The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-08
A QUESTION OF ANNEXATION.
SPEECHES for and against Uniting Man.
chester With Richmond.
BUSINESS EEK'S MEETING LAST NIGHT
Mr.. fulliam aud Captain rizzini Favor The
llan-Mnjor pooisy and Mr.. Hntz.
isr Opposed TO it--'lhe Areu-
nents FRO Ond Con

SIS O'Clock 80 response ~ lnvita.,ons
sent out hy tho special commute ap-
pointed hy the Chamber. consisting OF
Alcssia l.. Il. Morris tehairmanl. J Iav-
Tor Lir~ou. jackson Guy. II. Il. AIRING
ton and b. r. Johnson. 40 arrange for
lne series or meetings TO discuss sub-
Jects looking % thc business interests OF
ti& CITY and vicinity After brief so
cal gathering ia the socrctary's Office.
those present assembled thcmsIivcs 900
tnt cnamotr where The speeches were
made. Among the audience were noticed
many OF tho most substantial business
men in the city as well as several prOmi-
H,.i F" Ntffr. ana ot1or professional men.
fI' siHcni liawes, of The Chamber, cali
e. thf meeting to order aul Mr Morris.
chairman oi.the special committee. sail.
i, OUT committee feels very much graft
hei at inc interest manifested in this
s.,i.a on m,cunFs inauguratcd by the
'hamhcf OF Commerce. and from the cX-
f''- .lph7 oi the press Of the city and
Nf business community in general, we
I'H tAloula-ed in ihe hope that great
tool VIII Doc accomplished.
For some time past. tho question Of
NnucNing our sister city across the river
mas hctu aAitntri a. good deal and in
me opinion OF many Ibis ie considered
TO Poe am opIortuno time 90 advocate the
claims of Greater Richmond The SUBJ
i"of has been brought 10 tho attention
OF tnD Chamber of Commerce and as the
leading commercial body 10 is proper that
tcy should cnlighton its members upon
so important ID question. For this rca-
SON, therefore. Mr. President your CONF
miftcc has selected as the theme for this
evening the Advantages and Iasadvan-
taeos 81 tho Union of Richmond ana
Manchester Tic issue uin be- presented
10 Ycl hy two speakers ON each side. ana
] need not add that Won need enjoy listen
tns TO ODE gentlemen who have Kindly
consented to- address us This evening
MR.. rcr1nm's srrFcH.
President Hawes thou announced that
tho FIRST speaker was Mn. Samuel ii.
i'uiiiam. who would address the audience
in favor Of tho proposed annexation. Mt
1'illiam treated his subject in au instruC-
tive ana practical way. giving great
deal of Information about the financial
and social condition cf the city OF Man
chester ana Advancing many arguments
ln favor or the scheme. SIR. fuiiiam,
during the course of his remarks spoke
iu part. as follows.
There is much of ignorance or apathy
on tho sgbiect a. annexation of Man
cfcsfcr cNisurg amorr our business men.
While coufossiug 10 ihc former and be-
ing desirous OF learning from this oven
iug's discussion mere than ] DOW know
I win pr3'cld - give some reasons for
the belief that annexation Will bring
advantages enough 10 overcome all the
objections which may Doe urged against
81. This .s no new subject for municipal
;cfiou.
Richmond has enlarged her boundary
Clti0n Of fifteen hundred O.JlO acres 10
q territory of about seven hundred ana
fftv C.N acres within her limits before
mai dot, and recently bv The adll-
Ron AZ f.oo District Tho subject of an
ns,atirn Is now asitatinc NcN York with
the hope of greater New Ncrk 10y the
ar5ffioo of grookfva and OTTER outlying
towns Philadelphia and Boston are con-
spirrcur examples of wise action in ad-
10 a. choir territory c0Yueuous towns
AID ,,,..si,,- intervening rivers in order
49, III. .o
..... SCOT, ,-,rr,,1r fe rnnvine I'm this
,.,,.,t., q'hc l,rr. towns OF Eurorc.
which aro on rivers. generally control
both sides unafr me san. i,,''
pl,lin dresden prasuc.
'"o' - r...,.t,.,. and Noecovy
..i.,,I.. ia cnhiccr IF annex
49,. 49,, ..,,..,s ~ ,.i.,, Of Tho fol-
..,.... mic ~ hn obtained iv IL:
T r,.....o of ,.,ttlefion
,.,.ifl.- and .ho con-
'-''l i,.. t...s ~ tfe
F'4.'N' "'F',i' ,+.,f,ctirfnq and
TO- l'',.
"'.., .l-.'. ~ ,oiufra1 rouor
XII ,f,,.,,etor and lis Immediate SUI
w r,t.t.,o,.,5 and we ref an n-
''-' nv ~ 49,, to ~ oo, of population. and
nui our cltv in a. higher position ON the
d, b,s .niovol for some time. while we
n,te drorpfd from census Co census lower
in the graduated scaie in 1880, Richmond
was uinth in size boo The United states.
sNUO. a. maintained that position.
$50 IL dropped ono point
$50 n recovered iis position
nm lN,0 il droppc1 90 eleventh city.
1Sn IN dropped to sixteenth city.
asa a. drorped TO tweuty-hrst city.
fA.u ID drnpucd to twenty NTH city.
1S,o il gained one point.
fsso d. feu hack tn tyycutv-nsth.
r0q, d. ,Vhihit.d tbc significant IAN OF
...t,,e and bnrnmes fho sfh CITY I'm
,.o,,,i.tion i'm United States.
REGAIN PRESTIGE.
We desire 10 recover our prestige and
to get into the class OF lV'u" ana over
. ne 'il'' ~ a. t,ts Connection /
..,, .t,,u. ,ttsrt,o, to fine fart that
4st..t,,,o,,4's ronff4fion iu 1sNl WAS e3-
lon ana 1880 Si asa gain of i77NS. or n
81 i00 NOR cent. while tho census of
Manchester shows her population in 1850
AS 519q and boz 1880. 92ib-an increase
Of 81 $500 por cent our htte neigh
Dor has DO reason 10 Dee ashamed of her
record, and we may wei he glad TO add
gDCh lroWing ward 90 the SIX we ai-
ready have.
Take the river lr'n' IRON, ll'..S"l 10
kccketts mere af, nNl lew sues ''i
manufacturing pants. htsluta lh'st le"'
We must seek the G. a. q. H. i'.' zap
Seventeenth street and can ma few
thcrc' ano Few. u any elsewhere VIM"
the limits of the city.
Bot look az the curve I'D our noble river
which makes the CITY embrace almost
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