The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-21
THE PILOT BILL
RECOMMENDATIONS AND PLEAS OF AMERl-
CAN VESSEL OWNERS SUPPRESSED
Showing How the Newport News Chamber Of
Commerce Arrived at Its Conclusions in
Regard to the Pending Pilot Bill.
benefit American vessels aud increase
Virginia commerce.
"HENRY p. HAvENs,
"New York Maritime ExchnnEe.o


r. ]. Bradford. Secretary and Treas-
urer, American Towing and Lighters
ing CO., Baltimore, Md:
Writes that they had wired the Sec
rotary OF the Newport News Cham
Der of Commerce. Newport News. Va,
requesting that they adopt resolution
urging Legislature pass pending bill:
also saying: IF not too much trouble.
you might ascertain IL kilograms from
the p. Dougherty Co., Geo. w. Jones
& Co.. S. B. Marts CO., F. L. Clayton
& Co., Gray Ireland &c Co. and Davis
Coal and Coke Co., all of whom wa
conferred with, were read at the meet
ing
The time Of delivery of these tele-s
grams was taken from the delivery
sheets OF the telegraph companies:
Western Union Telegraph Co.,
Newport News, Va, Feb. IA, zoos.
S. r. Mnrts, delivered 600 p. NJ.
Endicott-Hnmmond Co, delivered
$500 p. NJ.
paws Coal md Coke Co., delivered
600 p. NJ.
Lathum & Sons, Miller & Hamilton,
delivered 1876 Il. NJ, to G. p. Jones.
ConstNise Transportation Co, Croweli
& Thurlow, S. IL. Crowell, Flint At
Bliss, delivered 1855 p. NJ, to G. p.
Jones.
Postal Telegraph Company,
Newport News, Va, Feb. IA, 1908.
Baltimore and Boston Barge Co., dc.
! livercd 500 p. NJ, to G. G.. Bland.
i American Towing and Tightening Co.,
delivered 5.45 p. NJ, to A. s. Flowers.
j. II. King Transportation Co., dciiv-
cred 5:45 p. NJ, to "A. s. f.
benedict Amcs Marine CO., delivered
$3.50 p. NJ, to A. S. f.
scully Towing and TRANSFORMATIONS
Co., delivered $3.50 p. NJ, to A. 8. f.
William F. Palmer, delivered, ESQ
r. NJ, to A. s. f.
The P. Dougherty Co., delivered 4:55
p. NJ, to Bland.
| Luckcnbach Transportation Co., dee
| livered $500 p. NJ, to A. s. F.
Henry p. Ravens, delivered $3.50 r.
NJ, to A. s. F.
/ All these kilograms were directed
to the Chamber of Commerce, Newport
| News, Va, and were received on tho
afternoon and evening of February
| 14th, at which time the chamber pass
ed resolution opposing the pilot bill.
| All of these kilograms indorsed said
] bill and many of them asked cham-
Der to indorse same. When Secretary
I Flowers. who received many Of these
| kilograms. was asked why these tele-
| grams were not read before the meet
| ing. he replied that the time of the
chamber was taken up with some
thing else, and they could not be reach
ed when asked If that something else
was not the pilot bill. he replied that
1t was a communication from the Nor
folk Board of Trade. When asked fur
i ther IL the time of the session was
not largely taken up with the discuss
sion of the pilot bill, he replied that
1t was. When asked why the teie-
4 grams were not read, said he did not
4 know; that the Officers knew that
they were there. Mr.. c. P. Jones.
the newly elected president of the
Newport News Chamber of Commerce.
who received the message from La
than & Sons and the Coastwlse Trans
portation Company and others, stated
that the chamber was so taken up
with the discussion of other matters
the kilograms could not be read. Pres
ident w. S. Upshur. of the Chamber
of Commerce, denies positively tho
knowledge of any of these telegrams.-
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