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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19

To Mayor ID, G. Richardson was
assis ned "Eiohmond's Administrative
BoaEd.' lie said In part;
This occasion IL truly inspiring.
and every lover OF Richmond should
be filled with enthusiasm. Never have
the people Of Richmond been 30
united in the common effort to pro-
mote Its prosperity. Never in the
history OF Richmond have the bust
ness organizations been brought into
such close cooperation with the city
government. The progress OF our
city along all lines during the past
our or five years has been the admi-
ration of the country, and wonderful
ever to our own people. n l here
desire TO pay a merited tribute to the
patriotic, Intelligent and efficient
members OF our City Council who
have iaDored SO continuously and
earnestly for Richmond. No people
ever had more faithful representa-
tives in the City Council
But while we have accomplished
much, there Is Il necessity for some
Improvement in the administration of
the affairs OF the city. Richmond has
laid aside the swaddling clothes of
its infancy and developed the stall
wart proportions of Il great and
" J. tioAC PUS thS h'N
methods Of administration which
were adapted to u small community.
and. executive functions which have
been discharged, however ably and
faithfully by gentlemen who without
compensation have given all the time
they could spare from thei business.
must now be discharged by a small
body of paid men who must devote
all their time, skin n energy to
this work.
The subject assigned me-'The Ad-
ministrative Boards one which /
cannot discuss in the light OF expert
ence. Any prophecy as to the bene-
tits to be derived from this change
must be merely speculative as 1t Will
all depend upon future condition
upon the men you elect to I'LL these
important positions.
But this theory of government. in
my opinion, Is absolutely correct.
Ever since George Mason penned our
Bill OF Rights and the first Consti-
tuition OF Virginia was written, and
coming down through all the Consti-
tutions OF the State since 1875. the
separation Of the legislative, executive
and judicial functions in our state
government has been regarded as an
essential principle. believe this
principle equally applies to a city
government which collects from the
peopie n expends annually more
than three millions Of dollars. In
these days of political heresies there
are some who denominate his prin-
ciple of the separation Of these fnnc-
tons as a political fetch which
should find no place In govern
mont. but / am not prepared to ad-
mil that the fathers Of the Republic
we're so ignorant Of the science of
government as to PROFOUND a political
heyesy. q.
called the Commission Form
government" Not until we fnd men
With the perfection OF arch angels
will I BIO willing to entrust n three
or five men with the autocrauS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19
JOHN SMITH

6 B grade-Lucille Coleman. Tessia
John. Gladys Lumsden. Sadie Spillberg.
Anna Allen. Blanche phaup, Wilhel-
nina Newman, Lottie Silbert.
8 A xrade--Marian Gary. Bcrnics
Purdie. orie Walden. Leono-a Dalton.
Pansy Raymond. Isadore Brown.
s b 8rade-Berta Wallace. Rena
Stern. Essie Ehrstein.
5 A grade--Elvin Austin. Marian
Briel. Elizabeth Dugan, Pauline MINI
berger, Alice Wiley.
grade-Oma Coleman. B~ernade.te
ONeil.
A grade-virginia Bass. Frieda
Booker, clara Mansfield. Mary Mo-
Iceland, Elizabeth Van Laer.
) b grade-Stuart Hardy, Kenneth
den Caroline Lewis. Mary Hornsr.
Sarah Miller. Katherine Staples, Ruth
Tucker. Frances w~aterneld.
8 4rade--Deborah Present. Miriam
Silverfran.
grade-Margaret Challoner. will
liam Gordon, Julian Graveiy, Lena
Shuii, MAY Trusheim.
= a grade-Thomax Rarbee, Ciaudine
Barr. Isey Forman. Margaret Hayden,
Elizabeth Hundley. Philip keppier, Ora
PerFinson. Carl Peterson. Richard Pos
krasS.
i h grade-sam Goodbur. VIM. HUT
Charles Sauerwnid. Jeanefile Allison,
Mamie Newman. MOiiie Ehull. Nellie
Thomas. Sarah wasserman.
warbrun, Minnie Ayres, Rosalie Brant-
". Eima Henry. Fay Jeanette. Margaret
Jones. Ruth Johnston, Rosa Miller,
Vera Kirges Fannie Wanbraun-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19
Richmond's Finances Stand
on Very Firm Foundation

