Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-08
CAPT. pYzzINI AND MR.. HuTzLER
They Talk for and Against the
Proposition of bringing M"nchrs-
Ter Into Richmond-The inn"ch'c
ufac,uring and Business
4$Ceucraliy.

Ter Into Richmond-The Enhuchrc
upou Manufacturing and h"si"eSs
tGcncraiiy.
The second Of the serial meetings OF the
rhamber Of Commerce for the purpose
considering questions OF public i'm
portance took place IN the handsome
sgemhly hail OF that organization 'as'
chit a large and intelligent audience
ruased of the bcst-known business
,f nrofcsslonal-men OF Richmond and
sf.--bes,cr. was in attendance. The
s-,ssions we're able and dealt with every
.-.e.,.ble phase Of the subject Of the
. .,.,.oe-"rhe Advantages and Disadvant-
axes Of the Union Of Richmond and Man
chester"
r- The discussions many points ana
facts hitherto not generally known IN
,.,D4ciion with this topic Of annexation
,.-o brought out. and the efforts OF the
....L.rs were received with applause and
concentration.
PRESIDENT : II. Halves presided over
tnr session. anu AllpiH AA' iiN'N i''
r,rt gentlemen in attendance were
Judge George l.. Christian. Mossrs. James
II Dooley. :. II. Pulliam. Gustavus Mill
lser. Rev. DR.. Edward y. Calisch' An
f,eV Pizzini Jr., II. W. Anderson, ).
Hand Tucker. y. Il. Clarke, Henry .
UYtzler. Joseph Wallerstcin. Charles H.
r.sd Thomas y. Alfriend. Archie Cary
C. T.. Mcclure. J. Thompson htoW"'
Everett Waddey. J. i. Hill, c. r. smith,
. " Trayers. Lancaster Williams II.
l. Pelouze. X. II. Boykin, Writ j.. ray
nr William II. Zimmerman. r.. =
W.lthau. J. Taylor Ellyson, ID. Whitioch'
r,,,es LYONS. Jr.. Leroy ;. Brown Ma
thew r. Maury, and others
MIR. MORRIsS WELCOME.
When the meeting had been called 10
crfer Mr.. a. T. Morris. chairman OF the
,.unittce In charge Of these meetihgs'
a-..e and made a few remarks upon the
,-.rs done by his co-labOrcrs ana me
.rcouragement hey had received ne
said: .. -, ,,,.,,i-
Your committee feel very much srau-
"a M the interest manifested In inns
cries Of mectings inaugurated by the
g-ornber Of Commerce, and from the tN-
,r.ssions of the press Of the city ana the
business community in general we leei
encouraged in the hope that great soou
vii be accomplished. -
For some time past the ques'i"h VI
ennexing our sister city across the il'eI
- h.an aeitated a good deal. ana IN
- o,,inion Of many this is considered
me an opportune time to advocate tne
clsims Of Greater Richmond The SUI
t.-t has been brought to the attention oi
- chamber of Commerce, ana az inc
Leading commercial body II Is pIopci
tbat they should enlighten its members
upon so important question; Ioi 'in
,ssson therefore. Mr.. President, your
a,.,,i,,e, mas selected as the theme for
,bis evening. The Advantages ana us
stvantares OF the Union of Richmond ana
...rbe issue will be presented TO you 10y
,,., .reakers on each side, ana heeu
80, ada that you viii enjoy listening !"
the gentlemen who have kinuly
10 address us this evening
THE ADDRESS or MIR. PCLiiAM'
NJ Morris was loudly appiauded. ana
pr.siaent Halves introduced MI. iui-
liam as the first speaker who' 'he N'-'
added. was in favor OF anheN'u'n
AIR pulliam said: There Is nuch isno
rance or apathy on the supJ,N' -,
srnevation of Manchester existing ahois
90, hnsin.ss-men While confessins 10
,re forner. and being DESTROYS OF learn
,r.- from this evenings dlscussioh H'oiO
tbsn 1 now know. / Will proceed 10 give
some reasons for tie beiief thd' "hueNa
non will bring advantages enough 10
overcome an the objections winch H'oS
be urged against H. THIS Is no he" '"'
let for municipal action.
Richmond has enlarged her boundary
twice since the war: In 1867 by an ad-
S.tion ~ fifteen hundred O,IW acres 10
n territory Of about seven hundred ana
tf,v ,-.a, acres within her limits before
mat date. and recently by the addition
o. Lee District. The subject OF ahheNa-
ton IS now agitating New noik Win
the hope Of a greater New YORK py the
atlt.on O. Brooklyn and other outlying
towns Philadelphia and Boston are CON
fr,raous examples OF wise action In
sId.aF 20 their territory contiguous towns
aad crossing int rvynins rivers in order
% DO 90.
In our state. Norfolk Is moving in this
direction. The large towns OF Europe,
which are on rivers. generally coh'roi
both sides under the same municipal gov
eminent. such as London. Glasgow, Pdris'
Lyons. Berlin. Dresden, Prague. Vienna
81 Petersburg. and NJ scow.
RESULTS LOOKED FOR
Let us congiter the subject Of annexa-
ton from the points of view OF the foi-
loving results to be obtained by ~
j. l.crease OF population.
= Increase Of territory and the conse-
quent advantages.
5. Increase OF manufacturing ana other
enterprises
!. Increase OF political power.
ADD Manchester and its immediate
suburbs 70 Richmond and we get an in
crease Of 1000 10 lZ.eo OF population,
end put our city In higher position on
TIE scale OF cities In the United states
Than il has enjoyed for some time, while
W have dropped from census TO census
bower in the graduated scale In 1890
richmond was ninth In size in the
United States
!sg II maintained that position.
no IL dropped one point
l.J II recovered It's position.
lao r dropped 20 eleventh city.
!sD Il dropped u sixteenth city.
10 II dropped 10 twenty-first city.
w" II dropped to twenty-fifth city.
10 II gained one point.
ls% IL Zen back 10 twenty-nfth.
40 " exhibited the Significant, fall OF
uIe points, and became the thirty-foUrth
e.y ~ population In the United States.
We desire 10 recover our prestige and
" get into the class Of 10000 and over.
'Ne opportunity seems now available at
"lue cost 20 us. in this connection /
Npid draw attention 10 the fact that
aAenmond's population Ia 1889 was g.
~ ana 1880 H,sss-a gain OF l77es. or q
s'p per cent.-wh.le the census Of
manchester shows her population in 1850
w, and ia 1880 9.24G-an increase
o. 5-lD per cent. Our little neigh
~ has no reason 10 be ashamed OF her
1'ie, and We may well De glad TO add
~ growing ward to the six we al
ready have.
Anllar experience OF growth OF subur-
towns more rapid than that OF
III contiguous ones has induced she
''r communities 10 embrace the small
III heir folds and reap the benefit
comes generally from such union.
BROADEN OUR SPIRIT.
b., larger numbers, and commanding
L. banks Of the river. let US hope TO
-, our spirit and destroy the Sec
O., ana narrow ties OF wards and be-
a. more metropolitan. and citizcns OF
ns,. eh city. There IL more than the
at., ''h,,hnentai in this question Of popu-
k,,c ,h''e the two cities and expect