The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-13
TO IMP ROVE I [ ] \ ! {,
The STREET
Petersburg Chamber \. 81 Of COM NJ
& ,t,crce Wants Washington
Street Made Better.
WORK ON THE APPROXIMATION II y
Chairman Bishop Makes Inter Inter
csting Report OF, Harbor I'M
provcniertsO thcrs Items.
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pEr1sasBUI VA, July The Pes \.
8tersburg Chamber Of Comm rce held its
Quarterly meeting THIS afternoon at g.
o'clock There were present Messrs. 4. 8 Z
Bcckwlth,,prcsjdent N. T. Pat teson. /, sec
retary; HI. p. strnttot, Charles 7, Lassi-
ter sttthsBolllng, Homer tkinson,s1Edw win,
B. tVhitmora, w w. Gillian. w. T.
Arlington Reports were read Y from sew
eral committee, and Chairman Lassiter,
sof the Committee on Public Roads and
Streets, aftersreadlng an Interesting re.
port. offered resolution providing for
the Improvement Of Washingt on street.
from Market Street to the corporate line,
and tho hetterment or the Cox road. Mr..
Stratton, chairman Of the Commit tee on
Manufacturing, seconded the resolution,
which Was adopted. y 3 ~
E Mr. Carter r, Bishop. chairman Of tho
Committee on e Rivers and Harbots this
afternoon submitted the following report 4:
Mr.. President, during Tho past
quarter the commerce OF our Port asn
Il Mas. outward, $lt1,507. to;S inward, $50.
10000. Total, si3l, s07, 90 2oS vessels, as
~ 1925 tons. Ss35SS sgs 4!
There has been expended on river
S dHsinf tle ysar a apn.
Is nent and the Petersburg Iron Works.
Il u dor tiin old plan, which at best could
Il nent good !. has resultad Z 49, !. true
that the General a bbotl Is drawing
3ff hrniIt,i; niiT5 river; hut tho channel Ii "a
Il sIready1 obstrutted With bars over
which We ca :, 9etE SIX i l, a.
wstsr va afs e ,as been
II TEN ot ln,pro which will IN
sire the y W Z, r :,
from tho government appropriate ion q
considerabIe sum. EhichBca be used X
Nh for dredging, ana thereby opening ours
port to n ny coasting vcssel tina Ga q
cross Harrison Bar II, James RIVER
I on which there - now 4, Igi1sesn feet
G d water. "A II ictties will BIO taxi out
$s OF the FLYER and llarbor, grea 7 y to the
~ benefit OF nayiga ton ]. Is !. 8iS
The approprtn ton BY the :. !, e W
way. s7b: COO. g; contract. s1s7. 49,, % IL e
sThls leaves ssf,5os.co for oftice, cx-
5 i's''s' 3 HAVE q irLIsB RATIO is.
III is contemplated by tho Chamber OF
Commerce. when tho work on Tho di-l
version scheme. referee to In Chairman.
Bishops report I, is be gun, 10 celebrate the,
occasion BY an appropriate emf rtainmcnt,5
10 which -will bc invited prominent men
from many parts 81 the country. land
some Testimonials Will he presented TO.
4 aIr. Bishop in token OF the city'R Rrpre-S
citation OF his able services In fthis
work. al TIL 81 983 q
Will, RESIST THE TAX d rs u
Sl5 II Is reported that several OF the largest
buyers OF {leaf tobacco In this market
have notified the wholesale men that dur
< Ing the next tobacco ycar, beginning Oc-3
tober 1st they, tho buyers, will not. rs
They have heretofore been ulred to do,
3 nay the Goutraseous8thx on lea &, as this
would materially reduce tho income Q &
the warehouses; the wa ehonse men a re
naturally disposed to make 4 IS Wig rous
resistance. I I cannot be- stated. a 7 this
time, wi .ch side will win. II s{ 55SA4
& s5 SUNDAY SCHOOL ST. TlSI'ICE
The Baptist Sunday School a ssocla tlon
4 Of this city, embracing tho churches In
4 Petersburg. JNoodlawnE Church. at Swift
Greek. and the sehnrches In Afatoaca and
SY,.ttrick. have statistics Sas follows. Aver
ago register. A 4lg; Is average attendance,
1885: percenta Sc Of attendance. "a 5; new
pupils, g. FL
DR.. w. F. Drewry. supcrlnt ndent Q {
tho Central State Hospital. In his report
to the special board of directors. ma kes
%the $intereating statements that his plan
or colonizing on farms many Of the
4quietcr class of pat ients Is being employ
cd with great success, and that the plac-
ing Of consumptive patients in & canvas vas
tents ID also proving most satisfactory.
The hospital at presen contains ]. 1S4 pa
Ftients.5 There are onl VI wos insane color
ed persons in the tails Of tho State. @
n The funeral OF M iss LOT tin Wells, old
y est daughter Of the late John Wells took
place hero yesterday afternoon Miss
Wells, whose death occurred In Rich
Inond on Saturday. was a young ladyso
most beautiful character and is a sin;
sere loss TO a large numbsp Of admiring
relatives and friends. Il 81 "A III
IL Rev. DR.. O. S. Bunting, 81 st. Raul's
T. u. Church is spending his vacation
at Warm Springs, "a. "
Mr. w N b Roper, OF the Trade Jour-
nal. has gone to Blue Ridge Springs for
a few days. II "a 4.