The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-19
MADE FINE SPEECHES
Practical Talks Made by Messrs.
Prout, Morris and ellis.
HOsT OF CHARTER MEMBERS
These Number Fully One Hundred and Fifty.
The Permanent Officers Are Elected
With the Executive and iinancs
committess-List of Msm-
-:icstlngs 70 &c
Held Monthly.
HOST OF CHARTER MEMBERS

cq,,b was
The Richmond TAM ga
organized last night. J ne nlee-hs -"
haId .,t the Chamber Of CONNIE ce. For
,s,9,,,~;.s,,, tor mo prominence of the
e''''-',7'.--.-' ;, IN oo.s ana J1indrea
men interested IN Iall.o''.'9
enterprise, for uniIc1uitN OF Ru Po
ana :, o,,rtress of atte. dance o Due :
a.. ,re ,nce. was
'lcSS pel0tS
remarkable.
Fully one hundred and fit" pef-ofs
,,,o,.a - cSc,t 1hav repre-. cn .el c y
~, - ra ~ o1 ali The
~ 49, ~;
@-li'"aS sSSt7t''s
Two railroau presidents were III asteii :
aDce ana toul prominenl i-a- Is in b
,.;.,.,,-,t,c, ~ mo ci,,n. seyer.l Ce..cg /
80, c,it..
i'idttHsSia 49, - J. ,.;.,,,s u IA
4 t'"t'-lei - ~, tes
il,htS anu 'its. 40, :,
II Is ooiiest 90 -, :, isi1t
tloit siig",t ., 80 %. ,,,.r,i ont,,il-
-, ~ ,,ti,,,s + cvcry pcrson
,t.,1 ra he !, ip
~. tr,,,.cortin,Ina usful
~ a., ,,,.,r,.r,i.,e ,or
~ sasjIa @o, ono meeting
49,. a., &C. ,,}a,+ :. ,,stIt11. ion and
III 1,s,.e .,d ', ed a nlosL if a i
,ritjic il,c entire al. endauce was enrolled
a. charter members. Officers wcra
cuosen. executive and finance commit c S
were e.ccsed. and the gene!al pu. pose OF
the orea,,tzatln,, clearly outIiael.
SESSION IN DETAIL.
7-,-c,.,- .,3I, -z,r.,s on, hand rronnptIv. Mr
w 6 Norris. chairman of tie Committee
on Arrangements, called the meeting to
,s,,5,s,. I9s slated brieflv its p,trp5se, or
rather that of those with whom tic idea
of stch a. club originated. He suggested
that temporary officers be chosen. This
.yas done Major Z. T. D. Myers was
elcSto5 tt,n,,orary presiGent Mr. i. o.
,-S.i.., eerrora,.v
ss.,,,, 80 NJ, ;o,, Henry c, prout
49,, t3oiI,o,5 c,azatte was potet
eolsol oA ~ hefne ia.
Gt oioe ,t,..,s.t,s. a.'' 5,c .,,fs mt, va
tan Nitii ,'s-ostians pr, si.;ent G
Ssitsu olioit 80. rrf,, ,sl,a and ohio
W. .9Lst Si5S, - ,,,,,.,,, snpacb
41iti iolteIo ,.'l,. ta,,, exrelIent
'Oioiiel vu1 ,,,a;,,rr 49,, hal
and practlcai 3aitN' - ,,.is.
AN hour propapiE. ne saNe ny -
suggestions as 10 thS ''es' "se .
could be put TO- and 1essIu'sq 1l'e M, III.
agement of such an ofssaili4titlo't 90 .'i., "a
The best results cout" DC s.' soee'.' o1, :,
Colonel Prout SeGAn siy s15.ns s:s sli'I 1aot :,
america a rallfoad man GU iio
upon his business as tiaue, p"l do
profession. 90 Ski44eIl uiu liS i
strong aud true in his thinking, SO IN
fellectual did one have 10 be 10 sfal'ei'
with the large problems OF railroadms
that the conduct of tl.is enterprise wa:
more than a trade that was mastered
lNv the ordinary person after few yea
practice.
Another thing he said WAS that railroad
clubs were peculiar to America. Iheg
were ,1ndreamed of In Europe-that Is
such organizations as these. There We're
societies over there, however, but with
widely different purposes from those ann
ed at hy the clubs of this country. lie
smoke Of the wonderful effect the great
army Of young men who are now oelils
educated in the technical schools all over
tha country are going 10 have on the rail-
road world twenty years from now
there WAS q distinct tendency FOR railroad
,1rnpertv to pass out OF the hands OF
those to the manner born and skilled as
railroad men into the hands OF lhose
who simply nave money. nus ;, Mas ,,,.I @oiie
m ts,,,t aanci,,5la9 l,,. .iyine
edge tolonel floua tts.eses'sG - u f, con.
some i.'sstga 5s Of tbe cl,,b
,,,,Is,,se ,,., 8 .iyen Colonel Prout
- tts con,jnsion and upon suggestion OF
a.. Cil15s ;, vote of thanks was rendered
him.
MIR. MORRIS SPEAKS.
Major Myers said he thought the cluh
v would be glad to hear from Mf MOTIFS
This gentleman reSpohueo ~ q pi<istieSi ,,i..1
address lie gave a hiSe9ss " ~. -
rnent Walch rSsuissu ~ stlS " n
oi the lachmona cup, iioM 1he
Nay 80. ,,,ss s.,,ecestctl New
iqea c1 a clue iis. ,6 : - 20 citias OF 1,e
s. ; orr t,s ht,.,,,ta f,a,sa clrts, contin.
i Noi - -. 80 nv ala no, mink Richmond
sbo,,lJ @so Id he left Out. Mr.. Morris declared
11,st he was sure the demonstration he
mad lust seen was conclusive proof that