The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
BOOST RICHMOND,
MAYORS THEME
Tells Travelling Men What They
Can Do to Advertise Ad-
vantagcs of City.
NEW MEMBERS WELCOMED

With largo attendance filling the
rooms, New Members Night was OBJ
served by Post a. of the Travellers
Protective Association at Its headquar-
tiers. Third, and Main Streets, last
night. the occasion proving most en-
joyable.
An address on Boosting Richmond
by Mayor Mccarthy. several musical
selections, and light refreshments, with
all-pervading soctability. and tobacco
smoke. were the features which went
to make tile evening a success.
Mayor Mccarthy told the travelling
men how they might best advertise the
city, his argument being in the nature
of warning to the young men OF
responsibility for maintaining the high
reputation OF Richmond and Of Virginia
as men of character and Of the highest
honor.
The Mayor said he would much pre-
fer that Richmond should not have q
population of 100000 IL by the In
crease in population the city would
sacrifice any OF the peculiar character
istics of her people.
II should prefer" said the Mayor.
ito live and die with the population
we have rather than to sacrifice our
convictions OF right and OF business
e
continent which was received with
applause.
MIR. IIaEnu Prcsidex.
President r.. S. Christian. OF the
Travellers Protective Association,
stated that as this was new members
night, and as many of the new mem-
bers We're brought in by the commit
tee on that work, he thought 1t par
ticularly appropriate to have the meet
Ing presided over by the committees
chairman. lie thereupon introduced
Mr.. John C. Hagan, who was received
with applause. Mr.. Hagan told OF the
growth Of the post. until it now has
enrolled 925 members among the trav-
cling men, merchants and manufact.
| urers OF Richmond. After a musical
prelude the Mayor was introduced, and
his address was punctured with con-
| tlnued applause.
Captain Mccarthy referred to the
| slurs cast on Richmond by various
hustling new communities. some OF
whom had published to the world that
the capital OF Virginia is sleepy
Southern town, where indolence and
! inertia prevail The Mayor proceeded
| to give to his hearers series of state
ments with which. in the course OF
their travels, they might meet such
statements and refute such unkind and
vindictive criticism. Then he said:
when people tell us how far behind
Richmond Is, I take the trouble to show
them where We have been leaders in
/ various lines of trade and lnanufac-
turc. Fifty years ago Richmond was
1.-THE pioneer in the coffee importing for
Tho world, and Richmond had q trade
with South American ports by direct
Hines before many of the modern and
more blatant cities were born.
Richmond was building locomotives
fifty years ago, and more than forty
shipped from Richmond to cities
abroad Railroad passenger coaches
were built in Richmond sixty years
! since, as good as any in the world.
All over the world they are to-day imi-
tating the styles of architecture which
were In use In Virginia a century since.
"The war period, which some of you
/ say should not he mentioned. made this
4 city unique among the cities of the
UNITED States. The time Will come
when the war-period will be recognized
! as the most glorious period in Rich
4 mond's history, as a time when Its
i people were brave aud faithful and
4 true The world is beginning to rec
4 ognize that no other city in America
4 ever witnessed such scenes, This fact
lalone makes Richmond n spot which
lcannot be obliterated from the map OF
the world, and in the places OF culture
i abroad no other city In America Is to-
I day us generally known, advertised to
the world as It is by the blood split
). by brave men from all over this Com.
monwealth."
\ Some Figures.
4 Continuing, Captain Mccarthy gave
figures to show the cits's growth IN
population from, $4,000 in 1860 to
!, 115,O00 In 1907. with manufacturing
manufactured goods during last year
AS GOOD AS THE