The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-18
ALL ARRANGING FOR
NEW QUARTERS
TENANTS IN CHAMBER OF COW.
MERGE BUILDING WILL ALL
RE OUT ny APRIL 1.
RAILROAD c H A n @ Z S
WILLIAMS AND COMPANY AND
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. TO
OCCUPY OFFICES IN
MUTUAL BUILDING.

Moving in Main street between
Eighth and Ninth from the present
time until the first part of April
will be on the most extensive scale
ever before witnessed in the office
circles of Greater Richmond. And
all this great changing of apartments
Is largely due to the erection of the
giant railroad Office skyscraper build
ing that Will adorn the corner of
Ninth and Main streets succeeding the
historic. handsome and time-honored,
but out of date. Chamber OF Com
merce.
The work of razing the Chamber
of Commerce building will begin
about April /, the time fixed upon
as the date for the delivery OF the
property TO the First National Bank
building syndicate, who will erect on
the site twenty-story building, in
which will be housed the offices of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company, the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company,
the First National Bank and the
Chamber of Commerce.
In addition to the above occupants,
there will be six or seven floors that
will be equipped in the most modern
and model Office manner that will be
rented to desirable tenants, 1t Is
| understood that most OF the offices
Of transportation companies in Rich
| mond will want quarters in the new
| railroad Office building.
| The entire first floor will be used
| by the First National Bank. and it
| Is understood that ii is the purpose
| of that institution to build the hand
| soonest and most complete banking
| house In the South.
All Hunting New Quarters
As result OF the razing of the
| old Chamber of Commerce building,
| all of the occupants of that house
win have to find other quarters. AL
ready the moving out has begun and
quite a few of the tenants are now
housed in new apartments. In a
large measure they are seeking offices
In the Mutual, American National
Bank and Commonwealth Bank build
ings. There are still quite number
OF people to get out, including the
big banking firm OF John l.. Will
Iiams Il Sons and the Chamber OF
Commerce. Both will move into the
Mutual building, the Williams firm
occupying space on the first floor
and the Chamber taking quarters or
the third floor. where three adjoining
rooms have been secured.
C. &. o. Changes.
While all this moving Is going or
at the Chamber of Commerce many
changes are being arranged in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
panys Offices. Hundreds OF clerks
Will be taken across the street int
the building now occupied by Burf
& Company, clothiers, who will &C
into their handsome new store at tbs
corner Of Eighth and Main.
! anIifipu 1enarlmput of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway of In
diana, formerly the c.. G.. c. Il L
railroad, now in Chicago. will b:
moved TO Richmond and assigned
apartments in the present c. e..
, building. Between nifty and one hun
bred clerks will be brought here from
the Windy City.
Much Moving Around.
The Chamber OF Commerce deserve
q great deal of credit for the un
firing energy they haze displayed II
assisting the tenants in the building
to find suitable quarters elsewhere, 81
, that the property could be turnet
over to the syndicate on April i, a.
stipulated in the offer. The officer.
of the Chamber did everything the!
could for the accommodation of theil
patrons and the occupants OF the of
flces co-operated in every way posi-
BILE, so that no obstacle might get II
the way and prevent the accomplish
ment of the purpose in view, which
was principally TO erect suitable office:
for the accommodation of the Chesa.
peake & 6hio Railway Company.
John L. williams d Sons, bankers
occupying the ground floor of tht
Chamber. were possibly placed at the
greatest disadvantage and suffered the
greatest Inconvenience OF any tenant
:, In the building. The banking firm
however. proved conclusively their
desire to cooperate in every possible
way with any movement that had foi
it's object the betterment of the bust
ness interests OF Richmond.
1t was O triangular movement tina
, finally fixed for the movement of the
Williams e. Sons firm. The Passen'