Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-13
BUSINESS TOPICS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE YESTERDAY EVENING.
JamesRivsr Improvement Committee
Annual Banquet-Richnond
Statistics.

A called meeting OF the Chamber OF Com
merce was held yesterday evening Tor the
election OF members OF the james River Im-
provement Committee aud for other business.
On motion, President AInsIie appointed the
following committee to bring forward
names: Messrs. B. b. Munford. J. ii. Whit
", aud Henry Bodeker, who after retiring
and consulting reported, recommending the
following: Messrs. George W. Allen, ,. H..
Halves, L. O. Noting, John Purcell, u. ID.
Starke, l. s. Tower, and Thomas Christian.
On motion the secretary was authorized 10
cast the ballot OF the Chamber for the above,
who were then declared duly elected.
The following directors were elected: X.
II. Whtlock, in place OF w. Minor Wood
ward, declined; l.. Levy, in place OF NJ.
Hessberg, declined.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
President AinslIe announced the follow
Ing standing committees:
Arbitraton-Messrs George L. Christian,
f. o. Noting. Clay Drewry, r. 5. Bosher.
and J. G. SPOTS.
Manufactures-Messrs j. J. Montague, n.
D. Hargrove, F. T. GIa:gow, b. ID. Chalk
ley. aud W. II. Parrish.
Outward Trade-Messrs j. Il. Williams,
E. G. Leigh, Jr., S. ID. Crenshaw, X. +. VIII
liams, and j. +. Mayer.
Commerce -Messrs. r. A. Dunlop, Wal
ter Bowie, George ID. Thaxton, l.. G. Young
er, and II. WaIlerstein.
Flnance-Messrs. Henry Bodeker, j. r.
Branch, J. skeltOn Williams, Isaac Dayen-
port, and w. II. Lucke.
Inland Trade-Messrs. J. s. Elicit. A. II.
Christian. Jr.. John b. Purcell, .. l.. Cot
trell and +. ID. Taylor.
Accounts-Messrs. w. II. Weisiger, l..
Levy, William Ellis Jones, Il. Il. Lee, and
W. j. Whitehurst.
Mines-Messrs. c. p. f. Burgwyn, $. II.
Hawes, c. NJ. Branch, W. S. Donnan, A. Is.
Clarke, Jr., and A. Bargamin.
Information aud StatIsncs-Messrs. F. 5.
Myers, Il. II. WhItlock, J. II. Whitty, j. B.
Cary, and Thomas Christian.
Business Enterprlses-M Messrs. 5. II.
Hswes, !. s. Tower, j. Thompson Brown,
Ashton Starke, and p. II. Mayo.
BANQUET.
Mr.. BodeKer offered the following, which
was adopted unanimously:
Whereas the banquet OF the Chamber two
years ago was productive OF much good by
bringing the members OF this body into
closer social relations, and resulted in greatly
increasing the membership: therefore be II
Resolved, That committee OF five be APP
pointed to fix the date and make preparations
for similar affair this fall, and that they be
further instructed so to arrange as to make
the banquet help on the Exposition scheme
as much as possible by extending invitations
TO the banquet to representatives OF other
commercial organizations OF the State.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Henry Bode-
ker, l.. Levy, Il. G.. Leigh, Jr., Thomas
Christian, and w. Il. Simons.
A BOOK ABOUT RICHMOND.
On motion OF Mr. Tower the Committee
on Information and Statistics were instructed
to report details and cost OF publishing the
compendium OF attractions and industries OF
Richmond, heretofore suggested by DIR.
Whitty, and that when they are ready meet
ing OF the board be called TO act thereon.
The idea is to publish great many copies
Of a pamphlet-say twenty.four pages
setting forth briefly, for the general reader,
the business Of Richmond and the objects
here TO attract the attention OF the visitor.
These pamphlets can be widely circulated
in the North, South, and West by the aid OF
the railroad companies, and will probably
cause a good many people TO come TO the Ex-
position, and it is hoped will place before
them some information that will be OF value
after they arrive.
The matter for the book has been pre-
pared.