Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-10

| appointment VI All IANNiSOAy IooAN ~
the Philadelphia Commercial Museum.
Action taken to suppress sensational
accounts of yellow fever.
Endeavored. during the Fair week.
to offer such attractions as would draw
strangers to our city.
We have become members of the Ma
tional Board or Trade of the United
States. which is composed OF represents
atives from A. cities. 1t holds its scs-
sion I'm Washington on January 25th.
Mr.. Shultice will represent this board
at that meeting.
The matter of free importation of
fruits and vegetables into this country
from Cuba. Porto Rico and other West
Indian Islands, was taken up and re-
ferred to a special committce-Alcssrs.
Henry Kim and y. II. Lindsay. Thie
| is of vast Importance to the trucking
interests of this section.
As 1 before stated, the above men
toned items only in part represent Il
few OF the many matters of great In
| tcrest passed upon by your board dur
ing the past twelve months yet enough
| to convince. certainly the most skepti-
cal. that this body is not simply n So
| cial organization of men on pleasure
bent. but, to the contrary, we WELD Il
power for good in this community in
| the uplifting and sustaining our cty's
| best interests: indirccting attention to
| Ncrfolk's superior advantages: In in
| ducing foreign capital to locate here: in
encouraging and obtaining tpe estab-
| lishment of commercial, mercantile and
manufacturing industries In our midst;
| in extending IL welcome to oil laudable
enterprises. as we'll as engendering n
! general and social intercourse amongst
| gentlemen OF all branches OF legitimate
| business in said city and its vicinity.
| In conclusion desire 10 most en-
phatically assert that too much credit
! cannot be given to your board of di-
rtctorS, Executive committee and sec
rotary for the very prosperous condi-
| tion of affairs now existing in the asso-
| citation.
OTHER REPORTS.
| This was followed by the report of the
| treasurer Mr. w. Thompson Barron,
which showed the assets OF the associa-
| ton to be S6,37766, with no liabilities,
n very creditable showing, which was
| further enhanced by the report OF Sec
rotary and Statistician +. l.. Dawes.
which Immediately followed, and is
here presented:
Gentlemen:
| Again it is my pleasure to congratu-
late you upon retaining your large
membership, which on January LIST,
1900. was: Resident, $40; nonresident,
! 6l; total $50, and l feel that with Il
little effort it could be easily increased
to 500. which. for a city the size of Nor
folk. we surely should have, and If
each member of our association would
endeavor TO bring in one new name the
end would be easily attained. No one,
l think, will question the good this or
Ganiza ton has done, and is still doing,
| for Norfolk and it's vicinity, nor dis
Dute the fact that as Il factor towards
tho city's advancement 1t is most in
fuential. Our rooms are daily visited
by strangers from sll sections of the
country, and during the year from 1900
to 500 have been our guests. The cor
diallty extended them by our mem
bers, and their willingness to impart
any information, leaves u pleasant i'm
preston upon their minds, making
them at once living advertisements OF
Norfolk and her people.
| Never, possibly, in the history of our
city has their been greater building
activity than at the present time, never
| fewer failures and never 4 more gem
eral feeling of satisfaction among our
merchants mechanics and manufac-
turers. SO that the most pessimistic cit
izen can but be impressed and feel
that our much-talked of greatness is
not q mere myth, but upon the eve of
realization. Scarcely n day passes but
that the mails bring letters of inquiry
from all parts of the United States,
from those whose attention has been
directed towards our city. and many
have been induced 10 visit us, always
leaving deeply impressed with our
growth and progress.
| During the year OF 1899 the real es-
tate transfer of the vicinity were: Nor
Felix 2 Q n ees+. Portsmouth,.
$780,. 109 Norfolk county, S2.45265l, u
gain over 1898 Of S2.7S0 203, and. / be-
lieve. the greatest in Norfolk's his
tory.
The clearing house transactions
amounted to s64,6GS, $50, an increase
over 1895 of sl3,7o7.2S2. and the largest
| in the history Of that institution. The
surplus aud profits of our banks have
| increased 10 3i,163,S7S: deposits,
S. 900, 900, and loans. $6,905, 966
Our postonice receipts amount to
500. 100, an increase OF $5,9l7 over 1925,
and the greatest. too, in its history.
| The value OF merchandise exported
from this port was $l3. S29,6S2 and inn
ported SIZE, 13S, both being small gains
over the preceding year.
| The number of vessels which entered
this port engaged in the foreign trade
was 107, with II tonnage OF 197,14S. and
GA cleared. with Il tonnage of Lie 1876.
Two thousand three hundred and
thrty-fvc entered i'll the coastwise
trade and 1,0S5 cleared. These figures
include only those required to enter and
clear through the Custom house, anG
can furnish hut meager idea of the
immense shipping done in this vicinity.
For the year ending August 3lst, 1899
the total receipts OF cotton were 69i.
nc bales.