The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-13

good o,the Chamber almost the o'c"pa'io"
The sctond event. In virtue OF which had
| the houor 10 be elected secretary WINE hot
| iingcd with the sadness OF dca'h' wa no,lII
| the Tess considered. the severance "i "lnS,'
ties which had become. ~ "a ,1ei,,y sine
1 almost indissolublc The great ndeiitN, III II
| experience, and journalistic a"ihS vi pr. w,
| ID Chesterman had served the ,hahpeI u,
! such good stead through many chahees w."
adsnlnistrati Dns IN his. cspacity as stol'''is'
| thai his resignation August 10, 1881, was
| notably matter e The greatest regret anu
concern To all
| Tne present nets trfship of Tire Chamber Is
4fO lhis represents an increase OF 90 mem
1 hers since the last annual meeting, Tor INC
| most part due TO the "ncw movement as u
was known, inaugurated during The year
| lsSS-'s9 TINS movement, as To increase OF
1 ,ncmbcrShfp a. - believed. may be continued
| NV the safHc energetic committee, namely
1 the Committee on Coma cree, with continued
! success. Till possibly even our present num-
bers are lnCrc than doubled.
| The Board consisting of president, two
/ vice presidents and twenty-five directors. re
presents an increase OF ten over the iormer
directory. and has fulfilled The most sangune
| expectations entertained in making this IN
| crease, extending rs II ha' done the Interest
/ felt by the members ana the influence eXer-
cscd by the organization. IL may he stated
! that a. directly represents twenty leading in
/ tcrests Of the city, ana Indirectly many
/ more.
The ten standing committees have been in
| creased IN nl'''DtfNnp UbNl HitN-iN ~
sixty-ninc, and now represent over forty
| leading Interests. This increase was mper
atiycly called for 10y the more active aud rX-
| tended work OF the Chamber u has been
attended with the harpicsi results.
MEETINGS
Not counting the business mems meeting.
June ON. 1890, during the year there have
been seven meetings of the thaWher. and
| fourteen meetings Of the Board, regular and
I called. At these meetings eighty-hve sub
iecis Of Importance were duly considered and
appropriately dealt with, besides many 9th
ers of minor Importance.
COMMITTEES.
The committees. as y rule, have Ind IRE
quent and wcll-attended meetings, and that
AT all of them an Intelligent interest and
| wcIl-directod energy has existed, Will be hes
| shown by the important results attained.
| The arbitration committee, as heretofore.
] has not been called upon 10 exercise its good
| Offices from which II can only be believed
| that there is an absence of those Jars and con-
| fiicts i'm business here which generally Ie
1 qulre the existence of such committee, as
| the personnel OF the one in question is such
as 10 inspire the utmost confidence ia its lie
cisiOns.
MANUFACTURES.
The very active spirit for Organizin, manu-
| featuring enterprises at pre- sent prevailing in
Richmond il calculated 20 fOrestali the func-
| lions Of this committee in fostering enter
| priscs of home origin: hut there IL much
| which can be done attract them from more
| sterile and less advanlageOusly located fields
and which the committee is fully conscious
| must he done 10 compete with Other new and
| undeVeIOped sections Of the country Il has
| lost no opportunity 10 do this; but against
| free gas. water and sites, unlimited advcI-
\ Using, and In many places standing bal
| anCe for local investment on the establish
ment OF any new enterprise. the best natural
fields stand small show even against those
thus doomed. lie committee IL now, how
ever, makinga beginning IL has commenced
| negotiations for map of Richmond az Il IA
dius of i've miles, secured the oHer Of limit
ed quantity of land for free sites from two
companies in Chesterfield and one in Henri
co. The assurance is given both 10y the board
of supervisors 81 Chesterfield and Hen
rico that they Will do all IN their power 10
grant exemption from taxes for ten years 10
| new enterprise 5, ana some of the most prOmi'
/ ncnt officials connected with the government
| of this city have been equally strong I'm their
| assurance that such is now the temper of the
| city Council OF Richmond. The committee
have not. hOwever had the general CO. opera
/ ton of the landowners ana real estate deal
| ers here who do not seem inclined 20 take
concerted actfon-a sine qua non Tor brilliant
| success. IL Is hoped. however, before an
| other year rolls found, some substantial re-
suits Will be attained.
