The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
RETIRING PRESIDENT.
: IS QUITE OPTIMISTIC
1a Ont Chamber commrcs The Excellent Work That Has
Bssn Accomplished md Great Results That the Future
pr0Uniael


1 way switching and side track customs
I In Richmond over period OF great
| number OF years and the assembling
! Of the facts on which our counsel, Mr.
Glasgow, will base our case before the
Interstate Commerce Commission In
/ contesting the present switching tar
] ifks now In operation in Richmond.
| ] look upon the paper prepared BY our
! traffic manager In this matter - one
| OF the strongest that was ever 10
sued from the chamber. and believe
that, II our cs1e before the Interstate
Commerce Commission shall BE- sue
! csssful. II will bs due largely to the
! convincing facts presented by our
! trAflc manager In the paper prepared
! for our attorneys.
| The express rate petition before
| the Interstate Commerce Commission
| IL another very important matter Upon
! which our traffic manager has been
| working In connection with the east
ern executive committee which will
doubtless result In much beneht tn
| the Richmond patrons OF tho express
/ companies.
+, In addition to the reduction In
! freight rates procured by our traffic
/ manager. AZ enumerated In his report,
f, there are many services rendered by
him to shippers in connection with
traffic and transportation that have
| not to conserve brevity. been touched
upon at all in his report.
| concur with him In His recommen-
dstion that the name Of the Inland
| Trade Committee be changed to the
| Traffic and Transportation Commit
| tee; and l further recommend that
I the traffic manager be made secretary
! OF the outward trade and express COM
| Inittee. Az all these matters are
handled in the traf1c department. 1t
I seems proper that these changes
! should he made.
In conclusion. wish to reiterats
my former views to the effect that
| tho trafiic department Of the cham
| Der 10 most valuable to the CONNER
| cial interests Of the city. and annually
earns tbs equivalent Of q large divi-
dend for the Richmond shippers; and
particularly IL this gratiring when
| considered In connection with Its mod
| crate cost of maintenance.
| In presenting this report Of the
| traffic bureau. / wish to state that
| both the chairman Of that committee
| Mr.. q. c. Laird, and the traflfc man.
agar, Mr.. z s. Goodman, deserve the
| special commentator Of the chamber
| for their effective and valuable work
during the year.
Buainess Eneeepeise Committee.
The Business Entsrprtse Commit
to-. OF which Mr.. T. ~. Darlington
IL chairman. was called upon dur
ing the past year to consader various
| propositi7 ans. many Of which had a
I - H.
following were the principal r&suitS
from tn work and investigation.
| Procuring guaranteed subscriptions
for the Northern. Neck Railroad
| which were necessary In order to
assure the building Of that road.
am glad TO state that very ratisfac-
tory progress has been made towards
| the construction and operation OF
the road A complete survey has
been made for the building Of the
road. and financial arrangem snts for
tts building and operation are prac-
ticatly complete, and | am assured
BY Mr.. C.. NJ. Ward. who has been
the active moving spirit in the enter
prise. that SO far as he can sec
there II no reason why the actual
construction of the road should not
be cofnmenced very shortly and
pushed rapidly through to compile
! ton. The operation of this road
should mean a very large increaSs
In the volume Of trade OF thts city
as we'll rs putting the city In touch
with section Ok the country which
now 10 practically cut on by mac
feasibility. and Of which 1t pnesen.
both It's people and trade x6 to
Northern cities. on account Of the
lack Of suitable railroad or trans
portation connections. ! am a.
sured by those who know that there
ought 10 be au Increase OF at least
/ 20. 600 people. who Visit our city
and the State Fair during the first
year In which II is operated.
! The board OF directors OF the
Chamber. upon the presentations Of
this committee. has also endorsed the
plan for the Richmond. Urbanus and
| Peninsula Railroad. which involves
the sale OF the Seven Pines street
railway To that company. Both OF
| these roads traverse = rich section
OF the State of Virginia. with which
we have practically no>trade IT pres-
ent. all OF II being diverted to other
| cuies by steamers which ply the
York. the AAnn@hanncek ss.t3 tkf
Potomac. II II expected that when
these two roads are built. most val
liable business relations will DO estab-
| hshed between Richmond and the
| counties through which the road.
are 70 run. besides AfYording facilities
for travel which now has to taka 4
most rounda bout course.
Other successful mplishments
OF the business enterprise con,mittes
are. the establishment az = stair rib
| bon mill. which win begin work q
DON - the machinery c.n b IN