The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
AGAIN CHOSEN
CHAMBERS HEAD
MI. L. I. Morris Unani-
mously Reelected.
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Annual Meeting of Chamber of Com
merce Most Enthusiastic.
FAVOR THE EXPOSITION.
Resolutions Adopted Urging Virginia
State Exhibit ut Buffalo This Year,
and Liberal National Appro-
priation Tor Government
Display at Charles
ton Next.
FAVOR THE EXPOSITION.

The thirty-fourih annual meeting OF the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce was
held yesterday evening, President L. Il.
Morris occupying the chair. Notwith-
5tanding the nclement weather there was
large attendance present. After the
reading of the minutes OF the previous
meeting. President Morris called First
tice-President II. L. CabeIl to the chair,
md submitted his annual report, which
was listened to with marked attention,
md at its conclusion received with warm
applause and ordered to be spread upon
The minutes.
Richmond. Va, Jan. 10. 1850.
Gentlcmen:-Again we are assembled
at an annual meeting of the Chamber
in the thirtyfourtl year of its existence
in accordance with the established custom
OF The body, submit to you i account
Of my stewardship in the high office with
which you honored W. twelve months ago
and review Of our work for that period
coupled with such suggestions as appear
to me pertinent on this occasion. touch-
ing the welfare OF our organization and
the interests it 50 ZeaIouSly seeks 10 sub
serve
We have Just emerged from the old and
entered upon the new century. an era
which must give us pause" with ample
food for most profound reflection lhe
previous century, especially with respect
10 its last decade, wherein such marvel
Gus progress was wrought in all materiai
interests, commands our admiration and
inspires our confidence in the future.
The advance in the sciences and the arts
the fruitful and ingenious inN ent,ons,
the colossal undertakings accomplished
,l,. r,.ti i.T1g
wealth-enable US from the high yantaSe
ground of the immediate past TO cross the
threshold Of the twentieth century III
every NAY armed and equipped for far
greater achievements
In iile midst Of such wonderful Develop
rnent. we take just pride in the record
which lRichmord has made, and feel
today int. despite every vicissstude
through which this devoted city has pass
ed it gives the fairest promise hereafter
OF taking its place with the great and
growing cities OF the land.
the TWELFTH FEDERAL CENSUS.
During tue past year the twelfth Federal
census WAS taken-an event OF peculiar
interest at this cycle OF tiTe.
The official figures for the population
ot Richmond erere a great usappoIlt-
meni, indicating as they did gain OF
only four and one-half per cent. over
those of the previous census. 1t - howeV-
er. a fact well known to all that we have
a large population upon our immediate
suburbs which does business in Richmond
and winch can Be justly, if not legally,
considered a part OF this cityS S p0pu.a-
lion.
1t is conservativeIy estimated that
counting these suburban residents, with
out including our sister city across the
river we should have q population OF at
least 1l5,00O souls.
EXTENSION OF CORPORATE LIMITS.
The Chamber anticipated win refer
eIce 10 this census the pCsSib lity of just
III eresulI which has occurred, and with due
diligence, on CrtClper 18Th, 1899. il appoint
ed d SPECIAL committee 10 look into the
question of having the corporate limits
OF the city extended, but the movement
then met with such decided opposition
ID some quarters that the chairman OF
the committee reported ii inlpracticable
and asked tAat lac and his associates be
discharged from further consideration OF
the matter. After the census enumeration
of our population, many responsible c!ti-
ZenS being Of the opinion mat 4 recount
would show gain Of several thousand
over THE census figures. The City Council
Was asked by the Chamber 10 make a
small appropriation for the purpose OF
having a police census taken but ii was
thought by that body ineNpedient TO do
50. The people are now, however, awak-
fned to Ire necessity for carefully con
sdeling the question OF extending the
citys limits is being as!1ated by ana
through the press, and ut an early date
a public meeting VIII be held in tle
chamber, when prominent citizens VIII
speak on both sides OF this all important
toplc, 1t is believed that in the end we
shall thus be enabled to get at the true
facts as to the eXpediency Of sulil meas
ure OF extension, and that some wise line
OF policy may be devised, 80 that at least
the matter shall not again go by de-
fault