The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-13

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ner cent. to santo Domingo and IS per cent:
ratably to creditors, until tho nationni dent
Of Santo Domingo Is paid.
The Resolutions.
Therefore. your committee recommends t.'f7 the ne
lo Reso I've That the Richmond, Chamber OF
Commerce heartily approves OF the treaty nov w
and santo Domingo, upon the grounaas s,,. 4,
First. That It will remove the gdanger OF
serious combinations between the uh'eo a'a'es
a'sa on, That viii establish peace In santo
Domingo, and the opportunity for its develop
Third THAT 1t will protect the vested rights
there Of our citizens and lead to our increased
also s,'' with the republics to the south Of us.
Fourth That tho permanent domestic /, ana a.
international peace Of san,o Do m IS q
Commences. in view OF the Vital interests In
Dfe to promp affs the treaty under
Consideration cor d, between the United states and
san,o Domingo Il In Its %a sac sald
the purposes set forth IN the preceding reso'u-
ton.
be sent 10 10 the Senator'S from Virginia. asking
their careful consideration Of the same.
The report OF the committee was adopt
ed on motion OF Mr.. p. t. .. Myers.
AS to Coal Interests.
President Leigh laid before the Cham n.
Der letter from Captain Joseph W.
Voolfolk on the subject Of coal fields
around Richmond, and being read by
the secretary, was as follows;
Z ResmSnd yq ,res ApeI Z eha ass
Ny f Bean our conversation
spcctfuly ask that your honorable body appoint
a committee OF Its members to Investigate and ma
to to It at as eafy ana extent Of
Is known as the Richmond coal ned; at nss.
directing Its attention. particularly to that POI,
tlon OF tho field lying north ana est OF ,ho
james River AS my warrant for making TINS
request beg TO submit TO your Gour'souS o oh
serious. consideration tho following pr llset %
First have been informed and believe
It to be true that In times past many OF your aT
ps!'tion, SX s5:yIssa ss Ell, r.,.r,o, i j
~ Is EXPECTED 10 repeat itself In tho future.
rnfa ao1os s S4naa Of X ne eoa ayS
Iron development In tho State OF Alabama, has
given mo an intimate knowledge Of the con- ,n
fa a,l1ns ty'S WITH the coal situation and
ditlons In what Is known as the Birmingham
district. :,
knowledge OF tho Alabama aud other south
conls. their quality, physical chnraeerlstiss
nation Of. that part .oe tho. Richmond coal field
lying north and eust otgthe ~James flVer, ~.
nF q ss rom 99 wSSn an S % syssy Ts5s
exposed to view in tn CLOVER workings, leaving
nothing whatever 70 conjecture ~ nm con- r.
Richmond as regards her fuel supply, is Just az
favorably local edtas Birmingham. Ala.
Tho yens "a the By par, o. s
thicker and the Goals are Of q quality superior
to most OF the GOALS mined In Alabama, ana
compare favorably With any OF tho Goals mlhsu
In West Virginia and Kentu r IN, Tn9y nI
arc connected with the city by rail- me u,p
and trend tof the veins rs favorable to chenp
mining. y It can ba mined on poth mo EASTERN
and western ou.erons by sope ard m, nns nnd
slower method OF shaft mining heretofore pur-
sued in this district.
sixth. The freight on coal from these mines
per ton. The coal when mined by men familiar
with the business can be as cheaply mined as as
In Alabama, and the coal Itself being low IN
both sulphur and ASH and high IN ne e!e-
bitum!nols Goals mined in other parts Of the
seventh, There is the most abundant proof
of these assertions, ana should be pleased 70
committee ms you may see ut In your dlscre-
ton to appoint for that purpose,
being comparatively n stranger N your cry,
beg to refer you as to my responslhillty n 20
liam Pember,on, OF Richmond and to the
Standard Trust Company OF New YORK, ana
to the Corhin Banking Company or the same
city Nespef' 5ospF iiuW1Si II. VOOLFOLK,
Committee Named,
Captain voolfolk was called upon and
| ,to al ha.