The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08
BUSINESS MENPUT
BLAME ON LAWYERS
Pass Resolutions Urging Them to
Agree on Terms OF Consoli-
dation Ordinance.
WANT QUESTION SETTLED
Richmond and Manchester Or
CARNATIONS Believe Cause Of
Deadlock Is Trivial.
WANT QUESTION SETTLED

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4 Weary of quibbling over small mat
/ tiers which have served TO deadlock
| consolidation for some time, commit
! tees OF the Chamber OF Commerce of
Richmond and the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION of Manchester and Chester
| field met in the Chamber of Commerce
| yesterday afternoon. and adopted the
| following resolution by acclamatlon:
.Iscsolved, Tint the Joint meeting OF
| the committees of the Chamber of
Commerce of RIchmond and the Busi-
/ ness Mems Club of Manchester and
/ Chesterfield respectively request the
respective chatrmcn of their Council
Chesterfield respectfully request the
special effort to get their respective
attorneys to agree jointly upon the
ordinance for consolidation by the
time OF meeting of the Council cons
mittecs, January 10, M per the terms
| already agreed upon by the Council
committees of the two citicx.'
No Big Disagreement.
Tho discussion Of the status of af-
| fairs by the business men brought
out tho fact that there was no dis
agreement as to the main points In
yolved in the agreement, but that the
hitch resulted from small differences
upon which 1t seemed impossible for
the two attorneys TO agree. 1t was
admitted by members of the two COM
mittees that these were not of sufF-
cient Importance to bring SO great a
project 10 standstill Several expe.
dients were suggested but tho reso-
luton was finally decided upon as the
most feasible under the circumstances.
Vice-President Fl. w. Wood, OF the
Chamber of Commerce. presided over
the meeting, and Business Manager
William I. Dabney, Of the Chamber
of Commerce. acted as secretary.
There were present from the Rich
mond delegation II. w. Wood, Il. NJ
Darlington, S. NJ. Woodward, L. O.
Miller and ]. D. Crump. Manchester
T. ]. Nichols, Charles Burkert. w. FL.
Owens, FL. c. Beattie, w. II. Washing
ton, f. B. Dunford and j. +. Bradley.
Mr.. Owens enumerated the various
objections which had prevented a full
agreement, and Mr.. Crump suggested
that the two City Attorneys call in
a third attorney to frame satisfac-
tory ordinance. Other members Of the
conference thought this unnecessary,
MIR. Wood saying that he thought
Washington Ward would get all the
privileges of the others and that its
representatives would be amply cap
able OF taking care of their constit-
ucnts. Further discussion placed the
delay at the door OF the attorneys.
rather than with the people and mem
hers Of the consolidation committees.
Mr.. Darlington said that the matter
was apparently in good shape untilsit
reached the attorneys, and It was his
opinion that they consumed too much
time In talk.
"Difticulty With lawyers,
Mr.. Dunford, of Manchester, assert
ed that there was no disposition on.
the part of the Manchester contingent
to depart from the original agree
rnent, but, like some of the others, he
thought the difficulty lay with the
lawyers, Because they did not agree.
was no fault, he thought. OF the COM
munity, but rather a reelection on Its
Intelligence
business Manager Dabney spoke in
behalf ofAthe Richmond people and
the Chamber of Commerce, He said
that they had done everything possi-y
BILE, and that all delays except that
caused by the death OF the Richmond
chairman. had come from the other
side OF the river. Augustine Royal,
of Manchester, said that the business
men Of his city We're in favor of con-
soltdatlon almost as la unit, hut that
ftley8had become tired OF delays Ihy
petty disagree elncnts, caused mainly by
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