The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-15
THE PROGRESS
OF RICHMOND
Reviewed by Hon. Beverly
B. Munford.
WONDERFUL SHOWING
The City's Resources increased by
Twenty-Five Per Cent.
HIGH AS A COMMERCIAL CENTER,
At the Meeting OF the Chamber Of
Commerce. Last Night the Great
Financial. Manufacturing ana
Commercial Importance
Was. Clearly Ser
Forth


hold Co.,
ho 'hamutl pl N'ihIh'''D "'"
/ rccular monthly meeting yesterday at 6
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/ lsi tiDe-pre-id"ni IT, j. 1ahpeI' -HH fi''
/ president. d. d. Antrim. g.. g. B0-hcr.
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j.. Nolins, ~ b. edF'-r' Is. j. l''' ''i'
b. Rand Wexford 3. N' Noo'"'io anu
/ W. s.. Workman directors
Mr. r. j.. Traylor. chairman of thc COM
,,i,tes a., finland TRADE. made f. verbal
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report in reference 10 inc u1l"'
encCd in unloading tie uraya ana wagons
| of ebipper- al several of the dep0ts at
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No. -, .,,,,',,es botb info and
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many ~ WV. 80 ,,.ir sbinoin, Inn
lh question o' mos oi , NJ r.,
lew noul7 Vl 'ly .t'9 -. 10
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'he '"di'D,l I'' I'' .l......-, ,t,. ,.r,f.,i
depot service ls ie'el''l.7 t..,'
c'ns'u,l a'i"n 1' '-o 49, f,o. ,..,,,...i
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,,.,ee, IN rsmove alI hst causes OF COM
riei,t ~ once against the present ser-
/ rico and mar the improvements now
| ,oi,,- am an i'm concentration at the
/ various depots I'm Richmond Will afford,
| where the question is one of more room,
| relief of "a permanent character in the
/ future
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NAM " '''''- .,..-.,.
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Mr.. Arthur y. Clarke delegated 10 cone
/ vey % the National hardware As7ocla-
/ ton in conveuI0n at piusDurg the 18th
| ult, AN invitation from the ChamD-r
! 10 hold IT'S next annual meeting in 1900
/ ia this city. made formal report ol
/ the acceptance of this invitation and
/ said that Richmond should feel grained
! at being selected as the place OF meeting
/ by this important body against the ac-
/ tive competition OF oiher cues ana
! urged that as the time oI iNl' eouFti-
| ton approaches que preparation rlou!"
| be- made I"r ll7 iecepll'" 7' ma. i'
| members may carry away iHe most
/ favorable impression OF hlcninohd.
Under the mead OF NtW business
| Mr.. Beverly b. Munlord oheied lHe Io.-
/ lowing resolu ZION. ,....
Resolved IhaI the 'Ol'lii'''.ee "'i
statistics De requested To prepare anu
/ present lot puDll0uoi " piil' o.D
OF the new enterprise inausurated in
hlchmono oufNs ihe Fe1t io'', ,i'o
dluoha OF p'dIl'A Ioiin'li9 '1"'''"'N'
and such statements "ll" Iel'l '.'' D."
the increase OF HeI DAiNlii7 l"l"'"''
b.ng trade. ana lHdustI,aI anu to'.ii',i
clh grown as VIII la4ll9 o ,,',
Wofld heF present pro- ''' ".'"
phehoIlenal au'"liOo "'I.''' -.
me iIo lh 'A' year JUST ""'''7
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"@"'~ ,,,,.,,,,o>,,,e pgocptes
The htl.olns oI lhe hl, hnl.''' r''t.
burg q Lalolhd fAliIod" l.lo 'n'7 'l'F'
ana us uIH"H ".'' tii' i""v' '-
the Stahoari All Line th"H mdhlns
Rchmond The norihfrnmost terminal ol
"a system 2hn miles in length
The acquisition by huchhohu edpllal-
lists ana baltimore capitalists Oh Dle '."-
trolling interest ih tnlS syS'ein' ana 'ne
consequent eiecuoh OF hlchiho"u men ~
inc dueclcileA oi lhe various ioaHs anu
ot Mr. Nihidms as pieslaehl oi ihr sl7-
tenn, win headquarters h hichmond.
The construction OF the Naduct by the
Chc' aI ake ono Railway Company
the bridge across the James River 10y the
Richmond, Petersburg Carolina Rail-
road Company. and the Union station
By these TWO companies involving an
outlay IN our city or from S-.7rvo to
S5."VlVth
THe increase in the capital stock of tho