Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETS.
Tho Barbecue Abnndoned-No Reduction
in Rates-Immigration Headquarters.

A called meeting of the Board of Dlrec-
tors of the Richmond Chamber OF Com
merce was held yesterday evening at 6
o'clock. Present: Colonel John Il. Pur-
cell, president Judge George l.. Christian,
first vice-president. and Messrs. John Is.
Cary, s. ID. Crenshaw, James ID. Crump, L.
II. Deane, Is. +. Johnson, A. ID. Landerkin.
ferro, +. ID. Taylor, Everett Waddey. James
II. Werth, j. X. West, +. NJ. White. Jr..
II. w. Wood. directors, and ). W. Travers,
chairman of the Committee on Inland
Trade. \
Crenshaw, Dr., chairman Of the joint Com
mittee from the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical Society and the Chamber OF
Commerce appointed to carry o1t, If prac-
ticable, the proposition to give barbecue
to the farmers of Virginia at the approach
lug State Fair, stating that after careful
consideration the committee deemed 1t
impractlcable to prepare and properly
serve barbecue on the scale proposed,
and that they were therefore reluctantly
obliged TO recommend the abandonment OF
the proposition.
QUESTION OF SPECIAL RATES.
The same report also conveyed to the
Chamber q request that it would use its
have them issue tickets to the Fair from
points in Virginia at the same rate that
the railroads of North Carolina had made
from points IN that State to the Raleigh
Exposition, namely-upOn mileage rate
of cent per mile for the distance travelled
to and from the Fair.
Mr. Everett Waddey, q member of the
committee, explained the position Of the
committee in reference to this question OF
rates, and also in reference to other mat
tiers referred to in the report.
Mr.. ;. W. Travers stated that to save
time this question of rates TO the Fair had
been taken up by him as chairman or the
Inland Trade COMMITTEES: that confer
had been held here yesterday morning be-
tween representatives of the leading rail-
roads of tho State, and that be was sorry
to report that the resultof this conference
had been TO decide that 1t was impractical
Die on account Of the limited time before
the FAIR, and for other reasons, to meet the
wishes of the Chamber by granting the
cent rate.
Upon motion OF Judge Christian the re-
port OF the Joint committee was adopted
as TO the abandonment OF the proposition
to give the barbecue aud as TO the one
cent-peI-mlle ticket. and the Committee
on Inland Trade were requested to take
such further action IL regard To the latter
question as they thought would be adyISa-
bic.
SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION BUREAU.
Mr.. II. A. Tabb, chairman OF the Com
mittee on Agriculture and Immigration,
then submitted the following report
An intmation having been received
that the Southern Interstate immigration
Society would tavorably consider Rich
mond az the place for maintaining the So
ciety's permanent exhibit If the resources
OF the South. If suitable and economical
provision could be made for their display,
your Committee on Agriculture and Inml-
grafton beg leave to bring TO the attention
of the Chamber the great importance of
Offering every possible inducement and IA
cility to the Immigration society for doing
so; and they suggest that tho Exposition
buildings, IN part. could be most pro-
titably devoted to this purpose without
deiriment TO- the interest or the property of
the Agricultural and Mechanical Society
OF Virginia. but that on the contrary that
the tuIldinCs would be kept in better
state of preservation BY constant use. and
that the presence of this exhibit would
lend an additional attraction to our
period cal state fairs or exposltlOns. Ii IS
understood that the Agricultural Society
have IN contemplation the establishment
of permanent exposition of the resources
of Virginia under lis auspices, and that
this exhibit OF the Immigration Society
would be III keeping with the AIMS and
objects of the Agricultural Society.
RIcHMoSD's ADVANTAGES.
1.-THE establishment of regular steam
ship lines to run from Newport News, Va.
20 English and other foreign ports. and the
convenient situation of Richmond a. q
gateway TO all parts Of the South for both
northern and foreign investors and set
tiers, render IL by far the most eligible
point that can be selected. and your COM
mittee therefore recommend that the
Chamber shall promptly take such steps
TO procure the cooperation of the
authorities OF the Virginia state Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society and to
encourage this inclination to select
Richmond on the part of the Immigration
Society as may seem most Judlcious ana
effective in the premises. IL would also
afford Virginia. by contributing liberal
share of the articles for exhibition, the
very best opportunity TO bring prominent
ly into view her own varied and valuable
resources of every description"
Upon motion of Mr.. James X. Werth the
report was adopted. aud Ir. Tabb's CON-
mittee was instructed to request the CO.
operation of the Virginia Agricultural So
ciety and the Southern Interstate Immi-
grafton Society TO carry out the sugges-
tons made as to having the permanent
exhibit of the immigration Society To-
Gated at Richmond. If it should be found
practicable TO do so.
DR.. Edward McGuire. upon nomination
of nv, II. A. 1abb. was then elected O
member Of the Chamber.
There being no further business, the
v,.ot,po than adiournad