The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-30
ORUMMERS URGED
TO SUPPORT PLAN
Dabney Asks Them to Assist
in Preparing for Rich
mond's Growth
CRITIClZES MODE OF
PRESENT DEVELOPMENT
Chambers Manager Would
Have City Engineers Au-
thorlty Extended Two
Miles Beyond
Limits

nat the city engineer \ department
should be given authority to regulate
Tue srHaing ana laying out of streets
AT least two miles beyond the Guy
limits, VAS urged by business Manager
Laones. OF the Chamber of Com
meree. in talk before Post \. TRAY
elers ProtectIs G. association, THURSDAY
night when the post rendered It's an
naai Christmas reception IN its quar-
ters at Third and Main streets,
Developrne of SUBURBAN territory
Is now mostly n the hands of specu~
iators who give very little thought to
the prousr iaVing out or streets RI
anticipation or the etty's expansion,
Ec said. Aireaay some III tne streets
Ia the West f.Dd nave been nuut So
that they run Into each olhsr when
they should continue IN narattel lines.
ihas currents I'll fresh air are fire.
QuenaiN interrupted. To the alseenlterl
OIL restu.nts ia Ihuse nelenUor1oods.
AiF, pahne. said TINS ~, essity Was
recently impressed upon nirn while,
he WAS attending IL convention or the
National ttstc improvement Assuc1a.
tioH IN Washington, and he believed
the trafeins men could DO nothing
better than "a include hts recommen-
dation III their movement for IA gen
era. hettermsnt oil conditions III the
city and Stato.
show Great Enterprise.
referring T., tbs go~aheaa spirit 81
the tsiehmond business men. MIR bah
Hes called attention 10 the fact that
large Jotss = house nefq would
probably hat gone uLt al stusiaess
on January had not salne ct the
younger men connected With the con
cetn raised soea,vge capital for the
purpose OF carrying 1t aa after ls.s
retirement 81 its head. Whosa health
viii compel him Ia seek rest and sus-
pension II business activities.
Mr. Habnes urged the drnmmers
10 Aoost hlcnn.ond whenever they had
this opportunity al home and on the
Tcau. He said other cities. with muen
less behind Them. had profted Won
dcrfulis satn methods and he felt
sure this city could profit equally
as Well.
Lett College For business
t,ns 81 tha features oI tn. meeting
VAS talk by Mr.. J. +. WHITE, man
eyer for Swift d Company. who gaze
w college professionally to enter
business and ia that respect differed
from Woodrow Wilson VINO had for
saken the college ~ enter politics,
as President Harwood. of the pest,
very aptiy pointed out. AIR. Whyte
referred TO, the fact that he was for
merry student under Professor Starr
at the University of Chicago. who
warned Roosevelt against the Use Use
fly in Africa. Once. said the speaker.
he had occasion in his antfropological
course to write an essay ON man ana
the monkey and he found that his
experience In that conn. elton had
since enabled him to size UP men with
out trouble,
Mr.. whyte Is "A graduate OF Brown
University. whore he played football
on the varsity team back in the SOS
Later. he taught at the University
OF West Virginia. where he found
diversion In coaching the football
team of that institution. He came to
Richmond last July from Chicago.
His talk VAS roundy applauded.
and at its close he was the recipient
Of many congratulations.
Why sheets Are short.
Dr, Roy X. Flanagan. OF the State
Health Department. gave the drum
iners some Of his experiences as an
official hotel Inspector. He said ne
believed most OF the hotel men In
the State were conscientiously trying
10 live up to the requirements Of the
new law. which calls tor eight-foat
sheets and other improvements for
the comfort and convenience Of the
travelling public. In many instances.
he pointed out, sheets OF the proper
.ienEln nau nten ordered. nut when
the hemstitches were taken an ac-
count was made for shrinkage in
washing, the sheets were usually about
six inches short OF the requirements
In such cases he said he tried TO he
~ ienjent as possible with the hotel
people, II convinced they were endeay-
orinE 10 observe the law,
DIR, Flanagan closed lay asking the
travelling men to lend him a helping
hand In seeing that the law is oheyed,
He believed that they could he OF great
assistance, " they would.
One Of Hk~t Cities.
Mr.. Oliver J. Sands. president of the
American National Bank, said that
Richmond was ono Of the best cities
in the country. and he was especially
pleased to note that retired business
men and other persons Of means are
directing their attention toward Rich
mond as an IDEAL residential city.
Mr.. Walter Saunders and Rev. J. J.
Grasatt. chaplain OF the post. also
spoke briefly.
Announcement was made that the
post now has membership of S55,
with prospects for 1000 members at
an early date. Nine years ago the to-
tai membership in the State was only
722. which Is zoo less than the pres-
snt membership OF the Richmond post.
The total State membership is now
2.670
Following the speeches. the theato
quartette rendered a number Of happy
selections. including Has Anybody
Here Seen Tedy?"
The hall was packed to overlooking
With members OF the post and their
guests. Light refreshments brought
fine meeting 10 = close.
\ Christmas ct eroadus Memorial.
The Broadus Memorial Bible school
will have their Christmas exercises
If Friday night. beginning at o'clock.
s "A very attractive program has been ar
ranged The friends Of the school are
sSfb nka4f cordially invited