Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-04-11
Chamber Of Commerce.

Chamber Of Commerce.
THE BANQUET-NEw MEMBERs-ADDl
T TIoNAL HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
DUTY ON TIN PLATE.
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The Chamber of Commerce held It's regu
lar monthly meeting Oh Tuesday evening
7 last
) The Banquet.-Mr. Minor Hamrlck
from the committee OH the banquet. report
, ed that the sickness of Capt. Z. j. CroWder
the chairman, and other causes, had pre-
vented meeting of the committee, but
would meet this week and definitely al
, range for the annual banquet.
Neay Members.-The following new mem
bers were nominated and unanlmousl,
elected-W. w. Gibbs, j. N. Mcfarland
M. F. Peterfish, J. R. Taylor, w. Il
Kinney, E. l.. Edmondson, G. c. Espen
scheid, S. d. Timberlake, Jessup Il Sones
J. S. Boatwright, Jno. D. Crowle, and ii
H. Fnltz.
Bankrupt Law.-On motion, the follow
ing committee was appointed to make
report embOdying the favorable views ell
tertained by the Chamber regarding the
Tory Bankrupt law, for communication
to the Chambers of Commerce OF othel
cities-T. ID. Ransom, j. w. Todd, &. Il
Kemper, M. N. Bradley, and J. G. Shields
Importance of Additional Hotel Ac'
comamodatioms.-Maj.A Alex. Hart spoke OF
| the Importance OF Stanton keeping abreast
OF the times and having additional and at
tractive hotel Accommodations. He thought
a modern hotel built up town would greatly
increase the number Of visitors to the city.
The objection was not to the present hotel,
but to the location.
Capt. H. L. Hoover who has been tray
cling a good deal of late, said nothing on
the road impressed him more than the val
lie to town of good hotel accommodations
Of modern style. He had heard much I'M
favorable comment on Staunton because
she was not up to other cities in that
respect.
Maj. Hart thought the enterprise could
be taken up by our citizens with great ben
eft to the town.
Capt. Hoover said he did not know that
it would be a paying Investment in the
sense of dividends, but it would pay as a
railroad paid, in its general benefit to the
locality. He thought favorably of the mu-
nicipal government erecting hotel.
President Haines thought the matter
was one of great Importance to Staunton.
Mr.. Henry Hutchinson asked if some
proposition could not be made to the new
Staunton Development Co. to start one? 1t
was to the interest of their enterprise to
have more hotel accommodations of an at
tractive character. A new hotel was gen.
orally among the earliest practical outcomes
from these Development companies.
Mr.. Hamrick said that in recent State
Convention Of business men at Lynchburg,
having some 12O delegates, from all parts
OF the State, the only objection made to
Staunton as a meeting place was its lack Of
sufficient hotel accommodations.
1t may be stated that nearly year ago
Mr.. John D. Crowle, the proprietor of the
Virginia Hotel, gota charter for company
W UulIu Il ueW stlu udllQSOlQG QOl6l, lQe
Hotel Royal, ITO be located up town, but no
movement of citizens could be gotten to-
wards taking the stock. The charter is still
in Observation-Disclosures
Chamber of Commerce Building.-Col.
j. G. Shields said he had newfoundland
the suggestion had been received with favor
to several parties plan for erecting a
building for the Chamber of Commerce
which would pay for itself by the rents Of
stores underneath.
On motion Of Maj. Hart the Chamber
instructed him to push his enquiries on
that point further.
The Taa on Tan-plate.-Mr. A. A. CRU
bert made some remarks on the proposed
increase of the tariff tax on tin-plate by
Congress, and offered the following resolu-
ton which was adopted unanimously:
ResolUed BY the Staunton Chamber of Com
merce, that the representatives OF Virginia in
both houses of Congress be respectfully re-
quested to oppose any proposition to increase
the duty on tin-plate.
Resotoed That the Secretary Of the Cham
Der be instructed to communicate this resolu-
ton to the Senators and Representatives in
Congress from Virginia.
Adjourned.