The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-12
Chamber Of Commerce Hears Of Ex-
press Company Refusal,
THE REASONS UNSATISFACTORY.
Thous h the Express Company Declines
70 issue Rate Book, Efforts Wi! Be
Renewed : To Entertain The
Visitors = Director Stokes
Resigns ana Mr.. HHtz-
Ter Is Chosen.


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ms rs5u-'i ,o,.,
RlGihniGGlt ChanIer CA 7 oiiitiA' =
last evening. Those ilreseals We're VII T.
l,,.es..e,r, AIR. H L. Cabell
H. l ,tzssrs Arthur
CiTSt T-ce-l'- e9te -
B. Clarke, Isaac C0hei, t r. '0s>'--e'
II T,rosten. j. l.. Hill and Ropeft LechS'
u - ~ ter,d of rencrts Of standing
- Nv Is,r2r. Cohen reported the
ae 49,, efforts Of t.ss committee TO
~ .Ht7 ~. ,,,,...s ,o,,,,ys,7,- at Richmond
.i'''aS tS'-,, '-- ,-,trors a book containing
10 lN'.aI.sli 20 ps' 9r,r, t,hfs city to the
tiie slp ,,..s ~ to.s and other states but
VARIOUS l<' - - r-,,,,,an,. 42p.ltnei to 90
aIts uie e p 80 ,,s, - deemed unsatis-
uPoli . to',t>'r ,.,,o,t a. Wei as the
li'G'oiS -, slI}rn .tting the
eiildthS oi ~ - tt,ara u.r. vet some
same -ilaYNt''S1' r'fforts r7.snt meet
nope tiiae -, ,,,.,-,rar. was stAl con
VIII ~ .t.o. g.Grnmsttee, as
l-liuSu ~ et ,,,l,,', s-17DC,-tlnce that
1t was coisieiSI I ol - ha 3Ir,1s for
auch d |" nc 49, s},.r,r,s,le
the COW e49-I,-II ,-I--trS\y I5i-ND
oA+l- - ,,,ffrT.sba,I business,
tlIueE 'iie ~" y,l.,,1,-4az ~ rsr,or,t re-
II ieSltit4A1 Nl'i a,,.s,te+, - ana under the
s@Fu"ts '- Az, n I. Cabs! at
eSo-u>-oi+ - tba Esrar,: held
the iho!itii4S 1000 - Z, cn-nn7strae be
9ep'ehl'1eI To- 80 - TO- trhe relief
dppo1LVeo 20 -. ..se,1,, rrt,. re-,lat Of
ol ''ie Cav - l,,s,,r.s sectjcJ1 of the
the canvass "- w .,lst,,ea d;d ,I,e
city shoWed Si&t ~ ~ +--- -, a!d 10
comm -'iezliiS-i .,,,,,,t of sick
c1lne 70 serve ulI, %, ,,,,,.1.r, reason
ness OF sotiie " -, ...,..,1 ,-i+b two ey
ana 'aiat dL' i>' .l...e,-;, :,oI,,flir::
cS2Uoi-ss. Me- ,S.t ,,1,,l7rf had been
th"Se " o'.0 - , .,,, ,,,r,,-,,ft4as q +
l.ltds o-1Sl'>tS u 1Sl'>tS - -, l,,,,,aIe hut
9a-VcstclA o. ~, f,I,5l,,. 1s
lset" -,iiS "a D,'iS 80 ~ cn,t,fln,to,s
l'd~se- d 'A4i1 - I.o,. ,,,.l,,-ff,,,- tho
- '.'-5 luIiu .t1'itY 49, - ;,ll,,2t,.sas
efi!'toAeS oL = ,,,,,r-.,s
ana lh>s iileiil'ots : u - - 49,, oiaJ
"h:ei >oilsiintI us t',>. ,.,it,,,41,.,
"-Viou' d ~" tT.tIs-t1 ,,t,.ral,t cr.
iNt-nes' put t1A-ils o'i'S .tts
KNOWN 'he average co'l-i 'o'f ION =
$40
In raising ms luho' SaSs LLs ~ y
1T Is worthy of note pnt'l' lio1i al a.
counts, no solicitation "aa ilse7s't ;
many OF the contTloUt"1S pS:Hs s4fe-l
voluntary ana IN oulsF cases II ps-i7
tJSnent simply on uFe part ot oHe Ic.t,,
EllttteS to state ull5 ObJsSt " ttte'A 't9tt'
Two reTnIttances. Gile oil $o,9E' anu t!ie
ether OF $l,Gue, nave a4readE oeei SeAt |"
Nj. John Ssa!E, chairman oil ttle liLs'i'S-
Committee, at Gaives'oa, anu haNe peeii
most gratefully ACKNOWLEDGED. Ihe Ddi-
ance CT $303. % remains san on oeposst %
the credit OF the fEIld. IL Is esSlIhdted 'Hat
in addition to the fund ra!sed Ry tl5
sent from Richmond thrGush oaher chan-
I.e.s 10 Galveston. The Chamber VIII en-
dsavor to ascertain the total amount OF
contributions through al channels Tor the
relief c,f the Galveston sufferers
''One useful lesson to the ChalTsoer IS
to be learned from this movement: II Is
that where the cause is deserving one
and the workers in that cause are zeal
oils, that the object aimed at can certain
~ be achieved, and this lesson should be
taken to heart by the members o. inc
Chamber, especially at this time as there
are some matters which are considered OF
paramount Importance now pendinS-lt
may be said impendinS-whicf Will call
for the active aid and corporation OF not
only this BOARD OF Directors. but OF the
members of the Chamber generally
AFTER TEL l. TRADE.
The President also referring TO preVi-
Gus statement made by him IN reference
to plan which had oeen set III opefation
during the interim between meetings OF
the Eoard 70 raise q fund tor returning
to merchants who visited Richmond from
the South and purchased here over S9G'
worth OF goods ohe-haN the cost OF thSlr
excursion ticket; and to the necessity Tor
this course o. action 10 compete with Baiu-
more and probably other cities Offering
similar inducements reported the details
OF the work, which had been done under
this pan and the results accomplished,
and these results were deemed eminently
satisfactory Mr. Isaac Cohen offered a
resolution fully approving of the action
OF the President in this matter, which be-
ing put 10 the meeting by NJ. II. L.
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