the clearing house OF Richmond since
it's organization. and IN fact. II ever.
not in the recollection Of u Oldest
bankers. Notwithstanding the imper-
fections in the currency and banking
laws of this neutrality-suspicious.
which have made 1t impossible for
banks all ove the country to meet
the unnatural demands created by
panic co~nditions--the banks Of Rich
mond In 1907 did not find It necessary
to resort To any extraordinary mea
TO meet ese demands. for the rea-
son that we had strong, well managed
banks. which enjoyed the confidence
OF the people. and for the further rea-
o that We have q citizenship Of Il
higher character than that Of the aver
age American city.
The war period taught many val
liable lessons, and the spirit OF co.
operation n public duty va 30 fully
developed In those days that II has
survived until the present time. so
whenever an emergency arises. and It
seems necessary tor thu citizens to
work and pull together. you find that
selfish interests arc Nlhcfdtnated, and
that the people Of Richmond can be
depended upon to net With discretion
and consideration.
"fhs Uondarfui incnnasA u - 4 =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19

| movement for the construction Of IN
| Improved highway from Quebec to
| Miami. Florida. Tho developments OF
| automobile trafnc and the uea OF these
| vehicles for both pleasure and buai-
ness has changed the transportation
conditions and made the construction
Of such Highways . necessity. Its
| natural route u through Washington
! and Richmond. not only on OF
! cal conditions but because the terri
tory Of which this city II tho center
In richer in historical associations and
therefore OF moro interest to the tour
lat than any other section of his con-
tinent.
The counies through which this
highway will pass are preparing to do
their part by bond issues and other-
wise. But they cannot be expected to
do all. The city OF Richmond. the
whole State, In profoundly interested
in and will profit by the accomplish
ment OF this work.
The representatives Of the business
organizations Of Richmond. after a
number OF meetings. have devised a
plan by which II Is believed that ef-
fective aid car be rendered to this
enterprise.
Through tho medium of n corpora
ton with capital stock which will give
to the subscribers ar opportunity TO
direct the expenditure Of money con
trihuted. II Is proposed to raise funds.
not more than so per cent. OF which
will be applied to the construction OF
the highway, as a supplement to
State aid. and under the supervision
of the State Highway Commissioner.
while the remainder OF not less than
30 per rant will ha ragarved an "a
maintenance fund to aid in the fu-
constructed.
To eliminate all direct personal
profit. 1t is provided that the stock of
this corporation shall not pay divi-
dends, but through the ownership Of
stock the subscribers to the fund can
control the management OF the cor
porntion and the expenditure of heir
subscriptions. II Is also provided that
no executive officer Of the corporation
shall receive any compensation for
his services.
Under this Iuan II Is believed tina
practical assistance a be given to
the construction and maintenance Of
this road through the several coun.
ties. and by the expenditure OF the
funds SO raised upon the recommends.
tion and under the supervision OF the
State Highway Commissioner. tho in
teiligent and effective conduct of the
work and the maintenance of the
highway when m constructed
would seem to be assured.
But this work cannot be accom-
plished by one NOR or a few men.
1t can only be done by cooperation
Of oil Incorporation to their means
eand the question for the people of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19
NEW RICHMOND
An INSPIRATION

The past and future growth OF Rich
mond was ~eloauently told by Ashton
'Starke. who said:
When I let memory swing back to
that April day In '65 when an 4 boy I
stood on your CANDLES Hill and
looked IN that seething furnace 0f
destruction: when tho very doraorG
OF hell seemed to fly In and ont OF
our city on wings Of FIRE: when I
climbed over smoking ruins and
among tottering walls and beheld
your postofice building. the lone en-
ttnel In that area Of devastation be-
tween the Capitol Square and the
river. a. Rachael weeping over her
children. / cried out then: III she
ever arrives from this she will have
written her name higher upon tho
tablet Of human achievement than
any other city In this broad land:
and there tho name OF Richmond does
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19

profes.or !. A. C. Chandler explained
tho aSucat,onai ~advantaxe Of Rich
mond. He said:
The value of school property and
equipment In Richmond, including
our splendid high school. Is My VI
100000. no more than the eost OF tne
City Hall and its office equipment;
In other words. all of our schooi
buildings which accommodate ls'seo
children daily-14.A pei cent. OF .he
enti,e population OF mas
cos the city only as much as the OIL
fee building of the city eoVerniIIeh.
Our school property and equipment
r. worth $fr.6o per capita u our
population. To run this plant worth
s1.4so.0 Q there are $50 employees,
Fer the maintenance Of this plant n
the payment OF employees the eity
a~n,ronriated In its annual budget
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19

