The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-11-08
BUSINESS MEN MEET
Reduced Round Trip Rates on Rap.
pahannOck Steamers Reported.
LOCATION OF PUBLIC BUILDING
Refund to Patrons Of Merchants Ordered
Proposition for Putting Another Steamer On
RKsr-ciy ConncIl Requested to Establish
An lncandescent Electric Light Plant, Etc.

An unusually large number Of members
attended the meeting Of the Busiresf
Mems Association Tuesday night. Pres
ident +. W. Mills presided, DR.. j. q X ny
secretary.
The Transportation Committee, e. W.
Jones chairman, reported that the Rap
pahAnnock steamer line had agreed To
give round trip tickets from lrbanna 10
fredericksburg at ) 80, aud from Tap
pahannock at Sl25, and from Port
Royal at - cents, and that they were
preparing to send out printed matter
stating these facts, but they desired the
authority To be given them 10y the assoc
iation. They further reported that they
had been unable to make any arrange
ments with the railroads; that the Mar
row Gauge had said it was impossible to
give any better rate, and the agent Of
the r. +. 4 +. RI K. had referred the com
mittee to headquarters in Richmond.
On motion OF Mr.. Isaac Hir-h $50 was
placed to credit Of transportation Com
mittec for advertising purposes.
Mr. kishpaugh moved that the Trans
portation Committee be- authorized To
include in their advertising the following:
One-hali of the excursion rate be- re-
| funded 10 persons purchasing so worth
OF goods OF members OF the association
the amount To be- refunded 10 the mrr-
chant from the treasury of the assOcia-
ton, the advertisement To- contain u
classified list of merchants OF the assOci-
alton.
Mr.. Dempsey moved that one-hali the
amount be refunded by the association
aud one-half by the merchants from
whom the goods are purchased.
On motion It was resolved that the as
ISOLATION endorse the reiunding plan ~
offered by MIR. kishpaugh and amended
by Mr. Dempsey, and authorized the
necessary expenditure 90 carry it out.
The following new members We're elect
ed: Farmers aud Merchants State Bank.
John &. Melville g. Frank Timberlake a
Co., Maurice L. Boiling, Jacob Boner, +.
W. Feuerherd
Mr.. Henry Warden offered the follow
ing resolutions Resolved, That the Hon
orable Secretary OF the Treasury be r.
quested to GX upon some location be-
tween Water street and Charles street
and between Sixth street and Eleventh
street for the location of the new post
office building.
Mr. G.. ". Jones offered this ~ u sub
stitute. whereupon Mr.. Warden with
drew his resolution:
Resolved. That We the Business Mems
Association OF fredericksburg, respect
fully r. luest the 1 5. Government that
in locating the proposed public building
in the city. that they do 80 looking 10
the convenience and best interest Of the
business people; and that We believe
that interest will be- best and most con
vcniently served il the said building II
located within the bounds Of Amelia
street ON the north. Wolfe street ON the
south. Main street on the east. Princess
Anne street on the west The resolution
was adopted.
Ii was stated that Capt. J II Wheal-
ton and other gentlemen repr' senting a
proposed steamboat route on the Rap
pahannOck were here and desired 10 ap-
pear before the Association.
Mr. II. +. Cr-mond was delegated TO
escort the gentlemen before the meeting
Capt. Wheaton and Mr. r. Vivian Tur-
ner said that the owners OF boat about
the size of the Tourist were desirOus oil
putting her on the river daily from l'r-
hanna to fredericksburg and invited the
cooperation OF the Association. They
said they were willing TO take stock
in the purchase of said boat, and be
Heyed it would be u paying investment
for the purchasers and the business men
Of the city The matter was referred to
the NONRESIDENT Trade Committee for
investigation aud report.
Mr.. Jones offered a resolution request
ing the City Council To erect at once an
incande-cent electric light and power
plant in which was embraced "A state
ment OF estimates Of cost ofconstructiOn,
running expenses and probable revenue.
1t showed that this system would not
only pay for the entire cost OF the pres
ent arc street lights. but "a large revenue
in addition. II was adopted unani-
mously and will be presented to the City
Council at next meeting.