The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-08
BUSINESS MEN MEET
Handing Committees Appointed -
New Members Added.
ADDRESSES BY VISITORS, ETC, ETC.


A regular meeting Of the Business Mems
Association was held Tuesday night. Mr..
W. L. branDan. president. presiding, DR..
J. Gernett King, secretary. There was
an unusually large attendance OF mem
bers
Capt. N. b. Rowe. chairman snecial
committee TO arrange for meeting Of
bu siness men and farmers TO discuss the
creamery question. stated that prepare
lions would be made for meeting as
soon as DR.. W. ID. Saunders, state food
and dairy commissioner, was heard from
a. 10 when IL would suit him To he
present and make an address.
Secretary King read a letter from Jones'
bancrott, OF Chicago, In reference 10
furnishing machinery etc for a cr.amerv
Referred To Manufacturing COMMITTEES
capt Rowe presented letter from a
fennsyivenia firm who desired informe-
tlon as TO advantages for establishing
mere factory Tor the manufacture OF
denatured alcohol, and other products
Tor which a large quantity OF corn and
potatoes would be required. Refsrred to
Manufacturing Committee
Mr.. kishpaugh, OF Membership Com
mlttee, Presented the following names
all oil whom were elected. Messrs. A p
Dempsey, n. b. kinsey, Hopkins Furni.
sure Company, Z. II. Montgomery 4 Co.
Chas. kappel, Aagrsth X Uhesley. W n
Underwood, +. W. Carter.
Mr. kishpaugh was appointed to con-
Ter With Capt. 4. N. Larkin. Of the Wash
lngton Guards, the b. NJ. A. to Join the
latter In providing better lights for the
rooms Ia which tho meetings are held.
MI kappel. "a new member, who recent
" succeeded Mr.. Helmig IN the baking
business here. was called on and he made
oriei address. u'giDg all Fredericks-
ourg people To pstroDize home indus
th-s The subject was further discus sed
by Messrs. Hirsh. Harris and Weaver.
PRESIDENT Braunan announced the
standing committees Tor theensuing year
as follows;
STANDING COMMITTEES
TransportstiOn-H +. Crismond. J
W. Thomas. t. McCraeken. W. A. Bell,
". II. Hurkamp, Isaac Hirsh, T. II.
Harris, ID. G. Bowman.
Nonresident Trsde-k. n. Goodrich, +.
{. Ninde, X. A. kishpaugh.
Public Interest,". w. Jones. ] W
Adams, Henry Dannehi, J NJ. Goldsmith,
A. p. Rowe
Henry Warden, A. Ran
dolpb Howard. J. c. Melville.
hembership-M. G. Willis. Jr., David
Hirsh, Valentine Dsnuehl, W. l.. Bond,
J. Wilmer Cox
Advertising-R. A. Kishpaugh, T. n.
Brent l.. A. Weaver, II. W. Garner. &
5. kaufman. T. NJ. Larkin.
Hospitality-J. + Timberlake, A. n.
Wallace, J N. Griffin, W. f Bradley, +.
w. Feuerherd, fl. b. Lane.
Legislation-C. OConor Goolrick. 1T
Lowery, NJ. b Rowe
Auditing-Jno. +. Gouldman, Jr., W.
l.. Burruss, J. 7. Layton.
Messrs W. Y. Williams and A. ID.
Brockett, OF Alexandria: W. T. Dabney.
II. L. Harwood and W. X Bache, OF
Richmond, who were IN the city ia the
Interest OF the establishment of local
post OF Travellers Protective Associa-
ton. were present and when called on
by the president, each responded with q
stirring address.
Each gentleman spoke OF the advan-
tages OF an organization of business men
and OF the value Of T. =. A post as an
auxiliary. Some OF the gentlemen men,
toned the good work that had been &C.
eomplished by the I. p. A., among
Others In which they had taken great in
terest being the two-cent K. II. rate and
the appointment OF state highway
commissioner. They told OF the good re-
suits that accrue TO a community with a
t. 2. A. poet from which its members
go out 70 all sections of the country and
advertise the advantages OF their home
town. One gentleman said that some
years ago the names OF Alexandria and
fredericksburg were by-words, but that
within the past few years both OF these
towns had so improved and now show
such progressive spirit that people ere
finding out that they have something 10
boast OF besides their ancient history.
Another gentleman said that the time
Tor adopting resolutions and sending
copies OF them to their representative IN
the Legislature or Ia Congress had passed
and that instead the method now used
Is 20 go after what you want. Each
speaker was listened to with interest
and applauded.
| IL is expected that T. p A post will
be established here The meeting ad-
iourncd