Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-24
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
These be stirring times in and around
Staunton. The brisk little city seems to be
the headquarters at which all the estab-
lished NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Vista, Iron
Gate, Basic City-and most of the projected
ones are canvassed and dealt in, for our
people are large holders of stock OF lots in
all of them.
1t is a time when new interests are
arising for Staunton to deal with, which
needs the steering gear of a steady reliable
Chamber Of Commerce. With all these
towns Staunton will have commercial re-
lations that need to be managed, pushed
and stimulated. There are many new sit
nations in trade, transportation and mail
matters that will arise and in which it is nee
essary to have a central head to deal with.
Such head is out Chamber of Commerce.
So far it has proven itself a body ready to
push every new and sound suggestion made
in the interest OF the city. 1t has been a
prompt and rea1y respondent to all move
ments of rade, u finance, OF transported
ton made by other cities, and has served as
a mouthpiece for our people in speaking on
these subjects to the people of other parts
of the State. The men who are most active
in it are conservative but enterprising bus
mess men, with live views and an earnest
desire for the prosperity OF the whole peo-
pie of the place, whether professional, com
mercial OF workingmen.
Such a body, especially at such time as
this ought to be a full one, but we are writ
ing this to state that it's membership is not
as full as it ought to be. There is not d
man protesting any interest in the place
whose name should not be on the list, and
yet there are many names which are not
there.
Let our people try and remedy this, not
by thinking it over" that refuge of well
intentioned procrastination, but by hand
ing their names to Col. J. G. Shields the
Secretary, to be proposed for membership.
The future of StauntOn is looming up i'll
proportions too large for any man interes-
ted in her progress to withhold any aid he
can give her Chamber of Commerce. In
aiding this organization he is aiding HIM
self.
EX-SENATOR RLDDLEBERGER
DYING.
Ex-senator Riddleberger lies dying at his
home in Woodstock. For several days he
has been unconscious and his physicians
have given up any hope of his recovery.
Harrison Holt Riddleberger was born at
Edinburg, Shenandoah county, October 4,
1914. Hehad common school education,
and then studied with teacher at home for
two years. He was seventeen years old
when the war began and was for three
years in the Confederate army as lieutenant
of infantry and captain of cavalry. After
the war he studied law and was admitted
to the bar, beginning his practice at Wood
stock. For two terms he was Common
wealth's Attorney for his county. He
served four years in the House of Dele
gates, and for a similar period in the State
Senate. He was a member Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee until 1875, Presi-
Dental Elector Oh the Democratic ticket in
1876, and on the Readjuster ticket in 1880.
In 1883 he entered the United States Senate
as Readjuster- Republican, and his term
of service ended in 1889. In the meantime
he had several contentious with his col
league, General Malone, and during the
last campaign took the stump against him.
Since 1870 he has been editor of four Wood
stock papers Tenth Legion. the Shen-
andoah Democrat, the Virginian, and the
Herald.