Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-09
THE CHAMBER MEETS.
MONTHLY SESSION OF THE BOARD
or DIRECTORS YESTERDAY.
IMPROVEMENT OF JAMES RIVER.
The Committee Makes an Encourng-
ing Report on Their Trip to WASH
Clothing Manufnctory Here.

The monthly meeting of the Board OF
Directors OF the Richmond Chamber OF
Commerce was held yesterday evening.
There were present Messrs. S. II. Halves.
PRESIDENT; S. w. Travers, first vice-presi-
dent; II. l.. Cabell, w. c. Camp, VI. A.
Chambers, II. S. Christian, 5. Dabney
Cronshaw. j. c. Freeman, Jacob Cans.
James II. Gordon. w. o.. SHELTON, II. l..
Traylor, Leon Wallerstein, and c. ID.
Wingheld, directors.
Under the head Of reports Of standing
committees. Mr.. NJ. a. Chambers, chair
man of the Committee on Outward Trade,
submitted a report from Messrs. John A.
Curtis and Warner Moore. OF that com
mittee. giving the result Of their recent
visit TO Washington, together with the
Subcommittee Of the Committee on In
provement Of James River IN the IN
terests of said improvement. The re-
port. which recited the encouraging char
acter Of the interviews held with General
Wilson, Chief of Engineers, and Colonel
Allen, engineer in charge Of the James
river improvement, and gratefully ac-
knowledgcd the valuable assistance rem
dered the committee by Senator Martin
and Congressman Lamb I'm the object OF
their visit was received and adopted.
MIR. Chambers supplemented the report
by some verbal explanations, which were
of much interest TO the board and he was
followed by Messrs. Travers Crenshaw,
and Freeman, who emphasized i'm the
strongest terms the necessity for the
most active support Of this improvement
In every way possible.
NEED A CLOTHING FACTORY.
Under the head of new business, Mr..
r. $. Christian submitted a communica
ton from a committee of the Travellers
Protective Association. consisting OF
Benjamin r. Crump, chairman; ;.
Doughty, John A. Traylor, and X. s.
Christian, setting forth the necessity for
a clothing factory at Richmond to make
IL complete manufacturing and jobbing
centre, stating the steps that this com
mittee had already taken I'm investigating
the subject. ana requesting the co-opera-
tion of the Chamber in bringing this
movement TO q successful result The
letter was accompanied by an estimate OF
the capital required, the amount of bust
ness which could probably be done. gross
profits and expenses, and a letter from
a clothing manufacturer, located in an
other city, confirming these figures.
The matter was considered and dis
cussed with the greatest interest by
Messrs. Traylor, Crenshaw. Travers,
Cans. Freeman, and Cabell. The urgent
necessity for one or more OF these es-
adjustments was fully recognized, and
some of these gentlemen gave most
striking Instances of the injury Rich
mond bad already sustained from not
having a clothing manufacturing house
located here. Mr.. Cabell moved the ap-
pointment of a special committee 10 CO.
operate with the committee Of the
Travellers Protective Association. but
Mr. Traylor offered as a substitute that
The Committee on business Enterprises
Of the Chamber and the Committee on
Manufactures be jointly requested TO
take the matter up with the Travellers
Protective Association Committee, and
the question being put, Mr.. Traylor's
substitute was adopted.
A number of other communications
were received and referred to appropriate
committees.
NEW MEMBERS.
The following new members were then
elected: Mr.. w. NJ. Coulling. proposed
by Mr.. L. A. Hoen; Messrs. Charles Da-
venport & Co., by Mr.. S. II. HAYES;
Messrs j. II. Brown, Gentry & Moon.
and w. II. Sans, by Mr.. j. ". Lock
wood Jr.
The meeting then adjourned.