The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16
BUSINESS men
GET TOGETHER
Active Week by Chamber of Com
mercc-Many New Members.
Committees Appointed.
DAMAGES AW ARDE d
Prince George Farmer Loses Barn
and Valuable Contents By Fire.
Cause Unknown.
DAMAGES AW ARD E d

he and Mr.. q. Grosvenor Dave, man
aging editor of the Southern CONNER
ciai Congress at Washington. ID. G..
went to address the business men in
with the reorganization of
their Business Mems association. Mr.
Quarles reports very enthusiastic
of the men interested In
bringing Suffolk to the front. def
mite plan for an active beard Of trade
was decided upon, and handsome
start toward raising the necessary
funds was made before the meeting
President T. r. Heath, of the Cham
Der OF Commerce OF Petersburg, an
nounced Tuesday that he would call
"a meeting of the chamber for next
Friday night. This is the first meet
ing of the entire body called since the
of the chamber, and
the addition of about sixty new mem
bers. Chairman Poole, of the Traffic
and Transportation Committee. viii
call a meeting of his committee in
order that some important reports
may be made to the meeting FRIDAY
night.
Exhibit for Petersburg.
The first definite step for second
agricultural fair was made about
noon Tuesday, when President Heath,
of the Chamber of Commerce, an
committee on plans.
Good Results.
Probably no recent public effort by
the business men OF the city has
brought more satisfactory results or
created more favorable conmSnt gem
orally than that which brought about
the exhibit of agricultural products
from the adjoining counties In the
Virginia Warehouse here last fall.
Not only have the merchants OF the
city testified to direct results from
the exhibit. but the farmers In the
adjoining counties haze shown almost
a SURPRISING interest In the matter of
displaying their products In coinpe-
tition for awards. The Chamber has
found that the citizens of Petersburg
as we'll as the farmers have anani-
mously indicated thssr desire te see
the agricultural fair perpetuated
The committee appointed Tuesday
by the president of the Chamber to
devise a general plan for this year s
exhibit is composed as follows: MIR.
James Mel Ruffin. chairman; MIR.
Waverly lvey, MIR. T. Stanley Beck
with. Mr.. Henley Turner. Mr. George
W. Harrison. Mr.. w. II. Wilcox. Sec
Rotary Quarles of the Chamber.
Committee Meets.
Mr. Ruffin held meeting of this
committee at sac o.elack Tuesday
evening at the Chamber OF Commerce.
and the matter was fully discussed.
This committee was appointed in ad-
vance of the general meeting FRI
day evening in order that report
might be ready for the consideration
OF the meeting, thus saving as much
time as possible In working out the
plan.
To Have Hearing.
The secretary of the chamber has
received notice from the State chair
man of the Conference on Municipal
Government Reforms that the bills re-
Gently introduced In the Legislature
to carry out the purposes of the con-
ference viii have committee hear
ing at o'clock on Friday of this
week. Mr.. Quarles 10 chairman of this
legislative committee of Petersburg
and states that he hopes Ia have this
committee represented in Richmont
on Friday,
Damages Awarded.
A verdict was rendered a few days
ago by a jury in the Hastings Court
against the Virginia Railway and
Power Company In favor OF Mis-. Pat
tie s. Pearee for $4,000 damages FOL
injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived by falling from a car of tbs
defendant eompany's road on Wash,
ington street. The suit Was for Az
600 damages.
Tuesday morning the company
through its attorney, MIR. II. Ii. Mann
took an appeal from the verdict oi
the jury to the Supreme Court of APP
peals at Richmond.
Campaign Expenses.
Hon. Robert Turnhuli, the Demo.
cratic nominee for Congress in thu
Fourth Congressional District, has
complied with the law In making re
! turn of his expenses Incurred in his
campaign for the nomination. He
" hieh includes his assessment fee ol
$3.50. The other candidates have nu
as yet made report
Service for knights.
On next Sunday evening the lodge
of knights of Pythiay Ia this CIT,
will attend the evening service of tn,
Second Presbyterian church In a body
meeting in their castle hall. and from
there marching to the above place o
Worship. This day marks the forty
ninth anniversary of the foundation
-
pastor of the church and recognize
as one of the foremost pulpit orators
of Petersburg
College improvements.
Modern fire escapes are being place.
upon the buildings Of the Southern
Female College on Sycamore street
Mr.. Arthur Kyle Davis, president, ha
had extensive Improvements recent!
made on the college buildings. pape
has been taken off the walls ant
every room calsomined and painted
Increase Plant.
The Petersburg Wood supply Com
pany Is making a large addition Il
their plant. They Intend to entel
extensively into the box shook bust
ness and are equtpping their factor
with new machinery.
Clearing Route.
At the Atlantic Coast Line raiiwa!
bridge in Pocahontas workmen arr
busy In blasting the rock and re
moving the bank which impedes thu
flow of the river along the new di
version route.
Harm burned. /,
The barn Of Mr. Tossie Rrockwei
in Prince George county. about tel
miles from Petersburg and thre'
miles from the county courthouse
was destroyed by IRE Tuesday morn
ing, with contents. which consisted
of two hundred and fifty bags Of pea
nuts and Z lot u wheat. The loss 4
estimated at about S2.QeQ. parity sce,y
cred by insurance. The origin of thu
fire IL unknown. At the time OF tn