The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01

is better town to-day than it was three !
years ago. because, If for no other
reason, this period of time has married
an unmistakablc spread of new spirit
among It's business men.
Things are possible of accomplish
ment to-day through the organized
effort OF the business men Of Peters
burg. which were not possible before
lied, for things have been done
through organization that We're not
done before. The management OF the
chamber does not claim the credit for
progress that would have been made
| In any case. but it does hold that the
| primary service to be rendered COM
| munity BY commercial organization
| Is the creation and fostering of a spirit
| Of activity for individual and general
progress. and II does not hesitate TO
| say that particularly in this respect
| 1t has been of vast good to the COM
munity.
| When the chamber was organized u
| was considered necessary to operate In
| conjunction with it stock company
| composed of the members of the cham
her. the funds of which should be IN
vested SO AS to stimulate the material
| progress of the CITY, and at the same
| time to produce profits to the stock
| holders. This plan has proved Nalua-
| BILE In that the chamber was placed on
| a financial basis substantial enough to
! allow 1t, even in it's early stages, to
i
| value of a commercial organization
/ Each member of the chamber was re-
I quired to purchase $1,000 OF the stock
! OF the adjunct investment company,
/ but 1t was anticipated that sooner or
later this restrictive requisite for
4 membership in the chamber would be
! either removed or so modified as to
admit to membership in the chamber
4 itself those who were not disposed 10
4 take membership under the original
i plan.
4 The most vital announcement that
the Chamber of Commerce has to mike
at the beginning of the New Year 4
that 1t has been decided 10 separate
the Chamber of Commerce. from the
Petersburg Investment Corporation
and hereafter to operate them as an
htirely separate organizations under
separate homogeneous. The cuisines:
men OF the community will thus hav'
an opportunity to purchase the stocl
OF the Petersburg Investment Corpn
ration entirely rs business invest
ment. free from any requirement IS t
of Commerce. The business men o
the community will be invited to holt
membership in the Chamber of Com
merce as simply commeroial organi
ments as to the purchase Of stock il
\ the Petersburg Investment Corpora
ton. The payment OF dues to tn
I chamber viii be the only monetary re
i quste for membership.
The city of Petersburg stands upol
II as substantial business foundatio,
4 as any city In the State. 1t Is tn
4 purpose of the Chamber OF Commerce
1 Ia point out to the men OF the commu
& nifty the wonderful opportunities TO
building higher and higher upon thi
Z foundation. The general conditions !
Y Petersburg at the beginning of 1871
q are such as the city never saw, and n
A the end of the year upon which "
are now entering this favored South
4 side city will have more things to tel
political Points.
:, The campaisn for the nomination o
n candidate for Congress in this dis
| trict, to be decided 1t the Democrat
| primary on January 95, is arousing
great deal OF interest, and judging
I from the way in which the peopl
II everywhere have qualified themselves
III an unusually large vote will be pollet
4 The four candidates for the nolnina
1 tipp are men of high record, and ar
4 vdrv popular. especially in Tho sec
side, The IMPRESSION is that no on
/ Of them will receive a majority an
Il that the successful candidate will b
4 chosen by a small plurality
\ 1t is reported that, in the event Q
4 1.-the nomination. of Senator Charles I
"a Lassiter, EX-Iudge John ". Harris. q
Il lDinwiddie county, Will be ii candidat
Il TO succeed him IN tho state Senat,
1T is probable that Petersburg woul
i also present candidate. pinwlddi