The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-28
SLOGAN WANTED
BY PETERSBURG
1t Will Be Used in Advertising
Campaign by Merchants
Association.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
May Establish Weekly News
paper Devoted to Inter-
ests Of City.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HE'LL
The T1mes-Dispatch Bureau
s Bollingbrook Street.
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| Petersburg. Va, September 81.
| The meeting Of the Retail Merchants
Association last night in tho rooms Of
the Chamber Of Comm srce was largely
attended and q very enthusiastic spirit
prevailed during the discussion Of i'm
portant matters. The association de-
cided to adopt a slogan" for boost.
ing Petersburg. but has not yst Sc
lected it II Is to be given publicity
at every point where good can DO ef-
fected. 1t was further decided 10
enter, on an elaborate system OF ad-
vertising the city. its business land
advantage. and this proposition was
put up to the advertising committee ..
with authority to spend money for
that purpose Proper Advertisement will
/ be displayed at the SouthSdde Fair In
Octobsr. Tho City Council 10 to be
asked 10 give the city better lights.
especially In the business districts.
Another proposition favorably dis
| c,assed was the establishment of q
weekly Newspaper devoted exclusively
to tho inter ssts OF Petersburg, COM
mercially. financially. indus14ally. So
cially and otherwise. This proposition
was sent to the Advertising commit
tee and the board Of directors
| Tho association has q splendid
CT edit bureau containing about 1900
| names. It Is being added to daily
and viii soon be ono OF tho best in
the State. Eight new members were
taken in last night, and the member
ship is now over 100. comprising many
OF tho leading merchants. manufac-
turera fnanciers and business men Of
the community
New Manufacturing Concern.
A company ia being organized and
will soon be incorporated, to be
known as thu American Hardware
Company, the purposes Of which are
to manufacture all the hardware used
in the manufacture Of trunks and
bags. A shook factory Is to be es-
ware plant for turning out the wood
used in trunk-making The company,
1t IS said. will be composed Of q num-
Der Of the larger stockholders in thu
four trunk and bag factories in the
cfty-all men OF means These fac
torfes are the Seward Trunk and Bag
Company. tbs Petersburg Trunk and
Bag Company. the Virginia Trunk and
Bag Company ana the Appomattox
Trunk and Bag Company. Everything
needed In the factories will be manu-
facturei by the new company except
tbs leather. cloth and paper. The
leather will be imported directly
from drst hands This organisation.
II IL expected. Is but the forerunner
OF a closer union between the several
companies The names OF the officers
are not yet made public
Theft and Quaok Axrest.
Detective Heelan to-day arrested
Elijah Powen. ono Of the negro porters
at the Petersburg Furniture Store on
the charge Of the larceny Of dia-
mond ring valued at 500. Powell was
sent TO tho residence Of Daniel Rahily,
on Hinton Street. to do some work
on a stove. Immediately after he left
the ring was missed. The police were
notified, and Detective Heelan took
the case In hand. Powell was ar
rested and the ring was recovered be-
fore he had time to get rid Of It He
attempted to throw 1t away but the
odicer was too quick for him.
To Answer Charge 81 F0rxery.
Chief Ragland was notified to-day
by Sheriff Kemp. OF Henrico County,
that Edward Wingheld. negro Is held
there subject to his orders wingneld
Is wanted in Petersburg to answer the
charge OF forgery He is alleged to
have forged the name Of q friend to an
order On a JeweIer for his friends
watch, and thus to have obtained the
t1mepiece This was some months
ago, and winsne!d. discovering that
| a warrant had been issued for his ar
rest left the oty. Captain Ragiand
finally located him In the Henr'co tail.
hA
term 10 about to expire. and Chief
Ragland Will send for him.
Petersbwgerv HsnsroA.
The reelection Of General Stfth
Boiling a. the commander Of the VIZ
ginia Division, United Confederate
Veterans. 1t the reunion in Pulaski
City IL an honor deservedly bestowed.
General Boiling has been commander
Of the division. which numbers four
brigades and 125 campa for . number
OF years having been elected TO the
! position term after term by the
unanimous vote Of the veterans, some
times against his protest. He has
| made a faithful. capable. courteous
! commander. and is beloved by all Con-
federate veterans.
Commander Samuel D. Rogers. Of
A. p. Hill Camp. Sons Of Confederate
Veterans. OF this CITY was un9nimOus-
" elected division commander Of the
sons at Pulaski The selection IL an
admirable one. Commander Rodgers
n an enthusiastic son and q fine or
sanizer. He has brought the Peters
burg Camp In point OF influence and
strength up TO the highest standard.
and he will DO the same In respect
TO all other camps In the division
Eleesssu Waters 00sef.
Quiet mas been restored IN the city.
following the several days OF excite
men, over the congressional primary.
Nothing Is being said At the respec-
tive headquarters OF the two candi-
dates. the public generally having &C.
cepeed the figures a. complied from
the cffc.aI abstracts Of the vote IN
all the counties as correct These Se-
ures as heretofore published give Judge
Watson the nomination by eight ma
yori,y over Mr. Turabull. while IL IS
believed that there may be contest
before the district committee which Is
to convass the vote and announce the
0saIeb Proposals
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