The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-22
City's Commercial Wealth.

Speaking to the ice lnanufaa-
5turers OF tile commercial wealth.
civic beauty and increasing Importance OF
the city. Mr.. Mccarthy gave some very
interesting data. He said there are as
many as five public Libraries. carrying
about GO,000 volumes. 1t possesses one
hundred and ;twenty3n,lc Of street. forty
nine, tobacco factories, eighteen foun-
dries and machine shops, and is conttn-
ually advancing in all lines Of manu-
5facture. The capital employed In the
manufacturing interests OF the city ag-
gregate a total of s25,s4s, oOo:, the annual
wages paid to the 1900 employees reach
a total OF 100000 and the annual pro-
ducts OF the city reach q value of s2s,-
10000.
Mr.. Mccarthy vas listened to with the
closest attention. and took Ills seat amid
burst of appreciatives and hearty ap-
splause, 81
Mr.. Z. ii. Bonnell, Of the .Nubian
Paint and yarnish Company, Chicago.
was next introduced. Flo referred to
Richmond in the most nnttering phrases,
and said that he had attended the meet
ing with the sole object OF cl,eapening
ice. He explained thatfsthis matter had
appealed to him particularly on account
of the tremendous julep industry of this
city.EIIe said that by cheapening the
cost OF production of this beverage he
was appealing to the hearts OF NIL. He
was accorded the most hearty applause.
\. Presidents Address.
President wingneld then replied to tho
address. Of welcome. saying In part:
Gentlemen OF the Southern leo Ex-
change. 1t is hardly possible to add any
thing in the way Of a welcome to what
our worthy Mayor has already said in
his address to you. will simply say.
on behalf OF the ice manufacturers and
cold storage men sof Richmond. that we
are glad to have you with us, and ey-
tend to you the right hand of fellowship
ana our hearty good VII.
Your Executive Committee, whose will
Your president must obey. and which Is
ruled by that old 8war-horse. your Sec
fretary. with as strong a hand as that
WITH which Speaker Cannon rules the
4 House of Representatives.. has decided
that this. the seventeenth annual con-
tyention OF your exchange, shall tie de-
voted more exclusively * o serious busl-
ness than any previous convention has
/ ever been. Some OF tic committee
were actually III fnor OF Violating your
constitution % the extent of cuttirE out
MI social features -levon lles banquet
which affords opportunities soma OF us
who arc married dare not Indulge In.
except when away from home. m
a53.ln Justice to those OF tile committee
who arc Of Il gconflvial nature and bo-
ilcve thut I'LL work and no play makes
Jack IL dull boy will say T am OF
sopinion that tho suggestion to dispense
With tho banquet 4 emanatcd from such
members as have abused theirs d !gestivo
organs and Lurnt out their conner lin-
Ing, ,a "a g n f Il Il, n;
may be wrong ln9attrlbuting such,
selfish motives to your committee. and
will give them the benefit OF The doubt
by saying that they may Il haze & been
prompted to take this step by the con-
stinual round of entertainments which
were given this exchange at Its last
meeting by the good people OF Augusta,
whose Swellrmennti hospitality left LITTLE
time for business. 10 the reason what
1T may, your Iixepu i've COMMITTEES asks
Sthatsles time DO given % pleasure, and
urges that YOU attend 4 the sessions reg
l,lauy and promptly IN order to transact
8lh4the allotted Tine tho business which