Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-12
Business Men Of Phoebus Deter.
plNed 10 be Known During The
Jamestown Exposition.
THEY WANT A DIRECT FERRY LINE
E. M. Tennis Elected the Chairman
of the Meeting, With c. w. Stang.
len as Secretary, S. c. Rees as
Treasurer and John Ferber as the
Sergeant.at.arms.

with Il determination that must
mean success the business men ana
property owners of Phoebus last
night launched Il movement to raise
$1,000 for advertising the town
during the jamestown Exposition.
The meeting was held In the town
council chamber and there was
large attendance of the business
men. Enthusiasm marked the meet.
ing throughout.
1t is proposed to use the money
IN having ferry line rum between
Phocbus and the Exposition grounds
and in sending out such advertising
matter as will attract visitors TO
NE iustlins town. If the proper
wharfage can be obtained the ques-
Ton of establishing ferry line will
be settled practically.
before the meeting adjourned SIS
had been subscribed and today the
finance committee will get out to
work among the other business men.
With nearly one fifth of the sum
III hands the finance committee ex-
poets to have the $1,000 before the
end OF the present week.
Mr.. Tennis Chairman.
In the absence of mir. r. e. Will
son. temporary chairman, Mr.. f..
MIR. Charles w. Stanglen acted as
temporary secretary.
After rapping for order NJ. Tennis
pesented Secretary Stanglen. who
explained the object for which the
Dusinss men had been assembled
MT. Stanglen pointed out the various
advantages Phoebus could receive
rom putting her claims forward
during the Exposition.
Permanent Officers.
IL was determined to organize a
permanent exploitation association
and MIR. Tennis was UNANIMOUSLY
elected the chairman Mr.. Stang
len was made secretary and Mr..
5. G. Rees was chosen the treasurer
Mr. John Ferber was named as
The sergeant-atarms ana the Daily
Press representative was elected as
sistant secretary.
The Committees.
chairman Tennis appointed the
following committees:
On Observation-Disclosures. j. M.
Cumming, P. A. Fuller and Mayor
L. P. Furness.
On fnance-'Messrs. F.. O. Hunt
Herbert Wilson and David ]. Bus
ky.
On neutrality-suspicious. l.. p. Fur.
ness and Messrs. l.. NJ. Brown,
charles w. Stanglen and c. NJ.
Pace.
Hotel observation-disclosures. E.
a.; Simpson. James Grant and
Charles Warren.
MIR. f. l.. Simpson presented
a letter from MIR. Hawkins. of
Newport News, offering to place the
steamer barbara to ply between
Phoebns and the Exposition gonnds
provided he could secure free wharf.
age for certain period. He said
he could accommodate 80 passengers.
Quite = number of other sug.
gestions were made as TO how to
porting the visitors to and from the
Exposition.
II was suggested that the adver-
Using committee arrange special
circular letter TO be mailed through.
out the country setting forth the
ample hotel denominations of the
town and the desirableness of
fnoeDuS as a place for Exposition
visitors to ston.
After an hour spent in discussing
the proper manner of arriving at
me desired results the meeting ad.
1ourned until Friday evening. when
reports from the various commit
tees are expected to be forthcom.
The Contributors.
Among those who subscribed to
me fund last night were: T. AL
Fuller $25: e. l.. Simpson $50: NJ
Miller. So; S. G. Rees $40; ]. M.
Cumming 50: r. o. Clarke So: CT
b. Wagner So; C. w. Stanglen IS;
j.. NJ. Brown S.: d. ]. Busky S..
Is Ferber So; John Sherman S.:
Charles Matar $40; James Nealon
%; n. Dietrich s5: Charles
O,Rourke So; r. NJ. Tennis s10.|
Jane Grant SIS; e. NJ. Hastings SIS:
ke1rney brothers $40: DR., g. X
Nanderslice $40; anonymous e.
One of the strongest features in
favor of Phoebus is the beautiful
view one gets of the Exposition
from tho Town. Phoebus Is tho
nearest town tn tho fJFvnc-;,;a,, IL.