Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1910-11-01
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Business OF Importance Trans
acted AT Last Nights SeS.
sion
Gas AND ELECTRIC LIGHT
Matter TO BE Presented Before Public
facilities Commission Effort To
Wake Annapolis Home OF
Baltleships

Ihr regular monthly meeting of
,tc Chamber of Commerce was held
last night and business of consider
able Importance was transacted
A communication from the Ma
fioaal Rivers and Harbor Congress
NJ the United States, inviting a del
pgation from the Chamber of Annap-
oils to be sent to the seventh annual
convention which meets in Washing
ton on the 9Th, 9Th and 9th, was read
and because of the Importance of this
rommunication. special meeting
was ordered for November 5, at
which time delegation will be ap-
pointed. The National Rivers and
Harbor Congress is an organization
composed Of the most influential men
from very State in the Union, and
has for its policy the promotion of
the natural waterways of the coun-
try.
The committee on the gas and
electric light question of the city, com
posed of Mr. Clifton Moss, Mr..
George T. Melvin and Mr.. George Z.
barton, were requested to find out
what progress had been made to-
wards presenting this matter to the
public facilities commission. In
conjunction with this, letter from
Mr.. H. W. Bennett, of Baltimore,
sending a pamphlet of the Pennsyl-
vania Water and Power Company,
suggesting that it might be possible
for Annapolis to secure power from
this company. In event of their
securing rights for entrance into
Baltimore. This was referred to
the committee on Manufacture and
Trades.
On motion Of MIR. Douw, the sec
retary was Empowered to request
hat Annapolis be designated as the
place for the semi-annual meeting
of the executive committee of the
Associated Boards of Trade of Mary
land. new organization that was
organized in Cambridge last week.
1t is sincerely hoped by all that it
may be possible to secure this meet
ug and also that in the very near
future Annapolis will be fortunate
enough to secure the annual meeting.
at which large, enthusiastic and
representative body of business men
viii attend.
Mr.. Raymond Moss called the at
tertOn Of the Chamber to he fact
that there were a great number of
baitIeships in the nearby harbors.
and that the docks and anchorage ia
cIlties of other cities were taxed to
their utmost to handle this body of
lighting ships, and he said that he
ieemed it only right and proper that
Annapolis should be designated as
the headquarters for some of these
vessels. Upon his motion the presi-
dent appointed Mayor Strange. Mr..
Douw, Mr.. George T. Melvin and Mr.
Ennals Waggaman and Mr.. Il. L.
Moss to wait upon the Secretary Of
the Navy and request that an order
be promulgated along these lines.
The resignation of Mr.. Harry S.
kenchington as recorder of the Cham
her of Commerce was read and re-
ceived with regret, but due to the
pressure of Mr.. Kenchington bust
ness, his request TO be relieved was
accepted Mr.. Ennals Waggaman
was elected to fiji the vacancy.
The Chamber of Commerce elected
Mr.. w. G. Gott and Mr.. Charles Lee
rs their two representatives on the
ioint board with the Credit Mems As
sociation to elect secretary for the
TWO bodies
Mr. J. L. Mace, w. =. King. of
Annapolis. and Mr. Richard S. Daw-
son. Of Harwood, were elected men,
hers Of the Chamber of Commerce.
After the adjournment of the Cham
Der of Commerce, the Credit Mems
Association held short meeting. at
which Mr.. Douw, Mr. W. F. Childs,
Mr. George c. Barton were elected to
act in conjunction wi tn Messrs. Lee
and Gott with the appointment of
The secretary.