The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-06-27
CLOSER RELATIONS
between CITY
West Point and Richmond Formulate
Plans to Bring Former City into
More PrOminence-WilI Make
~. Ii a Port.
RICHMOND, VA Special

RICHMOND, VA Special
I'VE hope. you will feel that
West Point is not merely n little
sister thirty-cight miles away, but,
I'm fact, "A part of Richmond-Port
Richmond. If you likc-and that
through Port Richmond greater
Richmond will beCNrnc the larg-
est commercial and distributing
center of the South.
The foregoing words constitute
part of the cordial address of well
coffe delivered Wednesday forming by
Crosby Thompson, president of the
West Point Chamber of Commerce, in
the presence of the 29S Richmond
boosters who went to the King
William metropolis at the invitation
OF that trifty municipality.
The visitors from the capital were
members of the Richmond Chamber
of Commerce and Business Mems Club
and right cheerfully did they enter
into the spirit OF West Point hospital
ity which was altogether delightful.
Mr.. Thompson's felicitous Speech
was designed as greeting both from
West Point as a municipality and from
the business organization which he
represented. He presented an en-
bleplatic key as a symbol of welcome.
- in connection Herewith said:
- we have shown you what we
the way of harbor facilities
ID water frontage, We hope
- will feel as we do. that West
y the real key to great Rich
"a greater Richmond than
4iy of you have dreamed of. One
s4lhg is certain-what the port of
New York is to the whole Northern
belt either Norfolk or Richmond will
become to the rapidly developing
Southern belt of our country"
Many were the other agreeable
things spoken by Mr.. Thompson, who
told of York River, Pamunkey River
and MattapOni River trips that were
TO follow and of a superb fish dinner
and drive around the town.
The response to the address of well
come was made by Mayor d. G. Rich
ardson, who acquitted himself in fine
style and greatly tickIed the ears of
the big-hearted West Pointers.
We come" said he, Ito seal the ties
that bind us close together, ties of a
twentieth century commercial kind.
The people of Richmond have come to
look at your great water front and see
for themselves what about the advan-
terminal. We see it and we find that
1t is the thing we have been looking
for. From this date West Point is
OF Observation-Disclosures port, Rich
mond's loVeliest suburb. We hope to
so unite Richmond and West Point that
they Will be one and the same, for here
is Richmonds ideal port"
Other RichmonderS who felt elO-
quent abstained from oratory as the
days program was crowded with at
tracttve features and time was limited.
Brief addresses were made later in the
day, however. by President Taz Car
rington, of the Chamber of Commerce,
and Thomas p. Bryan, of the Business
Mems Club.
"A local reception committee, which
had met the Richmonders at the sta
ton. took charge of the guests and
helped them do the town. Then came
that fish dinner culinary epic
which, will make music in the memory
of the boosters" for months to come.
AS q matter of fact, fish dinner" was
a poor name for the feast, since it also
included oysters, vegetables, soups and
other things delightful to contemplate
even in the retrospect
The West Point reception committee
consisted of the following: w. r.
Broaddus, J. /. Bland, II. r. McCanna,
Crosby Thompson. A. Robinson. p. f.
Hoffman, G. L. Maskey, Nathan Hess,
+. /. Smither. Ed. Morvitz. b. b. Bagby.
X. Il. Edwards, A. 5. Hudson, J. w.
Owens, G. w. Humphrey, J. r. Roche.
j. L. Tabb, A. J. Walcott, NJ. Il. Chand-
Ter. Clyde Gouldma8' W; l. Wheeler ).
shall i1'i H. e. topping. P B. Shelton. II.
staSs Z G6en e er' E. MAJOR He%,
Farlnholt, Colonel James o'Connor, j.
+, Ss'ls Efbf96.11IQS a ma'', H. r,d b.
down the York river on the steamer
Atlanta or the ChesapeaksIS steamship
While waiting, at theistatid9; for the
train TO bring them back home, 5. w.
M Msfeh were Seconded by MrBt ysn and
adopted with a whoop. Crosby Tbomp-
son responded and said more, 'Pifqsant
When the boosters" gsse bassa to to
world g general and Vest r9in1t IN