The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-29
MANYLUMBER DEALERS HERE
Are on Their Annual Pleasure Tour Al.
Ter The Convention.
TWENTY LADIES WITH The PARTY.
One of the Directors Thought They Had
Been Sighted by the Richmond Cham
Der OF Commerce-Secretary Dun
lop Explains the Matter.

a large number OF the members OF the
Union Association OF Lumber Dealers ar
rived in Richmond yesterday morning
on a special train from Columbus. Ohio.
where the association had held It's ff-
teenth annual meeting.
There are 10 people in the party nine
~ gentlemen and twenty ladies. 1t was
a fine looking body Of substantial bust
ness men.
The party are now on their annual
pleasure tour which follows the conven-
ton. They left Columbus Wednesday
night and came over the Norfolk and
Western route, travelling in a special
train consisting Of three Pullman Palace
cars one day coach and dining-car.
The excursion is in charge of Mr.. l..
4. Hildreth. of Columbus, o.. who is a
member of the Beard OF Directors OF the
association, and chairman of the eXcur-
sion committee.
VISIT MANY PLACES.
The party lunched az the Jefferson,
where they were stopping yesterday, ana
at o'clock took a carriage drive around
the city visiting the various points Of in
theatre. and i'm other ways as each de-
sired. and left at 2.3O o'clock this
morning for Norfolk. They will also
visit old Point. Charleston, Savan-
nah. Jacksonville. ST. Augustine. Palatka,
Rockledge Macon. Atlanta. Chattanooga,
Cincinnati, and ether cities, making
tour of about ten days.
The officers of the association are,
Henry o. Norris. president, Newark
Ohio. T.. NJ. Holiday vice-president,
Wheeling. w Va: l.. r. Hawes. sccrs-
tary. Columbus. Ohio. II. w. Dobbins,
! treasurer. Lima, Ohio.
Directors.-F. j.. Torretcc Nenia,
Ohio: j. Elliott Pierce Dayton Ohio; T..
A. Hudreth. Columbus. OHIO > f..
Wolfe. Athens. Ohio, B. f. Packard,
Warren. Ohio; William Ahlers, ALLIE
/ ghcny. Pa.
The association consists OF well-known
| lumber men from Ohio. Pennsylvania
and Michigan. and there are in the party
| "A number Of business men of wide means.
Mr.. G. n. Wight. division freight agent
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad with
headquarters at Sandusky, OHIO, accom-
| panied the party on their tour. lie pre-
scented each of the ladies in the party
with a bouquet OF flowers yesterday.
NO COURTESY SHOWN
|
Mr.. Hildreth said: we are having
very pleasant time, and expect 10 enjoy
| the rest Of the trip very much. ] was
much surprised and a little disappointed
! at the manner in which the Richmond
| Chamber of Commerce treated us. l
wrote 10 the Chamber notifying the body
| that we were coming TO Richmond ana
would be glad to meet any of the mem
/ bers Of the body or other business men
of the city, but they did not even answer
nv letter. We did not expect to be en-
| tertained. but did rather expect to be
shown some simple inexpensive courtesy
on the part of the Chamber of Commerce
as a business organization
| ION our tour We aim to visit each city
Of this part OF the South where there
/ is a considerable lumber business. and
| sometimes some OF the members invest
| considerable capital. one of the gentle
men in the party last year invested over
$50 600 at Newport News. Other invest
| ments have been made in various places
| in the South.
| 81 thought that a party of ninety SOLID
| business men at least had a right TO eN-
pect that your Chamber of Commerce as
| a business body would answer our letter
| even If they were unwilling 10 show us
some little courtesies."
SECRETARY DUNLOP TALKS.
Secretary Dunlop. Of the Chamber OK
! Commerce when seen i'm regard 20 the
matter said: Il remember when the
members of the organization We're here
several years ago the Chamber OF COM
merce showed them some attention ana
| had them i'm the Chamber, and Judge
! Christian delivered an address before
/ them. / ha d intended bringing TINS mat
/ ter before the Board of the Chamber. but
| that body has had so much heavy work
! on il of late. that there was really no
| opportunity 10 do so. The Chamber has
| practically no means 10 entertain OUT
| slders at this time, and / do not think
| il would be prudent 10 invite body 10
come to Richmond unless We could do
something by way Of entertaining them
( after they come. There was no disposi-
| ton whatever TO slight these gentlemen
/ but ar unusually heavy pressure OF work
necessitated our putting Off the consid-
/ Grafton OF the matter until il was really
! overlooked"