The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-03

AN.ORGANiZATlO ON
4 PARTIALL II FORMED


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tSf& "A 4 a mass meeting Of citizens Interested
\ III The united movement for the advance
/ ,,ent OF richmond, held last ngl'tSat the
ntecharltcsa Institute Hall to hear and act
B upon tho reportgo tho Committee 5of FIJI FL
teen, It's report made and adopted. p g !.
and "a temporary organlzat Ion, was i !f ef-
fccted Known nss tho Joint Committee OF
Progress. ~ Mayor Carlton Mccarthy was 8
ma Il temporary chairman and Mr.. Ohm
Stewart Bryan was requested 70 be be the Inc
ssccre,ary, bot TO serve until the pcr%n1ia'-
Bncnt organization OF the Joint Committee Tee
4 had been perfected J. 555 .3g
B aA number OF enthusiastic addresses
4 were made ana one suggestion OF q de-
] finite work OF immediate Importance to
Lie city-thel elilatter Of securing for Rich.
morld the enlarged shops proposed by the
v GhcsupeakcE and Ohio Rairoad--was made
by MI John NJ. Ryall, president OF .ie
4 Ce1,tra / Trades and Labor Council, and
ELECTED considerable dIscussi on II was
finally decided by tho temporary Eorgani-
xation that this matter would be the first
definite work taken up by the permanent
perfected. \! il Il n i5i: n ssj5
$Il There were only about forty persons
present but every one a ppeared to be ac.
lively and ca rncstly Interested IN T, the
great united SinoYcmen It, for a. greater and
more prosperous and beautiful Richmond
Il Considerable time w'ns consumed in dis.
4 #cussIng the scope a nd power OF the pro-
posed Joint committee. which Is designed
to be an an,algamationS OF the influence
kny1 II n q
meas organizations into II one embod ylnE
the talent ofSnll. II was made clenrs ana
Impressed at this IN it!al meeting that the
{ proposed organization will be merely ad !
II @yisory In Its ,powcrs,s and not 4 one with
Legislative or kplenn ~ powers. This was
Il brought out In a aternent by MI. " y Ohm
3 C.. 1rrecmar,S and by tho q feat pf fA res
Y olution offered by ME- John IIo Na ards q.
I proposing an orga Ion composed 38 OF
Representatives OF the var rions component
bodies with power to act therefor.
Committees Report.
The subcommittee OF the Commit OF
& stein, made the following report, which
VI was adopted without dissent: II q.
SiS.'Ne. the undersigned Al committee ap-
\ 20 intctl blythe Committee OF Fifteen. de-
i sire to submit this report for the whole
s committee, ii st 3f3s s5S u
Your committee, after holding several
meetings and fully discussing the present
situation. needs and possibilities Of our
city, unanimously decided that the most
q available means at present for advanc-
ing every Interest . { Richmond would be
through tho formation of a body to be
s known Sasg the Joint Committee on Pro-
gress for Richmond. # s5s Il
5,This Joint committee should be COM
posed, in your Ecomnllttee's IS 4 opinion, Of
three representatives from those organi-
4 cations which nre at present interested In
advancing Richmond's prosperity in one
or more lines s55l II &3S5 n
From the following organizations dele
gates have been Invited to attend this
meeting and afterwards to take part In
forming and directing the Joint Commit
Il teeEon Progress for Richmond
We recommend that q meeting be
held as soon as possible by the Joint
{ Committee on Progress for Richmond to
4 organize and determine plan OF proceed
1re. It Is the opinion OF your committed
that tho best results will be obtained by
making up the meeting OF the Joint COM
mittec II place for the interchange Of
q ideas. which VIII cnlanate from tho va
rious organizations represented. ST
Respectfully submitted
(signcd) S5 m If 8i
4 " osEPlI YALLERsTIEN,
5fst "Chairman;
"JOHNE STEWART BRYAN,
"a 4 <srNr /