The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
BUSINESS MEN ASK
BETTER TERMINALS
Petersburg's Chamber of Com
nerce Appoints Committee to
Confer With Railroad.
FOR A BATTLEFIELD PARK
A. P. Hill Camp Names Dclega-
ton to Work in Its Behalf.
Conditional Verdict.
FOR A BATTLEFIELD PARK
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PETERSBURG, VA, November S.
Improvement OF Petersburg's railroad
terminal facilities was the main sub
ject Of discussion at an interesting
meeting OF tn, Chamber Of Com
merce this evening. resulting In tho
appointment OF committee OF thtr-
teen members, with vice-Presidsnt
Charles Hall Davis as chairman. to
work to that end. This committee
Will meet next Monday. when a sub
committee OF three will be appointed
to confer with President Johnson, OF
the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company. In Roanoke. next week as to
proposed improvements TO the union
d pot in this city. TO which atr. john
son referred In speech here last
April before the Chamber OF Com
nerce. There has been much discuss
sion of TIL. establishments OF union
depot for the three big railroads en-
tering the city-the Atlantic Coast
Line, Seaboard Air Line and Norfolk
and western. but definite plans have
not yet bon formulated.
A Conditlona1 Verdict.
a verdict to the effect that IL plain
tiff Is entitled 10 any damages she
rs entitled to sl49.5o, the amount
claimed, was rendered by Jury In the
the suit Of Mary S. Tomlin against the
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
for damages to furniture shipped by
the plaintiff to Charlottesville Coun-
sci for the railroad company denlurred
to the evidence. and the demurrer Will
be argued later. The plaintiff Is reps
resented by Messrs. WILCOX & Wilcox,
and the defendant by w. Il. McKenney.
of this city. and Randolph Williams
of Richmond
AT a recent meeting of stockholders
the Petersburg Crystal Ice Company
decided to Increase the capacity of its
plant in this city by forty tons. thus
giving the factory a daily capacity or
sixty-fve tons of Ice, The new ma
chInery Is to be purchased from a
Chicago firm al cost not exceeding
100000. Only 200 pound blocks viii
be manufactured. The following ofl-
GERS were elected: President. Morris
Levy; Vice resident and Secretary, m.
j, Francis; Manager and Treasurer. Jo-
seph Lambert.
For Battlefield Park.
A. P. Hill Camp OF Confederate Vet
Grams, at regular monthly meeting
last night, appointed the following
committee to work In the Interest OF
the estahlishmentsofa ma Jonah bat tie
war battleields near this city com-
mander Simon Seward, AAjutant Carter
n. bishop, General Stith Boiling. DR.,
William u, HARDWOOD and Mr.. Richard
B. Davis.
West Washington Street. from Hazel
to Dunlop Streets, az been handsomely
paved with vitrifed brick. and was re-
opened to the public yesterday. after
being closed for some tine m! during the
the road way OF yvythe Street from syc-
amore to Jefferson Streets Is pro gress-
ing rapidly. and when completed that
much used entrance to the city from
its best equipped thoroughfares.
Mr.. Thomas Henry. Bishop died this
afternoon at the residence Of his bros
thsf Ms paSid Stsnop III est MaS
several weeks, Mr.. Bishop was sixty
years old and Was never married..