Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-10
THE YEARS EXHIBIT.
Col. Purcsll's Annual Report to The
Chamber Of Commerce.
CAN SERVE NO LONGER
The President Having Filled the Omee
Three Years Declines ke-sisosao"'
ana the Matter IL Deferred.

The annual meeting Of the Richmond
Chamber Of Commerce was held yester'
dsv afternoon, Colonel John B. Purcell,
the president. in the chair. The attend
ance vas quito large
The first business in order was the
reading Of the annual report Of the
president. which was as follows:
RICHMOND. Va, June 9. 1892.
To the Members Of the Richmond
Chamber Of Commerce
Geutlemen,-At the close Of this. our
twenty fifth year, ! beg to submit to you
the reports of the treasurer and the
secretary. They give you full and de-
tailed account OF the affairs OF the cham
Der. and respectfully commend them
TO your careful consideration. But few
of our members are entirely familiar
with the work Of the chamber, or have
. proper appreciation of what it is doing
for our city.
Our committees have cheerfully given
their time to the very onerous and varied
duties imposed upon them. and while
we have not accomplished all We have at
tempted, we feel satisfied that our ef'
forts have awakened an interest IN sub
iects of 40 much importance to our pros.
perity that the discussion caused CANNOT
fail to be productive of good.
During the year the chamber has DIS
tributed to q number OF non-residents
at considerable expense an accurate mar
of city and its suburbs for a radius Of
five miles. which has been valuable fol
it's intrinsic worth rs we'll as an adver'
tisement. The price at which these
maps have also been sold to residents OF
the city-25 cents each, or 10 cents each
in lots of fifty-barely covers the cost OF
printing the same.
On the 18th of June last this cham
Der, recognizing the propriety OF the Sc
lection of the city of Richmond as the
last resting place of the remains OF Hon.
Jefferson Davis, President OF the Con.
federate States. passed suitable resolu'
tions requesting Mrs. DAVIS to give her
consent to the removal Of the remains TO
this city. subsequently committee OF
the chamber waited upon her and OBJ
tanned her consent.
VIRGINIA AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
Through the action of the chamber
onr people became interested In the
fair held here last fall, and were much
ontified at having one of the most sue
cessful exhibitions of the society, az
well as in laying the foundation for q
grand exposition this fall. from which
will be collected an exhibit OF the 70.
sources OF tho State to be exhibited al
the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1893.
If the counties of our State could be in
duced to prepare exhibits OF their pro-
dncts which could be retained IN the
exposition-building as permanent ex'
hibits, a small appropriation from each
county annually would enable the So
ciety to employ the necessary clerical
force. keepers, &C., to replenIsh the ex'
hibit as required and present to strangers
and prospective settlers map OF the
resources OF each county. This would
surpass any other mode OF advertising
that could be adopted, and could be ef'
fected at very reasonable cost.
The suggestion made in my last re-
port as to the extension OF the city
limits has been partly carried out, the
annexation of portion OF our western
suburbs having been accomplished du
ring the past session of the Legislature
The suggestion of the chamber as to
State Library building has received at
tention, and the commencement OF worI
on the same will soon be made.
The chamber has given its assistance
TO the local com mittee of the Travellers
Protective Association for O becoming
entertainment of such of its members al
nav visit our city just before the session
of the association at Old Point during
this month.
INLAND-TRADE COMMITTEES WORK.
The Committee on Inland Trade has
ma usual, had its burden OF bushes
during the year, and deserves the thank
of our members for the patient ant
assiduous discharge OF all the duties i'm
posed on it. It's prompt action pre-
vented the removal of the Office OF tn
general freight agent OF the Richmond
and Danville railroad. 1t has watched
with a jealous eye every discrimination
and encroachment on our commercia
interests. has rectified abuses, settle,
disputes between railroads and shippers
md caused better railroad connections
It has failed in securing proper AM
reasonable rates on mileage tickets o.
some railroads. but has accomplishe
great good in this direction from others
Through their exertions parlOr-chai
cars were put on the day trains betwee
Richmond and Danville, but OWN
to insufficient patronage they wer
withdrawn after trial OF tire
months. The most important subiec
before this committee and the chambe
was the railroad-commission bill. i
December this committee, after Ion
and careful consideration Of the subject
reported favorably to the board tn
measure known as the Kent bill. the
before the Legislature. TWAS approve
by the board and afterwards by tn
chamber at quarterly meeting. A
though this bill had been made to
great extent in the country an issue c
the canvass it was defeated in tn
House and another passed which it wa
doubtless supposed would satisfy th
people. 1t presented the shadow an
not the substance OF what was d.
manded. 1t was framed only to protet
the railroads interests, while the intel
est Of the people was left where it WI
before-w wholly at the mercy Of such Co
porations as chose to trample upo
rights and interests considered incon
patible with their own.
AN ABAIToIR NEEDED.
Your Committee on Health and San
tation, charged with the investigation {
the causes of disease, after laborior
and careful examination into the sul
iect, actively aided by a committee frol
the Academy OF Medicine and Surger.
has made most valuable report. whic
was referred to the City Council,
which they pointed ont many thint
that cry aloud for reform among thel
the need for an ahattoir, the improve
ment of Shockoe creek, tho proper q
pervision of plumbing, inspection .
milk and meat supply. The province {
the chamber. We take il, is simply to ca
attention to these matters upon OF
CITY Councii yeeka the rekponsibility