fury Ito which the efficient service OF
the railways contributed as much as
ABLY, other ezauae3. and still harder Il,
understand how well the railways
have met these demands in spite OF
hostile legislation and adverse public
opinion, without giving credit to the
foresight. Intelligence and patriotism
OF the men who have. charge of the
great transportation interests OF our
country. Thes demands. which win
grow more insistent IL our country is
to continue its marvellous develop
ment, cannot be met by the railways
uRiess they are accorded fair treat
nisnt by the public.
The cry. wolf. wolf has been
heard once Zoo often In our land, and
we have learned the valuable lessons
OF mutual forbearance, friendly sym
pathy and patriotic service. The
motto adopted by the English king
at his coronation. first spoken by the
greatest of all teachers, I am
among you as he that serveth,' must
be the guiding principle of the pro-
fessfonal man. the banker. the mer>
chant, the manufacturer or the rail-
road man who would be the ideal OF
the rising generation. and the achieve
ments of industrial peace shall he
greater than the victories OF war
when the railroads and the public
shall deal with each other as they
would be dealt by, and work together
for themaintenance OF the position
which our country should occupy
among the world powers.
Let us adopt for our motto the
words Of one OF cur greatest men,
Edward Everett Hale.
Look out. not in;
Loot out, not In.
Look forward, and not back.
Lend a hand"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19
Apply Golden Rule Between
the Railroads and the People

Handling the same subject as Nj.
Carrtngton. but from the standpoint
of h railroads. w. d. Duke said In
THE ideal relation between the CO.
pie and the railways Is not to be at
tanned by the people demanding the
last right that can be enforced under
the Constitution. by legal enactment.
nor by the railways maintaining an
attitude of armed defiance to con-
sfituted authority, but rather through
the higher principles of the Golden
Rule. and helping each other to ac-
eomplish the greatest good to the
greatest number. .g~ar,,r. 4.s ... "
!, s'It cannot be denied that there IS
nc single industry that has contrib
uted as much 10 the intellectual, So
ciai and material progress of this
country as the railways. In three
quarters OF q century the railroad
business has grown to such propor
tons hat it, together with the In
dustries which are dependent upon
its prosperity. supports a population
greater than that of the. United
States when the first railroad was
built. In the past twenty years the
main line mileage OF the railroads
has increased in proportion to the
increase in population-about so per
cent.-but the traffic has increased
more thar 200 per cent, or four times
the increase in population. In the
Eane period the capitalization OF the
railways hal increased less than 100
per cent, and the capacity of the
vehicles of transportation has IN
creased In greater ratio than the in
crease In trafiic. 1t Is hard TO realize
the tremendous demands that have
been made upon the railroads to keep
pace with the development OF the
closing decade OF the nineteenth ana
the first decade Of the twentieth Gen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19
Council Appropriations for !.
School Purposes Liberal

which have come to the s.hoois
within the last FIVE years most won
derful progress has been mace. 10
day you have u high school plant
grounds. building and equipment
Which cost $4,000. This has peen
n great advertising asset TO the Guy
Tnourh q constant reader OF maya
z,nes. I don't think that / have seer
seen Anything until recent years IN
1hase magazines commencing the
schools OF Richmond. Since the ouiid.
iny of your high school a year n
a half ago, the Worlds Work .
an article on school Building In the
south with Illustrations from the
,John Marshall High School. re-
cent number Of the journal OF Edu-
cation" which Is circulated In al
p,rts of the country. had an article
on New Richmond. commencing
the advances made here. one sen.
tence When we realize wnat
Richmond has gone through In the
Isl half century the wonder grows
that she has m of the best mgr
school plants In the world, eosuns IN
lard. building and equipment $3.50
400 Best Of all the money mas peer,
nsed for the good of the ana
not merely for the pride OF the PEG
plc. A great joy OF all TINS h.si.
school development Is the part .nn'
the leading citizens mad IN ~. soa
ing IS second-class In the oe''u'he Vi
equipment. a;s.
"At this time when we are ma
o,saing the new library for Richmond
a, Co interasting TO know that that
same paper has this to say: Ihcst
anr,a ,,eop,e are now leading a move
,nent that i. TO give the city n OF
,he best public libraries In coun-
tys ana they pride themselves tha'
taxpayers money is to do II. lie,
MS ali hope that this very necessary
adjunct to the education OF our PEG 60
ule viii soon be fully realized. Nc
city can claim TO have the best eua
c~at,onal Facilities that has not a large
circulating public library
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19
11sln nNl BRtk
DRElD IT Bis DINNER

