The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-12
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE.
papvitic Road Esbibis-Chenicai" orAs-
Three Americas.

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At the last monthly meeting a letter
was received by the board from Colonel
Jobn B. Purcell urging the adyisabliiiy
of the chamber endeavoring 10 get the
Hiebmond and Danville Railroad t0place
an exhibition m this city the wood ana
mineral exhibit II had al the Exposition.
Tbi. communication was referred 10 Inc
Committee ON mines, who yesterday eve
ming submitted the following report
In an interview between Colonel al
colt and tue chairman your committee
were informed that the minerals, elc,
ar. now living here slowed away anh
therefore not serving the functions thal
such examples or exhibits should. II
,be nroper interest were taken in this
matter and proper cooperation secured
IN +. probsble that the officers OF the
Richmond and Danyillc Railroad Com.
pauv would look into the question and
take steps towards pcrieciing "a per
manent public exhibit
Yonr committee have. therefore. pre-
rared fine following resolutions. which
they request the Chamber io pass
G.. T. T. ByRGwYN,
=. II. HAYES,
CHARLES VI. BRANCH,
Arthur b. CLARKE,
4. BARGAMfN.
Whereas it has come TO the knowledge
Of the Chamber of Commerce that GER
tain minerals. woods and specimens OF
AN agricultural and chemical character
are i'm This civ. belonging 70 the Rich
nond and Danyillc Railroad Company
and whereas 1t is believed that a better
knowlcdre of the resources OF our coun-
trv would he obtained were these articles
easy of access and study; and whereas %
Is the opinion of the Chamber OF Com
merce that am inspection of such samples
would also form an attractive feature io
strangers visiting the city, and thus ne
of some service in calling attention 10
and in developing our country there
fore be 10
R1mirld /. That the officer Of the
Richmond and Danyille Railroad Com
pany be requested To establish % perma-
nenI cabinet or museum for the eAl'Dll
of these minerals.
D. That committee be appointed
from the Chamber of Commerce tonoliiy
fine officers of the Richmond and Dan
Vile Railroad Company of these resoiu-
lions and 10 confer with them as To
what steps could be taken to bring TINS
about
The resolutions were unanimously
adoptel. and the Committee ON Mines
were requested 10 present them To the
Richmond and Danyille Railroad Com
panv
a letter from II J.. Frayscr, Esq sn-.
costing that the Chamber would DO Well
40 advertise the advantages cot the city
as "a manufacturing and business LOCALITY
through the columns of the RtrfMpAf
NomMs ami N0mtriuIng J0nrn"
was read and referred io the Committee
ON Finance, Henry Bodcker Esq, chair
man
4 letter to George D. Thayion ESD,
from w. r.. llambrick, of Lccshurg, \.
e.. urging that the Richmond and Dan
willie Railroad bee memOriali1ci 90 extend
the line of the VI and - y g. H. x. TO
that place. was read and referred 10 the
Committee on Inland Trade.
AZ the solicitation of the National
Board of Promotion oi tAe Three Ameu-
ca. celebration at Washington in l~92,
f was ordered that a committee OF I'VE
DE appOiuied. 90 whom communications
and documents may from time tO time DE
sent. The following is the committee.
The president and secretary cr-eNirD.
and Messrs George l.. Christian, Thomas
Christian and William Cans.
Mr. Bodeker offered the following
Whereas. the Richmond Chemical
Works. "a company recently Incorporated
under the laws of Virginia. is now erect
Ing large acid and fertilizer works no
Richmond. Va. ON the north bank OF
the James river, just below the brewery
and whereas this is peculiarly %
Virginia enterprise, from The iaci
that n c0ntemplaies the manIiac-
mre of suiphuric acid from Virginia
pyritcs rather than from imported oicil-
liam birthstone. and whereas, This com
pany will require deep wafer facilities
Tor the handling of phosphate rock.
potash and other crude materials. rs well
as for n portion of their product and
whereas, there is not now sufficient
width and depth Of channel Co allow the
building of the necessary wharf into me
river for thispurpo-e without Interfering
with navigation; therefore Doe 10
Rmolced That the Chamber of Com
merce of the city Of Richmond memo
rialize the United States Engineer IN
charge of the James river improve.
meuis, asking that the channel of The
river bc widencd 90 the north bank of
the river opposite these works. or 10
such distance from the present channel
as i'm the Judgment of the Engineer the
necessities of the case demand
Mr.. Traycrs said, in explanation of
this movement, that their works would
use of South Carolina phosphate TWO
vessel loads per month.
The resolution was adopted.
The following new members OF the
Chamber were elected Roundtree ~
Brother. ON motion of Mr. Thomas
Christian, Mr. James McGraw, ON motion
of Judge George l.. Christian.
Excuses for absence from this meeting
were presented ON behalf Of Mr.. :. II.
Halves and Mr. /. Levy.
Affpurnpt