Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-11
IMPROVE THE HARBOR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ENDORSES
THE MOVEMENT TO THIS END.
THEIR THIRD QUARTERLY MEETING.
National Hardware Association IN
vited to Hold Their Next Anh""i
Session I'm Richmond-MOyeme to
Make Express Co.'S Pay War Tax.

The third quarterly meeting Of the Rich-
mond Chamber Of Commerce was heid
Yesterday evening at O'Clock. Mr.. L. H.
Morris. first vice-president, occupying the
chair.
Reference being made in the minutes
of the previous meeting to the resolutions
of the Chamber advocating the use IN the
public schools Of the State OF textbooks
published and printed in the South the
Chair took occasion to report That the
efforts of the Chamber and other organi-
cations in behalf of southern publica-
tions had met with satisfactory measure
of success, and that the b. F. Johnson
Publishing Company Of Richmond, had
succeeded in having a number OF their
publications placed upon the list by the
State Board of Education, and were
having them adopted TO a very gratifying
extent in the public schools throughout
the State.
Under the head Of reports Of standing
committees. Mr.. NJ A. Chambers. chair
man OF the Committee on Outward Trade
reported that the City Council would APP
point a committee TO visit Washington
for the purpose OF having the work OF the
James river improvement conducted by
the general government extended to the
headwaters OF navigation, instead or to
the harbor lines of the city, as is nov
the case, and that the cooperation Of the
Chamber was desired in securing this
change in the system of Improvement.
EXISTED IN NO OTHER CITY.
Mr. Chambers explained that this re-
stricticn upon the work existed in no
other city in the country, and that the
only reason for its existence here was be-
cause the authorities at Richmond had at
one time voluntarily undertaken to care
for the Improvement within the narbor
lines. He reminded the Chamber that at
the last session Of Congress some COM
mttees had visited Washington FOR the
purpose of securing this modification OF
the work on the river, and that the com
mttees were assured there would be 10
difficulty in having the alteration made
when the bill for river and harbor i'm
provements came uo for consideration.
Unfortunately, at that session Of Con-
gress, he said, no appropriation had been
made but il was expected that an appro-
priatlon would be made at the next 0he
portant that these committees should be
prepared TO act promptly, and that the
Chamber should appoint the strongest
and most influential committee possible.
The necessity for this course not only
existed because there was some work ur-
gently necessary within the harbor lines,
but also because, in addition to the com
mercial interest involved the construction
at Richmond OF the torpedo-bOdts and
torpedo boat-destroyers, which, IL was
hoped, would lead 10 the establishment Of
permanent ship-yards a Richmond, rem
dered an increase of appropriations neces-
sary, and justified the belief that much
more liberal appropriations would be
made by the general government.
To carry out these views Mr. Chambers
moved that the president be authorized
to appoint committee from the Chamber
to cooperate in this matter with the
committee Of the City Council and that
the selection of the members of this COM
mittee, as well as the number TO serve
upon 1t, be left to the president. This
motion being seconded by Mr.. Henry L.
Cabell, second Wce-president Of the
Chamber, was unanimously adopted.
INVITE THE HARDWARE MEN.
Under the head of new business, Mr..
John Donnan called the attention of the
Chamber to the fact that tho National
Hardware Association would hold its an
nual meeting next week at Milwaukee.
Wis, and that ii was desired by the local
trade, If possible to induce that esso-
citation to hold its next annual meeting
in Richmond. Mr.. Donnan stated that
as this association was the most repre-
sentative body in their line of business,
he thought it would be very greatly to
the interest of the city TO have them meet
at Richmond. He therefore requested
the Chamber of Commerce to unite in the
proposed invitation. The proposition of
Mr.. Donnan was cordially entertained by
the Chamber. and upon motion. the secre-
tary of the Chamber was requested to pre-
pare a formal invitation TO the associa-
ton TO hold it's next annual meeting in
Richmond, as suggested, and TO have the
same presented by Mr.. Donnan. who will
attend the approaching meeting at Mil
waukee as delegate from Richmond.
A communication from the Merchants
Association, Of New York, relating to the
test case brought by that association TO
fix the responsibility for the payment OF
the stamp on express receipts, was read
to the meeting and referred 10 the Com
mittee on Express Service after which
the Chamber adjourned.