Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-18
MEET WITH SUCCESS
Richmond Committee Visits War
and Navy Secretaries
ASK ARGER APPROPRIATIONS,
National and Local Importance Of In
pTOYsment Of JAMES River.
IT'S VALUE TO COMMERCE..
The Delegation Very Cordially Re-
,ci,cd and Statements Listened 10
neutrality-suspicious. of Consid-
Grafton and Every Assistance.
lSgLARGER APPROPRIATIONS,
IT'S VALUE no COMMERCE.,

The result Of the visit Of the Joint com
Tttees Of the City Council. Chamber OF
Commerce Tobacco Exchange. Grain and
Cotton Exchange Clearinghouse. and
Dung Mems Business Association TO
Washington to advocate the speedy COM
pletion Of the improvement of James
river. exceeded the most sanguino eXpec-
tations
The delegation was courtcously and cor
diaIy received by the Secretary OF War,
Che Assistant Secretary Of the Navy. and
tae chief Engineer; the statements Of
facts presented were followed very close
g.. and assurances were given that they
would receive the most careful attention.
was evident from the remarks of the
s.taries that the work in Richmond is
closely followed by the government.
on that there lis every disposition on the
Of the officials 20 give the city the
assistance she asks in developing her en-
t.rnses.
VALUE OF SHIP-YARDS.
or don't think the people of Richmond
fly realize the immense Importance to
th. community of the ship-bunding indus
t,g which has lately been started in your
dst" said misunderstanding
Navy Allen In his reply to Colonel Cut
SHINY and Mr. Virginius Newton. the
frakesmen of the delegation He paid
handsome compliment TO Mr. Trigg. and
both he and Secretary Root spoke with
enthusiasm of their recent visit TO Rich
mond and declared that they had been
greatly impressed 10y what they saw.
Both secretaries were invited 10 visit
Richmond ina the near future TO inspect
The harbOr and the river bat no definite
promises were given Each was present
al with pamphlet published for the pur-
pose 10y the city Council and the Chamber
Of Commerce. setting forth facts of pOpu-
latiou and territory concerned, the pros
poets for greater local development. the
navigation and the tonnage of the river
the urgent necessity for larger appropria-
ti0us. and the value Of the contemplated
Improvement 90 the government. This
pamphlet was the text on which Colonel
Cutshaw and MT Newton based their re-
marks The former dealt with the SUBJ
1tct from an engineering standpoint and
tn latter with the commercial side Of
the question. Both spoke without notes
briefly and practically, without flourish Of
trumpets or attempt at oratory.
ADDRESSES MAKE AN IMPRESSION.
The addresses created visible impress
sion upon The officials, the most telling
points possibly. being the fact that Rich
m0n1 herself has spent over half a mil
u0n dollars on The work in the river, or
O., rer cent. Of the amount ex-
pended by the government; that at the
-,..r+ rara of procedure fl will take
l,..~ halo o. century before the work is
conducted and that oP tbo "a Zoo 091 which
... .,......,,,,.,t r.r,noeod fo .pend seven
-.... ,....,..... o-l, 81 1n0 llo had been ex-
r.rred while ~harleeton and Savannah
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e-. 1..,tr vas e,nressed before the
,.-,r..-.... left Tow washington whether
Nh. mission would have any practical ef-
feet. as the reports and recommendations
Of tle Score tares W War and Navy, had
already been made. IL was ascertained.
however chat th.s was not the cases, ana
81 is confidently expected now that both
report WI include recommendations that
tle work in the james river. and in the
harh.r ego the head of navigation" Is
important and desirable.
TIE TRIP "A SUCCESS.
1-h. fouru.y ~ tb, ..,,roittaa was
s.,o...t.r a.,rrI..il, ,.i,,,.l ,..,,,,,, 3. ,-os
learned Than a. observation-disclosures might be
added t1 ..ch report. n the secretaries
r..f. convinced that fh. irnurovau1anf
would I. valuable to fh. government Of
-. Emitted STATE. Nevertbaloss tho trim
WAS .reat success from every stand
Ilr details were admirably planned and
lively carried out, and tho members
mp ile comm ,ie.s were loud ia their
-s or .ao care ana ioreihousht man
ped ~ Mr. George G. kuskcu and Mr.
-.fed Mci'oMeH lh am the arrangements
H services i'n'ei'e 'S congressman
.u Lamb in making appointments
De- the secretaries. ana ln smoothing
difficulties iiom me PAIN OF the dele
lion IN Washington, were ackrowl-
.roa lD hearty vote or thanks.
THOSE WHO WENT.
Do ,,..s 3D. very DISTINGUISHED delepation
... ., ot,r.cfed mo- little attention i'm
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. -,',,rinant mon FIN tho various walks
Dr.. I.r. and ~sDresented immense nnan-
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f..yIr, .,anflemon. Nessrs. Virginius
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D,,.. anon LANES Caskle. w. G.
f....,... rg.rr,. IT,, Valentine John T..
.,. W r1ar5wicko Morton.
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