Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-12
ENLARGE ITS ROLLS:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. STRIVING
TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP.
THE WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION.
Thfs Important body to he Invite"
10 Meet I'm Richmond Next year
Moyement 20 Have the street-Car
Tracks sprinkIed.

The Chapber OF Commerce held It's Sc
cond quarterly meeting Of the year last
evening at o'clock.
Mr.. j. c. Freeman, chairman or the
Committee on Members. 20 whom was re-
ferred resolution bearing on the sub
ject OF Increasing the membership Of the
body. submitted report, in which he
says:
Your committee adopted a circular let
ter 10 be addressed 10 parties eligible Tor
membership, calling attention 10 the re-
marks OF the president of the Chamber
in his annual report touching the neces,
sity FOR an increased membership ana
inviting those who are addressed 10
unite themselves with the Chamber ana
Cooperate in it's important WORK. Ihey
also had the city divided into thirty ms
tricts and about 400 names selected or
persons or firms located in those districts,
for the purpose OF having tnose partie5
personally seen and invited 10 JON me
Chamber should the circular letter OF the
committee not be responded 10 promptly.
rs soon as sufficient time has elapsed 10
admit OF replies being received from the
parties 10 whom the circular iettr Is
sent your committee VIII request the
president 10 appoint the necessary SUP
committees for the purpose or actively
canyassing the districts referred to-.
Mr.. Freeman suggested that the success
OF the movement to increase the member
ship of the Chamber could be greatly
INCREASED by co-oDeratiOn of individual
members in using their influence TO bring
in new members, and he urged the i'm
portance Of each member Lending his
aid, as there was never time, In ms
opinion, when Il better opportunity eX-
listed for the Chamber 20 promote in many
WAYS the advancement Of the material
tot f-fc If
Colonel John w. Gordon. the report OF
the committee was received and adopted.
WATER-WORKS ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. Charles T.. Boiling called the atten-
ton of the meeting TO the fact that the
American Water-Works Association
would in the near future, hold its an
nual meeting and suggested that 1t would
merce to invite this representative BODY,
composed Of a number OF the Leaning
engineers of the country, especially OF
hydraulic engineers. to hold Its annual
meeting in 1900 in the city or Richmond
Mr.. Boiling went on to give some very
interesting statements in regard 10 the
character of these meetings, and answer
ed a number Of questions, prompted Dy
a desire on the part of members OF the
Chamber for further information. Inc
proposition was very cordlaily enteItdliiiI-
ed. and. upon motion of Colonel Purcell,
the president Of the Chamber was au-
thoriaed to commission Mr.. Boiling to
convey to the American Water-Works
Association an invitation to hold Its
annual meeting in 1900 in the city of Rich
mond
WANT THE STREETS SPRINKLED.
Mr.. Henry W. Wood suggested that the
Chambers Committee on Health and SAN
itatfon be directed to see If something
could not be done towards getting the
street-car companies TO sprinkle the
streets upon which their lines are 10
Gated as IL was believed that this would
contribute greatly to the health of the
city, as well as to the comfort or the
people. Mr.. Everett Waddey expressed the
belief that the Traction Company would
be glad to sprinkle the streets through
which its lines ran. II the city would sup
ply the water. Upon motion OF colonel
Gordon, this matter, as suggested by Mr.
Wood was referred to the Committee on
Health and Sanitation.
The question Of the prospective rail-
road improvements here. now under con-
sideration. was discussed with much In
terest, and n resolution was adopted ex-
pressive OF the hope that a satisfactory
solution might soon be reached with re-
spect TO any difficult problems involved.
NEW MEMBERS.
The following new members were then
elected: The Virginia Electrical Railway
and Development Company and the S. g..
Webb Chemical Company, proposed by
Mr.. c. ID. Wingfeld. The following new
members. not heretofore reported. were
elected at a called meeting, April 90 1899:
The Richmond Trust and Safe-Deposit
Company. Mr.. Warren p. Taylor, traific
manager Richmond, Fredericksburg, and
Potomac railroad and Mr.. NJ. T.. Mar
cuse.