Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-11
NEWPORT. NEWS -Is-|A
CONDITION
etIPllRgs President oI2 Chamber. Of
! Commerce Says CItys GiPcun.
stances Were Never Better
|R|lGHT PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE
i NtAi a 4 TN
zeal estate Values arc Good, raxa:
ton Low Financial institutions are
& in Good Shape and shipyard and c.
4 G o. arc in Position to Employ
4 Many Mcn--Increasc in Business.
blGRT PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE

81 Below is an interesting paper by
Dr.. ii. rB. Holmes, sent to tho Cham,
$ar OF Commerce as the annual mes.
@lge OF the retiring president OF that
5bdy:
10 the Members of the Newport
81 News Chamber of Commerce. City.
q Gentlemen: During the past year
ne have held ten regular meetings,
$So of which were during the month
n February 1905, and six special
a ceilings. We failed to have n quo
8dm on the regular meeting nights
a June, July and December
A1n this connection, feel it my
Alty to say to you, that the attend
84lce during the past year has not
aeen as good as it should have been.
offending our meetings is duty
Ahich each and everyone of you
yves to himself, as well as to our
%ty, as this is the only means by
Ahich you can keep in touch with
#hat the Chamber is doing This is
especially true, SO far as the chair.
Zen of the various committees arc
sSPncerncd, as they should be in pc.
Ation at all times to handle intelli-
Sfntly. all matters referred to their
respective committees, which cannot
H done unless they. are present to
Fhar the various questions discussed.
ID trust that for the good of our or.
33snization, the coming year will show
"A great Improvement in this dircc.
Hon.
IA Our membership has been increas-
III BY fourteen new members and we.
aivc i'll good standing at this time.
#Dout one hundred members.
II II affords ME great deal OF pleas.
Ne in surrendering tho chair TO my
l%lccessor to be able to state to you.
Nat VIC are In better shape tinan-
Tally, than VIC have been at any
Mlnc in thc history of our organiza-
3pn. This is due in Il great measure
IA the work Of our secretary. There
Il not 4 bill outstanding against
ne Chamber. as will be seen from
rs annual report, and we have bal
a5ice to our credit in the general build
Dis fund. In addition TO this, there
Hfs been placed to the credit OF our
S@lilding fund since January 1st, 1906
Nose to $4,000. We have also dur
Ng the current year. paid several
Alls which were contracted prior to
#nuary LIST, 1905. We have during
sAis time spent some little money
5Br travelling expenses and adyertis.
as for which there has been no
SS8tuins. This is to lie expected anu
$al the whole, the money has been
Aisely expended by your board of
directors.
ii The Chamber during the pas.
|$eNe months has directly and In.
SArectly, done considerable work
sahich has been and will be, OF
bnefit to our city. E
"a The year was started with our an
Mtal banquet, at which we were for
8anate In having as our guests, quite
& number of distinguished gentlemen
3om this and other States, all of
Mhom seemed to greatly appreciate
H3lr entertainment. We should let
sbthing interfere with these pleasant
E$ctal functions.
al During the early part Of 1905 our
constitution and bylaws We're re.
81 sed and printed in pamphlet form
5$Sld a copy of same Is now in the
8hnds of zach and every member.
This Is something which we have
Ssng felt the need of.
81 We had before us In February.
$P05, the question of trying to SC.
3ire am ice harbor for our port. At
$Ae meeting at which the question
81 as discussed, there were a number
81 the captains Of our coastwise YES
ahls present, who stated that they
considered this an absolute neces-
81 ty for the proper protection OF our
chipping. The matter was referred
81 the proper committee, but up to
&his time. they have not, made re.
brt. If this Improvement could be
ssssfcured, II would make our harbor
fcond to none In: the world at, all
e5baSOnS of the wear, and stems ShOuld
se taken with a view TO getting. an
appropriation for this work.
"a The Chamber also several months
$50, took up the question OF the ex.
]snsion Of our city limits, The mat
Ssr was referred 70 our committee