The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-31
A COMMERCIAL MUSEUM.
THE PHTLADELPHIA INSTITUTION
ENDORSED BY the CHAMBER.
Bureau OF Information Connected With
the Museum-Long List OF New Mem
bers Added to the Chamber.

A called meeting OF the Board OF Direc-
tors of the Richmond Chamber OF Com
merce was held yesterday evening at
o'clock.
Present: S. II. Halves president; S. w.
Travers. first vice-president and Messrs.
r. T. Arlington, Jr., II. S. Binswanser'
T.. Jeter Bosher. Ware Il. Gay. j. H.
Hill, S. II. Pulliam, Il. G.. Rennolds.
Charles Straus, j. NJ. Taylor. W. NJ
Woodward. directors, and NJ. c. a. Green,
representing tlAs Philadelphia Commercial
Museum.
The president introduced Mr.. Green,
rho is visitint the leading Chambers OF
Commerce in the country in the lhlSres'
~ the institution he represents, anu II
vited him TO address the board upon the
subject.
COMMERCIAL MUSEUM.
In response to this invitation, that gen
tleman made most lnteFss t,Is -" 10
ment. which contained the iollo"lhs 81"
nation: ,,oa~d ~
trustees. fourteen of which are elected ioI
life insuring a permanent poiicy ~ n'
Governor of the State of pennsylvania;
the MAYOR of the city Of Philadelpnla, ai 1
the president of each branch oi Oo""'''
are cx-of.Cio members. ..,, ,,,,
Tbe Institution ie to be supported by
fhe city of Philadelphia, which mas az
ready made liberal appropriations ~ ~
expenses, and purposes 10 proNlue loi ~
permanent buildings. - r,u,
II already has D.OD specimens OF raw
products from all countries OF the worlo'
and large exhibits of Manufactured pro
ducts are being rapidly secured from ioi
eign countries. - 4,
In connection with the museum there Is
Tor on
of furnishing all possible information III
any line TO importers and exporters, ~
object of the museum and bureau pelhs
TO develop our foreign trade. anu ~ NJ
pally TO enable the manufactures y, ' ex-
country. whever located, 20 secure an eN1
| mort trade The museum Is estapilsneu
after careful study OF similar INSTITUTIONS
| i'm Belgium. Germany. France. Swltzet-
land. Italy, and England, lnciuulhs 'n'
| Imperial Institute. in London.
NJ Green has already visited num-
J Der of cities in the West and In the faS >
| and is now visiting the South, WIN the
| view of placing his museum ana puIesu
| OF information In touch win an I'M ln adt,
| ufacturinR centres OF the country, each
| centre being invited TO appoint TWO mem
| bers upon an advisory board.
TEE SCHEME ENDORSED.
Resides having private agents in for
| eign countries the bureau Will nave the
! eo-operation of the State Department ana
| tho consular agents OF the United states
| and expects TO be in CONDITION 10 luihlsn
| information to each Manufacture cor
| corning everything which touches ms spe-
| ciai line of business upon merely the eN-
| pense of copying, compiling, anu postdsc'
] Al the conclusion Of Mr.. Green re-
| marks. upon motion Of Mr.. Straus' SEE,
| onded by Mr.. Gay, the Chamber endorseu
| the Importance ana vdluc VI "a ,ho I'm.
| delphia Commercial Museum ana the bu-
| reau OF Information. and decided TO APP
| point two members from the Chamber 10
| serve upon the Advisory Board. ..,..,-
| In the absence Of Mr.. NJ. Mhltlle,
Jr the secretary submitted Mr.. White
| report as chairman Of the special com
| mittee which visited Washington on tne
| 2Gth instant in the interest OF me plil
now pending in Congress Tor tne aooii ,-1
! of compulsory pilotage on coasuns YES
sells. which report was ordered 10 De ie'
| ceived and filed.
| MANY NEW MEMBERS.
The following new members were ther
| elected: -,
| Frazer e. Tompkins. proposed by james
| n BOYD. Philip :. Powers, by John >
| Harwood: Frank ID. Crenshaw, Dy =
| Wippermann; r. Il. Rood, by {. T.. NC
| Cluer: Branch r. Allen, by @. Harvey
| Clarke: James II. Sheppard, by q. W
| TAYLOR; Walthall Brothers, by X. ,
| Christian; f. Il. Bankenship a Co., 10y
| Edgar ID. Taylor; Hugh Antrim, by a. X
Holiday; William c. West, by y.
Johnson: Wallace q Gregory Brothers, by
! HARRISON & Crump; L. L Starke, NJ. ID;
| by b. ID. Chalkley d Co; Wake a. Bal
| lauff by William G. Camp NJ Kelly pS
! William c. Camp; l. y. Jones, by j. J.
| Hill: Simons Blank-Book Company, 10y
j. l.. hal; Herman G.. BOschen. by ID ;
| Mccarthy: Hunter & Co., by ID. 5. Nc
| Carthy: T.. r. j.. Myers, Jr., by ,. II
| Halves. George Med. Blake, by ;. Ii
HAYES: Marx Gunst by s. II, Halves
NJ. II. Garnett, by J. y. Elan; Taylor q
Brown, by j. b. Elan; George Schoe,na
by j. b. Elan, j. Mettauer Winiree, NJ
D., by j. b. Elan: W. A. Spott & Son
by j. b. Elan. Louis Y. Dobe by T. a
| Cary. c. r. Tabb. by 7. \. cary, WI
liam r.. NaNter by T. a. cary; john W
Gordon by r. 4. Cary; Benjamin II
Berry. by James Lewis Anderson j. X.
Daniel by James Lewis Anderson. Mar
shall NJ. Gillian, by James Lewis Ander
son: Hardaway & Pitcher. by James Lew
is Anderson: j. II. Webb-Peploe, ID.
James Lewis Anderson; ". NJ. Leathle,
q Co. by Il. G. RennOlds; Lyon Instai
ment Company, by r. O. RennOlds, Samue
Kaufman. by II. G. Rennolds and W
Talley; Henry G.. Cannon, by X. q; Ken
nolds and W. Talley; Gilmore SPOTS
by j. NJ. Fourqurean; j. + Is. Jursens
by j. NJ. Fourqurean and William II
rean and William II. Dunn, Breeder
Talley. by ]. NJ. Fourqurean and william
| II. Dunn. Dabney & Saunders. by j. VI
Fouruurean and William II. Dunn: a
Hartung. by j. NJ. Fourqurean and VII
liam H. Dunn: S. b. Lacy, by j. NJ. -Four
qurcan and William II. Dunn; o: Oster
gren b. j. NJ. Fourdurean and William
III. Dunn: Shuman & Bowlos, by j. NJ
Fourqurean and William II. Dunn: NJ "
Strause, by J NJ. Fourqurean and WI
Ian II. Dunn: Emmett +. Dickinson, b.
X. T: Arlington and John NJ. Iaylor