The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-09
CHAMBER MAYGET
HOME OF ITS OWN
Outgrows It's New Quarters
Even Before 1t Is Ready
to Move In.
SEVERAL SITES SUGGESTED
Idea Is to Erect Building Which
Can Also House Perma-
nent Exhibit.

The board OF dir ,ctors of the Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday spent the
better part of a two-hour session dis
| cussing various propositions having In
view the construction of another sky
| scraper which would serve the double
purpose of furnishing a home for the
chamber and place in which local
manufacturers could at all times dis
| play their wares.
| Many sites were offered, and while
none OF these was seriously considered
/ by the directors, all met with more or
less approval. Under the present plans
the chamber has practically decided to
occupy part of the building now In
course of construction for the First
National Bank.
| Need Permanent Home.
| But Richmond is growing city, and
aven while this newest monument to ar
chitectural skill is in its embryonic
state. the need for permanent exhibit
building has grown. Therefore the
chamber. alive to all of the things best
for the commercial growth OF Rich
mond. has practically come TO the con-
clusion that 1t has outgrown its new
quarters before it has occupied them.
One of the locations suggested is tho
temporary post-oflice. Another is the
old Young Mems Christian Associa ton
! building. Both of these have adher-
/ cnts. 7. NJ Darlington. president OF
the chamber, is also head OF the move
ment for a permanent manufacturers
! exhibit building, and 1t Is not strange
that he should advocate uniting The
| forces of the two. He is not alone In
! his efforts, for q number OF those most
active in furthering the interests OF
the chamber are manufacturers Of the
| products which will be seen In the pro-
| posed structure.
No definite action was taken, but the
entire matter was referred to thu e%ecu-
| tive committee of the chamber with
Instructions thut thorough invest!-
| cation of all the propositioas be mad.
and a report scat to the board Of direc-
| tors at an early date. II the talk heard
! among the members of the board after
| the meeting had adjodrncd carries the
opinion OF the majority. then the new
! building will DO built and 1t will be 8
credit TO Richmond.
Want Mig Highway.
Preston Belvin. president of the Vir
gina State Automobile Association, APP
| peared before the board In the Interest
of the proposed Quebec 10 Miami
highway. Mr.. Beivin presented a map
showing the route from Richmond to
Washington. via fredericksburg, and
explained the other two routes b.
! which Richmond would be cut of--one
around by Roanoke and the other fol-
, lowing the Eastern Shore. He asked
| the board to hold smoker for thu rur-
1 pose Of getting together the various
counties interested. so that definite
! plans could be made for rai3iGg the
| sum OF money naeded, approximately
4 100000.
! The board agreed 10 hold the smoker
! under the auspices OF the Chamber Of
Commerce and tho several commercial
! organizations of thu city, together with
representations from fredericksburg,
4 ii sSk, q
and county supervisors Details for
| the smoker have been left in the hands
! OF the chamber committee on streets.
roads and parks. and It Is expected that
the smoker cnn be arranged for next
week Robert b. Airport, Of the Rich
mond Automobile Club. was also pres
cnt and urged upon the chamber the
| necessity of Richmond getting in line
and helping to build the road.
| Al tn meeting II is proposed 10 or
gan!Zc the Virginia division Of the Quo
bee to-Miami Highway Association.
Offices Will ba located in each Of the
cities and counties through which the
road is TO pass Richmond will HI,
expected TO raise $4,000 of the sun.
needed, with Washington. which, by
the way, will also be repres antcd. rails
ing like amount The intervening
counties and cities will be asked 10
raise the remainder The members OF
the chamber committee on streets. roads
and parks arc John c. Easley, chair
man; I'll. w. Anderson r. 4. Cntlin, w.
n. Duke, o. Herbert Funstan and Allen
Potts.
! New Members Elected.
The following new members of the
chamber were nominated and elected:
Amos & PoindeXter. real estate;
Alsop Motor Company. automobiles;
Ashbury & Whitehurst. architects:
Charles T. Boiling, City Engineer;
Booth Bros. wallpaper Dealers: Reuben
Burton. galvanized iron works; buclua
+. Cary, lawyer: the Central National
Bank of Richmond, bankers; W. 4.
Cheatwood. dry goods; Allen G. Col
Eagle Steam Laundry; w. NJ Evans,
accountant; Robert w. Gillian & Co,
plumbing contractors; Charles Gunst
wholesale liGuors; a. Hatke Il Co.,
liquors; George j. Hooper, lawyer;
Lightfoot & Tucker, lawyers: Monta-
que Manufacturing Company, lumber
dealers and manufacturers; Wills G.
Pulliam lawyer: William T. Reed, to-
bacco manufacturer: Richmond Dry
Goods Company. wholesale dry goods
Sanders Bros. Company, paints ana
oils: Slaughter s. Perrin, contractors
Simon Sycie, gents furnishings; ii. g.
Thyson. Jr., sales agent, NATIONAL CASH
Register; p. l. Toney, proprietor OF
theatre; r. Ewood Tragic, druggist
H. NJ Turner, lawyer; the Walford sta
tionery and Printing Co, Inc; Joseph
L. willard, capitalist; Richmond Bank
and Trust Company. bankers; WORKMAN
& Pulliam fire Insurance.; BG.." .tiil
Tool Works, handle manufacturers; Il
In, Bruce. president, Virginia Carolina
Stave and Lumber Company; Howell