The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12


Wood, w. NJ. Turpin.
ABSENT. II
II. Burton. Il. Dnbney, w. J.f
Gilman, B. II. Grundy, c.. d. Larus,
II. G. Rcnnolds. II. Whittet.
Mcssrs. Dnbncy, Grundy and Ren-
nolls were reported out of town.
| Mr.. Whittet IN sick The other
| three sent no excuse.
Half hundred or more of the best
business men in Richmond met last
night in the Chamber Of Commerce.
hall and for an hour or more constd.
cred ways and means of making Rich.
mond Day a success. The whole body
| then adjourned to the City Hall to
lend their assistance to the Board Of
Aldermen in passing the appropriate
tion for Richmond Day, only to find
the sworn servants OF the city so
Negligent of the interests of Richmond
and so careless Of her reputation and
| standing that when 1t was announced
that the Richmond Day plans hung in
! the balance, there was not even a
| quorum of the Aldermen present. Nor
did the careless officials send in any
excuses. several having deliberately
left town. and Others merely stayed
away from the meeting, when matter
affecting not only the happiness and
l
! people of Richmond. but threatening
| the reputation of the city itself. was
pending Members OF the Chamber
of Commerce. who, without the dignity
and responsibility Of city office. have
i given days and nightH of their time
i to working up the plans of Rlchnl~<dB
1 Day, inEswlthont thanks and With
out credit.,tfor the good Of the citS, and
i thinking only It's welfare. were sou g.
4 spoken in their disgust at the careless
i course of the so called City Fathers,
4 whose negligence threatens not only
to spoil the Richmond Day plans. but
to leave the city discredited in tho
i eyes Of the country.
4 Requested II Day.
i 1t is pointed out by3a memberBof the
4 Chamber of Commerce that it was OH
4 the request of the City Council that a
day was set aside by the authorities
/ at the Jamestown Exposition as Rich
mond Day. Mayor Mccarthy and PrcH-
4 ident Peters. of the Council In con-
i junction with a committee from the
I Chamber of Commerce, have done all
4 the work and arranged the program.i
i All that was asked of the Aldermen
. was to pay on the outspoken demand
,t the tax payers of Richmond. a small
amount, not of their own money, but
I OF the tax payers money, for the neo-
4 essary expenses OF the day. Twice has
1.-the Board Of Aldermen, and twice ava
! they SHE'D oft from 1t. on Tuesday
:. might by moving to adjourn, ana on
4 last night by not even coming to tii6
meeting in sufficient numbers to ms
sure the passage of the ordinance
an ordinance already passed Wy sooo
majority of the Common Council, re-
ceiyipg the enthusiastic lndorsement
# 1 of the Mayor and supported BY a.
larger attendance. two to one, or p roIll- r
went tax-payers of the city thar III erd
! were members of the Board Of Alders
men present at the meeting.
Will Remember 1t.
Mon who are influential in the af-
fairs Of the city. men VINO influence
| large sections of the popular'Sote anu
men whose position and standing IN tha
: community entities them to hearinsi
! did not hesitate to ask for a4list OF
: those who We're not present. and TOT
!. tho names of those who We're oppostng 8
the passage Of tho measure, saying
I that it would be surely remembered
and used whenever any one OF these
( gentlemen vaunted himself a supports
2 er OF Richmond's best interests. or
announced himself candidate for any
9 office in the gift of the people.
] At the meeting OF the Chamber OF
Commerce, called to consider the plans
9 for Richmond Day. last night, tina
9 presided, the usual preliminaries and
y reading Of the minutes being dispensed
: with, and the body getting at onca
down to business. Tho reports Of sub-
!. committees on the Richmond Day cele-
: bration were taken up in order, each
: showing substantial progress.
Room for All.
Mr.. John.. NJ. Miller. Jr for the ticket
committee, reported that the order had
been given for 10000 adult and 5000
children's tickets of admission to the
grounds Ion Richmond DAY. These
will be placed on sale at the railroad
: ticket offices, and may bs bought In
connection with the round.trip railroad
ticket. In this way the committee Will
, prevent the sale OF more tickets for
= passengers than the railroads can coma
fortably carry down and back. Reports
advertising committee showpd that
both were working and had a firm
grip on tho part allotted to them,
: An interesting report came from
e the attendance committee. Mr.. r. s.
y Tuck, chairman, which will be receiv-
e ed with pleasure In View OF what has
y itean printed about limited accoMmSs
6 datlons. etc. Mr. Tuck reported that
the traffic proposition was IN fatr
Il way of being settled, and that prac.
!. tically all OF Richmond that wanted
4 TO go down for the celebration could
+ bn assured both OF transportation and
7, OF seat on the railway trains.
q "'rhe Norfolk and Western Will ruu
. from eight TO ten trains Mr.. Tuck
" CONTINUED. "on Richmond Day. and ths
- Chesapeake and Ohio Will have an
Il aoual or greater number
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