The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-13
KEEP UP FIGHT
FOR EXPOSITION
Chamber of Commerce Has No Idea
of Retiring.
PRESSING FOR ARMY POST.
Advantages of Location Near Richmond to
Be Urged Endorse Movement for
Department OF Commerce.
Other Matters.

The monthly meeting OF the Board of
Directors Ci the Richmond Chamber Of
Commerce was held yesterday evening at
6 O'Clock. There were present Mr.. L. u
Morris, president, Mr.. ii. L. Cabell, first
vice-president, and Messvs. VI. y. Cham
bers, j. 3. Crump, p. Z. Greenwood,
L. Hill, y. i. Landerkin, Deane Maury,
John Murphy and w. 0. Noting, dircc
tors.
Nh Cabell. as chairman, made an n
tereStlnS and encouraging report OF the
steps taken by the SPECIAL committee
appointed to secure, II iytssiOle, tue iUUA-
tion OF an army post near Richmond
The organizing OF this committee into
SuDcon. n-ILleeS Tor aScertaning suitable
sites, TO- preparing Il full statement OF
the advantages OF Richmond, and for
securing the cooperation CT the City
Council, has already been published in
the papers; but Mr. Cabell reported that
the necessary action on the part of the
City Council had already been secured
and that the other two committees We're
engaged in the work assigned 10 them
respectively.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
The President laid before the board a
communication from the Chamber of
Commerce of the State of New York
embodying resolutions in favor OF the
creation at the seat of government of an
executive department to be known as the
Department of Commerce and IN
dustries: and after the resolutions were
read he called the attention OF the meet
ing to the fact tina. the Chamber had
previously adopted a report from its
Committee on Commerce and CONNER
cial Usases advocating the creation OF
such department, and therefore the
Chamber stood committed to the meas
ure: But in order to reaffirm its former
action. upon motion of Mr.. Cabell. the
resolutions Of the New York Chamber
Of Commerce were endorsed.
TURN RULE.
TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT.
Mr.. L. r. Morris reported to the board
that the committees appointed by him in
connection with the celebration of the
jamestown settlement had done their
work very faithfully. both in securing
the cooperation very promptly of the
City Council. for which purpose a special
meeting of the Common Council had 10
be called on the 9th instant, and in their
fight for reasonable delay and against the
exclusive charter now pending before the
General Assembly. and although unsuc-
ceSsfu in their efforts before the Senate
committee on teleFal Laws, Iilttt DE no
means settled the question. and it was
the purpose of the committee 10 vigo-
rously continue the fight.
Mr.. Cabel called the attention of the
board to the article creating Il Corpora
ion Commission now before the Commit
tee on Corporations of the Constitutional
Convention. which, ne said. III the opn-
ion OF some Of our most prominent bus
mess men, would if passed. be most
detrimental to many interests and threat
ened disaster to the State. After some
discussion OF the matter it was referred
to the Chambers Committee on Legisla-
ton. with the request that they give i
their prompt consideration.
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
a communication from the secretary OF
the Committee on I-eSisla ton OF the
Worlds Fair, st. Louis, asking that the
Legislature be urged TO make an appro-
priation for Il Virginia exhibit and build
ing, was referred TO the Committee or
E.xpositions of the Chamber.
The following new members We're elect
ed: tMessrs. AZ s. Block & Son, the Uni
versty College of Medicine. and Mr.. VIII
ham z. Miller, proctor of the University
College of Medicine. proposed by Pres
ident T.. Il. Morris. and NJ. Leland Ran
kin. president Of the Dispatch Company,
proposed by Colonel William Q. SlfcitoG.