The morning call., 1892-07-20
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Memorials Submitted at the
Quarterly Meeting.
Australian Service Tehusntepec Railway.
Nicaragua Canal-Dedicatien Of the
Worlds Fair Buildings.

The quarterly meeting Of the Chamber OF
Commerce was held in its room. Merchants
Exchange building, yesterday afternoon.
Captain j. +. Chapman presided and there
was a fair attendance of members.
A long memorial TO the Senate and House
of Representatives was submitted recltlng
that the contract with the Oceanic Steam
ship Company expires ia November, and
protesting in the most emphatic manner
against the abandonment of the Australian
service as mail and commercial route TO
the Antipodes. in favor of the Canadian IA
cihc Railway Company; respectfully but
firmly pressing upon Congress as matter
OF urgency the necessity for appropriatlng
such sum as shall insure the cOntinu-
ance of the American mail service TO Aus
tralla by the Oceanic COmpany's ships,
and taking such further measures as may
insure lis performance and the extension OF
American commerce on the Pacific Ocean.
Hugh Craig moved the adoption OF the
memorial. He believed it would be
calamity If the Australian service was dis
continued.
A. Il. Briggs explained that the memorial
had been adopted by the board of trustees
and forwarded TO Washington. and 1t was
now before the meeting for Endorsement
Z. l.. Taylor moved as an Amendment
seconded by Mr. Briggs, that the memorial
be adopted; that copy be forwarded TO
the California delegation in Congress. and
that the action Of the board OF trustees be
indorstd.
Mr.. Craig withdrew mis- motion and Mr..
TRylOr's was adopted.
MEXICO'S PRESIDENT MEMORIALIZED.
The following memorial TO President
Diaz of Mexico was read, and on motion
adopted
To His ErcelEency. Porfirto Dias, President
Of IL p1 Her HP
Commerce OF San francisco, the senior CONNER
cia organization on the Pacific Coast, sends re-
Speciiul greetings TO your EXcolIency ana con-
CALCULATIONS upon the suspicious completion, IN
Inc near future, of The TeEuanteoec Interoce-
anc Railway. Impressed with the greaI i'm.
poTtance OF This new factor In the CONNIE &C OF
the P.citlc Coast OF North America. We respect
fully urge upon your Exceliency's Government
tie necessity OF rigid control OF THIS great
highway IN The interest OF unrestricted CONNER
cal intercourse. uuhampered 10y the solhshness
OF cooperate influence and monopoly open 10
the commerce OF al The world without discIlml.
DailOu, ana operated upon basis which VIII
attract transportation, the Tehuaniepec Inter
oceanic Railway, under the exclusive control OF
The Mexican Government viii be an honor 10
Mexico. In The securing OF this condition, your
EXcellcncy's Government viii prove ltscn
beucfact OF TO cur county as well as To Tie COM
neTcidl world. Permit us 10 hope that Tie com
pletiOn Of this national highway for the WORLDS
commerce will prove one more evidence OF the
wise and patl loilc policy which has character
lied the present Government Of our sister re-
public and which is steadily advancing Mexico
10 a front rank among The nations.
May We respectfully request that your Excel
lency VIII advise Us OF The approaching compile
ton OF The Iehudutepec lncrCceantc X tilnRy, In
order that this chamber may recognize Ia a suit
able manner Ihis benehcenl work, adyan-
tageous 10 Tie maritime commerce Of san Fran
cisco.
wilh assurance OF our high esteem. we sub
scrlbr ourselves your Excelency' most obedlent
servants.
The Nicaragua canal committee reported
that the members Of the chamber and the
mercantile community generally are being
| canYaSsed thoroughly with gratifying re-
suits. The merchants of San Francisco are
fully aware OF the immense advantage TO
| them OF an open waterway to the Atlantic
and disposed to do their duty 10 the city
aud State. IL our large real estate owners
and capitalists will do relatively as well,
the record will be cTeditabe 10 San Fran
cisco, and the promoters Of the ENTERPRISE
will be able 10 prove to capitalists la New
FORK aud Europe that the principal seaport
of the Pacific Coast believes N the canal
| aud is ready 90 aid in its construction.
Captain w. l.. Merry, referring TO the re-
port, said he had never seen merchants in
| the city so ready aud WiliDg TO subscribe
| TO any scheme. and the committee was ex-
| ceedngly gratlhed at the success OF its
canvass. Merchants here had been called
! supine, but In this instance they were GER
| tainly not deserving Of that Teproaeh. If
| capitalists would subscribe as literally San
| Francisco would stand at the head. He
| spoke of the enthusiasm shown in favor OF
! the scheme at the ST. Louis convention.
| Nearly every State was represented and the
! delegates, irrespective Of politics, spoke OF
/ the immense benefits that would be derived
! 10 the country at large through the con-
! struction Of the canal. Although this coast
/ Won benefit to greater extent than else
/ where, the inland States acknowledged
/ that all would got a share. New i ork
! State particularly in the matter of ship
! building. BY the opening Of the canal San
| Francisco would soon become one o.lthe lead
! ing searurts in the union. IApplauseL
On motion of Mr.. Craig the report was
received and ordered to be placed on file
| with the commentator Of the chamber
THE WORLDS FAIR OPENING.
A resolution was submitted asking thar
! the date Of the dedication of the Worlds
| Fair buildings at Chicago be changed by
| Congress from October y 10 October 81
| next, the latter date being, according 10
| historians ana astronomers, the true date of
| the Colum biau discovery as corrected by the
! Gregorian calendar, and that copies OF the
| resolution be sent TO the Californian dele
! CATION In Congress and TO the hon. A. {.
Durb0row JT., chairman of the committee on
| Worlds Columbian Exposition.
/ Mr.. Briggs said tie request for such a
/ resolution had come from the New York
| Chamber, W Inch had passed a similar one
| He submitted 1t at the request of the board
of trustees OF the facts recied he, per-
sonRiiy, had no knowledge.
On the motion of Mr.. Taylor the resOlu-
ton was adopted and the meeting ad-
! lOuTneQ.