The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-19
ANNUAL MEETING
CHAMBERCOMMERCE
President Wards Splendid
Review of Years Work.
RALEIGH GOES FORWARD
The Election of Officers for the Year ard
Matters of Value and importance
to the City We're Trans
ac!ed.

The Chamber OF Commerce met IN an
nuaI session in the Mayors office last
night at o'clock with President Frank
T. Ward presiding.
Mr.. w. G. Briggs made a report of at
tendance upon the National Appalachian
Park Commission in Asheville.
Mr. W. NJ Jones reported that the
Committee on College Debate had Sc
cured Monumental Hall for the debate
on the evening of Thanksgiving Day."
1t was suggested that the Christian
Church Conference of North Carolina and
Virginia had decided to erect an or
phanage at some desirable point within
the bounds of the conference, and the
following committee was appointed to
present the advantages of Raleigh:
Messrs. w. G. Briggs, N. B. Broughton,
w. B. Mann and j. A. Jones.
President Ward then read his annual
report, which was, on motion of Mr. j.
E. Pogue, received and the thanks OF
she chamber extended to its worthy
president for his valuable and efficient
services.
The officers for the ensuing year were
then elected as follows
President-Frank T. Ward
First e-President-Willis G. Briggs
Second Vice President-F. B. Arendell.
Third Vice President-W. B. Mann.
Secretary-G George Allen.
Treasurer-Joseph E. Pogue.
On motion of Mr.. Frank Stronach, the
president was invited to add to the
standing committees for the ensuing year
Committee on Schools and Colleges.
and the meeting then adjourned.
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL REPORT.
The president, Mr. Frank T. Ward
read the annual report or address which
is as follows:
To the Members of the Raleigh Chamber
of Commerce.
Gentlemen: In retiring from the high
est office in this honorable body it gives
me pleasure to note the progress made
by our city during the year Just closed
and to call attention to the fact that this
organization has played no small part in
pTOHIcllHS lHlS progress.
EDUCATION.
AS is well known our schools and libra
ries are among the chief attractions of
our beautiful Capital City, and it is
gratifying to report decided progress
along these lines. All the schools and
colleges show very marked increase of
attendance and efficiency. The Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College has found
its present capacity entirely insufficient
Tor the great number who have applied
for admission. The Raleigh Male Acad-
envy has, during the past year, reached
its centennial anniversary and under
the wise and efficient management of it's
present excellent principal, Prof. Hugh
Morson, is educating the children, grand
children and great grandchildren of it's
former patrons. The State Library has,
during the past year, added many rare
and valuable books and has greatly in
creased in usefulness and value. Scholars
from all parts of the State are visiting
it more frequently each year to make
their Investigations and prosecute their
literary work.
A decided step forward in the matter
of education was made during, the year
now closing, when the Board of Alder
men of the city of Raleigh made an ap
preparation of 500 month " .he Olivia
Raney Library. This step was urged by
this body and has. given the greatest
satisfaction to our people, 1t is safe to
say that no city of this size in the whole
United States has a more beautiful and
useful library than this, and our people
will never cease to feel grateful to it's
noble founder.
ROAD CONGRESS.
Through the efforts of the Chamber,
there was held in this city, under the
auspices of the United States and the
State governments, Road Congress, and
practical demonstrations, in street and
road making were given, and the newest
and most economical machines for road
building We're shown. There was very
large crowd present from all parts of
the State, and intense interest was shown
in the meeting.
A permanent Road Commission was
organized and the results of the Con-