The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
RICHMOND'S BUSINESS MEN.
Meeting Of the Board Of Directors Of the
Chamber.
TWENTY-ONE new MEMBERS PROPOSED.
Reports from Various Committees Read
The Maps Recently Printed and
the Cost OF Them.

The monthly meeting of the board Of direc-
tors Of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce
was held yesterday evening at O'Clock.
Mr.. II. L. Holmes, on behalf of the COM
mittee on manufactures. in the absence of the
chairman. reported to the board that the
maps of Richmond and the vicinity had been
completed at n cost to the Chamber of about
800 for the issue OF three thousand.
Mr.. II. A. Tabb suggested that some of the
maps should be properly backed and mount
ed, which question was referred TO the COM
mittee on manufactures for their decision
Mr. S. W. Irayers chairman of the COM
mittee on inland trade, reported the salts
factory explanation and adjustment of sew
eral questions relating TO traffic over the At
lantic Coast Line. the Norfolk and Western
and the Richmond and Danville, which had
been brought to the attention of the several
subcommittee for those lines. He also stated
TO the board as has been mentioned already
by the city papers, that Colonel Purcell and
lie had visited Petersburg on Tuesday
last and arranged for a conference between
a committee of the Petersburg Chamber of
Commerce and a committee of the Richmond
Chamber to be held at an early date in Rich
mond for the purpose of considering what
steps could be taken TO promote the construc-
ton of the Virginia and Carolina railroad.
Mr.. James ID. Crump. chairman of the COM
mittee on advertising. reported that his COM
mittee had recently indorsed several adyer-
Using schemes without cost to the Chamber
which he hoped would be beneficial TO the IN
terests Of the community.
MIR. Is. +. johnson. chairman OF the COM
mittee on resident members. III regard 10 re-
cent attempt 20 increase the membership of
the Chamber, said that they had not succeeded
rs well as thew had hoped to do, having Sc
cured only twenty-one new names for election
out of nearly 800 invitations sent out TO parties
who were eligible asking them TO become
members, but he announced that it was the
intention of the committee 10 continue their
efforts as long as there were good business
men and citizens outside of the Chamber.
Mr.. f. G.. Leigh, Jr. chairman of the COM
mittee on nonresident members, said that he
regretted not being able TO submit the names
of parties for election as nonresident mem
bers at this meeting; that all of the sub-com-
mittees except that for the SecOnddistrlct and
the Ninth district had reported at a meeting of
the general committee held the 18th inst, but
that further time was necessary TO perfect tho
final report of the general committee and
that as soon as that could be done he would
ask that called meeting of the board be
held for the purpose of acting upon the re-
port.
Mr. W. D. Chesterman laid before the board
a communication from Mr.. Martin Williams.
or Bland Courthouse, ' a., asking tnaJ tne
Chamber of Commerce appoint delegates to
attend meeting to be held at Pulaski about
the 18th of June next for the purpose of get
ting up n creditable exhibit on the part OF Viz
ginia for the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Chesterman. seconded
by Mr. b. f. Johnson. the president was au-
thorzed toappont delegates from the Cham
Der to this meeting as soon as advised of the
number of representatives 10 which the
Chamber would be entitled. In this cOnnec-
ton the president suggested that it would be
well to make this appointment from the stand
ing committee on State expositions
The following new members were proposed
by the committee on resident members:
Butler h Bosheri, T. Wiley, Davis William
HARPER = Dean = H. IT. P; Edmond 9Dd /, o LoHis
4 Bro. John II. Hinchman. John Hun
ter. Jr.. Jarvis Glnn. George Ben Johnston,
L. II Lightfoot w. NJ. Parrish. James Phillips,
Ellsworth Engraving Company. Louls Rich IL
Co.. q, Wayerly Saunders, Spott Il SDott, II. NJ.
Starke Il Co., William Tobien, Jr., and A. r.
Nenable.