The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-06
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.
Report on River Boat roposittOL-Farmer
In ,titute Committee on River Appro-
priauons Urged % act Promptly.

At a regular meeting If the Business
Mems Association Tuesday nlguIVicc-
President Henry Warden presiding ~
the absence OF PresideUE SIT. Mr.
" ID Garter fof tae special steamboat
c,m nittse reported TIE result II the
conference wlth President WALL ms OF
the Neems Lia6 IN regard 90 = tlveI
boat:
Your committee, appointed pur-
suout % a motion approved oi tnis
Association Ola the 2ld Gay ~ October,
1900 was charged with f0rmula'lng
some practical plan by which CD iacii-
tate travel aud trade UetTeeh tne cry
Of Frederick < aud points on the
RspDshanbOok river below TINS clty.
''Your committee has tx up the
subiect caret ally. nud finds tnat tnere
is a large volume Of trade ghas properly
aud Iegitimately belongs 60 this CITY.
now going to Baltimore, partly on
account OF greater accessibility Il tbe
latter named city. Y0ur committee
has considered the means 90 be en-
ployed 70 correct this evil, aud has
concluded that # it is possible 10 do
20. the trade facilities should be
furnished by Mr Williams. and IN
connection with she presents Weems
Line. The committee has therefore
taken up the meter with 1r. Williams,
and he has prop sed 90 pat on . boar
20 run exclusively between Frederick
burg and some point on the lower
Rappshannock provided the running
EXPENSES of tue b1as were guaranteed
bv this association The smOpnt OF
guarantee called for in this connection
was greater than your committee
thought it advisable for this assOcia-
zion 10 give In fact another PROPOSE
tion on the same line was made by
another party, which called upon the
ASSOCIATION FOR less than Mr. Will ms,
but Mr.. Williams has promised 10
f,yOrably consider certain changes IN
the schedule If his boats, which prom
lee when carried into ttfec,, partial
relief. Mr.. Williams has intimated TO
v0ur committee his readiness 60 rua
fDe boat from Norfolk directly through,
without stop-Over. ID fredericksburg.
and tune the sche luIe so that the boat
will arrive Thursday afternoon. and
before night aud on It's return trip,
l..v. Friday afternoon and 60 90 Tap
p.7.nnOck to lie over, iustesd II stop
n,oy at LeedstOwn as heretofore Your
q mmittee believes this change VIII
,es,lt IN increased shipments OF agri-
cutrnral products from river points TO
Norfolk and also increased travel By the
Norfolk boat from river points 20 ff5u-
ericksburg, the late arrival or all the
boats for yesr OF two pass having
had a deterrent effect on travel, ana
kept back many people who Wonld
otherwise have come to Fredeflcks-
burg to trade.
.sYour committee therefore recommend
that no further action be taken by the
association &C this time or until Mr..
Williams shsll have had an opportuni-
ty after the change to tbs spring
schedule. 10 make q practical test Of
running q boat from wharves along
the river 60 Frederick buTg once
week. which boat shall arrive IN
Fredericksburg st an early hooI IN the
afternoon; aud leaving Fredericksburg
on F,iday eftsruOons run on 80 reason
ablv ouick schedule as can be fixed, to
Tsppahanuook before laying over.
.sYour committee would further
recommend that the Business hen
ASCOT alton adOpt such means az may
he approDriate 20 inform the people
living along the Rappahanncck Of the
nr.p.,ssd change If she schedule TO
giVa them one convenient trip per
week so Fredericksburg and return, ana
Law before the public the comparative
cheapues aud advantages Of coming TO
Fredericksburg rather than taking the
longer AID more expensive trip TO
Baltimore.
"Your committee further recommend
that Mr.. Williams be thanked by the
association for his concessions In this
connection. and that he be memorial
lid 30 use mis- best Efforts to carry out
the schedule as outlined to ihe end that
the public may rely with reasonable
ceTtatntv on beiug able 70 take the
b,st Ar or near its schedule time, and
then ON being landed ia our city also
on time Respectfully submitted,
r. l. BiSOOE.
O. w. JONES.
VIM D. GARTER.
Committee.
Mr. Ficklen, Of committee on Farm m
- irstitute. read lstter from Mr. J.H.
q. Beverly which stated that secretary
Koiner could not arrange for meeting
of the Institute here ct present. Dut
nromised that the next Institute neld
IN the State would bs in the First dis
,rict. which will be as soon as the de-
nartment can secure speakers
resolution was passed urging the
Commitsee on River Appropriations 20
scs promptly 10 endesvoFing 20 secure q
larger appropriation from Congress for
ths uppsr Rappahannoek river and 1t
nacessary the committee will go to
washington for the purpose.
Messrs. ". d Garter, and Henry
widen and DR. J n. Barney were
added 90 the committee.
Tesolution offered by DR.. Barney
- ~ ~ - -. .n4in, Of the CITY NOnn.