The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-15
TWO UNITE N
STRONG BONDS
Of GREAT CITY
Order Signed and City of Man.
chester Becomes Part of
Richmond
MAYOR RECEIVES KEY
WITH CORDIAL WORDS
Retiring Chief Executive and
Other Officials of Southside
Welcomed by His Honor at
Richmond City Hall.
It's Greater Richmond now

It's Greater Richmond rosv.---------------
MIR. Mayor. 1t affords me great
pleasure to present to you tho key
to Manchester, and to shake your
hand as & fellow citizen OF Rich
mond."
My brothers from Washington
ward, l welcome you into the city or
Greater Richmond"
With this exchange of sentiment
between former Mayor II A. Maurice,
OF erstwhtle Manchester. and Mayor
u. G. Richardson. or Richmond, in
the presence OF vast cheering crowd
OF demonstrative citizens. and the
formal presentation of huge key
wrought in red. white and blue blos-
SONS, the unity of two municipali-
tea. tho dissolution OF a government.
and civic and Industrial progress was
-sgfabeftzed Friday.
The impressive and patriotic cere-
mony at the City Hall was the fruitton
of ten years earnest laN,r OF men
who had given careful and continued
study to the best interests Of the adj
vancement Of both municipalities. 10
marked a triumph for city fathers
whose efforts have long been for the
commercial advancement OF the capi-
tai city and it's stste racross the
water
What the ceremony meant to what
was for so many years Manchester,
Is best demonstrated by the fact thai
half an hour after the legal formaii-
ties had been gone through by.Judga
Frank p. Christian. large force OF
Richmond street cleaners, entered
Washington ward and began plying
their broons and ttdying up the hfgfa-
ways. What II meant to industrial
Richmond was told by the sinultans.
GUS blowing Of whistles in factories
In various parts OF the greater city.
the old manufacturing plants OF the
old city shrfekang hearty wolcomo
to these In the new. IA
OF Benefit to All,
| Nor are the benefits to be derfveA
| from this union solely RichmoaAD
| or old Manchester's. for thu Sk1tn
has reaped no little distinction In tho
elimination OF annexation. Rfch-
mond now has a population which
ranks 1t high among the first cities
In the South, and becomes a manu~
featuring center OF far more appre-
cable magnitude than IT could ever
have attained had Manchester not
| agreed to the consolidation. Rich~
mond's limits are now on both ddeo
OF the historic James, and In twU
counties. Henrico and Chesterfield.
| Her size Is by far the greatest OF
! any In the Southern capital and her
/ ptpHpSStS pl pGCDLItAE the H1A0uIA0N
turing center of the South have been
greatly enhanced by the consolidation.
| owing to the magnificent facilities AZ
forded in Washington ward.
Judge Christian. who ordered the
| election In Manchester on April 1.
after the city councils had agreed
| upon the terms upon which the sister
commonwealth should be absorbed by
the State capital finished the legal
Nt L. ne ~
| Friday. thus pronounctng the vaIodtc-
tory over the proud municipality or
Manchester. and incidentally remov-
| ing all doubt as to whether the an
nexed wards population would bo
counted In Richmond's. It will be.
and 1t la estimated that the greater
city will show population OF 14o,.
600
The signing of the annexation pa-
pers by Judge Christian was epoch~
making and historic. and marked the
beginning OF new era for the South
Side and the greater municipality.
The formality was witnessed by the
civic heads Of cid Manchester. menu
bers .of the council and prominent
citizens. all Of whom had lent their
hest effort to annexation. as they rea.
lized the aggrandIzement to Wash.
ington ward that was sure to result.
End OF Long Campaign.
The campaign Tor annexation had
Deen Wased by the Chamber OF Com
merce tnrougn BUSINESS manager VIII
nam !, Daoney number OF years
on the logical ana appealing grounds
tnat consohuaton meant better
streets. oetter hgnI pefter police and
nre protecton' petter scnoola frse
better health for the city across the
VIII De ruined ny the sns1neefs IS
.he poncy ~ anneAn1ioA tnere can q
no oount ana wiIn1n Few snort
years Washinston ward WlM PRESENT
sre SANE , appearanne as me nsarss
TO Mr.. Dabney. appropriata xon.