The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-13
IN FAVOR OF
REPEAL OF TAX
Chamber Of Commerce Endorses the
Lamb Bill.
Chamber of Commerce Endorses the
DELAY IN HANDLING FREIGHT.
Railroads Agree to Remove All just
Causes of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Nurses in The Hospital Ser
vice tho United States.

The monthly meeting of the Board OF
directors of the Richmond Chamber of
Commerce was held yesterday evening
Present. President T.. T. Morris, First
Tice-President IL. L.. Cabell. Second Vice
President Henry Lee Valentine, and
Messrs. Thos. l.. Alfriend. j. L. Antrim,
NJ A. Chambers, Isaac Cohen, +. IL.
Deane. j. c. Freeman o. II. Funston, j.
l.. HILL E. S. Hume. Il. a. Lancaster, jT-.
Deane Maury. Il. #. ID. Myers: 5Jr.. and
Warren p. Taylor. Directors
Under the head of reports of Standing
Committees the following We're submitted:
Mr.. Thos. L. .Alf1iend. chairman OF the
Committee on Health and Sanitation,
called the attention of the Board to
movement on foot to secure by act of
Congress, the employment of graduate
women nurses in the hospital service OF
the United States Army, and to the bill
introduced an the House of Representatives
by Hon. A. T. Hull. Of Iowa On r. Gs1s),
and the same measure introduced in. the
Senate by Hon. Joseph r. Hawley, OF
Connecticut Is. ID. 2G99). Mr.. Alfriend eN-z
pressed his approval of this bill as a very.
commendabie one, and upon his motion il
was unanimously endorsed by the Board,
and a cory. of this endorsement was or
dered to be sent to the Senators and Rep
resentatiVcs In Congress from Virginia.
INLAND TRADE.
Mr.. NJ A. Chambers, chairman OF the
Committee on Inland Trade. submitted a
verbal report of a conference held the 18th
instant by his committee and some of the.
shippers OF Richmond and a representa-
tive of one of our Virginia railroads,
touching the delays to wagons and teams
at the Richmond depots. at which con-
ference II WIS ascertained that much OF
the delay complained of was due to lack
OF cooperation on the part OF our ship
which would greatly facilitate and dis
patch the handling of freight at these
depets; and as the railroads entering
dtichmpnd had agreed TO do all in their
power to remove any Just causes OF COM
1laini. he reported that 1t had been de-
cided at this conference TO ask the rail-
roads TO formulate such suggestions 10
Sthe shippers as II, was thought would ex-S
and that the same should be brought TO the
and tat the same sould be brought to the
attention OF the shippers of Richmond by
the traffic bureau, under the direction Of
the Inland Trade Committee with the
earnest request that they give the same
their careful consideration and action.
AR. L. r. ID. Myers. Jr., chairman Of the
Committee on Manufactures. reported thai
a new and important Inanufa curing c.l-
tcrpTlse. to which he had referred at the
last meeting OF the Board. he was grail
0ed to say. had been successfully arranged
Z for and would be established at Rica-s
nlond. but that as yet St was nrematural
10 state the exact nature OF the INDUSTRY
M Mr.. J. q. Hill. chairman OF the Commit
lee on Resident Members. made a verbal
report OF the steps which his comni,teel
contemplated taking IN the immediate fu-3
tnre TOR largely increasing the member
ship OF the Chamber. n
sssS THB STAMP TAX.
Under thes head OF new business. the