The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-23

A Letter Presented to the Tobacco
Exchange.


Letter Presented to the Tobacco
Exchange.
AT a meeting Of the Richmond Tobacco
Trade. held yesterday AZ y o'clock. the
following letter was presented and read:
Richmond Va. l.. o. Box 2i.
oct H. 1885,
The Tobacco Trade Of tbs city of Rich
mond Jas. ~ Boyd. Esq, city
Dear Sir.-At meeting of representa-
tive body of our citizens. held on October
Il. 1897, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
. Resolved as the sense Of this meeting
First. That suitable memorial should
be erected in this city To- commemorate
the life and character OF the late Major
Lewis Ginter
Second. That a mechanics institute
of technology would be- the most apprO-
pirate and useful memorial for the above
purpose.
Third. That an organization be effect
ed 20 accomplish the foregoing purpose
by q popular subscription, and that all
the business and other organizations OF
this city be invited TO cooperate in this
work.
Fourth. That the press Of this city
and State be and it is hereby requested
10 use its powerful influence In further
ing this movement.
Therefore it gives us pleasure to ask
your cooperation and aid. and that your
organization appoint a committee Of five
90 10 meet and take proper steps for the
organization contemplated-said commit
tee 20 meet Tuesday, October 20. 1897, in
the Chamber of Commerce Hail, at 3
j. ~.
GEO L. CHRISTIAN, Ch'mn.
HENRY LEE VALENTINE.
Secretary
At the request Of James y. Boyd. pres
ident of the trade I'm the chair; Mr. 3.
Stewart Hume. president OF the Young
Mems Business Association. made an ad-
dress explanatory of the end in view and
suggested that Col. G.. T.. T.. Burgwyn be
called upon 10 give his views. The Col
responding said. II am reminded by my
friend. Col Francis NJ. BOykin. that ! am
not a young man. and therefore can not
appear for the Young Mems Business
Association: but the meeting 10 which
the letter Of Judge Christian refers was
held, and al that meeting the matter
AS fully discussed and three PROPOSE
ions advanced: one for a large library;
another for a monument; another for the
endowment OF a school Of technology and
mechanics institute.
This last was most strongly advocated,
for the reason that IL was already an or
ganized institution with a large library,
etc., and that an endowment OF such a
sch0o. as this had proved more endur-
Ing monument than any other. In fact,
numerous institutions had supported the
name OF the places in which they were
located as an the world knows Harvard
vet few recall the fact that IL Is In cam
bridge. the Stevens Institute IS not as
ISOLATED with HoDoken, nor the Frank
fn institute with Philadelphia. The Col.
spoke with enthusiasm in behalf OF the
endowment Of the Mechanics institute,
and wound up with most eloquent per-
grafton.
on motion Of Mr. L.. Il. Crump. second
ca bv Mr.. r. ID. Neal. the president APP
rolnted the following gentlemen as Of the
committee on the part OF the Richmond
Tobacco Trace: Messrs- T.. T. Crump'
Thomas Atkinson. T. G. Williams. Jr.,
cant. Maxwell. T. Clark and John NJ.
Taylor.
These gentlemen will meet committees
from other organizations az the Chamber
OF Commerce next Tuesday afternoon az
o'clock to discuss the proposed monument.