The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
ALL NOW Asking,
WHERE ARE We AT?.
Post-Office Situation Puzzles
Others as We'll as DIR.
.li5 Bartl1oldt. H
COL. SHELTON SENDS LETTER
Shows Strong Backing for Pres
ent Site and Additional
.js Appropriation.

business men and Federal officials
devoted much time yesterday To dis
cussing the new features Of the post
Office tanglc. and. In the language OF
a. distinguished American statesman,
they were soIemnly and seriously ask,
ing THEMSELVES and each other the
Question: Where are we ate? Most if
not all, greatly deplorc the turn mat
ters have taken. and they deeply regret
that the members OF the congre ssional
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds have revived the question Of
= site, which they had hoped was final
~ settled.
Letter to Chairman.
In view Of the position taken by
Chairman Bartholdt. Colonel NV. o.
Shelton, secretary and treasurer OF the
Business Mems Club, yesterday sent
him strong letter, showing the IMAM
Unity OF sentiment prevailing among
the great business interests of the city
In favor of the present location
This letter. which argues strongly
for the present site and the additional
appropriation asked for by Captain
Lamb. is as follows.
Richmond. yu., March Id, lOOS.
Hon. Ri.i,urd BartI,oldt. Chairman Pub
lie Buildings nDd Grounds Conn
mittcc, NynshInston, d. c.,
Denr sir,-For the information of
yourself md your fcllow-members, !
slcsire TO sny in writing whit told you
NcrbnI1y-vix., that the MINI street sitc
WAS formally indOIscd when the bill
npproprinting sS1O,OO0 was passed. by
The Richmond stock Exchange, the
Richmond Tobacco Exchange, the Grain
md Cotton Exchange, the Itich,nopd
Clearing House Association, the Whole
sale Eroccrs' Association the Rich
mond Chamber of Commences and the
pending bill warmly approved nnh nd
Nocnted by the business Mems Club.
the Trnveters' Protective Association
and the Retail Dealers Associations.
When u measure IL warmly nsivo-
gated by every business organization
NJ city OF the size of Richmond, I
imagine tint you Will readily agree
That public sentiment can be- EnuEetl
tn NO better way.
hope you gentlemen arrived safely
rnd enjoyed your visit nh much nv we
hid. VIII he more than xlnd to furnish
yOu with nny additional information
,on mny desire.
i remain very truly and sincerely,
w. u. SKELETON.
Sec'y anil 'Trrns. BusfneAs MEMS Club.
All in the Air.
IL Is difficult TO say now what the
cnd OF IL all VIII be. There are those
who, feeling the great necessity for
immediate relief.sbelieve 1t would. per-
haps. be best to commence work at
once with the 100000 now available.
and walt until next session TO press
the bill for tho additional appropriate
ton. The matter is ail unsettled. how
ever. and II may be n long time before
anything definite is decided upon. Con-
EressmaTi Lamb will do his best to get
the difficulties Strengthened out some
way, so that there may be speedy re-
lief from the present conditions. which
are growing more congetsed month by
month. ALI the buoyant hopes that
centred In the approaching visit of the
congressman Il few days ago have van
ished, and the aspec, of things has
changed so greatly that II is serious
matter now to tell what n day may
bring forth. The supervising archi-
teet has done nothing. 20 far as is
known, about plans for the proposed
temporary structure. These We're eS.
pected early last week. but il is be-
lieved now that this officer awaited the
return OF the members of the commit
tee before taking any final action. OFF
Gals in the Federal building do not
appear to have any Idea when to eX-
pect the plans