The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-14
ICOUiN1Y PEOPLE
FIGHT EXTENSION.
They Hold a Meeting and Organize
for Business.
MUCH INTEREST is SHOWN I.
The Objections to Be Taken Iuto the City
ere Pointed 0u! and the Committees
Arc Named to Conduct
The Canvass.
MUCH INTEREST is SHOWN.

About fifty OF the property ONEeIS u
Henrico county gathered yesterday al
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the county
courthouse and organized for opposition
10 the proposed extension Of the city.s
limits. Permanent officers were elected,
lalso an Executive Committee, and the
first steps We're taken in a campaign de-
i signed to defeat the annexation move
1 nlent. Addresses We're delivered by sew
ieral of the well known residents OF the
i county.
The organization thus formed pur-
poses to do battle in every direction 10
i the proposed extension and is encoura ged
to belivee that it will have no difficulty
in accomplishing its object, The Execu-
i tive Committee will meet shortly and
get down to work. It will have pracu-
cal control Of the campaign. Plans VIII
z 'Ne y-@7e AT once for pubic meetings to
be held in every section CT the, county
...I he III ous1a against the
movement and when the fight reaches a
s focus, the opposition will be well pre-.
apared to state its side, of the Case
THE MEETING.
The meeting was called to order about
$3.50 O'Clock in the county courtroom by
Mr.. Alex. II. Sands, Commonwealth S
attorney for Henrico. From fifty to sixty
persons were present, pretty well rep
As*A
31y. In the election of ornament ot-
GERS. Mr.. John C.. Easley was elected
chairman and Mr.. II. st. John Coalter
secretary. An Executive Committee was
elected, composed of the following from
each district in the county:
! Tuckahoe-Messrs. James IT. Dooley.
II. B. Chaffin and Allen G. Collins
observation-disclosures. Joseph Bryan, Jo-
;scph F'ourqurean and J. w. Starrett
4 Fairfeld-NTessrs r. H. Gillian, T. w
Kinsinger and George Watt.
i varina-Messrs.. j.. Scott Parish, r. T..
lMoncure and S. .. Crenshaw.
In response to requests. Mr.. Easley
inade a short statement. setting forth
1.-The objects of the meeting. He set forth
1.-THE reasons for the opposition to the
proposed annexation, saving in brief that
3it was because the city was not in
position to give to the residents of the
ioutlying districts as much as they took
4 from them. The residents of the rural
jdistricts. il drawn within the limits OF
1.-The city. would, as result Of il. have
ito pay taxes appreciably higher than at
9ipresent and they would get nothing in
return. He did not believe that the city
lis so situated financially that it could
tgiye to them the advantages which, as
residents Of the city, it would be their
fright to enjoy.
i Mr.. Julian Bryant, State Senator for
stRichmond and Henrico. made snort
talk, in which he said that he was at the
Injecting principally to get right idea
Iof the situation. He would do the Will
iof the people. and would oppose anneNa-I
ition IL his constituents so desired. p Fol
flowing him. Mr.. Thomas S. Gardner.
3Henrico's representative in the House of
delegates. spoke strongly. opposing the
proposed extention of the city's limits
land stated his reasons therefor. Mr. ii.
I'M. Starke conceded with the stand taken
iby Mr.. Gardner.
THOSE PRESENT.
I, Among those present at the meeting
were the following: DR.. r. "a. Patterson.
hIr. c. NJ Ningfield. Mr.. Dunn Mr.. =.
lCrawford Redd. Mr.. Alex. II. Sands, Mr..
John c. Easley. Mr.. IL. S. Winston. >gr.
IsJoseph Bryan. Mr.. Julian Bryant, Mr..
Thomas ". Gardner, Mr.. Hechler. AR.
iH. ST. John Coalter DR.. Riddell, Mr. II.