The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-16
SUPERINTENDENT
FOB d: Annexation \ [ ] 4 /
Opposition Fails to Respond to.
Challenge for Joint
Debate.
MANCHESTER Hasa TO GAIN
Leading Men Address Entllusias-
tic Mass-Meeting Oh Be-
half Of Union. @


Although called upon freely to ex-l
press their views. no citizen advanced
any argument in answer to The re-
marks made by the many speakers
last light at tho meeting OF the con-
soltdationists in the Manchester court
ond and Third Wards. The meeting
was dignifed in the extreme, and the
large crowd which filed the court
house to its capacity, seemed thorough-
~ in accord with every thought cS.i
pressed. Although the speakers were
no violent outburst against those with
opposite opinion. The speakers, with
out exception, sought to be fair and
had on hand printed and sworn sta
tis I'll to back their asaertions Z. ! .
took the rostrum first. He went into
the details of the proceedings of the
| Consolidation Committee from start to
finish. He declared that the smaller
lefty operated under a great loss. as
ofaas large. u city as Richmond We're
worth considering. He asserted that
the Consolidation Committee had al
ways acted. In the best interests Of
advantages of the proposed bridge, the
crowding OF the schools in this city,
ana gave many reasons why CONSOLE
h hai,, o. would relieve conditions and
I,clievcs People Want II.
4. =. - w ellis. the next speaker. said
me ,.,e, consolidation question was q great
..Nat have ~ no fear Of results. he said
will BIO against annexation. s, & y
!. Some people look ut consolidation
1ae th GOOD
is the way to look at IT,
3. q. Gill. q member Of the Board
Of Aldermen from the Second Ward,
the financial statements Of Richmond.
and Manchester. and he invited citl-i
zens opposed to annexation to step.
forward and follow. and II need be.
correct, his statements. No one vol
Although the budget has increased
only $4,000 has been set aside for
streets" he said. 'The other $4,000
bonded Indebtedness Of Manchester is is.
$5lS.oo0, in addition to $4,000 for the
High School"
He next presented a. copy OF the
ing that she is able to- 10 borrow iA sS.1ao,-
S1o.e5. while Manchester now owes
SS9.T02.06 more than she owns.
Richmond. he said spent on streets,
not including Sidewalks and alleys,
95os,ohs.b5 IN 81Su3. according TO Special
Accountant George S: Crenshaw's state
ment. From other statisticH he sought
to show that Richmond was spending
vast sums of money for municipal im-s
provement. whereas Manchester was
unable to do even q proportionate
part.
Chairman Brown Speaks.
I. r. Brown. chairman OF. the Con-
isolidation Committee, followed Mr.. Gill
and opened his address by saying he
In, fa1 la, ,io g1,t,t IS,.s,
present to give facts. He said that
Manchester received good bargain
In the 80 per cent. proposition Of the
gross r exc SINCE It would yield
ments and another large amount for
lights md other items. He asserted
that Richmond had made provision
for the retentGn Of The court e
been abolished. and said that where
Richmond had spent s2o5.d00 for the
maintenance OF its public schools, his
city had expended but q :, small !, sum. be;
was ''toting fair" and would 1.-Two UP to
its promises was his conviction. IIe
said that more than a. few would be
benefited. The salaries of1police I. ON.
GERS, the Judge, janitors and others
would be increased. 3
John p. Branch was opnosed, to an
neSation, III, asserted simply because
Manchester ran on such n,Acheup scale ia
return. Hc refutcd5 the accusation.
that the Manrhcster Consolidation
Committee did not look after Mnnches-
ter's interests. and declared that IT not
only held its own. but had made the
Richmond committee back down. That
Richmond's money was rcprcsente d IN
Manchester's plants o-dhy ana ana !, y, tn az
90 per cent. of her houses would pc
built by Richmond capitalists ne a =
frmed as true. Il,
LIT is5 a well-known fact he said,
that the people onposed to anne "a !,
ton are opposed to It on any tel
Mr.. Toney IN Favor.
d. l.. roncy. Manchester's representa- :,
tive in the Legislature, ~ ! 4. ~
Ing against those gentlemen opposed 70
annexation," he said, Tut fter view
ing figures I have concluded u 10 oe5
the best thing foIthe neppl,e q INA aaa5r
city. I cast nlyiyoth WI tn you, g ~.
oil my tics are here. and WI always
remain here: 3. g. (, J, u
sec how any rea sonable man can pos '-asi-
siblN{be opposed to annexatlon. 4,
Although having. beer, thrown with !.
Richmond people often, N.Y. Toney tat
sa tnat @s haa yet
100 many OF us arc too narrow. 9
seek for bett er quarters. 7; elisye
nothing will l!elp our pc o T, /, more re.
LIlet1l CpIlSOllud Ltpll W.
Not n Tiuiahcd City.
Carter {, ones, who spol Ike next,
said that the nlotto OF MANCHESTER
under its incorpo ration was ~ Hasten
slowly. mother and consenue Mt.
ly she had been la boring under 1T ever
since. IA Ie alleged Manchester had
never taken advantage OF Its oppor-
.tunity,3 and had even run the present
Ric hmond Cedar Works away,
Are swe q finished city? Or are we
in the same class as Richmond.. 2
Everybody knows RichInond Is the
guardian angel OF prosperity In the.
South III
6 j. Il. Jones. the last speaker, said hes
had heard the arguments Of the "an-i
it's but considered them Or no cons
sequence. Is 5iiS3 4l n # t5s9
8.'Richmond Is indeed tho queen city.
OF the South. and we do ourselves II ON
or to get into such coHlpany.''' He
saw no reason why Manchester should
not annex, since she would get n new
ihrid sc, school facilities and would
have everything TO gain and nothing
to lose.
Promincnt NNcat yirsiainn Dead
Huntingdon. w. Va. March 5.----=
Douglas y. Hughes, for Years pron1t-5
nerlt In tho political arena In West
Virginia., died suddenly Tonight of
heart disease at Nv intlcld, In Putnam