The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
Erection of Structure for Man
ufacturer's Exhibit
Seems Assured
PROJECT is LAUNCHED
AT CHAMBER MEETING
Speakers Also Boost Urbanna
Railroad and Government
HlghWay-Detroit Man
Delivers Inspiring Talk

suggestive plans are already being
drawn for a building in which the
manufacturers OF Richmond propono
to display their products in Accord
ance VITA the seneme advocated BY
tue thafneer OF Commerce..
inc plans CAL Tor building It
least four stories nigh, with ample
moor space to accommodate every Va
riety or produet which the manufac-
tuners wouid like to put in 1t.
Strong impetus WAS given the pro.
Ject at the quarterly meeting Of the
cnamuer Of Commerce, when II Wa
heartily endorsed following the read
ing al report ON the subject BIZ \
chairman T. NJ Darlington. OF tiTx
business enterprise committee. Adj
diuonal details VIII be worked out BIZ
this committee with the assistance Of \
business Manager Dabncy. who faith
ereu the idea. s
Mr. Dabney said that he. knew OeN
no better advertisement for the citys
than permanent exhibit of Rich-ss
monds nanuIaeturers products SUCK
as ne hoped would he established here~.
lie told OF an exhibit he had recentiySs
seen In Chattanooga, which ID point"
ed out as one of the show places az
that hustling Tennessee city When
a visitor shows any special interest In
any OF the wares he In immediately
connected with the manufacturer b.
phorS and gets detailed Information
from I.->a. Then the visitor goes home
enthusiastic over the way Chattanoc-
ga does things, and what the city
makes. 55ss
Show Home Citizens.
Mr.. Dabney also took the stand
that the proposed exhibit would fur.
ni&h pointers to many home citisena 4
who have little idea as to what Rich-S
mond IL doing in the advertising Inns
| Other speakers took tho same view
/ OF the project, giving 1t strong en-.
I dorsement uss.a - sgs
The project va formally ,aunched
In the auditorium Of the Jeffeee01
Hotel. where upward Of 1000 repre-
sentative business men OF Richniotie
gathered Monday night to hear HuRf
Chambers. of Detroit, speak on busis
ness success s
/ The meeting was easily the most en-
thusiastic and successful OF Il kind
| sver held under the auspices of tn
/ chamber. Mayor Richardson and (5ov.8
ernor Mann delivered boost talkk
while Polk Miller was on hand WITH
some OF his inimitable jokes
| Governor Mann said no had two
ambitions aims above all else One
was 10 double the crop output In vir.s
ginia and the other to have the Dr0-S
posed railroad from West Point III
| urbanna built during his administers
| ton.
! That sixteen miles of road counecks
| ing Richmond with the Norther1
Neck, he believed, would bring more
people and business To RichmoSA
/ than all the conventions that could ~
secured in twenty years. He felt s,lrS0g
the road could be put In Operatives
with the expenditure of $250,0OO III
the city. s8a
Agrees With Governor. a
! Mayor richardson agreed with tn
governor. declaring that RtchmOnG
was rightfully entitled to the lar1
volume OF business from the NOrfSS3
| ern Neck that now goes to halttmofS
and nothing could divert this busin61
toward Richmond in more practlo13
| way than the Urbanna road. He 49,
heartily in favor of spending q Q,a0S5l
ter OF Il million of dollars on the nF<S
ject. sS
/ Mayor Richardson also went G.
| record favoring a great governme
highway between Washington =
Richmond and he hoped that by 1S2&
the hftieth anniversary of the C3AG
of the Civil war such a road w0ul0
In operation, linking the capital Of -
nation With the capital Of the c.
federacy. s#
When asked about the matted alsS1
the meeting. Mayor Richardson aSf
that he understood that diflicultx IT.
making traffic arrangements win tH
Southern railway from West Point
Richmond would likely prove n0uS
thing OF an obstacle, because ~
southern happens to operate the hGS
! line that carries the Northern No.
business to Baltimore. He underst0c<&
/ he said. that special committoe
the chamber is now at work en0GaS
oring TO clear away obstacles ok t.
character preliminary to getting t
project In more tangible shape.
Given Vote Of Ttlanks.
Mr.. Chalmers talk was given
closest attention and at It's c4ncln
he was accorded hearty vo19
thanks. In addition. the chan
voted to have copies OF his Ad1li
printed and mailed to each 0G
members. @$SSs
Mr.. Chalmers dwelt partfculaxSy9s
the value OF advertising which h6
fined as craftsmanship plus publ
Roosevelt. he said, Ii an excelle4&
ample of the successful adverttn.r
cause he knows the value Of puG11
and understands how TO utilixA r
no other president of tho Cot
has ever done. sSS
Among other things, Mr.. Chal1
predicted that within ten years. 41
planes would be carrying tho m
States mail.
I'VE should not ridicula any
thing or any new thought. ~
III We do we cast aspersion upCo
civilization fsSS
Every Ad. Salcsmaan-
Mr.. Chalmers said In part: .ass2
/ Advertising II aaleamanship
salesmanshtp ID advertising.
ad II q salesman and evary SG14
II an ad. There II this 6tGGGN
Advertising n salesmanshiD paunN
ilicity; alesmanshtp Il sdvert1a1m
getting the order signed. AdN(
Greatest the stmoap1Aefe ~ -
and thc saiesuas fotowa An1
tho orders. HI ga2sx s2s5S
The close rplaeieneAlp toeg
two q nsCot uQt1eoA 0ho 1u