The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-03
CHAMBER HELPS
PROPOSED R TAD
Directors Pledge Best Efforts to
Raise Money for Northern
Neck Line.
CHANGED 70 STOCK PLAN
Smoker VIII Be Had to Push
Plan-Deed Authorized
for Building.
CHANGED TO STOCK PLAN

aStioh taken at the Joint meeting OF
INC INLAND trade and the business en-
lerprise committees Wednesday night.
the board of directors of the Chamber
Of Commerce yesterday afternoon
passed resolution indorsing the
proposition for a railway from boswell
10 the Wicomico River, and pledged
the best efforts of the chamber to-
wards raising Sl50,000 asked from this
city. At the meeting Wednesday it was
not definitely decided which would be
better, the subsidy plan proposed by
G. Nj. Ward or the purchase OF Stock
by those who care to take part in
the construction Of the road.
The directors favored the latter plan.
and the following resolution. offered
by Vice President I. NJ Darlington,
was unanimously adopted:
Pledges Support.
BE it resolved By the board of di-
rectors Of the Chamber OF Commerce,
THAT the Chamber of Commerce will
Use its best efrorts 10 raise $50, 900.
Tor which the subscribers shall re-
give stock in the proposed railroad
from boswell to the Wcomico River
AS per the proposed route, the dis
tancc Of which is understood to be be-
tween seventy and eighty miles; that
il will bo mutually agreed between
the subscribers and the railroad that
upon the completion and operation OF
said road TO the Rappal:anuock River,
iU per cent. OF the amount subscrlb
eli TO- be paid and stock issued there
tor and that upon the completion ami
operation Of the road to the Wicomco
River, the balance. or 50 per cent, Will
lie due and paid for and the balance OF
tho stock will be issued.
1T is further understood that these
subscriptions will be placed in the
hands OF a trustee to be paid out and
stock received by the subscribers nn-
der the provisions set forth above. and
further, that 1t is understood that one
or more representatives o. the sub
scribcrs TO this fund should be OH the
board OF the proposed railroad as long
as 500 goo Of stock is in Richmond
ana further that the construction OF
the road shall be started within
twelve months from this date and com
plcted within two years tune there
after"
VIII Have smoker.
II was agreed by the board OF di-
rectors that a smoker he held next
week. to which members Of the cham
Ter ana citizens interested VIII be IN:
yited and a prospectus OF the foa"
read. Meanwhile canvass VII D,
made III order 70 get some 'Ney.
what may he expected IN the WaS
Inscriptions TO Sloch' ~ - = =, II,
Far The entertainment we're placed 10
~. bands OF two committees appoint
"a III president Wood, as toilo"s;
c.a,-ar and Canvass. F.. Rylanu'
cb,irman. J.. G. Corley, Samue! Coheh
C;ordon Wallace, John G. freeih an t
Prospectus and Agreemen ~. NJ
q, rr;ngton' chairman; John NJ. Miller.
Jr.. p. a Moncure, G. Z. Keeo' "pot'"'
wood j Allen. ,,aa ~
Thc committees were instructed =, ~
ia IL active as possible, so as 70 give
tie project the strongest impetus pc
fore the meeting Is held'
Bcnetits 10 tlchm0nd.
MIR. Darlington opened me uues 40. a,,d
lecounted the dement's that he eS peel
ed Richmond to receive. Nh Ware
answered many questions ana eS
plained the general method OIL hiian
cioring.
If I.iGiinond viii be available until
tie. first twenty or thirty miles or tne
ROAD are i'll operation" said John ~ ~
raise Inc amount 10 Go this? We would
like 10 know"
part Of it, said Mr., Ward You do
TIL is is done. That is ali l need say"
". y Duke. of the Richmond, Fred.
ericksburg and POTOMAC. SPOKE m .,s
viewpoint both OF proflt TO ms road
and to the city.
convey Building.
Tie board passed resolution au-
thurizing the drawing Of a deed con-
veylng the building and property OF
the Chamber Of Commerce TO the First
National Bank Building Corporation.
al the option price of S23o.0o0- The
president and secretary We're empow-
cred TO dispose OF such furniture as
can be spared and 10 arrange for tenn
potarE quarters.
BUSINESS Manager William r. Dab
ncy, T. r liyand and J. d. Crunp We're
appointed delegates to attend the an
nual meeting Of the southern Com
mercial Congress, which meets in At
lan,a next wcck Two others prob
ABLY viii bc appointed later.
Tie following neW members were
j. 81 Adkins s co, II. C. Beat,ic,
y. Allen l3"lvin. Preston Eelvin Jr.,
George McD. Blake. g CO. Inc y. G..
iroaddn y. J. Daffron, W. w. Friend
il Y Gann & Co. Or. Ernest NJ Hardy,
James RIVER Furniture and Mattress
90. W p. Knowles, W. Kirk Mathews
Mechanics and Merchants Bank John
" Moore. Richard ~ Payne. Progress
sltc Business Building and Guarantee
Co.. Augustine Royal &. CO.. w e.
SeaG Uilman Pros, q. p. Walden, e II.