The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-01

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The Richmond Chamber Of Commerce dur
ING 1871 continued 10 IN rease IN its mem err
ship. Since the LIST of last January i rss-
dent and I53 non-resldent members have neen
added % IT'S rolls. Al resident membership
Is now $780, which represents some l.2 o 10
l.50O of the eadur business men and cit-
2ens. many of the associations ami corpora
lions fOnnected with 10 as such consisting OF
two OF more individuals The non-re-ld' NJ
Ia, mbershig IS composed OF prominent and
influential citizens in ninety One of the one
hundred counties %. Virginia. and j. "a most
Va uull source " cooperation IN all matters
rel ting 90 the general welfare OF the State.
The work of tie Chamber and ITS commit
tees has been act. ye and varied as usual. IN
addition % mang other matters of import
auce e has considered tIe need of an a0at-
tor 40 or near ilcnm0nd. the improvement
of the condition OF Sn0ckOe creek. the eX-
tension aud ventilation OF our sewerage sys-
tenn. INSPECTION of food supplies improve
meuts IN water supply superinienlence Oh
plum 1ing and other sanitary afrane ments
extension oil the clty health Jufs lection be-
y0ad the C lp0r.te limits. the State FAIR and
measures Co secure IT, success and full eX-
hbit Of tie cty's manufactures and MERIDIAN
disc the feasibility of making Richmond
Headquarters of the Southern Interstate
lmmi ration Bureau. and the home OF It's
permanent exhibit. the " VS. and means of
of the city and State at the Worlds FAIR
BIN for the better collection OF debts the M
p0rtance of continued use OF the connection
track Tor certain purposes between rIOa and
I|yrd-street station the cOnstru ton OF the
VII .in.a and Carolina railroad. the
effect of the removal of the Rich
maud and Danvilo offices @ Atlanta
mileage ticket 40 reduced rate over
tie Norfolk aud Western railroad. and en-
couragment of our TRADE relations with south
west irein4u. round-uip ticket TO new Ork
the express service and facilities at Rich
monl an act 10 establish railroad COM
sion Improvement of Richmond naru0r de-
v-lOpment OF facilities iOr foreign trade at
Newport New, specially With Brazil pilot
laws ~ virginia and de.lraDuIty OF placing
the service of the several states under
national control. Tom sc bill, 80 place
American merchant marine upon footing
with that OF other nations an act o. IN
corporate tie Maritime Canal Company OF
Nicaragua dealing Win many or
csc matters committee hHd 10 DO
sent by the Chamber TO points either out OF
the city or state and Oh all oil them carefully
considered reports were made before action
was taken by the Chamlcl. Two %. the most
important questions that have ever engaged
the attention of the Chamber Were re erred TO
above. The first. namely, the health o. the
citt. as 10 vltaly affects the prosperity OF
IlcnmOnd and e. welfare a. as citizens, Las
excited the deepest interest Iue CAtmher,
as an organization. is pr iOundly indebted 10
the members of The Academy Ci Medicine anu
surgery the city officials and local experts
as Well as TO IT. own committee on health anu
sanitation Tor their Jealous and patient ald n
investigating the several mlhCatlOns oil the
subject tor the asst five months. helOrt- upon
some OF these have been aiOl ted and referred
% the City Council. others are stu before
the Chamber for future consideration and
f f.f d. w
ever. that with cur favorable location. topog-
rauhv climate and other natural conditions,
Richmond should be made second 10 I'D place
i'm the mon IN pect TO it, ealth, AMI the
City Council. iu the I'D ST decisive ana liberal
measures possible 20 insure this important
end. will be fully sustained 10y pubic seh1'-
mcut.
second. The Railroad Commission bill. or
Kent blll. as II is commonly called. has occu-
pied the attention of the chamber since oJ.
Work on the Chamber building has not
been vet commenced. as possession o. the
entire property. owing 10 eXsunS leases,
c0uld not 10 gotten eiore rouTuhIy, I'e<.
Tie time has also been unlavorao ie Tor tie
NEGOTIATION of tho bonds Of the ASSOCIATION,
lut the whole site has been paid Tor. the
plans arc about perfected. a finance commit
tee to negotiate bonds has been appointed
and TIE uldlng committee hopes TO maze q
start in tie early sprng.
The financial situation d. this country ana
abroad and the inevitable cOIseY urnce OF
the efforts made during 1880 10 stimulate IN
dustual developments ~ every drect n
rendered tie present year uniayorable Tor the
establishment OF new enterprises, even WneIe
the character and location ot such enter
pr.ses was mertouous. hence no large IN
crease i'm the number of our manufacturing
establishments eau TO noted for tie per Oh
under view though some new and
important additions 10 the list have
been made The Chambers committees
On manufactures and business enterprises
have. however had under consideration me
most interesting quest Ons iu tins connection,
which may lead 20 important results later on,
and w4erevrr tie opportunity offered
they nave presented tho adytnia es Oh rlch-
n,11d and rendered the good Offices of the
Chamber toiuye-tors and settlers. oesides al
verti.ips the resources and advantages o.
this locality by some 2.u00rcport- OF tnV & nam
her and /. 200 maps oil the city ana ITS sur
ronadinrs sent out OF the city as well as by a
great deai of other printed matter