Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-14
CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
Regularly Quarterly neutrality-suspicious.
ComtnuntcatfonsD Disposed Or

Communications Disposed Oh.
The quarterly meeting OF the Richmond
Chamber OF Commerce was held yesterday eve
ming at 9 o'clock. Hon. George l. Christian,
president OF tho chamber, occupying the chair.
Two communications from Nj. }. A. Upshur,
chief clerk OF the trafic department OF tho
Chesapeake end Ohio railway. on behalf OF the
employees OF tho railroads centrtng a. Rich
mond, asking the approval OF the chamber OF n
suggestion 70 cloae tho trafic oflces OF said
roads az tho hour OF L. NJ. on Saturdays through
out the year 30 TO enable employees 70 dis
pose OF cl.rcnt routine work at the end OF each
week, accompanied by communications from
the Richmond Tobacco Exchange and the Grain
and Cotton Exchange upon this subject, were
road before the meeting and referred 10 the
Committee on Inland Trade.
Communication from Mr. B. F. johnson cali
ing tho attention Of the chamber 70 tho heavy
advance In rates Of freight from Philadelphia,
New Ork, and other points north 70 Richmond,
and suggesting n meeting OF the large shippers
in Richmond 10 take the matter urdcr coDside-
ration. wac read ana referred to the same COM
mittee.
A communication from the National Board Of
Trade asking the chamber 10 send a delegate TO
q meeting to be held at Chicago October 10Th 10
22d 10 promote the work TOR good roads 10 the
United States was considered, and upon motion
OF MIR. Bissell the chamber determined 20 send
delegate % Chicago for that purpose and elected
Mr. {. Ashturner, Jr., as sucn delegate.
lumons, o., relating 90 the feeling which prevails
that visitors 70 the Worlds Columbian Exposi-
tiOn next year Will be subjected 10 eItortionate
and unjust charges by public caterers ana sug-
gesting means OF removing this OWL, upon
motion OF Mr. q. q. Minor was unanimously con-
, Cured in by the chamber.
A circular from the Colorado state Bureau OF
Information rendering tho services OF thht bu-
roan to the chamber was referred TO the Com
/ mittee Oh Advertising.
OPPOSITION TO TIE HATCH BILL
A communication from the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange asking the good onices oil the
chamber in Cp posing tho Hatch bill at the next
session Of Congress upon the suggestion oil the
/ president was referred 70 the Committee on
Commerce and Commercial Usages.
ar. II. l.. Staples offered the following resolu-
ton which at his request was referred 10 tho
Committee on Business Enterprises:
" ResoiUed, That one Of the business enter
prlses now most needed IN Richmond IS the eG-
tension Of tho electrician line Westwardly
along Broad street 70 eOmc point near or beyond
the Soldiers Home, in order that travel to the
Exposition Grounds and the Soldiers Homo may
| be facilitated and that the Lee Distrlct and the
| West-En tho most beautiful sections OF orr
! city, may be built up and made more accessible
az places OF residence.
"Resojred, That the Committee on Business
Enterprises inquire into the eXpediency and
practlca bility OF securing such extension, ana
report at the next quarterly meeting OF TINS
chamber, or sooner
GRIEVANCE.
COlOnel JOnn Is. cary tneD cdlIep tue dNleutiOu
! Of the chamber 20 the refusal OF the Richmond
and DangiIle railroad TO sell rOund-irip tlckets
| from points on the Virginia Midland railrOad
! RIA the Virginia Midland and the Chesapeake
| and Ohio to Richmond, passengers beng re-
] qured 10 buy tickets on the Virginia Midland
/ 10 junction points with the Chesapeake and
ohio, and there TO buy tickets from that point
! 20 Richmond. Colonel Cary said that when this
| fact was mentioned to him he had thought that
II could not be 50, but upon inquiry at the ONCE
/ OF the division passenger agent OF the Chesa-
| peake and ohio h0 learned that it was the case
/ and that .hOugh the representatives OF the
! Chesapeake and Ohio would DO glad to have the
| matter remedied, they we're p0Werless TO do 50.
| The question was referred TO The COMMITTEE on
lnlend Trade with the hope that IL might be
\ promptly remedied so az TO facilitate travel 10
| and from the Exposition.
! Mr. A. j. Wood, of Messrs W. s. Wood & Son,
! vas then proposed by Mr. q. Harvey Clarke as
4 member o. the chamber and elected.
There boing no further business before the
I chamber the meeting then adjourned.
! A Board Meeting.
| After the ado rnment OF the quarterly meet
ing a short session OF the Board Of Directors was
held. Present: George l.. Christian, president; I;
5. H. Hawes FIRST yico- president; ;: W; ITaYers ore
sell, L. ID. Crenshaw, DR.. Thomas l.. Moore
John :. Munce Il. Carter Scott. H. L. Staples, j.
X. Tucker, JT., aud Il. NJ. Whtttle, Jr.
There being no reports from standing commit
tees Mr. 3. Ii. Hawes moved that ia accordance
with tho custom OF the chamber a committee OF
three be appointed by the chair TO procure a
likeness OF Colonel John y. Purcell eX-presi-
dent of the chamber, TO be placed tn the rooms
Of the chamber. which motion was unanimously
/ carried, and The president appointed upon tho
| committee for that purpose Nossrs. >. III. HaWes,
| ). W. Trayers, and K. A. DanlOp.
Mr.. John ). Munce called the attention OF the
! board TO tie fact that the communication from
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange relating 10
the Hatch bill referred only 70 the Injurious ei-
! fects this measure would have upon the cotton
/ business whereas the grain and provision bust
ness would be equally injured II said bill became
| a law. He therefore suggested that when the
| Committee on Commerce took the subject mp
| that prominent grain and proyision-dealers To
| invited 10 appear before that committee, 10
| which Mr.. j. l.. Antrim, ch hairman OF the Com
mittee on Commerce, cordially assentcd, and
| said that no would confer With Mr.. Munce as to
! whom IL would be best 70 have present IRON
those branches Of business at the meeting OF tho
! committee.
No other business being before the board tho
| meeting adjourned.