OUTWARD TRADE.
This committee hes bod Ear less before il
than should have been the case, with the
| heritage Of our position upon such river as
| the James, But one qucstiOn-namcly. that
! of compulsory pilotage on cOastwise vessels
/ has enlisted It's active and untirng attention.
| At Congress. the virginia Legislature. Pc
tersburg. Danville and Lynchburg, regular
pitched battles We're fought over This qucs-
ton, but the lobby influence of these sutcl-
| lites upon the commerce of virginia. not the
merits of the arguments Of The case, defeated
| the best efforts of this committee and lis
many able associates. II was, however, by
| a narrow and dearly bought victory. which
| left the committee not in despair, but with
81. H..f
| This committee and the committee on COM
merce, also had referred 10 them the inuui-
res OF Hon. James G. Blaine upon the topics
| which were TO be considered by the Pan
| American Congress, and made an extensive
! report upon the important and Interesting
| questions which came before that distin-
| guished body.
COMMERCE
The committee on commerce had many
subjects referred 10 II, which were promptly
| disposed of; but their greatest service
has been in The matter Of securing new
members, and furihcring IN every way what
| was known as the "ncW movement TO
| them the Chamber is indebted for having
nearly doubled its membersand in many re-
spects, It's efficiency; for securing the guar
! lee fund, not a dollar Of which has yet been
! touched. owing IN large part 10 their iudg-
ment and that OF the finance committee. ia
| the matter Of new quarters for the Chamber.
INLAND TRADE.
| Esq. chairman. sub-diN lded into:
| Committee on Chesapeake and Ohio and
its connections, +. G.. Leigh, Jr., chairman.
Richmond and DanVile and it, conncc-
tons, l.. g. Younger. chairman.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
and IT'S connections, y. IL. Christian, IT.,
chairman.
Has from the nature OF the subjects il has
TO deal with. had most important and I'M
ceasing labOrs 10 perform. OF the innumer-
able questions brought before IL, the charac-
ter of this paper viii permit only few to be
mentioned. and those of public nature.
| The resolution of Mr.. r. I. Leigh, Jr., in
reference to better freight and passenger
connection with southwest Virginia, ana bet
ter freight and passenger connections VIA
the Chesapeake and Ohio, with the Virginia
Midland al GOrdOnsville and Charlottesville;
with the shenandoah Valley at Basi city,
and with the Baltimore and OHIO al Staun-
ton. touched the nerves Of such a suffering
public that it excited universal interest, ana
the committee with such as Hon. George l..
Christian, Col. VIM. II. Palmer and Nh. u. +.
Johnson. who from their experience OF these
evils were able assistants, and backed by
this feeling, have succeeded in aNcrting some
serious evils with which we were threatened,
procured some great advantages, and 1t is
hoped are laying the foundations for still
more substantial benefits.
The new train on the Richmond and Dam
vile 10 connect with the Norfolk and West
ern at Burkeville, which was urgently press
ed for, now not only runs over mat section
of the road, but starts from West Point on
the York river and stops al Raleigh. NJ
The Chesapeake ana ohio has given the
strongest assurances OF every disposition To
meet the wants of the local travel as far as
IL is possible for IL To do so. and without quail
iiicaiiOn has agreed 10 protect The trade OF
Richmond against Northern cities. and The
Shenandoah Valley KalrC ad,has beer equal
ly strong In its assurances. These questions
followed up with the same spirit and perse-
yerance must have their solution in the
greatest good
Mr.. l.. &. Younger also reports the Rich
mOnd and DanVille authorities equally desi-
rous OF meeting all Just demands for prompt
service in transportation of freight, absence
of which prOmptness had been complained
of. and says that they court a repor, Of any
future abuses of tnis description.
The communication of Mr.. A. III. Christian.
Jr., in reference TO a sleeper 20 start from
Richmond has had an equally successful So
luiiOn.
These are some Of the things accomplished,
or II least I'm fair way OF accOmpli shment
Many Others have been considered, and some
are now under consideration that will prove
II successfully carried out Of incaiculabe
benefit 10 this community In concluding
the report In reference to this committee, II
Is but just To the railroads 10 say that we
have always enjoyed at their hands n most
patient hearing and respectful consideration
our Views, and in many instances ready
| ~ nit tharpxyffn