Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-14
CHAMBER COMMERCE
PAN-AMERIcAN DELEGATES AND NE"
ENGLAND EDITORS.
Com plants of Railroad and Express "''
criminations-Tax on Cotton-See"
Oii-New Members.

The monthly meeting or tne Dun" va
Directors Of the Richmond Chamber OF
Commerce was held yesterday evening at o
o'clock. Present: Colonel John Il. fnrcel
(president), Hon. George l.. Christian lhrs'
vice.presidenD. and Messrs. 5. h. haweS
Second vice-presidentr, II. 5. Bosher' ".
u. ChesterDan, John Il. Cooke. James ~
Crump, Henry F.. Holms. y. +. Johnson a,
d. Lauderkin, i. G. Leigh. Jr.' LeopoIu
Levy, w. Il. Quarles, S. w. Trayers' H.
Wallerstein, K. If. Whitlock' ana L. "
Younger. e
Excuses were made for the absence OF
Messrs. Cary, Clarke, and Cottreh'
INLAND TRADE.
Mr.. S. w. Travers, chairman OF the OoIl-
mittee on Inland Trade, reported lhaI ho
was now in position to distrib bute the qu's-
tions referred 10 his committee 10 tne ap-
propriate subcommittee. and hoped mere
after to be able 20 dispose OF them with
greater dispatch than had been heretofore
possible, as the papers in most OF the cases
before his committee had for several weeks
been in possession OF the KallrOad CoIh-
mttee Of the Legislature. ,
He said the only matter upon which ne
could at this meeting make report Was
that of the extension of the time request,
ed by the Richmond. FREDERICKSBURG ana
Potomac railroad for running their trains
over the connection track between Elba
station and the Byrd-Street station, Wmch
had been granted by the City Council.
PAY-AMERIcAN DELEGATES.
The attention of the Chamber being
called TO the prospect of the Pan-Ameri;
CONGRESS- making southern tour and
visiting Richmond, upon motion OF Judge
Christian (who asked to be excused from
serving on the committed the following
gentlemen were appointed. including
Judge Christian notwithstanding MS re-
quest. to make suitable arrangements IN
the event Of the Congress deciding 20 visit
southern cities: Hon. J. Taylor kllyson,
Hon. George i. Christian. General Is. u;
Fry. General Charles J. Anderson, Colonel
Tazewell Elicit. Messrs. Philip Haxall. War
ner Moore. John Pope, G. q. Valentine; L.
s. Boslsr. William II. Parrish. Gus MIL;
hiser. Ashton Starke, +. ID. Starke, ana
Thomas T.. Campbell.
THE NEW ENGLAND PBRss.
The Chair then laid before the board a
communication from Mr.. W. ID. Chester
man in reference TO the proposed visits OF
the New England Press Association, the
earliest being that of the Massachusetts
Press Association, who will arrive at Nor
folk May 18th. and thence visit the other
important cities OF the state.
In pursuance of resolution adopted Dy
the Board the Chair appointed Messrs. ".
ID. Cbeeterman, Is. f. Johnson, p, II. Mayo;
r /. JeTress. James H. Barton, and
Samuel REGISTER committee TO CONFER
with the local press for the purpose OF ar
ranging a suitable programme for the en-
tcrtainment of the earliest OF these eXcur-
siOns.
RECEPTION COMMITTEES.
In this connection Mr.. B. +. Johnson Of
fered the following;
Ecsoired. That the President be hereby
authorized to appoint reception commit
tees from time to time as in his judgment
such committees may be needed.
Mr. johnson, in support OF thls resolu-
ton. said that frequently important and
DISTINGUISHED visitors came TO our city,
when the time was too limited or II would
bo inconvemcnt 10 have committees ap-
pointed for their proper reception 10y au-
thOritv from the board.
The resolution was seconded by Mr.. Il.
III. Whitlock and adopted.
EXCESSIVE EXPRESS CHARGES.
Upon the request of Mr.. l.. G.. Leigh, Jr.,
the secretary was instructed to cOmmunl-
cate with Mr.. NJ j. O'Brien, general man
arer of the Southern Express Company,
Savannah, Ga, to ascertain If the eXces-
eive charges upon the collection OF drafts
AT interior points trading with RlchmOnd
and having no bank facilities could not be
reduced.
TAX on coTToN-sEED.
Communications were received from tho
Mobile Chamber Of Commerce and the
Mobile Cotton Exchange relating TO the
nroposed tax on cottOn-seed oil 10y the two
bills now before Congress known az the
"Conrer Bil,n No. 2s3, and the " Butter
worth BIZ =" No. G79 and protesting against
the passage of these bills as being inlu-
rio,ls to the best interests of the majority
of the people in the country and especially
to the cotton planters Of the South.
The question was considered, ana IL ap,
pearing that the a1mixture of cotton-seed
oil with pure lard was not deeterlous, the
hoard endorsed the action of the Mobile
organizations and instructed the secretary
TO communicate this endorsement TO our
Senators and Representatives at Washing
ton.
TRADE WITH THE SOUTHWEST
The secretary laid before the board a
communication from Mr.. A. II. Christian,
Jr. secretary and manager of the Rich
mond Paper Company, enclosing two let
ters from customers-one Ia southwest
Virginia and one III Bristol, Tenn. bitter
lv complaining of the delay IN shipments
to that section, and the letter with us en-
closures was referred to the Committee on
Inland Trade.
NEW MEMBERS.
The following gentlemen were then
elected members OF the Chamber Mr.. j.
II. Shields, general manager of the Man
chester Paper Company, and Mr.. Robert
l.. Travlor, wee e-president of the Tennessee
Midland Railway Company.
Several other communications were con-
sidered by the board and appropriately
disposed Of.
There being no further business. on mo
tion OF l.. Levy the meeting adjourned.