Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24

Chamber CT Commerce Appoints Com.
mittee to Wait Upon Terminal Co.
Quarantine committccs Report Is
Adopted and Committee viii Go to
Washington.

Trouble experienced by local NOR
chants In getting their wares trans
ported 10 Pine Beach and the James.
\ town Exposition grounds Was he
subject of an interesting. discussion
NJ the meeting of the Chamber OF
commerce last night. Mr. A. Ruscn.
baiim brought the matter To tho ~
tenticn of the chamber and asked
that steps be taken to remedy con
ditions.
Mr.. Ilosenbaum stated That since
the Norfolk & Atlantic Terminal
Company passed out of the hands
OF the street railways on this side of
Hampton Roads. The stcamc, be.
Z tween Ivy avenue ana Pine Beach
MAJ not been handling freight md
On this account the merchants here
hre losing valuable trade.
Mr.. cottrclrs Suggestion.
Mr. w. Il. Cottrcll governor OF
Wnrks loi' The jamestown EXpusition,
was called upon To offer "A s,icpr..
ton. Saying that the only Thing for
the merchants To do was Il start n
boat line CT their own. Mr.. Cpitrrll
suggested that II small boat be Sc
cured ana run temporarily in order
oSsee whether or not there is bust.
ness enough to justify maintaining
II line permanently. He went on TO
Say that lie wis sure that the uypn.
sltion company would not object To
Tue use Of It's commercial pier by
4 the bont.
After several members had had
something to say on the subject
Mr. RosYnbaum ana Secretary Far.
rar werS appointed II committee 10
ilsk theINoWolk Il Atlantic Terminal
company To resume the handling of
ireisht. If the company declines
20 Grant tho request. then the mat.
4 igr oil putting on Il special boat will
be considered.
Quarantine Resolution.
Tho special committee auuoipt,d
TO investigate into the Quarantine
question made its report, recon.
MGRding that the government be ask
I cd NO chnnSe the nur,acrn boundry
OF Ne yellow fever zonc rrcm the
sonth1lm- MARYLAND line % the south.
s orn virginia iine. II thls change Is
Hlaue re features Of the Federal
quarantine Objectionable 10 mis- nnrt
ana Norfolk would be eliminated. I'm.
der the committees resolution preii.
uent Ltvezcy Is to appoint Il csm.
mittec of two 10 act with Il like
colnmiiee from the Norfolk Chamber
ahd NTH man selected by The
iohr. This committee will 20 TO
washington and file its petition. MIR.
~ q. Bickford will be one Of the 10.
cal members Of the COMMITTEES ana
the president will appoint II doctor
as the other member,
New Mail Service.
'SMr. j. A. NVillett offered n reso,,.
lion petltioning tho post Office do.
pavement for mail service between
thisc ity and Chuckatuck ana CrIi-
tenden. member agreed to apprlsc
inc tnostmasters on the other side of
the river of this resolution. ana nsk
them to cooperate, The resolution
was adopted.
MI II. II. Holmes offered II rosa.
luton asking the commissioner nj
agriculture TO take action In Tho
a,Icction OF encouraging immIGra
.,cn through this port. This resolu.
lion was adopted.
IA resolution offered by Sccrctor,.
Farrar, endorsing the Wilson hin,
4 was unanimously adopted. Thc Wi.
sen bill provides fo~ III ircrease IN
the pay Of postal Clerks.
National Board of Trade.
communications from The Naljouo,
. =,
3 Der OF its election MS member ma
4 or !, the annual convention Of the m.
. Alonal body i'll Washington on jam.
airy 10, were read Dy the secretary
me president was directed Ia send
e resolutions to the board urging ac-
uoh' In favor of ship subsidy.
"A communication from tho Virginia
Board OF Trade giving notice of the
annual meeting of tho board i'm RjcD.
mond ON December -. was road
mo president will appoint delegates
to.this convention as well as 10 thn
one IN Washington within lie next
few days. 49,
Messrs. Franz Won Schilling. w.
wv s. Butler and Frank T. Wash.
ington unanimously elected members
OF the chamber.
Secretary Farrar made a state.
1nent TO the effect that the chamber
now has q membership Of liz ana
is In Il better financial condition
than ever before.