The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-14
Immense Gathering l' II 9 OF OF
Prominent Il ii I g Citizens I, L;'lt'lE |!'
Favoring ii, 9 ..|:;,' Expansion. J; an
GRE ATER RICHMOND |. IA , \ , 81
(. ISEUNlVERS All I CRY i J
President Of Richmond / I LocomAo-
B tive Works Sends Word That 'lIl;
.if& City's Welfare Demand Del
Taking ii That M Plant 2 ant He 4 y
is Willing for It to be 81
Annexed Speeches.

II u Never within tho wall of the Chambef
h or Commerce, and perhaps never IN all
"a the tlno that Richmond has been a. city.
i has there been greater gathering OF,
Representative and thinking men 3as met
n III the Chamber Of Commerce last night.
i ssAnncxat Ion was big In the hearts of al
4 and prayer and n plea for civic develop
u Trent was on the lips Of the raen who met me
& TO make u stand for the wei fare ana ad-
yanccmcnt OF Richmond. * 4.
From tho moment Mr.. Egbcrt Leigh
president OF tho Chamber Of Commerce,
e called Mayor Mccarthy to preside, until
& four hours later. the motion was ca rricd
8E3 that called upon the Council 70 vote for
II Greater Richmond. there was evidenced
u an interest that was as pronounced as
y 1t was earnest. Ss ES5 5ig5 N
Three hundred ana fifty mon high in
lB5 tho affairs OF husiness life Htroyo for
civic Improvement and plannad for the
ss moral aud physical bcttorments Of social
conditions.
"a Amongat II those n present were M lessrs.$
Leroy Brown. j 81 NJ. B SFourqurcan.H straus,
4 NJ d Smith S. .8s w. Fleiscftnan, w ifam.
n Read c. I. W. Lambert, w ]. + Meredith.
IA George Bryan. !. T.. II. Jenkins, a. g. Leigh,
Mayor Mccarthy, ~ r. Dunlop. 4 L1.sS "a
Morris, Judge George Il Christ ian. Joseph
Bryan, Colonel John B. nrcell ~ ION e.
\ RI Pollard. General Charles @ derson,
" Colonel George Wayne nderson, a Al B.ll
lliams, ohm Stewart Bryan y, James
u II. q. Drak Jr.. on IS flor Ely yson,
John c. freeman, Iiill Montague, John
Rose, /, Davis Bottom. Blake, Gnnn,sss AIcf'
Con1ber. u a. &. Hammond Il e. "a. s Saun I;
$sders, Cowardtn. NJ vi ford, 4. ]. N. " CARING
ton. and ., ~ II @ himcr,
James G. Smith 70. Cal II, Colonel
": Boyk Grensllaw, IS e'oyin
s4SlY. s.. Copeland, II John Lamb q Charles W.
8 Gnrber, Dr. Horsley, Or. Ed win H obson.i
NJ Granville Valentine, Frederick Valentine
IL LELAND Rankin. Il. II. Ilett,, Or. We q.
Il Matthew's dgnr FERGUSON, Bruce Bowe.E
u Or. s stTt Julian Oppenhlmer, a. Il I'll Var
IL borough. Craig. II. +, 7. " Sutton. =. +. 2.
Il Myers, Jr., jackson Guy.s}P. NJ. F'ry.s Dr.
55 q. N. Z Caliscl1, Charles e. IDS, sA.{SNV.
Harper, Rcv. or. Young, NJ AZ Cham
\ bers. Dr. Mercy, Or. stratford, Dr. Nc
s CURE Newton. Hunsdon Cary, Colonel.
Miles Cary, Fitzgerald. Cox, James 5An-3
p derson, John r. Branch Julian Hi, c.
Y ~, Branch, Rev. DR.. J. llam ones.
@ James r. Gordon, Hotl. John T. r Minor
& Coleman Worthan,. 4, Clarence a& 8 ydnor.s
II August simonpctrl. .52 John Tyler, Gary
4 Bragg. G. z. a. Smith Arthur Flcasnts,
Goodwin, Chewing. Meanly, Montague.
Brown, Dunlop. Rountrec, D. o. Davis, /
Il Christian, John p Mcclure, Buchanan.
IA James III Drak Howard James Caskic,.
seldom Taylor, ]. \, Z Thompson Brown. NJ.
wv. Bowe. Cruinor n ca, M. NJ MEG Guire.
II Ro. Lee Iraylor, Lewis w illlams
Z Colonel Anderson Speaks. !,
Mr.. u, G. Leigh, president of the Cham
Fbcr OF Commerce, call ed tho meeting to
order and requested Mayor NJ McCnrthy to
Mayor Mccarthy spoke brle fly in favor
\ preside. s5i D Si III #
48 tue. N l6s5R 70 III
Colonel George Wayne Anderson was the
4 first speaker. He declared that I'll had
been said that he was tho father Of the
annexation bill, but heF desired 1t to he
Ii known TINT the bill had been practically
IA drawn and developed by the Chamber Of
IL Commerce without whose interest and in-
S fluence tho bill would never have been
II passed. Si II
Briefly, Colonel. Anderson sketched the
history of tho bill, its progress through
the Legislature and Its final passage, In
setting out reasons for&placlng annexa-
Il tlon Into the hands OF the court. Colo
mel Anderson stated that he had gone
thoroughly into the question OF right. 1T
WIS not fair for. tho residents Of the .coun-
K ty to say whe ther or mot they should he
annexed to q city, nor was 4 It. fair for
the citizens OF q 2cty to say whether or
not lands outside the limits should be
annexed, nor yet was 4 t fair for tho resi-
dents of both city and county to vote
on tho question, for the city would al
ways out vote the county @
Colonel Anderson explained the operation
A Of tho statute for annexation, how
& both city and county We're hedged
about wth5all manner Of protection and
n how impossible 1t was for either TO take
i; nny advantage Of tho other.
A He spoke Of the great good large and
flourlshlng cities arc to community8and
especially how the city f of y RI edmond
Il had made the county tof Henrico pros
4 porous. n Is s II, & N 53 4f
II Mr., Bryan Next Speaker, @
Mr.. Joseph Bryan was next introduced.
Il MI, Bryan said y n rs y
Richmond has expanded to the point OF
& busting; you Have got to have more gnir,
W and II want to say to you that If Rich
5mond gneeus a part Of Henrico, we people
\ Y III Henr!co are willing for you to have
IT., Il 81
5i Mr.. Bryan stated amid great applause,
that no was Instructed blythe officers 2of
the Locomotive Works to say, that lf It
i was necessary for the prosperity Of Rch-
mond ito bring the locomotive Works
4 within tho city limits, they would not
mako any objection. l.gj #
Mr.. Bryan further said that in his
opinion, II was nit being within the
city limits and living under city taxes
that was Injurious to manufacturing iu-
4 terests, but the fact that the industries
Il E * IA city isE we'll able to he liberal to the
jE Industries within her border, r,'' said Mr..
4 Rryan, land that is what I want Rich,
n,ond to be- ffs BE fair g nd generous to- III
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