The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-07
Commercial Associations Re-
Elects Mr. A. B. Darlington
President for Sixth Term
VALUE OF ORGANIZATION
TO A COMMUNITY
Achievements of Association
During 1910 Have Been
NoteWorthy--hlr. Dab
ney Makes Address

DA%NlII-E, VA January THE
annual meeting ard banquet OF the
Danytllo Commercial Association. the
cfty's representative business body,
were had last night. All the old Of
ftoers headed by President A. Berke-
lev Carr.ugton ana secretary William
A. Aioorman and the directors who
have done valuable work for the city
were reelection, ana during his ser
vice the association has done Nalua-
ble work an the representative buS-
ness orga niZation OF the city.
other speakers at the banquet be
sides kresident Darlington included
Ger "a A f1EFtgE1e.s=. Of tire kt-fr-
moud chamber of commerce. ana Mr..
TaaeweH NJ Darlington, OF Rieh-
mond, president Of the Tobacco AsSo-
cation Of the United States Mir.
Ia hney, an impressive speaker, touch
ed anon the benefit Of commercial
organizations u a city and stressed
rnelr value IN uniting the substantial
interests in opposition 10 political
ueses ana as q factor in securing
eood government. His address was
,ery well received.
MI T NJ. Darlington outlined the
value ul business associations 70 a
com mun3ty IN general. specifying their
peculiar usefulness IN negotiating
with railways and IN maintaining
spirit OF mutual consideration between
pubic service and other corporations
and the public. He also emphasized
the opportunity Of such organlZa tons
to stimulate banking and make Il con-
serVativc and in inducing the masses
t. invest their savings If sound hanks
lie regarded postal savings banks as
subscribing useful purpose in IN
ducIug the saving spirit and express
ed the belief that such banks would
be In the nature of the feeders 10 other
banks, where q higher rate OF Interest
might he derived,
In conclusion, Mr. Darlington corn
rended the Danvillf Association and
showed great familiarity with its work
IN behalf OF this community IN the
past. and expressed confidence that
II would continue It's usefulness in
the future IL sustained, as 1t deserved
to he, by the citiZeus.
President A. - Carriugton's annual
report was brief and businessHke,
being III the nature OF n summary
Of what the association had achieved
for Banville in 1919 Among other
things he specified the securing Of n
better schedule to and from Rich
uaoud- the effort to secure q daily
train frefff sts454-to t1RwrEnCsvffls, on
the Norfolk division OF the Southern
railway He mentioned the joint c'ti-
Gens' and farmers picnic held last
year in the county. whereat some $50
farmers and as many citizens gathered
and became acquainted and dis
cussed problems affecting them mu-
tuauy. The association had also
simulated the movement To build 8
system Of macadsm roadways radiat-
5Hg sirasgFess Ss sg,aSs aifats2g ry1afs4s like
the association 20 the city in pro-
noting and financing the annual fair
until it was upon a basis of sta bic
prosperity. Perhaps the most notable
work OF the association. he said, had
been IN uniting through the associs-
ton at smoker the tobacco and mer-
camille interests Of the city in an ef-
fort to extend and maintain Danville's
primary as "a loase leaf, tobacco mar
ktsA. and the adoption. s0f. tha slogan,
Fifty million Pounus eft tobacco for
Danviile." The association had also
established a credit bureau which has
done valuable work In collecting for
members old accounts, many deemed
uncollectihle.
One OF the most remarkable Of the
informal addresses OK the evening was
that OF DIR. #. J. Arteyeh, Of Syria.
n visitor xho used the NEST elegant
English with perfect accuracy and
unusual fsuency. The thought and
text OF his address were in excellent
taste.