The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-21
MONEY TO DEEPEN
THE JAMES RIVER
Efforts to Be Made to Secure a Larger
Appropriation
THE WORK or THE CHAMBER.
Government Has Already Made Sur
ycy and Proposes TO Give a Depth
of twenty-five Feet at Rich
mond-Ncw Members.
THE WORK OF THE CHAMBER

called meeting Of the Board OF Direc-
- oe tho Richmond Chamber Of Com
n,.rce was held yesterday evening al o.l'
y Al. Present. First Nioe-Presioent -
y Morris. Second Vice-President H. -
...,eu and Messrs. j. J.. Antrim JAMES
- pova y. +. Greenwood, IA. w. hou"-
tree \. II. savage and Stuart NJ. Woou-
ward. directors. and Mr. Virginus NV
ton OF a special committee consis'ins "a
ur l., Il. Morris. James y. Boyo anu
,,,nseif from the Joint Committee OF INC
,,,,v council and the chamber, appointed
=, enc interest Of the James riFer III
AZ 4. Morris. from the chair, eS-
-,st,ed mat the principal object OF ''o
meeting was TO receive a report 'o 80
,pfe epeciai committee in connection "i.u
,ne lanes river Improvement. ana Di'e.S
mi forcibly outlined the programme ~
Gently decided upon as most desiiaOle a.
Inc meeting Of the Joint Comhii''ee ''O'''
mo council and the chamber
lie then invited Mr. Newton, as a mem
her Of the special committee. TO aaoress
inc meeting. In response MT. Newton
IN substance said. ..
ALREADY BEGUN.
The task which those interested N
more speedy completion OF the pan LOT
oeepcning the river was simphhed "
fbe fact that the government had areduy
surveyed the work 20 bc done ana hdu
committed itself 10 a scheme or improve
rnent which would give "a depth OF twen-
tive feet al Richmond. The euorts
~ inc friends Of the improvement would
therefore have o. be directed only 10
securing larger appropriations, I'm otner
words simply towards having the pans
Of the government with respect 10 tnis
Improvement carried out. lie contrasled
the work done upon James river with
what had been accomplished at o'le'
I r,ver and harhor Improvements I'm tho
south and emphasized the Importance
~ more united persistent and energetic
measures being adopted 10y Richmohn
ne n community. in cNpediung progress
upon this WORK.
4e thcn elaborated IN detail the meas
ures which the Joint Committee sus-
rested rs most necessary and which were
subject Ia approval by the city tounch
ana the chamber.
u- Newton was followed by Mr. Boyd.
he being next called upon as member
OF the committee. fully endorsed what
had been said by Mr.. Morris, and Mt.
Newton pledged his best efforts 20 carry
out successfully the measures under
consideration. n adopted. expressing ms
belief in the great advantages which
would result from as speedy completion
Of the work of the improvement as p0'-
sibie.
TIE report was further discussed ny
members Of the board and the great I'M
poriance Of the subject was fully recoS-
nlzed by all the members.
REPORT ADOPTED
Mr.. p. Y. Greenwood, after impress
siveiy stating his profound conviction In
the great results which would follow from
securing deep water and the establish
ment OF ship-huildinE interests at kicn-
mond I'm which ne had been confirmed
by the statements Of Rear-Admiral Mel
vile moved that the report OF the COM
mittee be adopted. This motion was sec
ondef by Mr.. J. +. Antrim and carried.
There being two vacancies on the board
caused by the resignation of Mcssr5 \.
W. Bowe and John r. Cary who resign
ef on account Of their inability 20 rcgu-
larry attend meetings upon motion OF
Mr. Henry l.. Cabel. Messrs. John Stew
art Bryan and r. L. Traylor were unani-
mouslv elected members of the board 20
nm these vacancies.
IN the absence OF Mr. J. q. Freeman,
chairman. the secretary then submitted
Tor election as members Of the chamber
the following names contained iu the
special reports from the subcommittee
on Memberships.
= c. Fairhank & CO.. proposed by
s. r. Bevcridge. Home Brewing COM
pany. proposed by 49, t. Cabou. S B.
Lucy x Co. Economy Shoe Store pro-
posed by Isaac Cohen. w G.. Malone
lChas O. Savine. Walter Christian. pro-
posed by ". Claiborne Epps. T.
W Boatwrlght. proposed by j. TAYLOR
Elivson: Or. Dorsey L. Morris Conrad
Gross. Lllhurn r. MYERS. proposed bv
John &. Freeman. chairman. Francis NJ
Boykin. Dr. W. r. Oppenhimer Otis H.
Russell. I. y. Vaughan a. Co.. Virginia
Car Service Association. TricrOn'css
Metal COMPANY. proposed hv John W.
Gordon, Strause Bros. proposed by s
" Halves. VIM IT, Schworzschi1d
Wyndham Boiling Henry @. Allen. pro-
posed BY Henry S. Hutzler.