The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-15

ue,pato, tho energies Of our people being
the measure of the participation,
Nineteen hundred and four, therefore,
Pre- misses vol. het US trust, however,
that the year, will be marked BY conser-
vftisnl, and that our country may have
therein Il period of financial rest. This
Is needed for tho present, and necessary
for the future.
And what OF the work before tho cham
Der? As tonight retire from Office It
Is with hesitation make any, sugges-
mapping and exploitation Of Our adjoining
report. should. receive the most serious
to say that thus far nothing. has been
done By the. chamber; but undorGthe SUI
pervsion Of some of our individual mem I
sd eps beny ana MAIDS IN lya
Of tho field While no report as to the
result Of their eXploitations has been
published. yet am satisfied that the IN
prove the truth Of our, claim that these /
fields are most valuable. and that their
proximity will prove q most important
factor In one day making Richmond
ter. t Il 4as
FIELD FOR WORK,
Another field for profitable work on
establishment Of better and quicker meth
DDS Of communication and traffic with the
great Valley Of our State than those we
means OF reaching the trade Of that por-
e eSn e e Kns MRiiam ana
4nesn EsSex a{fessX a
thews and Gloucester, It is q SAD fact
such as the great Southwest, the Valley
t,na w ;I Should naturally atu Contribute to
the prosperity Of her capital city,. nre
now pouring their, riches into the laps Of
Baltimore and other Northern points.
and the man or body rectifying this con
dtion will merit the gratitude and aftec-
ton Of this community. sl} E
ha may tho h S o{lce Which Seu gave 6es
to thank yousvery sincerely forithe honor
conferred upon me; to assure our worthy
secretary, the Board OF Directors und
my fellow member OF my appreciation OF
their assistance and courtesy to me while
In office. and to express my regret that
it has not been In my power 70 serve
moro cffectually the chamber In. It's work
2 on behalf OF our beloved Richmond. Fl
The Election OF Officers.
The election Of officers being taken up,
Mr. Cabell stated that he felt no hesitancy
in retaining the chair as, having served
for two terms, he did not consider himself
eligible for election for a third term and
he announced that he was ready to re-
ceve nominations for the position OF pres
ident Of the Chamber.
The position taken by Mr. Cabell with
respect 10 his election being consid-
cred unalteruble, Colonel John b. Pur-
cell said that nc would nominate q gentle
man who would meet the general approval
OF the body, that he had long been iden-
titled actively with the business interests
Of the city. was successful in his own
busint,s ma had every qualification 10
make a most excellent president OF the
Chamber. He then named Mr.. e. G.
Leigh, Jr., who was unanimously elected.
Mr. Leigh was not present, but COM
mittcc was sent to wait on him ana IN
form him OF his election. and when pro-
scented later in the session, he express
cd his doubts as to his ability to measure
I'M to the standard Of his predecessors IN
| Office, but promised to devote his best
services to the work OF the Chamber. LIE
expressed the opinion that tho orgnhlzn-
ton had n right TO expect the support OF
tho best citizens Of the community, thhI
| 1t should stand not only for the matcri;li
interests Of the, community, but US
channel through which It's moral ana ~
tcllcctual forces should be brought TO
bear, He illustrated this view by the
| work which tho New York Chamber OF
| Commerce had accomplished for the
moral, intellectual and social welfare OF
! that great metropolis, lie called atlell-
ton to the fact that Richmond ahounds
| with the best material for such work ana
that such III organization as tho Cham-
bcr had a right to expect thelr nearly
cooperation, and ne appcaleo ~ crs's
! member present TO constitute himself Il
committee Of ono to bring to the active
work OF the Chamber the best citizens or
| ,hc community, and he said IT TINS was
| done. while he would not promise that
| two blades of grass would grow where one
now grows, that We might conildN'tlS
| expect TWO factories where one NJ"
stands The remarks OF MT. Le'sn were
received with warm applause and 1t was
realized that the. Chamber "oulu nave
most earnest icadqrht Its Aead'54GtYf
Mr. James n, Ciordonawas elected first
voe-pres.dent, Hnnd Mr.Acl. ~. treemhn
second ,vce-prcsdcnt; d. treasurer, Jol'n
| IT, Montague, and secretary, H. a. puh-
Ion we're reelected. Mr.. Freeman be-
| ,,,r rrcsent and called upon. said nc was
unable TO cxprcss his surprise at TIC
honor which had been conferred upon
him, but that he derived u leellhs ~
| relief from the fact OF having tWo sucll
leaders in front of him as the president
and first vlcc-presidcnt Just elected, lle
promised his best services, ana salu
that lie felt very deeply that the ellis
zcns of Richmond did not appreciate lhe
crportunity they had of promoting the
interests Of the city through such an
organization us tho chamber, ana that
Tor himself no thought the best way WIS
never to pull hack wNen any SER
vice WAS demanded of him.
The following directors, nominated by
II committee consisting Of MeSsrs y.
i j. Traylor ". O, SHELTON and u. Is.
, Sands, We're elected
The committee to nominate directors
then reported through It's chairman,
Mr. Robert Lee rraylor, tho following
names ten of the old directors having
been dropped, being Ineligible on account
OF having served two terms; Messrs A.
, Hierne Blgir, n. w. BoWe, Charles
Cohen, Jacob Cans. @, w, Hardwicke,
". ". Hardwlcke, Henry S, Hutzler,
!, Robert Lecly, Jr, n, Il. Savage. Charles