID. Jones and Henry f.
spauding three years Mr.. Low then referred 10 the
b introduced in Congress by Mr. Hewitt providing Tor
tie sale to the Chamber OF Commerce OF lne ou
Office site for OOO less the $4,000 contributed by
The Chamber for its original purchase some persons nc
said had tried Influence the secretary OI te lItdh
against the proposed sale ging that the property was
worth 100000. The Chamber had cont lbuted me
above amount in consideration that the fOst OH.cc
should be retained there. The Government was Teci'
ing only $1,000 a year for it,
resolution adopted that Elliot C. COwdih JaGh
son s. Schultz aud three others to be naned ny the
president should represent the Chamber In the lntsha
tionil Congress at Paris this summer ana make eol
Tor FraucG-Americdn treaty. These ham's are W '
subject TO approval by the secretary OF state. Doll
Charles = Smith, chairman OF the committee on In,
road fermentation spoke Of W. H. Vanderbilts reply
10 the resolutions adopted at The last meeting WIZ u
NAV he technically true, he said, thai the Ccntral Ou
has not entered into combination TO discriminate
against NewYork it js nevertheless true hat tne NoT
York Central Road is acting IN concert WIN OteI LU''
enforcing rates which do discriminate agdiust "
York The whole tenor OF Mr. NaIdcrni!tS eter y 10
the effect that no determinations exist ihat INC
York shipper upon equal footing Win those OF any
rival ciiy, and that the New-1ofk ROADS nave lt
city on an equality with the most favored rival Ger
tainly these statements true, IL IL All that New
York merchants can ask; but in view OF the uncOhtr
dictcd facts set forth in the report adopted by hs
Chamber on the 2Sth of February, 1t is surprising that
Mr Vanderbilt should make these assertions, ana thele
seems he other resource than to have thorough
investigation OF tine facts hy the Legislature OF M
State in order to shed full Hood OF I2ht upon s III
Tne rooms Of the Chamber were offered for the meet
ings OF the Legislative Committee ,., -
Captain Ambrose Snow called attention to the death oil
George W. Blunt, aud paid tribute TO MS memory
loan b. Jarvis, late ChefEngnecr OF the Canals, sug-
gcsed the plan OF placing rail on each bahk OF lh
canal and towing the boats by means OF locomotive
locomotive on the canal bank could tow. zoo TONS ana
make up in quantity what was lost In speed nc LOWING
Of the boats could be done at lOl2 cents l!ie, Wh II
now cost oslo cents mile If the locomotive could ne
applied to the canal the cost OF transportation Wod @
reduced 10 9 mills mile, while the railroad coma
not do the business for less than Gig mills lie DeNeNcd
that the canal could he improved and eight feet OF water
introduced by the raising of the banks foot but II
was not necessary that this should he done III order 10
alopt the steam towing and If 1t were, the expense
would be comparatively tritng.
The following are the officers elected, with the principal
committees:
Presdsnt-samuel D. BabcOck.
observation-disclosures N. Brown and George W. Lane.
TTedSTor-Soou Humphreys.
creidra-GcOrge Wilson. . ,-.. e.u,.i
ITccufe COulajtecEiliOt G. COwdn, charmlni SamueI
b. Ruggles, Benjamin c. Arnold william H. foGH' ''''
Coms tee on Finance and Cwrency-J Picrpont Morgan
chairman Joseph Scignan, Cyrus W. Field JOSIAH NJ 4sh
DciegG, 10 tie National Board Of TrddJames 3 T. stran
allan Elliot {. COwdin, William i. Dodge Oliver lloyL -
Special Committee R1'lrDad transportation Chafcs
Smith, chairman benjamin g. Arnold Jachson = Sclulth
Jacob Wendell, Francis b. Thuiber benjamin B 9LeImah
Charles c. Dodge.
President Babcock thanked the Chamber for this mark
OF continued confidence. He sorry he said, that he
could note any marked commercial Improvement OF
payments, which he thought WAS now almost accom-
plished.