Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-17
CITIZENS TO MEET.
TO DISCUSS STIMULATION or MANI
r.crrnrs AND ENTERPRISES.
KeXT TUESDAY NIGHT THE TINE.
The speakers 20 he Aesor~ ~ :"
c.,,,n. r. r. greenwood, and w. H.
rr,.x-The.e GATHERINGS Designed
"a Arouse Public Spirit.

a. ~. rparte,,y meeting Of the Cnam'
her before the last. as the result VI ga
,,o,romptu bat animated discussion !"
reference 70 the question OF indus'r'a'
development. It was decided 10 hoio
,sseting OF the citizens OF kicnnoha
generally for the further consideration
., the subject. owing to circumstances
s,,ch ~ the absence of some OF the Sc
,e.ted speakers, 1t was until recently in-
possible 10 complete programme
rhe committee having charge OF the
arrangements was composed jointly oi
the members Of the Committee on Bust
rass Enterprises and Manufactures. as
follows: TX. l.. Cabell (ehairman)' W. -
Bentley. s. ID. Crenshaw, J. thompson
Brown. N. w. Bowe. T. +. Jehress' a
Marcuse. J. j. Montague, i. WIZ
liam Pembefton, 4. Raab. E. ). ROSE
~ w. Rountree, Arthur scrivenor' VIII
namson Taney. and II. Seldom Taylor.
The meeting will be OF similar charac-
Ger 20 those so successfully held IN inc
Chamber under the direction OF Speon"
committees, Of which Messrs. l.. H. MOI
ris ana Jackson Guy were successiVe's
chairmen.
MEETING NEXT TUESDAY Nldhi'
II Is now proposed to have the meet
inx IN the hall OF the Chamber next iueo
day. November ed, at s;lo r. "a, A"o
topic selected for discussion Is, bow "
stimulate Manufactures ana new hh. 'I
prises." and the speakers on the occasion
are Messrs. q. A. Catln' r. r.
wood. and w. r.. Trigg. -
no topic OF more profound interest or
Importance could now be presented TO inc
consideration Of a RichIuond andlenVs'
and N may be confidently expected that
tha gentlemen selected Will not ohly
treat the subject from the standpoint Oh
much experience and observation, Vut
from their Intimate knowledge OF the
circumstances and conditions lnnuehcins
the business OF Richmond VIII De apie
TO make valuable and practicai sussen-
lions for promoting in a conservative anu
vet enterprising manner such deVeiop-
,oapt ma its resources aud facilities rem
der II most eminently htted.
Theso meetings have heretofore In some
most important cases had a potent IN
fiuencc In shaping events connected WIN
our material interests and the great ad-
vantage cannot be overestimated OF iuii
and fair discussion OF any suoJect per
tanning 10 the welfare OF the community.
and IN which what Is called public spirit
,s needed TO attain the ends in view.
Our businessmen are unquestionably
Industrious and enterprising. Individually
hut n Is sought by means of these meet
ings 10 arouse a spirit of concerted action
I'm which the community is In lament
able degree deficient except In the lace
of great emergencies.
TO AROUSE PUBLIC INTEREST.
AS individuals. immersed in the de-
tails of their several callings, the Rich
mond businessmen are generally guilty
OF incivlsm, and are prone TO neglect
those matters In which they have the
deepest. though a common interest, with
their fellow-citizens. In the END theli
private business suffers. for ii is against
the nature of things-and II there be any
exceptions they but prove the ruie-tha'
a community In It's material affairs car
stand still, or that the general welfare
can be arrested without practically al
interests at last suffering to greater oil
less degree.
1t is to arouse, and, II possible. direc'
public spirit and energy into harmonious
and concerted efforts for the promotion
OF our Industrial and commercial. growth
that the greatest good may be antici
pated from these public meetings; and
as both the necessity and the opportunit,
appear at present TO be concurrent II
many respects. II is hoped that this anC
other meetings of the same character ma!
result in an impulse being given TO Rich
mond's progress and prosperity.
The public. as well as members OF th'
Chamber. are most cordially invited L
attend this meeting.