Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-07-09
Chamber OF Commerce.

u0 pIOpOSGu TomOVhI Oh GH0 central OF
fee of the Internal Revenue from Staun
ton to Warrenton called forth a special
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, on
Monday night, and fine representation OF
the commercial interests was present.
President Lynn was in the chair.
Mr.. Robert W. Burke, in a few timely
remarks, called attention to the proposed
change, and offered the following pream
BILE and resolution, which, after being dis
cussed BY Messrs. Burke, Cochran, Cor
don, and Lynn, were unanimously adopt
ed:
In view of the proposed change of the
location of the Collector of Internal Rev
enue for the 9Th District of Virginia from
Staunton to Warrenton, the following
facts are presented for console ration, as
showing that the proposed change would
not result in advantage to the Department
OF Internal Revenue, nor contribute to
the convenience of the persons who have
business to transact with the office.
The 9th District comprises the following
counties. viz:
Albemarle, Augusta, Allegheny, Bath,
Botetourt, Greene, Highland. Madison,
Page. Rock bridge, Rockingham, Alexan-
dria, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Lou
doun, Prince William, Shenandoah, War
Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Nelson, and
Clarke.
Staunton is the county seat of Augusta
and is near the geographical centre of the
District; is accessible by two railroads
passing through lt-One running North
and South and the other East and West
which give the facilities of twelve daily
mails.
The great bulk of the whiskey- producing
interest Of the District is in the immedi-
ate vicinity of Staunton. There are thir-
ty-seven grain distllleries in the District,
of which eight are in Augusta county, six
in the adjoining county of Rockbridge.
and the majority of the remainder are in
counties more accessible to Staunton than
to Warrenton.
The tax collected annually from Angus
ia county is in round numbers One-nlnth
of the entire collections made in the Dis
trict-the entire collections being $775,-
600.
Staunton is more convenient and &C.
cessible to the tobacco interest in the
District than Warrenton. The tobacco
producing and manufacturing portion OF
the District lies mainly South of Ssaun-
ton, while Warrenton is North of Staun-
ton, and is situated in the Northern por-
tiOn of the District.
Warrenton is accessible by but a single
branch railroad; is more distant than
Stanton from the business interests
which are connected with the Office, and
has not the facilities which Stanton Of
fers for speedy communication by ma il and
otherwise.
Therefore, be it
Resolved by the Chamber of Commerce
of the city Of Staunton, That the state
ment of facts hereto attached be trans
mitted to the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue for his consideration in cOnnec-
ton with the proposed change of the Of
fee of the Collector of the 9th District of
Virginia from Staunton to Warrenton.
During the meeting. 1t was announced
that Hons. Tucker and O'Ferran. on be-
ing informed of the appl ication made by
Capt. Shepherd, i'm mediately called upon
the Commissioner in chargeaf the Depart
ment at Washington, requesting an ar
rest of the proceedings until their const1t-
uents could be heard from, and commu-
nication from Mr.. Tucker stated that such
would be the case.
On motion of Mr.. Gordon, the Chair
appointed committee. consisting of
Messrs. A. G. Gordon, 81. Z. Tinsley and
r. Mauzy, to correspond with distillers
and other internal revenue taxpayers in
the District and obtain from them an ex-
preston of their views in reference to the
proposed change.
J. E. Tinsley. E. M. Gushing and J. H.
Wayt were appointed committee to cir
culate petition among the people, asking
that the change shall not be made.
On motion of Mr.. Cochran, r. W,
Burke, ESQ.,. was requested and authorized
to visit Washington and present to the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue
Department the views of the matter which
are entertained in this city and the wide
section of country having business trans
actions with the central Office Of the D is
tgiet.