Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-12
Mr.. LandOn Answers the
Fisher Complaint,
JUST "JOSHEO" PASSENGER
Pier caretaker Christian Told irste
Traveller Tina: He Would Have
Him an Ave Next Time-pireetofs
Report TO Chamber.

nppeared before the Chamber oil
Commerce last night and made an eN'
PLANTATION Of the alleged dlscourteOus ;
treatment of Robert A. Fisher NJ Oiu
Dominion pier A one rainy night III
February. complaint Of when WAS
made by Mr.. Fisher In commnlca,
lion published in the Richmond
Times Dispatch. Supt l.. H. Man.
vile. Of the Old Dominion Lana
Company. was not present TO give MS
company's side Of the affair. but Sec
Rotary ". +. COttrell Was directed 10
write him "A letter asking ior S'"'e
ment ,
Il is the intention Of the chaiiiper
10 embody the two statements Ill
communication which viii be lot
varded TO the Times-Dispatch LOT
publicati,n. The publication also
win include q statement Cf the I'M
pr.yements that are 10 De maue ~
The pier and to the service FOR pas
senscrs who have To wait On the dock
tcy the night steamer To Richmond.
Mr. Landon told the members OF inc
chamber that he had made very
thorough investigation CT MT. rlsh-
ar,s charges He learned first that
the passenger had gone TO the pier
nj 1890 o'clock. an hour DeIo.e 'he
time for the arrival OF the steamer
from Norfolk. Mr.. Christian. who Is
in charge of the waiting room On the
dock. opened the waiting room that
uish, AT 7.!,5 o'clock. 80 minutes be-
fore the steamer arrived.
MIR Landcn went on to say that
reached The nleT
he fcund Mr.. Fisher and several
other passengers waiting IN 'he
rain. Mr.. Fisher said something 10
MIR. Christian about the waiting
room not being opened ana remark
cd that if he had had an axe ne
would have broken II up.
"Joshes" irritste Passenger.
Mr. Christian told him that II he'd
Jrop him (Chrsiian) line by poStai
when he came this way again he
wculd have an axe handy" continued
e,r I,andon. Then Mr.. Fisher said
something about preferring charges
against Mr.. Christian and the latter
offered him table, chair, pen, INK
and paper and told him that 1t was
a half hour before the steamer woulo
arrive and to go ahead and write out
full set of charges.
mir. Christian says he was Josh.
ING, Mr.. Fisher TO get him In q COED
humor. but instead he irritated him.
! am sorry that this affair occurred.
but am helpless in the case. fier a
doesn't belong TO the Old Dominion
Steamship Company and Mr.. chris
,ian is employed by the Old DO
minicn Land Company to look after
the pier and open the waiting room
a half hour before the steamer ior
Richmond arrives" concluded Nj.
Iandon.
Several members Of the chamber
had something To say on the SUBJECT
ALI urging that the Old DOMINION
Land Company officials he pressed for
a statement. Several OF the members
of the chamber also said that me
service given the passengers waiting
on the dock is not of the best ana
should be improved.
The chamber held a busy regular
meeting last night. aisposing OF many
matters OF Importance Chairman
Holmes. of the committee on COM
merce and commercial usages, re-
ported that the four acetylene gas
buoys have been installed and moved
that The chamber send letters OF
thanks 10 Congressman Jones and
Senator Martin for their work in Sc
curing the buoys which molten pre-
vailed without Givision-
Change Arrangement OF 6uoys:
CaItain Fred ID. Cccke. Of the Nir-
.inia Pilots Association. reported
that the buoys had net been placed
according 20 the recommendations 81
the chamber. which Were transmitted
TO the lighthouse board through Con
vressman Jones and the matter Of
having the bucys rearranged was lett
in the hands Of the committee on
commerce and commercial usases
Captain Cooke said that he thought
the pilots could give better service
in bringing vessels into this port at
night if the baCys were differently
ar-ankcd.
Captain Cooke ais reported tina;
the entrance &c The Hampton Roads
side Of ;he Newport News Middle
Ground bar is not being Kept clear
nj nixhts. vessels anchOring at the
channel entrance. This matter alsC
was referred 20 the commerce CON
mitfee and Captain CCckc- The
treasury department viii be asked "a
Law OF the line OF anchorage in the
X ads around the mouth Of the chan
ret and then ships viii be compelled
10 Keep within the anchorage ground
The matter 81 raising the neceS
sarv $500 for the sumner norma
.s..,.l q. ~. held in this civ in June
vas brought no and discussed a
length. n finally was decided TO a.,
,be city council 10 appropriate nal
tho amount with shc understanding
that the Chamber % Commerce ans
Merchants Ass.c!stlCn would con
tribute the remaining SZ5e. To-
committee on taxation ana legislation
was instructed 10 appear before 30
coancil and ask fer the money. The
chambor adopted a resOluficn placinl