Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-01
ASSOCIATION STRIVING
TO BUILD UP CrTY's INTERESTS.
SUPPORT TO WORTHY MEASURES.
Passage of the Tramp Ordinance Sc
TidewRter Railroad Now Being
Urged--ComlDg OF Young Bsptists.

Der Of important subjects to handle for
the good, welfare, and prosperity Of Rich
mood and its citizens. You ask What
has the Young Mems Business Associa-
ton done FOR Richmond in the past yearr'
This is rather an embarrassing question
for the president OF the association 10
answer, but If you will kindly bear with
me for a short while, shall do my best
in answering your question.
Last January we requested our citizen
TO ask for and use only goods made 4
Richmond" How far this was carried
out, 1 regret to say we cannot tell. but
among ourselves there has been quite
difference for the benefit Of our MGR
chants. The Citizens Relief Association
Committee have done noble Work. but Il
is with regret we have 70 say OFT cite
zens have not been as liberal IN tho .a.l
six months as they were in the FIRST Slid
months OF the year 1898. We hope eatl
ono will do his or her part. as We ara
sadly in need OF funds Mr.. Hume, tAo
chairman Of this committee, will glad.y
receive any amounts at llN east Mai.
street.
THE TRAMP ORDINANCE.
For one year of hard. faithful ana uu-
firing labor, q special committee worked
20 secure Tramp and Vagraut Ofd-
nance" for Richmond. This oOmmittea
succeeded and all OF RichmoPl should
be thankful. Alone did a special COM
mittce stand up and plead with the city
Council 60 refuse TIE request If the Bank
and Frankin-strcet car line tracks, and
not until the tide turned in our favor
after the pleading upon sound. sensible.
and unquestionsble convictions ON tho
part Of this association did tho Richmond
people open their eyes 60 the seriousness
Of such q move The Council granted our
request and would not allow The tracks
to be moved. This association took
most active part in securing the troops
at Camp Lee
The Convention Committee OF this assoc
citation has secured the Baptist Young
Peoples Union Convention for Richmond
this year. We shall be honored with
about 1900 visitors for four days. We
hope that our good people will help us 20
welcome them, and also TO see that their
stay IN Richmond IS made most pleasant
Another committee has the promise Of our
Hon Governor TO DO all In his power
to see that all discharged oonviets shall
be sent out Of our city and not discharged
at the gate Of the State prison.
This association framed tho resolution
sent 10 the Secretary Of the Navy ~
Washington, j.. c., 20 give Richmond
favorable and impartial trial IN tho con-
struction OF the torped0-boats.
A special committee has In hand the
plans. etc, for a new establishment 10
be- known as "the Richmond Clothing
Manufacturing COMPANY"
THE TIDEWATER RAILROAD.
Mr.. Editor, pardon the length OF my
letter, but | find ! cannot give half Of
what our association has done. Before 1
close, allow me 70 mention one-ycs, tho
most Important OF all-the Ttiewat 9
Electric Road 20 Richmond. For the year
1888 we are told 10y farmers from tho
Tidewater section that S3OO00 IN freight
alone was taken 10 the city OF Bolumoro.
What does this mean? IL $1,000 Were
the charges IA freight, what has become
Of the money sent H. exchange for mel
ohaudiss? We'll. our tanner friends.
IS supposed wrote 20 Baltimore for hard
ware. groceries. shoes. clothing. eto et-.
etc, and no money or CHECKS caine ba k
The Richmond merchants viii do "
10 look into this matter, assist tho Young
Mems Business Association I'm their Wuik
and the merchant will be- well paid ,Or
his trouble. Baltimore's travelling q D.
are doing all they can 90 defeat t..s
roa&. Surely, this IL food for though.
This new road would mean THOUSAND
upon thousand Of dollars 30 our u.l-
chants and give work 10 many hundreds
OF unemployed.
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR
Our City Council would do W,. 90 lear
in mind tho following sugg5 su0us The
C!ty Jail continues 20 keep pretty we'll
filled. n large number Of the inmates ar'
old offenders. Let US clean out the jail
In cleaning. let the Health Department
| Of Richmond keep the street-claants
and make each one the 0verseer OF b
number OF men now confined in the i.l
/ Very soon Richmonds streets would te
/ beautiful Keep. by all means. tho men
] now employed, as they are experiou.,
! and know now the streets should Oa
/ cleaned This would be no extra cost
| % the city. ana very soon the stree
would be in a lne condition.
Some months ago there was move
on foot 20 have the horse show H
/ Richmond. No fault OF this association
/ that the plan was dropped but the oH-
! zens were slow In responding 10 tho ID
| made upon them. While / am not 10
/ all familiar with a horse show. having
never seen one / DO think that Dob ne
/ fan of the year our city needs some-
/ thing to draw the farmers and merchants
| together. There seems 60 D. OF
| interest on the part on our .iul.Hs %
! take hold OF anything Tor tae good "
/ Richmond; but let some one come n.'.
! from a distance and OFFER plan thoy
/ Will listen and invest.
= During the month II January our assoc
citation Will again have meetins anl
all our citizens are most cordially ~
vitod 10 attend and bear What the farm
/ ers from the Tid,Ratgr country will have
TO say In favor of the electric road com
ing into Richmond Niu0 hundred INV
| tttions were issued O. the public meet
! inc. on Noyenler &th 90 the merchant
and clifton OF Richmond 20 hear Mr
| Carlton NrDlrth~ on the finances Oh
/ Richmond al' addresses on The proposed
electric TileR4t,r road 70 Richmond. y.
show how slow our people are. Onl} al ''
I50-po-siUly 20-ciuizens were presen.
No body Of men can do all Tor city
hut each citizen can help by doing as
mart tor the success ~ the city REIN
has a hne and glorious opportunity '9t
/ 1883. let rs an nope 10 see many huri
unemployed put TO work this New Year
have left out great l.N
OF work tlready accomplished. bh
. shall not bore your readers any i'nt'r
/ Remember that Richmond's success F,
| our aim-Richmond FIRST. last ANT a.
| ways. AT home and abroad.
Yours very truly.
HENRY LEE VALENTINE
President Young Mems Business Assoc.a
ton.