The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-13
WANT BETTER
REPRESENTATION
Chamber of Commerce
Lodges Protest.
DIRECTORS MEET.
Present Mail Delivery System Claimed
to be Unjust to Richmond.
WILL INVITE SCIENTISTS HERE
Resolution Adopted AS k ing the
American Institute of Mining En-
gineers to Hold Their Next
Convention in This City.
Col. NIcCiuer Tells Of
Telephone Systems.

A meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Richmond Chamber of Commerce
was held last evening, those present be
ing President l.. Z. Norris First Vice
President H. L. Cabel, Second Vice |
President Henry Lee Valentine and
! Directors Thos l.. Alfriend, John Stewart
Bryan, Arthur B. Clarke, Isaac Cohen, j.
c. Freeman John W. Gordon, j. L. Hill, |
| &. S. Hume r. a. Lancaster, Jr-, ROOT.
Leckey. Jr, Deane Maury. w S /.
| Navo. Richard H. Meade, and n. r.
| Savage and in addition the following
| gentlemen: Messrs. John G. Armlstead,
Hill Montague \. r. Marcuse, c. G
| Jones AMI w r. Meredith.
The first business being the election OF
members from the Chamber upon the
Committee on the Improvement OF James
| River Mr.. H. l.. Cabel moved that q
| committee of three be appointed to make
| nominations for that committee, and TINS
| motion having been carried the fres!oeliI
| appointed Messrs- II. l.. CaoeH, Johh
| Stewart Bryan and j. l.. Hill the No1liild-
ting Committee. Attention haFihs oeeii
F.! called to the change in the ordinance uh-
| der which this Committee. composed Oh
| members of the City Council ana OF the
| Chamber, is created. whereby the repre-
| sentation from the Council was increases
| without corresponding increase OF the
| Representation from the Chamoef, tlle
| Committee appointed to make nornlna-
| tions was requested to take proper
| cogniZance OF this change, and also OF a
| suggestion which had been made, tldt
| the, members from the Chamber upon the
| Committee on the Improvement OF JaheS
River should like the Board of Directors
| of the Chamber, not serve TOR more ti'slii
| two consecutive terms
| cCMMIT,rEE2MEN CHOSEN.
! The Nominating Committee reported
| that acting upon the suggestion taat
! members of the committee on the I'M
| provement of James River should not
! serve but two terms. they had dioPpeu
| the names of four of the old members
| who had served two or more terms dltu
! that they presented the names OF the FOL
lowing old members who had only served
| one term Messrs. Lewis d. Crensha"'
Jr., H 7. E.Ilyson and John F. Mayer
| and in addition thereto, the following new
| members: Messrs. James y. Boyd l.
A Cary, Virsinus Newton ana u. ~
| sullivan, who were unanimously elected
| With "espect to the amended ordnance
! concerning the Improvement OF James
| River which provided for an increase OIL
| the members upon this committee ffoill
| the CITY Council. from seven to ten meln-
bers while the number from the CnampeT
| was still limited to seven members, d
form Of letter expressing the surprise
and regret of the Board of Directors al
this change, which was deemed uncalled
for ana unfortunate, vas submitted ~
which letter, upon motion OF ME- Ar1iiur
e. Clarke a request was added that the
representation from the Chamber upon
this committee be similarly increased
and with this addition the letter was
adopted by the Board and ordered to pc
transmitted to the Council
INVITED TO RICHMOND.
Mr.. Hill Montague. acting Chairman o.
the Committee on Conventions, submitted
a, report from that committee, recon-
menling that an invitation be extended
by the Chamber to the American Institute
nf Mining Engineers TO hold its annual
meeting in February of next year ~
Richmond Mr. Montague was followed
w Mr. G. C. Jones and Mr.. Wyndam r.
Meredith. both of whom gave addltlonai
information in regard to the institute
TTnon motion of Mr.. Henry Lee Valentine.
| tho renort of the Convention CoTnrf1lttee
| was adopted. and cordial invitation WEI
| he extended by the Chamber 10 that
bonora4,Ia bodv. as recommended in the
| report.
Committee on Express Service. submitted
a report of the steps which mad been
| taken 10 secure the publication OF oook
| of exnress rates for the city OF Rich-
N-'N'S
he could not report that the efforts IN
this direction were as yet successful. but
| that his committee proposed to continC9
their efforts with the hope that they
might In some way secure the publication
af this rate-book which would be so very
useful to shippers OF express mater,
| The question was continued ID the hanis
of Mr.. Cohens committee
FOR BETTER SERVICE.
chairman of 2
| Committee on Postal and Telegraph Ser
| vice submitted a verbal report OF the
vor,, of his committee in connection with
the mail service to Richmond. especially
in irving to expedite the delivery of the
morning Northern mail. but no def
mite result has as yet been nccompllSAed
the matter wns continued in the hands OF
his committee
He also submitted the following report
fron, the same committee in reference to
fhe I,opg-Distance Telephone Company OF
Virginia.
hean called 10 the Long-Distance Tele-
phone Company of Virginia, organized
for the purpose of connecting the inde-
pendent telephone companies of the
state, and the question of Richmond 5
! interest in the movement having been re-
ferred to your Committee on Postal and
Telegraph Service your committee. after
! carefully considering the prospectus of
| the company and other statements which
were submitted from which 1t appears to
be contemplated that nearly every county
/ in the state WILL under the plans OF this
company, be brought into telephone COM
munication with Richmond, is OF the
opinion that the successful execution of
those plans will rebound greatly TO the
advantage of this city and to the con-
& venience OF its business men especially
Your committee therefore deems It pro-