The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-12
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
THE QUESTION or DL'hh"' '-'
HOME INDUSTRIES DfsCtsShD'
A, Interestinc Article Bearing on '"i'
subject Read Before the BODY
eraI New Members Iiscie"'

Tho monthly meeting Of the Boaru u
directors OF the Richmond ChailDei
Commerce was held yesterday evening a.
8 o'clock. Present: 5. III. Hawes'pteS-
,dont. 6. W. Travers. first vice-presideh''
,R W. Powers. second vice-preslueN''
and IA. l.. Cabcll. W. c. Camp NJ -
Chambers. r. :. Christian, T. I. Cruhlp'
IL n. Cullingworth. JAS X. GORDON n -
IIarwood. ID. S Mccarthy, Jas. H. Sc,'''
Y /, Traylor. Leon Wallerstein ana jas
Whittet, directors.
Under the head OF reports OF stahiu ii,r7
committees Mr.. Leon Nailers'clli' -
49,, committe on Commerce ana No'h
,,,,'.,.,al I'sages. N. /. Caben, chairman
C.mmittee on Business Enterprlse.s. an nv
X II HARDWOOD. chairman 'ohih,,'sei,,od
Postal and Telegraph service t' ,'orlr
l,rt.f REPORTS with rcierenc" ~ ~ -
OF their several committees. ~ ,mnsfdent
clusion Of these reports '"o t 3r,,'n ~
uroed the directors VINO are t""'. NJ, -
the various standing coinhllt',.,so,.,s vyhich
anon an Investigation OF q9es'iy"- a.. tnsir
may he leeitimateiy CONSIDERED "3 -,
'1,,'.rsi committees and submitted 10y W
OF illustration important susse9e'o"S
several Ct these committees,
HOME INDUSTRIES. ,...ot
In connection with the SuDJ'D. -, Cor
opine home Industries, the heccasl,s ~
which has attracted such an aNoun' Os
atrcntiou I'm this community OF httS' -.
called upOr the secretary 70 -. to,,
following extract from coilihu -,
Ia the I'radcsmau. OF Chdttahoo-", ~,
nnhiisbod I'm its annual Of January !, ~
Nv ". II. Kcphart. secretary OH'iiD0i 20
Commerce. Knoxville, rem An
sp.ciallv written for the brakeman III
luz ,t,ior nrcbabiv prevails 10 most
.o,yns ana cities OF the South, as IL COS
an Knoxville that hard times SUN 'in7 ~
with US This idea. with mos -
means that business b. not IN I'',i.ss ~
dull but that there is also an lli p''', -.
for a high tide # prosperity IT. a.
saw. of course. that they 40 not wan. ~
500 any more h00m-. but TIE piv,..
| they arc longing for Involves sNL., ,,t.
! excessive profits whlcn chd, -, ~
| fictitious prosperity OF the late poo'" pc
"One OF the things most needed I'D ~
| contrasting development OF hn@lli''. '.
south. particularly so"'Hv, ,.a,,,r.it, ,-hoss
| Is home patronage The ceinhuHl's ~,
/ reople are most tECrcughlN ANY, ~ ~,
i,nnortance of this fact Will be louuu ~
/ be most prosperous. Nhcn IL ~ No. No.
I that people Of town are ''uS .tst
/ manufacturers have an assurance nc ne
! II will nav TO start up enterprise 'i' :
only large ones. but especially o. most Oh
| smaller ones. o. .,,,if-
"A community's patronage is sum
cient 'bOuns' as rule. iof any i'5ls,. ~. a.
| other hand. no manufacturer nus " iia i1
| Ia ask for home patronage unir7' N1
/ makes as good goods as can be Purcnas ' ~
| in other markets. ana as chtdpi9 ".iu u
/ no mis- these requirements DE ls ehliti.u
| Ia the entire business Of his lmmtula'y
! territory. But home patronage can """
/ should nut up with some lnconNeiilehce
/ in order L. encourage local HiHuslily,5', q,
| mattress manufactures VINO a'ti - W
! dozen employees may not make quite a
| enug and COMPACT an article as can g.
| boupht on the market, but IL ls prdcti," aug
| as comfortable TO lie upon ana ld7's "yo NJ
as long, and with your patronage h. va"
| soon be able to make as. good q mat lr97
! as can he obtained anywhere. 80 il l7
| Win many another little industry en-
/ Moving half a dozen TO twenty Opci 'tiN ~
| "But the chief point O. DE salHed H
| thaat the community Which hot Jn's
| vests lis own capital In home lnduslllr
| as far as ID Is able but also makes nom,
| patronage sort of religion, D. most ~
| 10 secure investment Il oul5lue '"i'''l'
| Money will not be afraid 81 su1h ',il
| munity. In fact. IL hunts such n PiattC,
| If the spirit Of home patronage J.. a.,
| fully followed long enough, the hIhg l.r
dustries will grow into big cnes ana nll
ones from other localities will come t'
Sou NEW MEMBERS. ,
Mr. & Dabnev Crenshaw was elected I
director TO fiji a vacancy upon lhe Oo4i ~
The fcllcwine new mem pos Neie ~ A.
elected: J. g. Tinslcy 90, pI rae.
Ntannfact,iring Company. proposed Joy
s ar' W. ~ Trayers: state building ana Loai
Company. a. Y. Shelton * GO, ana / OS AZ
pGreSn 4 Rrfiin. proposed by "; N
Woodward. Waller Taylor y sons. 10y ,
II. HAYES. Ill., Montague X li"I ils 49, .
90 bv Samuel REGISTER; W. j. Snei'
and f. r. Mankin. by r. l.: Peters. JON
b. Gayle William Harper Deane' I'm I'm
NJ. Long Duke x Jobs0n. o. r. blS,e,ssfl
Jr.. b. Stewart hume, Am2,iechii x Va" ~,
dendorf J. =. Kidd. Peter Donald * 80
and l. G. Jenkins by j. W. Lockwood Ut
There being no further business Dei.I
tho meeting il then adjourned.