The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
PRESENT OWNERS TO
REBUILD AT ONCE.
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to-day or tomorrow morning. tie ana
Mr. Arenis are expected to confer to-
morrow and TO make plans for the re-
building.
All the clerks and other former en-
ploves of the hotel expect the place
10 he rebuilt. but what is to become OIL
4,,om while the work Of reconstruction
is Going on is q puzzling questi0h. ny IL
fire has thrown between Two h"iiu eu
snd fifty and three hundred people out
of employment.
The cost of rebuilding no one can
safely predict. The plans nay ne
,,,,...air ,.h,nr,f. and will certainty DC
-, mo n,rficularS Mr.. a {. Hous-
+nn :ne well known builder ana con
t,.,,.tor after closely eNamlhlIS Wa
is left Of the hotel, sad ne WIN ~ ~,
1er1.,ke TO restore the DulluihS JUS 40
it was before the ire loi We 80, ,,lito Of:
Of insurance. This would not, OF
course, include the cosby Luz LII ~ I
that was burned up. ,r,v
AN ARCHITECTS VIEW. o,,
Conf ~, ]. Dimmock, the wen
,-noW.n architect, said it was nnpossl-
Mo 10 annroximately estimate the cost
Of rebuilding. The foundations. winch
cost heavily when originally lald' are
az GOOD as ever. The Franklln-Streel
wing is not greatly damaged, put no
one can say now what proportion ci
the walls of the remainder OF the sIuc-
Iure can be rebuilt upon.
THE CHAMBER ACIS.
Tho Chamber of Commerce was
,ro1nnt TO net with reference TO the
destruction of the Jefferson. larry
Yesterday morning President Morris
had a meeting Of the Board OF Dlrec-
tors called for noon, and at that ti1ne
90 many We're present that instead Oh
a meeting of the board it became one
of the Chamber. Great interest was
shown and a number of short speeches
were made after which the following
WAS adopted:
This special meeting OF the Richmond
C,han,ber q Commerce convenes, while
orr CITY is clouded with the smoke ar1s-
ing from the ruins of our greatest prlde'
The jefferson.
our hearts are saddenec with the 1act
that the magnificent testimony 10 tiie
love and interest il the heart OF tHe ID
mented Major Lewis Ginter. Tor the SO.
cial and commercial adFahcellieht "
Richmond, is now in Sshes
Our noble and fearless flremen. Tor
whom Major Ginter had often expressed
the warmest soiicitude. fought as though
4, was their own homes attacked by tne
flames; nerved through their memory OF
him. and seeing the sympathy expressed
through the thousands OF eager races
witnessers Of fight to save that winch
was dearest TO our entire people
This city has suffered many dlscour-
agements. but from these she mas re-
covered, and to no other persons ooes
she owe more for their substantial as
sistance and foresight than to the iate
Major Lewis Ginter and his associate,
Mr. John Pope.
In committing the care OF the Jeffer-
sou to its present managers he again ev-
idenced his desire to perpetuate this par
ticylar work, for he has selected those
whom he knew to share his interest In
our city.
WILL GIVE AID.
Therefore. be 1t resolved by the Rich
noad Chamber OF Commerce:
!. That On behalf of our entire people.
We offer such assistance as may be &c
ceptable at this time, for the purpose
OF realizing q new Jefferson. spring1ng
Phoenix-like from the smoulderfng ashes.
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