The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-20
R1DAY, ANUAlaY 20, 1900 1900 N.
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Eood Work Of Chamb'er Ct Com =:
81 rnerce. 4; yi}
ice 1901 the Chamber Of co nll1 1',t
has boen actively and nggresslyely 81 g.
VI sed ii, trying q have the boundarles
CIR city extended During the ne i 'a'l
ourteen years our city has in llt.
Enormously Its wealth, trade and &c q
If But the boundaries. 5of the
1ty.S ith tic exception Of the Lee ols.'
lct have not been Increased since ls6 w
IL which time. the population "of the ne cl'!
lcss IL Ian 81 900 people. tro az thofe
ra over IS, 900 people living within TINS TINS
ted area, while the number Of those Ep
Wing III the t3slbu y. Won y e e
the total population Of the natural elsi
ans 90 Richmond to- perhaps 135 ooo,a5 i'.
q been well! said BY President f . e
,irhS " tho Chamber OF Commerce tsl ~, y
It, that the new Constitution pro ~ 4
colal acts for the xteI,slon 9 ile
n,ts added Immensely to the Gil fc " y
securing this greatly needed as! le-
.lnt IN rIlcsos difficulties We're lrletsslnu
ercomo by The billfwEicli Was drawn lstsl
Colonel q Gorge Wayne Anderso Whe'
rIicmb u the General Assembly an a1lcl
&c earnestly and successfully stppoIr1tteui
lotg onlyby Colonel pS 1tle
nam Der Of Commerce ~ result OF
sabIll tho City Council Is nov Y pro- ',Ie,
fins, n.plan for the 5enlarGe or the nc
Nv trc Cd, Which cal, be done legally ana IN
il,lc form for the great and enc q. lrins'
,,easfi Il ~ he whole community. INC at
ilnber c,olnlrlerce acted WIN
Wis on iii calling @ general meet eeit
ffor@thc discussionSo of this most I'M ! m
tnrtSf,uestion and for the using O.
GblicS interes (which so Justly belongs to
question Or this far-rcachlng import I'M g Is
kce. phe s wealth, tho happiness KY tll I
,,nclnl welfare OF Richmond and its Sis
communities all demand nm early 4 en-
Sion u, our city's limits and tho Cham
wlll5udd but further to- its alrea'dySdl Is
E,,shei services by continuing It's car
Nj efforts for this8lnost desirable end.
sisstnlso " or interest to note that u
request Of president Leigh 4 spe--
committed, presenting thebcst bust b ll
3sintclligcncc and character OF this
h,1,Su,nrity, has been urpointed for The y,
ifin purpose Of making an Impartial
nination Of the WorlS Of the Chamber i'1l',l
Rould seem that fl view of the obvious t'1ls
Gifts which the Chamber has conferred
SonHthls community there could be no
stS Ground for quest ioning It's value Ger
y55sthes as tonishins growth OF our Job
trade has shown the close cooirc Ia,
between the Traffic Bureau Of the
n,bcr Of Commercesand the CONNER
3rosperity OF our city.
was clearly said by President spen-
before the Interstate Commerce com-
lon last week the greatest competition
ct, between Individual shippers, but
cen ifferent cities forErltes OF. col-
ons Ethattwill give an advantage in
ktruggle for trude. Tho Traffic 5Bu-
of tho Chamber OF Commerce has
& strong tower Of defensc for the
Of Richmond by furnishing an en-
ailroad man whose duty it was to
lat no other city gained an unfair
age over Richmond in the matter
Aigit rates. How well this duty has
Informed Is attcstcd by Richmonds
,d growth in I'LL those lines Of
: - a
ance and for thnt matter there is
he IN Observation-Disclosures or re-
mpoy en- or enlploye, manufactures
strlbutor lender or borrower, real
s8i owner or real estate rentcr--thnt
t$yita,ly and daily affected by the
d rates o8nnd from this city
a@we he Disseminated against Tbs
uucnt loss OF trade would affect moi
those whose money WAS invested III
particular venture but every other
,ss and person In the City wouli
b Ii greater Or less degree he dam
hereby done io5the community rs q
saye have no doubt that the able
It,ee whom President Leigh mas nP'
swill bring in a report that VII
Zee even the most skeptical Of the
nee and essential services that
zen rendered totltfiiss city by tht
yer of Commerce as a whole and IJ
:afflcN Bureau especially. and ~,
~ commend the suggcstlon 5of Pros
Ieish that The fund necessary fol
lljnipg this essential adjunct for opl
efelal life he irot raised by fhe hat
Il method The president and Eoart
tectors az the Chamber Of, Com
Gre not nendlcaDts; they are pub
Ttted eli izens. serving without any
except the AZ too tafdily eiyer
mr. those who but for This Morl
nave mad % 80 70 the wall or finS
Ether means for protecting them,