The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-11
CHAMBER FAv0RS
STEAMSHIP LINE
Directors Indorse Plan for
Operating Richmond and
Petersburg Service.
Mr.. FINNEY EXPLAINS 1T
Delegates Elected to Rivers
and Harbors Congress in
Washington.

After hearing the facts and figures
burg Chamber of Commerce, the board
of directors of the local chamber. at
its monthly meeting yesterday after
noon, decided to indorse a plan to re
organize the Phillips Steamship Line.
which went into the hands of receiv.
ers last spring.
Mr.. Finney outlined the plan of the
Petersburg chamber, which Is to organ
ize u corporation with maximum cap
ital of $4,000. and operate two boats,
one from this city to Petersburg and
another from Petersburg to Norfolk.
The receivers, he said. had heen oper-
ating the line for the last several
months. and their experience showed
that 1T could be made TO pay under
proper management The Pokanoket.
which ran between Petersburg and
Norfolk, has proved too expensive and
has been disposed of and another boat
more fitted to river traffic will be pur.
chased If the new company is launched.
Seeks Co-Opcrntion.
Mr.. Finney asked only for the coop
GRAFTON of the Richmond Chamber OF
Commerce, and said that there was but
little doubt that the necessary amount
of money would be raised in this city
within a short while. Then the rights
and privileges OF the old company will
be bought and the new line put into
operation. He added that about No
Nember II the government would be-
gin Improvements in the harbor which
will call for an expenditure of about
49,, ~, sI,r
Der spoke of the advantages of the line
to this city. and the Endorsement was
unanimous.
AS delegates to the seventh annual
meeting of the National Waterways
Congress. which will meet at Washing
ton. Chairman E. c. Laird, of the inland
trades committee, and George Bryan,
NJ. "A. Chambers, w, A. Crenshaw. b.
II. Ellington, H. W, Ellerson, John c.
Freeman and f. D. Starke of the cham
ber's membership on the James River
Improvement committee. were elected.
1t is expected that the City Council will
name as delegates members of the same
committee, as follows:
P. II. Donahoe, Z. d. Richardson,
John b. Bliley, julius \. Hobson. j. 4,
Powers. George W. Rogers, C. L. Bat
kins, Carter c. Jones. In this connec-
ton the board indorsed the resolution
now before the Council asking for
$1,000 towards the work of the COM
mittee. The matter was placed in the
hands of the municipal committee of
the chamber, which will appear before
the Council Committee on Finance.
bridge Engineer.
The resolution of Councilman Rogers,
now in the Council, providing for the
employment of a civil and hydraulic
engineer to take charge of the work
on James River, the docks. wharves,
terminals and bridges, was also passed
upon favorably. VicePresident Car
rington, who presided at the meeting
spoke very highly of the plan and said
that in the construction of the. two
bridges alone the proper kind of a
man could save his salary many times
over for the city. In the event of the
election Of such an engineer, he will
not be under the direction of the City
Engineer or in any way connected with
that department. but will work directly
under the Instructions of the City Coun