The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-08
TO BOOM NEW YORK'SP PORT.
n soOIETT ORGANIZED TO DETELOP
ITS BUSINESS INTERESTS.

Committees Appointed TO Procure the En-
iarGcmsnt or the Casais ana the Deepen
Ing and straiEhteuinE or Approaches to the
HIsrbor-Pavey Talks OF his Rrie Canal NH.
At q meeting In the managers room Of the
New York Produce Exchange yesterday the
Association for the Advancement Of tho Inter
ests OF the Port OF New York was organized.
As formulated by the committed on organiza-
tion, appointed at a preliminary meeting last
week, any person actively Interested in the
welfare Of this port may become a member Of
the new association. Its objects are "the pres
ervation, extension, and development Of the
business interests Of the port Of New York as
affected by her avenues Of communication and
transportation from and to the wost, by the con-
dition Of the hnrbor and ;its approaches, by
tho regulations governing the traffic Of the port
and by other considerations directly connected
with the city Of New York as q commercial
port"
The preliminary meeting. which led TO yester-
days meeting, was called by Gustav H.Schwab,
President Frank Brainnrd of the Produce Ex-
change, and 7. A. Mcintyre. At that meeting
the subjects of deepening the channels in the
harbor, port charges, and the bill introduced In
the Legislature by Senator Pavey to enable the
State Constitution to be amended 80 as to allow
of the sale Of tho Eric Canal to the Federal Gov.
ernment, were discussed, and the following
committee was appointed to go to Albany to up
pear before the Judiciary Committee Of the
Senate to ADVOCATE the .Passage Of the Pavey
Prof. Burr Of Columbia University, Frank
Bralnard, Col. George s. Greene, late chief
sIRs,n' %aj Sa II TSon DssaT ". sSm 90 GS's And .; r. .h A..
Mr. Brainard was made Chairman of yester.
organization senator Payey, who was pros.
ont, was invited to speak; He said that owing
Would aid Be impossib I, to obtain tain tho money. esti.
mated at $7,O0o,oOo, to complete the. work Of
Improvement upon the canal, except by, a bill
between which there had been an election, con-
scquently in order to pass in 1892 a bill for an
emphasized the point that the passage OF his
resolution did not commit the State to selling
ernnent could demand the sale. 1t simply en-.
abled the State to make a contract with the
General Gogernment, II it were found desirable
posed Of the argument that the Government
would take the canal and fill it up. II the
this year, It could not be submitted to the people
until 1901, and with the proposed biennial ses-
s sSip ot tsst 70 w 1Sdd a mean 1a Chat i H. T s"id t haze tho to
So, 00o. o0o. appropriated for the canal had been
expended in such a way that while parts OF
left in its original condition, so no deeper boats
could be operated than before.
mitted appropriating tho $1,000. 900 TO finish
the work, and the matter could. not, therefore,
did not think it would be done then because Of
the Presidential election.
Col. Greene also spoke in favor Of Major
Symonds's plantreported to the War Department
Of deepening the canal to IL feet, 80 as to allow
the passage of barges of 1,500 tons. Tho re.
port OF the committee which went to Albany
was also received. There Is TO be another hear
Ing before the Senate committee tomorrow.
Organization Of the new association was then
affected. T. A. Mcintyre vas elected President,
Vincent Loeser, Treasurer, and Lewis II.
Spence. Secretary. Eighteen Vice-Presidents
were elected and committees on the enlarge
ment of the canals, on deepening and straight
ening the approaches to the harbor ana on port
and terminal charges We're appointed. Il was
explained that some of those named on these
committees had not yet accepted. There will
President, Secretary and Treasurer and the
Chairman Of the three standing committees.