The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-12
Corner Main and Seventh Streets, Richmond
brief absence reported the following.

brief absence, reported the following
nom1ra tionS:
From the membership OF the Young
Mems Business Association-Bryce Stew
art Hume, Robert Lccky. Jr, Warren =.
Taylor, Harry D. EchelberSer, Richard
H. Meade, Deane Maury,s O.. Herbert
Funsten. J. l.. Hill, w. S. p Mayo, anu
r.. "A. Lancaster, Jr.
And from the member ship of the Chahi-5
ber-J. l.. Antrim, Arthur b Clarke.
Isaac Cohen, r. L. Traylor, j. c. Free
man, John W. Gordon, b. B.. NIunford,
John Stewart Bryan, II. w Rountree'
N r. Savage r. G. Rennolds. Thomas
D. Stokes F. IT. Deane. u. L. d. Myers
Jr, aid Edgar D. TAYLOR.
The report of the committee was unanl-s
mously adopted. and the gentlemen noml-s
mated elected directors Of the Chamber.
Under the head of unfinished business,
an amendment to the constitution was
offered fixing the membership dues Oh
members who are employees ut $ per an
mum, and also an amendment substituting
for the Chambers Reception Committee
Committee on Conventions.
Under the head Of new business, Mt.
N R. Savage, chairman Of the Committee
on Postal and Telegraph Service. sub
mitted the following report, winch Was
unanimously adopted:
IOuT COlllIulllceE Ol I OS.oA F.
graph Service to which was referred the
House bill, ITO facilitate the construc-
ton of telegraph and telephone lines along
and upon the right OF way OF railroads
in the State of Virginia, and to PROVIDE
for condemnation of such right Of way,
have carefully examined and considered
the same.
In their opinion, the bill appears to be
an eminently proper and merltorloust one,
+, :, Tloa1 II
tent heretofore to facilitate and encourage
the construction Of telegraph lines upon
the right of way of railroads, the legal
process for acquiring the privilege Tor
lines of this character, where there was It
failure to do so by agreement with the
railroad, is SO tedious and expensive as
practically to obstruct and prohibit their
construction.
Thus the object Of the bill, as its title
states, is to facilitate their construction
along and upon he right of way of rail-
roads, by mode Of procedure suitable
and applicable to telegraph and tele-
phone lines, instrumentalities which nave
come into ge-.-al use and demand, since
the law unlE which they now have to
proceed but which is unsuitable to
their ease, was enacted.
MR. PARKS BILL
AS the bill also seems to provide amply
Of all the interests OF the railroads, whose
rights of way may be thus used by tele-
graph or telephone lines, and against
their physical interference with the ope-
ratiops of any telegraph lines already
existing along said rights OF way; and,
as for q number of reasons, it IS most
useful and convenient to CONSTRUCT sucn
lines, as far as possible, along ana upon
the right OF way OF railroads: and. as the
Of no in question will foster
and encourage the creation and increase
Of facilities for communication to meet
a public need. your committee strongly
recommends that the following resolu-
ton be adopted:
Resolved, That the Richmond Chamber
OF Commerce learns with pleasure that
> a bill has been offered by Hon. H. >.
Parks. in the House of Delegates OF var
sinia. ..To facilitate the construction OF
telegraph and telephone lines along and
! upon the right of way of railroads in
the State OF Virginia, and to provide for
condemnation of such right Of way"
And as it is believed that this bill is
reasonable and just and is the necessary
complement to previous acts iof the Cen
eral Assembly of Virginia, to carry out
, e wise legislative intent; as it will tend
to foster the contraction of telegraph and
telephone lines and thereby greatly in
crease the facilities for prompt com
1nunication especially between different
sections of Virginia aud therefore rebound
greatly to the benefit of the people OF the
State, the Chamber gives its most cordia
endorsement to the measure. with the
hope that it may I've approved and passed
by the General Assembly of Virginia
! Mr. E. A. Catlin, chairman OF Specla
Committee on the extension of the
corporate limits of Richmond, submitted
a verbal report, stating that as his Com
mittee had been unable to make any pro
gress owing to the general opposition OF
! outlying districts, and requesting in view
! of the poor prospect Of any efforts II
this direction being successful, that his
| Committee be discharged from furthei
| considera ton Of the question. The re.
! port of the committee was received and
in accordance with its request, it was
| discharged
The meeting then adjourned.