Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-27
Chamber Not Represented in
Norfolk Quarantine Meeting.
INVITED BY THE PRESIDENT
Board Of Trade Across Roads Ex-
pected Local Delegation, But Port
Committee Recommended That No
Representatives Be Appointed.

Although the officers of the Nor
folk Board of Trade had expected
delegation OF Newport News people 10
attend the meeting OF that BODY last
night for the discussion OF the quar-
antine question, the local Chamber
of Commerce was not represented at
this meeting. DIR. w. +. Greasy, the
quarantine officer here, attended the
meeting, and so far rs is known he
was the only one from this city at
the session.
President W. Lee Powell, of the
Chamber of Commerce, intended last
Saturday to send delegates to the
Norfolk meeting and for that purpose
he called a special meeting of the di-
rectors for that afternoon. The di-
rectors referred the matter to the
committee on port charges and usages
with instructions to learn the nature
of the Norfolk meeting. The com
mittee reported back to the directors
at noon yesterday that the meeting
was TO be a mass assemblage OF the
Norfolk citizens for the purpose Of
discussing the quarantine, and recon-
mended that the Chamber send no
representatives.
Prior to the meeting of the direc-
tors, President Powell received an in
vitation from President w. I. Ander-
son, of the Norfolk Board of Trade,
to send delegates to the meeting last
night. but in view of the report of
the committee to the directors Presi-
dent Powell decided not TO accept
the invitation.
Misunderstanding Somewhere.
There seems to have been some
misunderstanding as to the nature of
the meeting in Norfolk last night.
According to the Norfolk Ledger-Dis-
patch, the meeting was not a mass
assemblage of citizens, but was a
session of the directors of the Board
of Trade. The Ledger-Dispatch Of
yesterday said that President Ander-
son had invited delegates from this
city to attend the session and addeo
This delegation (from Newport
News) is expected TO come armed
with arguments favoring the side of
the shipping interests and for lift
of the quarantine on via ships that
IL ships coming here for bunker coal
only, and ships that the federal quar-
antine has permitted to pass with
out inspection
According to reports from Norfolk,
the board of quarantine commission
crs of that city, which makes the
regulations for the State quarantine,
has about decided TO promulgate q
new regulation relieving from the
State quarantine all ships coming 10
Norfolk for bunker coal from South.
ern ports in the United States not
on the Gulf of Mexico. II such a
regulation is adopted by the com.
misSoners vessels coming from Fern
sndina, Fla, Charleston, S. c., Sa
vannah. Ga, Wilmington, n. c., and
Brunswick, Ca, to Norfolk for bunker
coal will not have to be inspected by
the State quarantine officer.
Will Meet Any Changes.
Immediately after this rule becomes
effective, the local Chamber of Com
merce no doubt will take up with
Governor Mann the matter of having
= similar regulation made TO apply al
this port as the Chamber wishes tC
meet every move on the part of Nor
folk Ia reducing the quarantine.
Ii Is probable that President Powell
will call a meeting of the Chamber
in the near future to discuss the
quarantine situation and to take
some action on the matter.
Report of the Committee
Following is the complete report o
the committee on port charges anc
usages to the directors of the Cham
her relative to the Norfolk meeting
Your committee on port anS