Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-11
DR. CLARENCE PORTER
JONES fOR PRESIDENT
Chamber Of Commerce Hom|RatIIg
Committee Makes lis
annual Report.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS cons DERED
yarisua Matters are Referred to Com
mlttess With Request for Reports
az speclal Meeting Next Week =
Gould Raltoad Wants TO Como
This way.


Officers for tho ensuing year were
nominated as follows at the meeting
OF the Chamber OF Commerce last
night:
IS President DIR. Clarence Porter
Zones.
First vice presldent--Mnjor James
Haughton.
Second vice presidential Rosen-
baum
Third vice president--Louis C. Phil.
lina.
Dlrectora-The officers and w. s..
Upshur. w. b. Livezay, j. Il. wilkins,
j. w. Robinson, w. Lee Powell II.
NJ. fLett. j. r. Sprague. Fred Cock aud
9. d. helms.
q accordance with the bylaws, tho
report OF the nominating committee
vas laid upon the table, and the
aieetion of officers vii, take place AT
Tue first meeting In February.
Special Meeting.
Several matters of Importance were
+ brought before the chamber last night
anl referred to committees, and on
sais account It was decided to hold
w adjourned session next Friday
night. at which time the committee
Sehorts VIII he received and discuss
PRESIDENT w. s. Upshur called the
meeting 10 order with representative
< Dony present. Tho president announ-
eeu that he had appointed Messrs.
s " Q. Phillips. NJ. @. Armstrong, l.. b.
\ sManpille G. D, West and j. r..
Sprague.
a letter nom the postmaster gem
aral OF the United States, enclosing
speech and asking for comments on
inc same. wns referred to the COM
M smitttslls toIIlcsSsnd IefeIraph.
7fIdnication In reference to
The movement looking toward the APP
piopriation.o of $4,000 to provide for
Uniform grain inspection In the United
d States, was discussed Mt some length
and President upshur was appointed
a committee OF one to act for the
chamber In the matter.
After considerable discussion, the
subject OF parcel post was referred
TO The committee on commerce and
commercial iisages.
Pllotaae for Transports.
mir. upshur brought up the ques-
ton, OF pilotage on government trans
ports, ana Messrs. Livezey, Phillips
md DR.. Clarence Porter Jones were
appointed q special committee to look
Into this matter.
* Accommodation was received from
Captain Julian Killlan, acting super
sntendent of the local quartermasters
depot. suggesting thnt steps be taken
toward preventing tho army trans
ports entering this port from being
held up by two quarantine oHicers
one at this port and the other at Old
Point. 1t was decided to invite Cap
tain Killiaa and Captain Grant, pro
ytded the later has returned to duty
10 attend a special meeting next Fri.
day night and explain this matter to
the nhambcr
Gould Railroad Coming.
Mr.. Patton read letter from Mr..
Harry Anderson of Richmond, asking
that the chamber lend its support Il
ii bill repeating the act OF the legis-
iature making 1t unlawful for any
company TO parallel the tracks of the
Richmond. fredericksburg a Potomac
Railroad,
AR. Patton explained that Mr.. An
y derson represented the interests OF
Miss Helen Gould and Mr.. Frank
Gould, who proposed to build a road
from Fredericksburg to Gloucester
Z Point. with the view of ultimately
extending the line TO Yorktown and on
: 0own to this city.
This request was referred to the
.cammittee on legislation and taxation
sRith the request that report be
made at the special meeting h be
deld next week.