The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-15
prsoIurIoNs rAvoRiNG FOSTERING
Oh BUSINESS ESrLEPIIishS.
Committees In Charge of This hh'''' W
pointed-1he subject of Permanent
secretary Discussed-Other Mat
t.rs Before the Meeting

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Geutlemen.-We recommend The APP /
Monument of committee. consisting OF .
three of our best business men, io secure .
ontions of manufacturing sites, water .
RIGHTS &c. &c.. so that when parue-
come 10 Richmond with the view oi
locating manufacturing establishment l' .
here they may be assisted IN their WORK .
and not driven away by nigh prices of F.
unreasonable conditions.
The committee ought 90 De composer
n influential men. who will bring such
pressure 10 bear on property holder
that thew will not continue 10 hold ihciI
manufacturing sites al such unfcasona-
BILE figures as will drive away from hich-
mond such manufacturing establish
ments as would otherwise be located
here
We also further recommend q commit
tee on reception and cooperation 20 aci
I'm concert with the option committee
The duties OF The committee on reception
and cooperation will be TO look eot iof
and welcome capitalists and manli4c-
turers who come here with the view OF
locating They should have placed at
their disposal q fund for The entertain
ment of visitors, and be abe 10 Jake
them out any time and show them apou'
the city and otherwise do everything
they can to encourage manuiaciur-
ers 10 locate here; and when peo-
ple come who arc interested,
If few thousand dollars taken
In stock. or reduction in the COST
of the manufacturing site. or any rea-
sonable thing that can be done I'm order
+, get them started then this committee
he instructed 10 bring the matter before
the Board Of Directors Of the Chamber
of Commerce, and If the Board OF Di-
rcctOrs think necessary, 10 call q general
meeting of the Chamber who VIII Dc
asked 20 take such steps as are necessary
TO locate the parties here.
We believe that a lively interest mani
tested ON the part of our business men
generally in new enterprises, Would
stimulate increased effort along This line
and help as to get hold OF many able and
experienced men in the various lines OF
man Ifacturcrs whOcOme here and clone
somelv" spend few days, and go away
concluding 10 locate elsewhere, because
they meet i'm other towns and cities %
warmer OF a heartier reception.
The social. educational, moral adran-
tages and healthfulness of This city
might be brought earnestly 10 Their ai-
tention, thus often deciding the question.
one line of manufactures creates de-
mand from goods in other lines and now
bv the earnest and energetic Efforts of
tie committee. who couN and would
look after these matters, we believe ihal
Richmond viii make much more rapid
strides than She is making
II we had secretary whose whole
time was devoted 10 the work of The
Chamber of Commerce. be could CORES
pond with parties and be constantly
mapping out work for the committee To-
do Very respectfully,
GEO u. THAXTON
WALTER BOWIE,
s. c. lOCNGER.
HERMAN A. MALLEsTILN.
b +. Johnson.
A PERMANENT SECRETARY
The following report was also read
RICHMOND. Va. February II. 80
Chan.}er Of Commerce. R.dmond. p1t
Gentlemen,-We earnestly recommend
that you make arrangements as early rs
possible % employ q secretary for The
Chamber. who can devote his whole
time and energies 10 It's varied inter
ests. We believe that our present able
and excellent secretary would De The
man for The place if we can secure
his services for his whole time In our
Judgment Che Chamber of Commerce
ought 10 be kept open al al times with
an intelligent man In charge to give in-
formation, watch opportunities for cstab-
fishing new interests and building up
and STRENGTHENING the manufacturing
and mercantile interests already esiab.
lished in Richmond.
Very respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. lHAxION.
WALTER BOWIE,
5 G. YOUNGER,
HERMAN NALLEsTEIN,
b. +. JOHNSON
Mr. Johnson said that the Chamber
should be more alert, and believed that
few thousand dollars TO advertise the
Chamber would be probably spent
Messrs Whitlock. Elicit Glasgow
and Mayor Ellyson also spoke. and gave
valuable hints Mayor Ellyson, in
short speech, threw out The idea
that the present secretary be allow
ed an assistant at, say 500
per annum 10 keep the Chamber open all
The time and perform the clerical work,
all 10 be done under the supervision OF
the present secretary, 20 whom be paid "a
high tribute This would be an incisiye
way of starting the ends desired
Judge Christian moved that the whole
matter be referred back % the Committee
on Commerce, go that members reading
the reports in the daily papers could
have time u think. The motion was
adopted.
Nessrs Younger and Powers spoke Of
their visit TO Cincinnati al the dedica-
ion of the Chamber of Commerce build
ing there, which cost 100000 The
business men there were united as one
man, TO carry out their great projects,
and as a result they could show q most
favorable contrast Of results between this
and other cities. In Richmond. said Mr.
Powers, we lack a united policy We
have talked about hotel for years but
the scheme is backed boy the capitalists
differing as TO this, that and the other
location.
A communication was read from the
wholesale giocers of ST. Louis asking
the chamber 10 send delegate 10 the
National Convention of the Representa-
lives Of Commercial Bodies in the United
states, az ST. Louis, February 2s, 1859,
whose duty shall be to formulate and
present 10 Congress an equitable bank
rupt act which will secure protection 20
the honest merchant, iniiict punishment
on the dishonest merchant, and establish
uniform system for the collection, pre-
seryation. and pro rata distribution of
the estates of insolyents al minimum
cost
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE
A communication from the Grain and
Cotton Exchange, stating that they had
appointed Messrs Lewis ID. Crenshaw
Jr, John heewrght, aud y. H. savage
a committee TO confer with a similar
committee from the Chamber on this