The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-06
GREAT FIGHT FOR
S. S. 4 L..0ffl| ICES |. 6
Richmond linen Say Great
Inducements Should
!. Be Offered.
/ II ORGANIZATIONS Of ...3
!. TO G, TAKE a HAND
Chamber Of Commerce and
Travellers Protective Asso-
citation Will Act Prompt
ly-Post A Meets To-
night-Views on
Subject.

Richmond will have TO put up Il stifi
fight IL she hopes 10 land the Senboard
prize ana succeed ii, having them bring
their Offices here.
iA dispatch from Norfolk states that
tile Scaboard Air Line Railway Con-
pany rs contemplating the removal OF.
It's offices from Portsmouth. to some
moro favorable locality. Immediately
there arose Il, cry from mans. cities. which
are DESTROYS OF securing the prize, notably
tAtlantn and Norfolk, these soffar put
ting forth the strongest play for tho
offices.
* a number or prominent citizens or Rich
nlond. WHO were seen last night regarding
the matter OF having Richmond enter the
!, struggle, were all of the opinion hat
the thing foY. this city to do was to pu,
4 forth such Inducements to the company
H as Will cause the directors 10 sec the
advantages OF having the conlpany's
Offices located here. and forthwith begin
a removal from Portsmouth 10 RichmOnd. 4
It Is understood that tile reason for
4 the move III chg sing the situation OF the
~ offices tic fact that Portsmouth is not
4 on the ma Z line. nor Is u centrally To-
"a ca ted with reference 10 other points on
the line. Thi.NaISeing 50. I, becomes more
than possible III the opinion OF some that
the city cnn play It's best hand now and
win out. 5 3a
Have Atlanta to Fight.
The general opinion Is that II Richmond
enters the competition her strongest rival
viii be Atlanta But even before Atlanta.
Richmond has apparently the best show
4 OF landing the Offices. and fort several
reasons. It is now lipto the business men
4 and organizations Of The city 10 Put forth
their best efforts In laying before tht5
n Sca1oard onlcia Is sufficlen t1ss reason *fori
their removal lii this city. i
a Some Of the rcasons advanced by Rich
nonders last night IN favor of5petition-
n Ing the railroad company to locate here
rise out OF this cffy's situation 2cograph-
lcaly AMI It's Importance, commercially.
Richnond rs the largest misunderstanding
q city on the Snaboard Air Line, has MS
valid II claim as any other Southern city.
It's ncarncss 10 Washington is another
point In It's favor. Richmond is on tie
4 main line. and Is the main city on. the
line which is 4 better argument than At
.Slanta can offer. letting alone any other
cities Which may choose 10 enter their
& names on the lists.
Mr. J;gbcrt G.. Lcish,.Jr. president OF
4 the Chamber OF Commerce. speaking OF
the proposed change in the location Of
the Scaboard Offices from Portsmouth,
said:
"speakIne for the Chamber Of Com
nerce, can say that we are going
to put up good fight for the Sea.
board offices, The opportunity Is too III
good for Richmond to miss. and every
effort should be made to get then,
here. Some time ago wrote to Mr.,
j. M, Barr, president of the road, In
RIehmond's behalf, laying forth the
Inducements that the city offered to
such company as he headed. Mr..
Ga Barr made reply that he regretted
very muc, that he could not consider
Rlchmond's offer for tho site, and In n
so many words declined to bring the
offices here. But by no means does
the matter end here. Mr.. Barr has
resigned from the Scaboard Air Line, Il,
and, when the new manag ement goes
into office. we shall put the matter
before 1t In such a LIGHT as Will con-
Vince then, that this Is the cIty above
all cities for their purpose. What we
all have to do is to make strong I'd
effort and pull together, and Rich.
n,ond will be sure to get the thing q
she covets."
Mr.. Cooks Views.
Mr. Charles b. Cooke, president Of
the Travellers Protective Assoc iatlon, and
also president of the Civic Improvement
League was seen on tho subject, and
offered some suggestions. lie SAIL;
"RIcl,mond is the proper place for
the seaboard offices. There Is no
doubt OF that at all. The rub Is that
we have got to convince the heads
OF the seaboard ar line that IT
So and then we shall realize a grand
possibility. Tonight at the meeting
OF the Board OF Directors Of the assoc
claton, shall lay the matter before
them, and perhaps something material
may be accomplished as a result OF
our efforts. The association Is a State n
organization, and have no doubt but
that we can bring great Wel1ht to 4
bear In favor of this city by the COM
blned abors OF 7. p. AS all over the
State,
''If wo offer them the proper induce
monts | SEQ no possibility Of n loss for
Richmond 1 am certain they VIII come
here. Tho long and tho short Of the
matter, Is that they arc going to Leave
Portsmouth They have got to go some
where, Now there Is no better place IN
tho South for the location of the Offices
than Richmond, and feel sure that II
lhn matter is laid before The company
IN the right manner tho near future
will snn the offices In Richmond, Hero
they will be centrally located. Tho COM
pnny vii! get more business out OF Rich
mond than they could ont Of any othcr
Southern city. There Is a strong prob
ability Of their coming here. re Tho mat
ter of railroad taxation Is set forth as
1t should be to induce them to consider
oll proposition there can be no l!esta-
ton in the choice Of Iour city over al
others, "a
All Join Hands.
4 "Although The matter is somewhat out
OF the sphere or The work of the Civic
Improvement League, vet. we shall take
such steps as viii lat least help toward ho
desired end,
Sin the matter Of office space. should
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