The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-17
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
A LIVE MEETING OF LIVE MEN
LAST NIGHT.
An Eye Opening and Stretching of
Limbs--Getiing Ready for Some Big

The chamber Of commerce met last
night and there was a good attendance
Of tee veritable substantial business
men Of the city.
The meeting was called to order by
President Latta
Secretary Harrell read letter from
Congressman Bum in which ne stated
that he had been looking Up the bill in
troduced by him for an appropriation to
pave the street leading from the city to
Federal cemetery Mr.. Bum said that
to push the bill now would simply de-
feat it, as a majority of congressman
feared a shortage in theztreasury, and if
there should be shortage, the majority
did not want it known until after the
fall elections. Mr.. Bum said he did not
know whether he ought to tell this or
not, bat since he had been asked about
the matter, he thought it best to tell
Just how it stood. Mr.. Bum said he
would do all he could to get an appro-
Federal cemetery road.
Concerning the Union Depot.
The following report was read:
Your committee appointed to remove
any obstacles in the way Of the Atlantic
Coast Line securing and entry into the
Union depot, waited on Maj. Winder.
Maj. Winder, in consideration of the
Atlantic Coast Line being allowed an
interest in the Uuion depot here, asked
hot bC rirb ho Nod ho pol :rh @
CASTOR road to secure az entry into the
depot at Richmond (owned by the Coast
Line.
Mr. Walters, Of the Coast Line, re-
sponded that he had no authority to
grant this request, but he would lay the
matter before the directors Mr. Walters
also states that the sdepot at Richmond
is not now large enough to accommodate
the roads to which it belonged.
Maj. Winder insists that he wants
| nothing unfair or unreasonable and de-
clines to recedo from his proposition.
Ii this connection the committee
states that the stockholders Of the Coast
Line have authorized the directors to
extend the road from Stanhope to Raj
eigh, or to both places. The commit
tee has asked that Raleigh be heard
when the directors meet, and recon-
mended that a committee Of leading
men be appointed to meet the directors
The report was discussed by several
gentlemen.
Mr.. r. 81. Battle thought that if the
Coast Line could get into that depot, ii
would nave some stimulus to run on tc
Raleigh.
Mr.. G. E Johnson didn't think that
Raleigh would realize any benefit in 8
business by having that road to come
into the city, and he elaborated his pc
sition at length He was willing to give
all the moral support possible to any
road that would help the city, bat he
didn't think that this was an instance
in which such support would do any
good.
Mr.. R. H Battle took issue with Mr.
Johnson, squarely and positively. HI
advocated the building Of railroad from
everywhere He claimed that they increas
ed the yalution Of property. Hepointeo
out several instances to show where rail
roads had developed towns and cities
He wasn't surprised to see people Wht
were interested IN other corporations, op
posed to the incoming of other corpora
tions, bat it was for the interest Of th
public generally that the incoming 0
new corporations be sought and en-
cOuraged.
Mr.. ". H. Pace was surprised that an
man could oppose the Introduction 0
railroads into a city. Observation any
where would prove that a town grew
and thrived and prospered in proportion
to its railroads facilities. He made
ringing and convincing talk in favor 0
roads. He wanted all that could be got
ten.
Mai. Harrell said that he had bee
informed by the farmers of Wake, tia
they had, up to the first Of June, shiI
ped cotton to Raleigh for twenty fiv
cents per bale; but this week they ha
been compelled to pay FIFTY EIGHT CENT
A BALE FROM THE SAME POINT.
After some further discussion, the TT
port of the committee was adopted.
This action, according to the view I
Mr.. W. G. Upchurch, meant that Ra
eigh wanted the Coast Line road an
! would work for it.
Messrs r. H Battle, Alf. A. Thorn
son, G. G. Latta, W. b. Pace and ".
Upchurch constitute the committee
g confer with the directors Of the road.
e The Force Bill.
9 Major R. S. Tucker, from the cor
7 mittee on the Force Bill, presented a r
It port, deprecating the passage of Il
a bill by the House, and protesting again
b its passage by the Senate. The repo
t was adopted, and ordered spread upc
r the minutes.
:, Railroads Again.
= The report of the committee on cote
u exchange was called for.
y Mr. Charles E. johnson responde
and he reverted again to the question
railroads. He complained at the pre-
T. ent freight rates. He said the rate
/ cotton from Gamers (six miles frc
IS Raleigh was about nine cents hu
:e dred. He said she could compress c.
II ton and ship it all the way to L
% erpool for SEVEN CENTS more.
le had bought fifty bales of colt
at Garner's to-day. He would not bri
that cotton to Raleigh, but would get
through bill of lading and ship it
e. Liverpool. This is the first time he b
A. ever done such thing. He knew it
jured Raleigh, but that was the work