The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-14
GREAT WORK TO BE DONE.
President Cabell Makes Some Import
ant Suggestions.

ant Suggestions.
The regular monthly meeting Oh the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce was
held yesterday evening at O'CLOCK.
There were present Mr., Fl. L. Cabell,
president; and Messrs II. S. BinswanSer.
7 T, Crump. John C. Eas!ey. John M
1'aylor. and w J. Whitehurst, directors.
There uarn no renorts from standing
committees but the Chair brought 10 the
attention of the board several matteiS'
some of them for the information Oh the
board and others requiring acton on us
mart. He referred to the gratifying tact
,lat through the efforts put forth IN Con
eress the appropriation for acquiring the
,,ronerty known as Shafer's Building, Tor
an enlarged government building, had
heen Increased from $4,000 tc S1lo,Oo0. ana
expressed the hope that the government
would secure the property. which "ould
be the first step towards having buliu-
ing commensurate with the needs OF the
service of Richmond in which the
Chamber had taken SO deep an interest.
He then reported the action taken by
tha chamber, entirely without any soll-
citation on the part of the Conunental
Tobacco Company. to secure from the
City Council for that company the prlvl-
lege of closing Clay Street between LON
..ardy and Bowe, so as to permit the
tobacco factory. He expressed the opln-
ion that the manner in which the neces-
sarv ordinance was approved by the
Street Committee and adopted by both
bra inches of the City Council Indicated
good work upon the part OF the ChaTnocr,
which was participated in at his request
by the Committee ON Business Enter
prises the Committee on Manufactures,
and the Committee on Streets. Roads and
Parks, Colonel John B. Purcell, Mr.. S.
w. Travers, Mr.. z. A. Catlin and others.
The Importance of having this ordinance
passed he stated. consisted not only IN
keeping the seven or elgnt hundred EN-
rIcyes of the Mayo Branch of the Con-
tinental Tobacco Company at work, but
il: giving employment to some seven nun
dred additional hands.
In the course of this work on the part
OF the Chamber it was brought home to
those engaged in ii that it was OF the
highest Importance some systematic Ell
forts should be put forth for ascertain
ing all available sites for manufacturing
plants in the city, and he referred to one
instance where an important industry
had been contemplating for long time
Corning to Richmond, and had not as
vet secured a location to meet all OF its
requirements. AS somewhat german to
this question, he also referred to the ne
ccssity for persistent consideration OF
the matter OF extending the corporate
limits of Richmond and the devising OF
some equitable plan which would be sat
isfactory alike to the people OF Richmond
and to the people OF the county
TIL, question of sites was referred to
the Committee on Business Enterprises.
and upon motion Of Mr.. Taylor, seconded
by Mr.. Crump the Chair was authorized
to appoint select committee of not less
than five nor more than nine for the
purpose of formulating some equitable
and feasible plan of extending the cor
porate limits.
IN conclusion. the Chair referred to
conversation which had occurred between
certain gentlemen, some CT whom were
we'll qualified TO express an opinion on
the matter in which the belief was eN-
pressed that if proper efforts were put
forth by Richmond the Federal Govern
ment could be induced TO lay off park
at the principal battlcfelds around Rlch-
mond Upon motion CT MI. BlnsWanser.
seconded by Mr.. Taylor. tins matter was
referred to the Chamber committee Oh
Streets, Roads and Parks
Tpon motion of Mr.. Taylor, seconded
by Mr.. Crump, it was decided that here
after notices of meetings of the board
should be sent to the eN-presidents OF
the Chamber. those notices being IN the
nature of an invitation to them 70 al
tend the meetings or the board that the
benefit of their experience and counsel
may be brought to the aid OF the board
in its deliberations.
Upon motion of Mr.. II. s. Birswanger.
the raw bill, amending the national
bankruptcy act. was referred to the
Cha~,ler,s Committee on Legislat ton.
Robert L. Montague, Esq. attorney at
law. proposed by Colonel John b. Pur-
col, and Messrs. Evans and Farrar, ac-
countants and AUDITORS anu Mr. George
". E,nglehardt. publisher. proposed by
Mr. r. L. Cabell. were elected members
of the Chamber.