The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-01
URGING COUNCIL
TO BUILD WHARF
Travellers Protective Association
Sends Letter to All
Members.
SAYS BUSINESS DEMANDS 1T
Opening Of Panama Canal Cited
as Reason for Better
Facilities.
SAYS BUSINESS DEMANDS IT

Post A. Travellers Protective Asso-
| citation, yesterday forwarded to all
members of the Council and Board OF
| Aldermen copies of a resolution adopt
ed February 90 urging the immediate
| erection of a new wharf OF property
acquired by the city for the purpose.
So far no funds have been provided by
the city for the construction, though
the Committee on Improvement OF the
James River and the Committee on
lion OF the award Of contract made to
,ie Raymond Concrete Pile Company
OF Baltimore.
Text OF Resolutions.
The preamble and resolutions follow:
I'VE should Improve and maintain
| our water shipping and receiving IA
ciiities. because water Transportation
is natural, and not artificial therefore
it is the fundamental basis OF all trans.
portation charges.
| mond's location IS ideal; stratcgically.
| cannot be improved upon, provided We
ma in Ia i'll and protect our water borne
| commerce, and to do this we must
| steamers wishing to make this port.
Richmond is the key to the south
| eastern classification Of freight rates.
and therefore, TO maintain this para
mount position. il is imperative that
! our water borne commerce shall have
protection and accommodations which
q city our size is justly entitled ia and
our people Justly deserve
The conditions here are such that
our merchants. securing large quanti-
! ties Of water borne commerce.. are
| forced to unload vessels az the South
ern Hallway Company docks on the
south Of James River transferring
goods TO cars and thence Into Rich
nond, thereby cntaling unnecessary
| ma tpr
I, OF sailing craft refuse to unload on
the north side claiming conditions
are such that il will hazard the safety
our merchants arc handicapped in
ouNing their goods from the sections
OF our State known as the Northern
VIII not warrant proper bcrthing Of
vessels. and their masters refuse 10
| come to Richmond except at an ad-
vance in freight charges. and with
| the understanding that they ,-unioaJ
at the Southern Railway Company
| docks.
i I'LL, Water Rates Advanced.
| Ihe unparalleled conditions or our
/ water front for city OF our con-
| servatism, has caused our water rates
OF freight 10 advance over % per cent.
| IN the last decade
| These conditions are attributablo
| 10 the fact that our city authorities
are not familiar with the principles
OF water borne transportation, and the
/ tons. -
Our merchants are large buyers Of
| mere merchandise from the Pacific coast.
Railroad and Steamship COMPANY 10
/ New York, 'rcshipped to Richmond. and
/ at much less cost than all-rail ship
! ment. -
| Now is the time to place along our
entire water front wharves and docks
/ ior accommodating vessels and steam
aas . or suitable dimensions as our watar
| n ns,h VII ~ allow. With the completion
OF me l'nnama Canal in 1915 1t is alb
solutely certain that Norfolk viii ha Va
70 help New York distribute the ex
try and ho It lmp p tto Of this yas5 eoun
NeM York to handle same
ne conditions in New York 10 ,Iav
are are not not Sati.s,factory The delay in
SIX days therefore some other port ~,
! questionably will be an outlet for III.
1Rmi rh,1ae, quantity l of merchandise
must r,n"a and me the Key Ma to the Southeast
| movement, thereby keeping our civ
| pre- -eminently secure, because nor com,
merGe VIII be distributed on the basil,
u an transportation charges witch IL
natural transportation and NOT ar,,a'
cial; therefore. be 1t af IN
Resolved. That Post a.. Trayo,ars.
F hnoteGtive Association OF America,
showing these conditions to be Facts
heartily lndorse and approve bu,ldinn.
and erecting on the water front nnS
oWneo oy the city suitable wharfao a
iacliltles to berth and accommodate
s s;ans and steamers OF such dim dime ).
t - as our water depth will allow
70 enter our port thereby pIacine or
market on the lowest possible ba o sis
81 ireiEht transportation charges. and
PRAY Pray me Board of Aldermen and conn-
GU 10 adopt such resolutions and mata
such laws as will erect and maintain
omeSe Wharves for the preservation Of
on our commercial industries; be it furth-
Resolved, That a copv or tb,s
annie and resolution be mailed eaeh
r fnenner Of our Board OF Aldermen ana