Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-03
BOARD OF TRADE.
Directors Discuss Matters Of I'm
portance to This Section.
Navy Yard VIII Not no Neg
iec,od-Riv.l A,reet Fair Promo
tors Heard Resolution Regard.
ing tho PiIotxec Question.

The Board Of Directors of the Board
Of Trade and Business Mems Associa-
tion met Thursday night to consider
matters of great Importance to this
port and section.
Colonel Hudgins. of the committee on
new quarters for the organization,
made verbal report.
The following report was received
from Messrs. j. Il. LAWYER and w. w.
Dey, members of the committee ap-
pointed to go to Washington to inter-
view the naval authorities:
The committee appointed by your
board called on the Secretary of the
Navy and Naval Committee In the in
terest of the Norfolk Navy-yard. We
met in the city of Washington with the
representatives Of the various organi-
cations from this section, and. after a
consultation with Senator Martin and
Congressman Young, subcommittee
was appointed, of which Mr.. w. w. Dey
was a member, to call on the heads of
the various departments.
THE committee was we'll received
and the members of it were assured
that the Norfolk Navy-yard would not
be neglected and would get it's full
Construction Department has recon-
mended that q new stone dry-docll
should be built here"
STREET FAIR DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Frank w. Gasknl, representing
the Canton Carnival Company, and MIR.
Frank a. Robins, representing the
Southern Carnival Company, we'll
known promoters and managers of
street fairs. were heard by the commit
tee. MIR. Gaskill's plans-Mere noted at
some length a few days ago by the
Firginian- Pilot. Mr.. Robins plans are
along similar lines and include street
pageants. midway and varied features.
On motion, committee of three was
appointed to act i'll conjunction with
the Committee on Attractions to con-
slider the two propositions submitted by
Messrs. Gaskill and Robins, and re-
port to the board. MIR. c. A Nash,
chairman. and Messrs. It. II. Synon and
II. Hodges were appointed as such
special committee.
IMPORTANT TO NORFOLK.
The following letter from Hon. John
a. Small, member of the National
House OF Representatives from North
Carolina. relating to matters Of great
Importance to this port and section,
was read to the committee:
"House of representatives,
Washington, d. c., Jan. %, 1909
Mr.. E. e. Dawes, Secretary Board of
Trade and Business Mems AssocIa-
ton, Norfolk, Va:
Dear Sir-I am q member of the
First District of North Carolina, which
embraces sixteen counties and extends
from the Virginia line southwardly to
Beaufort harbor. inclusive, and my
nome town is Washington. n. c. The
interests of our district are very nearly
related to those of your port. l am Il
member of the House Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries. before
which two bills are pending for con-
Sideration, about which l wish to write
you. One is III. II. 81, being "a bill to
promote the commerce and increase the
foreign trade of the United States. and
to provide auxiliary cruisers, trans
ports and seamen for government use
when necessary" This is a very i'm
portant bill and, in my Judgment. is the
most important legislation which will
be brought before this Congress- The
foreign commerce of the United States.
which is large Though not nearly so
great as 1t should be), is carried almost
exclusively in ships of foreign bottom.
less than one-ninth thereof being car
ricd in ships of American registry, and
which sail under the American flag.
Any legislation which seeks to revive
our merchant marine and increase our
foreign commerce Is worthy most re-
spectful consideration.
II have sent you, under separate
cover COPY of the bill and also two
pamphlets containing printed copy of
the evidence so far introduced before
the committee. / desire an expression
from your board as to the bill in cues
ton. which would be very influential
in determining my own course in the
premises.
THE committee will hold two more
meetings for the purpose of hearing any
gentleman upon the merits of this bill
and if your board would like, through
any representative, to be heard can
arrange for the hearing either on next
Tuesday the 30th instant. or Thursday
February LIST. a written argument
could be submitted within two weeks
after that date, IL more convenient.