The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-09
CONv ENT!OlNS FOR
RICHMOND CITY
Chamber d. Commerce Wants a Per-
manent Fund to Get Them.
70 CONSIDER The PARKS. BILL.
Signature Form Bill OF Ladin= in Vir-
rinia Ccnsidc red an Unjust Dis
elimination Against shippers
OF This State.

THE regular monthly meeting Of the
Richupnd Chamber OF Commerce was
held yesterday evening st o'clock.
Present: Mcssrs. l. q. Morris. president;
"a. l.. Cabcll, first yice-oresident; Henry
Lee Valentine. second yice-president, and
John Stewart Bryan, NJ A. Chambers,
o. III. Funsten. John ". Gordon. ]. L.
aIlll. n. A. Lancaster Jr.. Robert Lecky,
Jr., Deane Maury, and Z. 7. D. Myers.
Jr., directors.
The first bL slness in order being the
report CO standing committees, the fol-
lowing were submitted:
From the Committee on Conventions,
with respect TO securing conventions for
tine city OF Richmond, it adopted the
following resolutions as Indicating the
province of the Chamber in connection
with this subject:
Earst. That this committee recon-
unends to the Board Of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce that permanent
fund be established for the purpose of;
securing conventions Of representative
bodies in the city of Richmond, and that
q committee be appointed to formulate
a plan whereby fund Of this character
may be established and maintained
Second. Resolved, That it is the sense
OF this committee that its province is only
to use ats greatest efforts I'm securing con-
mentions for the city Of Richmond and
that the entertainment Of such conven-
lions should devolve upon the proper
committees Of the trades organizations
and societies most interested in the same
and that this conclusion was reached
after careful consideration Of the mat
ter and correspondence with boards of
trade and chambers of commerce at some
Of the favorite convention cities.
The Committee ON Inland Trade, occu-
plying the relation of an Executive Com
arlfutee to the Traffic Bureau of the
Chamber, submitted q recommendation
looking to the establishment of more
satisfactory relations between the bureau
and the traffic officials of certain rail-
ways, which Recommendation was adopt
ed.
From the same committee the follow
ang resolutions were reported a.nG adopt
ed by the board.
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION.
Resolved, That the action upon the
part of the carriers OF continuing in use
the signature form bill of lading in Viz
E4nia is considered an unjust and OPP
pressive discrimination, directed against
the shippers of Virginia, and that they
be requested to put the shippers of Nir-
Elnia, with respect to this bill of ladins.
upon idemtically the same basis as that
upon which they have determined to
place the shippers at all other localities;
be it further
Resolved, That all commercial organi-
zations in Virginia are invited to join
in protest and to take active steps
towards bringing about by the carriers,
a dscontinuance, at the earliest practi-
cable moment OF this undue and o3pres-
sive discrimination.
The Committee on Postal and Tele-
graph Service submitted report urging
the Importance of additional facilities
for cable communication between the
United States and Cuba, and such legis-
lation by Congress as will permit The
laying Of competing cables between this
country and that island.
The same committee reported, after
correspondence with The post-office au-
thorities and the president of the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
road Company. the i1npractica5ility OF
securing the establishment Of mail boxes
at Elba.
Under the head of new business at
tention was called to the organization
and location of the South Atlantic Life
Insurance Company; to the Importance
of having such institutions in the South;
TO the fact that this company was Or
gani.ed by some Of Richmond's most
prominent and experienced business men,
and in view of all the circumstances at
tending its establishment. was most
worthy of the consideration and sup
port OF the people.
TO CONSIDER PARKS BILL
The attention of the meeting was called
to the Parks bill. ITO provide for the
appointment of commissioners of va1ua-
ton and defining their duties and after
considerable discussion OF the measure,