The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12


members and liberal class OF dues
Inc report OF the Trea surer shows
mat We have cash In bank of s33l.iI,
ana including this balance. resources
over Liabilities OF y3,I3143. So thar.
while the cash balance Is d small ono,
owing 10 tho heavy expenses incurred
curing very active year the opera
lions OF tho Chamber have been cos
Quoted through that period well with
In its revenues.
Work OF Committees.
The reports OF the various committees
OF the Chamber, which are made 10
your Board OF Directors. show very
great activity In all lines OF the Cham
bers work and influence.
Inland Trade Committec-rraf,c
Bureau.
Inc report OF the chairman Of tn.
Inland Trade Committee. submitting
the report OF the traffic manager OF the
Shhmoer. clearly sets forth the many
aetsriiies and valuable accomplish
mentS OF that committee and the
traffic manager during the past year.
Inc report oil the chairman, SUMMARY.
ing the work OF the TraGic Bureau,
reads az follows:
The most importan; work performed
~ the traffic manager during last
year was in connection with his mem
bershp OF the Executive Trailc Com
m!ttee Of Eastern Commercial Orsani-
Zhtlohs. rms committee is composed OF
iNpi SSCtlaliNc from each OF the DrIn-
cipal Eastern business organize lions,
ana our traffic manager has been Il
member OF this committee from, its
formation The purpose OF this com
inlttee Is 10 handle all traffic matters
that affect the Eastern business or
Sanizauons in common. believing that
l4c combined efforts Of these organiza-
lions VIII accomplish more than the
eHofts made hy them separately and
results accomplished much more econ
Out also
HIS long experience and extensive
knowledge OF traffic matters have en-
n ,l our traffic manager to take a
prominent part IN the deliberations
OF this Eastern Executive Committee
ana his data and counsel hive been in !.
iiuential In shaping the conclusions
and success OF this committee
The most important matter handled
%! the Eastern Executive Commit &C
mas teen the advanced rate case which
affected the Trunk Line and Central
association territories. The Eastern
Executive Committee employed Mi.
louise D. Brandc Is to contest these ad
vanccs before the Interstate Commerce.
Commission and won Il signal victory
these advances in the Trunk Line ana
| central Associations would have cost
ine, , quite large sum Of money,
much larger in my opinion, than the
conservative estimate made by the
| trhfiicc manager in his report; but the
real and substantial value to Richmond
VI inc victory IN TINS advance rate
case lies III the effect that II had In
wnrding off similar advances that
Wouid nave occurred In the South and
southwest. Some conception of the
burden that similar advance in the
South would have imposed upon the
commerce of Richmond can be secure.
from the statement that some of out
largest concerns would have experience
ca thcrcfrom an advance in their
freight charges OF as much as $4,000
per "nnum and the total burden OH our
shippers would have reached very
larS. sum.
The next most important work per-
formed by the Traffic Bureau has been
the preparation of history Of the
railway switching and sidetrack Gus
great number Of years, and the as
sembling of the facts on which our
counsel, Mr.. Glasgow. Will base our
case before the Interstate Commerce
Commission in contcstinS the prcscn
Switchlng tariffs now in operation In
Richmond. look upon the paper
prepared ny our aftlc manager In this
, matter as ono Of the strongest thai
was ever issued from tho Chamber, and
believe that, If our case before the
Interstate Commerce Commission shall
be successful, il will be duo largely ia
The convincing facts presented by our
traffic mana ger in the paper prepared
Tor our attorneys.
The express rate petition scforc the
Interstate Commerce Commission is an
other very important latter upon
which our traffic manager has been
working in connection with the Eastern
Executive Committee. which will doubt
less result in much benefit to the Rich