The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
Dr.. Pitt Replies


business way and scntinehtally. to be a
ssrih IN '' every sis H is pointed The
nases IF fhs Sty w npd Taw e
!. Mayor l Z. Rose was the last speaker. lie
sad a ne could see nothing but good for
advised is " Is loK Kat at III
in the same light. Il
ne question OF voting then came up,
scented BY DR.. Pitt Mr.. Wendenburg pre-
annexation until the Council Of Rich
mon, could o., show what was going to be
done. The amendment was lost ny the
vote of 81 10 GO. Tho sn me vote was
cast for the resolution, and the meeting
A STRONG FIGHT
FOR MORE HONEST
Continued from First Page.)
ours is congestion. caused by being over
crowded. Richmond has been said TO be
the most thicky populated city In the
Union. according to Its area. and now the
question is. what are You going to do
about II 2'tl Us 3g V .j .5E5.a
Air and Sunshine.
Here Mr.. Bryan declared heartily in
favor OF expanding into an area where:
there Is ample space and air. and, he said
he could not understand why people should
be opposed to such a move. THE speaker
told Of a trip from Buffalo to Duluth, and
OF the beauty and healthfulness OF these
and Intermediate cities. and his compare
son 8of the homes there with those of
tNL, u <toI
latter. } rs 5RS5 A si #
fF Mr.. Bryan elaborated on his views as
10 congestion. and declared that he had
recently seen In the West End houses
where rooms were only ten or eleven feet
wide. 81 IA ;sS5
Coming to the remedy. Mr.. Bryan de-
5clared that The people could Y urge the
Council to- take action on the subject,
and again the people could, y In building |
their houses. provide for airan sunshine
and trees II Mr.. Bryan spoke of the crowd
ed con Oh lions in the tenement sections OF |
the city. and called attention to the fact
that under the law at present persons
selling land had a right to prescribe how
houses should be built thereon. God
forbid that j should say anything against
my city. but right here among ourselves
can we not admit that we are a shade
too conservative ~ asked the speaker. and
then he eloquently urged progressive acc
Stion and a getting in OF larger territory
and more citizenship for the community.
Sf Air. Bryan spoke eloquently Of the work
OF the late Major Lewis Ginter along the
lines OF progress. and his utterances on
this line were loudly cheered.
Colonel Palmer and Others.
Mayor MCCARTHY introduced "a Colonel
William, II. Palmer, one OF the best men;
5of Richmond and one OF the most pro-
gressiYe and His Honor paid & high |
tribute to the speaker Colonel Palmer
spoke briefly for enlarging the limits Of
the city. He ss took he business mans
view of annexation declaring that the
lines should be&enlarged, but due ®ar I'd
should be had for proper thods OF tax
Ing the new territory.
E Colonel Palmer has recen tlyf given a |
splendid evidence Of his faith in Rich
mond by erecting the great building at
Ninth and Main Streets, costing consid-
3ernbly more than half n million dollars.
a5 Mr.. N Il W Richards. INN gra ton agent
for the Southern Railway Company.
stirred the audience to the highest pitch
Il OF enthusiasm. & Mr. Richards told some
4 good stories before getting down to bus
mess. and then went into the spirit OF
the meeting with all earnestness
E I'll e. praised the work OF Richmond peo-
pie and those Oft South, and declared
that they needed to be congratulated. Mr..
Richards spoke Of the discourageme that
first came to him in his work, and he |
was applauded when he said the people |
of the South deserved a great deal of
credit for what they had accomplished. He !
got another wave OF pplause when he |
said finlmigratlon was turning toward the |
South, ana that a great many people were
coming toward Richmond Mr.. Richards
said he and those similarly situated had
mot much time to come South now, as
it took mos OF their time to tell others
what was down here in the way Of happy
homes. 5a w "a 81 .3 34
II am a grandson OF Virginia" he said,
s"and say TO you, expand, and make
way for the people who desire to come
here and occupy the vacant places on
THE outskirts Of your beautiful CITY,.
Mrs Meredith's Reasons.
Mayor Mccarthy read a letter from
Hon. "a. ". Meredith expressing thorough
sympathy with the meeting, and his re-
cret at his enforced absence. The let
ter was as follows.
81 8. Richmond. VA, March 20, 1905.
Mr.. John Stewart BRYAN City; d /,
PsaG SF Tsfs say thas II T
night, as my business willnot allow me.
/ regret to be absent from 9 meettisg'
whose apb1 tSe edT ps nye he
Mi MGn'n Prove 4 1ssiueeessful
ire Of the city should not be kept. for
mile q more, g nam M, strip, between
THE main object for the clty's extern
sion is to be able to furnish mechanics
and men of small salaries opportunities
to5obtain homes at prices within their
c,enpness or price will be neutralizcd, il
| the location is to render Its use expen-
sive, sss e 45S3 # Z -. !, u 81 III Iss 85
ieither to the extreme eastern or the eX-
irene western sections of the city; while
| it looks as + any new. enterprise III the
Igcity is ant to seek ALLEGATION along our
| northern boundary because of railroad
| facilities. Thereiar already several large
ifnt Ia