Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-12
CHAMBER or COMMERCE..
DsuviIie Road Exhibit - Cherntcna'
works-Three Americas

Aorarterly meeting OF tho Chamber Of Com
merce was held yesterday eVoning-fresioen'
George A. Ainslie IN the chair.
The Committee on Commerce Submitted re.
port I'm relation TO increasing tho usefulness oi
tho Chamber. which was adopted, and the plan
proposed was ordered 20 DO carried into e1eeu-
tion.
RICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD EXHIBIT
Al tho last monthly mesting a letter was re-
cevod by the board from Colonel John Is. fnI-
cell urging the advisabiiity OF the champyr en- en-
deayorfug 70 get the Richmond and DanVlile
railroad 10 place on exhibition In ms city INC
wood and mineral exhiuit 10 he'd at the hxpo1l-
tion. This communication was referred 70 ta9
Committee on Mines, who Yesterday e'enius
submitted the following report:
In an interview between Colonel TalcoU anu
the Chairman your committee were intofuleI
that the minerals etc, are now lying here slowed
away, and therefore not servrng the funcuons Gus
that such samples or EXHIBITS should f the
proper interest we're taken in this mater anu
proper cooperation secured II is proDahle tnas
tho officers OF the Richmond and Danvlne ran,
road Company would look into the question hn1
take steps towards perfcctlng permanent puo-
Your committee have therefore prepared the
following resolutions, which they requess 'ne
Chamber 10 pass Z. 4. = bOk""iH'
5. II. HAYES,
CHARLES NJ. BRkNOH,
ARfHUg b. CLARKE,
a. BAhtA1iN.
Whereas It has come to the knowledge OF the
Chamber Of Commercs that certain ninerals
woods and specimens OF an agricultural ana
chemical character are in this Guy belonging 10
the Richmond and Danviile Rain DAD Company !
and whereas it Ia believed that better Know
lodge Of the resources Of our country would DC
obtained wore these articles easy OF sccess shu
study: and whereas it Is tho opinion OF tns
Chamber OF Commerce that an Inspection OF
such samples would also form an attractive ies
ture 70 strangers visiting the city, and thus DC Of
some service In calling attention TO ana IN oe-
yeloping our country: therefore, Dc
Rssoired. 1. That tho oflsrr OF the hlcnmonu
and Danville Railroad Company b requested 70
establish a permanent cabinet or nlnsOom Ior
the exhibit OF these minerals.
. That a committee be snpointed from the
Chamber OF Commerce 20 notify The olncers OF
tho Richmond snd Danville Railroad company
OF these resolutions, and 70 confer win them b5
to what stops could bc taken 70 nriDg this abOut'
The resolutions were unaoimo1sly adopted,
and tho COnmittee on Mines We,o reqIss,oql 70 =
present thom 10 the Richmond and DanViue
Railroad Company.
ADVERTISING.
A letter from r. Z. Frayser, ESQ.,, suggesting
that the Chamber would do we'll 20 advertise
the advantages Of the city "a manufacturing
aud business locality through the columns Of
the RichtnOud Mercantile and Manufacturing
Journal was read and referred 10 the Commit
tee on Finance, Henry Boieker. ksq., chairman
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
A letter 10 George d. Thaxton. ESQ., from W.
r. ilambrick. Of Leasburg. N. C.. urging that
the Richmond and DanVilie railroad be memo
rilized TO extend the line OF the h. and ;. y. IL
T. X. 70 that place, was read and referred 70 the
Committee on Inland Trade.
THREE AMERICAS CELEBRATION.
At tho solicitation Of the National Board OF
Promotion OF the Three Americas Celebration
at Washington in 1872, It was ordered tAat o
committee Of five be appointed, 70 whom COM
muncations and documents may from time TO
time be sent The following IL tho committee
Tho President and secretary ez-oFct0. AMI
Messrs. George l. Christian, Thomas Christian,
and William Cans.
A NEW WHARF NEEDED.
Mr.. Bodeker offered the following:
Whereas the Richmond ChemIcal-WorSs. a
company recently incorporated under the law.
OF Virginia, is now erecting large acid and for
tilizer-works OF Rchmord. Va, on the north
bunk OF the James river, Just below the Brew
cry : and whereas this is peculiarly virginia
enterprise. from the fact that II contemplateS the
manufacture Of sulphuric acd from virginia
pyrits. rather than from imported sicilian brim-
stone and whereas this company WIZ require
deep Water facilities for the handling OF ph0s-
phate rock, potash. and other crude materials,
as well as for a portion OF their product: and
whereas there is not now Sufficient width and
dcptl Of channel 10 allow the building OF tho
necessary wharf into tho river for this purpoee
without interfering with navigation: therefore
beit
Resolrsd, That tho Chamber OF Commerce OF
the city OF Richmond memorabilia tho United
Statos Engineer in charge Of tho James river i'm
provoments asking tnst tho channel Of tho river
bo Widonod 20 the north bank Of the river oppo-
site these works, or 70 such distance from tho
present channel ea in the judgment OF tho Engi-
neer the necessities Of the case demand.
Mr. 1rayers said, IN explanation Of this move
menf that their WORKS would use OF South Caro-
lima phosphate two vessel-l0eds per month.
The resolution was adopted.
NEW MEMBERS.
The following new members OF the Chamber
we're elected: kOundtree 4 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. g. Ii. HaEes snd Mr..
l. Levy.
Adjourned.