(csatinueA from First page.)
Ut sDkxie" broke forth. when napkins
Auttered and cheers almost lifted the
rock Enthusiasm was - an cpl
A&sutc, 1nfective and general. Gray
haired business men, pioneers Of
R~tchnnnnd's foundation as a center Of
commerce and industry. Joined in the
snatches Of song with the sturdy COM
Ing e~eneratio of youngsters. Those
who could not sing beat time with
their knives, forks and spoons.
It was . O'Clock before POSTMASTER
Bryan hushed the civic ~joiiideation
with "A wave Of his hand. and told the
boosters that never in the history
of Richmond bad he seen uch a gath
ering OF citizens working 20 the COM
moi good OF the city"
Fifteen hundred representative
faces. he declared. "set toward the
rising sun Of Richnlond's future. Sol
diers fighting for civic p~etterrnent and
immeasurable uplift."
The Speakers.
After p~icturing the spirit OF the oc-
CASTOR and Speaking briefly OF Rich
r1end'k progress. the POSTMASTER turn
ed TO T. N. C~arrington, president OF
the Chamber Of Commerce, whom he
IifTEfsNNCs rs Atft EIhN1 anu tFA q vi
racifcato" in railroac affairs. Mr.,
Carrington spoke on che Ideal ReIa-
tions Between the Citizens and the
Railroads" in behalf Of the former.
He was followed by W. n Duke, who
spoke from the standpoint OF the
railroads.
Here's a man with 81 hobby" said
the POSTMASTER. Introducing Hen-v w.
Anderson. who responded 10 the toast.
Washing ~-to-Richmond Highway IT
the virginia Division OF the Quebec
to-Miafni International Highway"
Mayor d. e. Richardson followed Mr..
Anderson. his tonic being "R~ichmcnd's
Administrative Board" The mayor
was rounalv a~pplauded in his express
stons favoTfnS the commission form
~ government. ana there was pro-
logged cheering When ne declared for
more publicity in the administration
OF city affairs end awarding of con
tracts In the presence 81. the .reonle."'.
The toasinaster's introduction Ut
the ma*or referred 70 him as havfrg
gene into the army In 1851 for Fir-
gin,a. and in fighting harness for the
city for twenty years and still a young
man.
On "R.chmond's Terminal Facilities
for Rail ana Water transportation.
Leon watlerstein reviewed tho time.
'sonfy a Few years ago" when Rich
nuond was more Of "A political than IA
business proposition. He told of tho
organization OF the Chamber OF Com
Ynerce, followed by the traffic bureau,
the Business Mems League, the Credit
Mems Association. Retail Merchants
Association. and other bodies working
for the common interests NJ Rich
mond and sailing under m fag-fhe
civic betterment, Industrial develop
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19

q. j. Sands discussed the financial
institutions OF Richmond. He said in
part,
First. 1t seems to me necessary to
inform ourselves as TO what We really
have In the way Of financial institu-
lions. / will therefore have to give
you some figures. The capital and
surplus OF the banks of Richmond ex-
ceed SIS. 000, 900: total deposits exceed
s4a. 900. 600: loans and investments r
x54, 200. 900. total assets exceed $780,
000, 600. Richmond bank ~clearings In
1911. were $685., 000. 000.s
Atlanta IL u ereateat rival. n
the only city which compares with us
in the southeastern section OF u
country. Our banking capital ex-
ceeds hers by nearly $4,000. 900. and
our deposits are $4,000. 900 In excess
OF Atlanta's. while her population ex-
ceeds our by $1,000. We have APP
proximateiy three times tho deposits
Of Norfolk, and double those of Bir-
mingham or Nashville.
I'VE zee from this that Richmond
has financial institutions. In which we
can feel 4 just pride, The record Of
the banks Of Richmond 10 an unhr0ken
ons Of this highsst credit not one cent
OF depositora' money has been lost or
tied up in n bank operating through
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19

hpent and commercial progress Of a
Greater Richmond,
"The total mileage OF the railroads
! now entering Richmond" he said.
nov In . 1000 miles. and while our
terminal facilities are splendid. there
are improvements required to cxpe-
dite h fast increasing tonnase.
we now have asa sidetrAckS.
leading directly to the doors OF our
merchants and manufacturers. We
have our grain elevators, cold stor-
age plants and bonded warehouses.
Our water front trafic In not what II
should be. but the city E taking
steps in that direction. We are to
have 5000 feet Of water front for
deep sea vessels. n We must pre-
pare for the movements of barges
which l firmly believe Is TO become
a great fAetor of u future.
Must Have Union Station.
And so vastly important TO Rich
mond--we must have a central un-
ion passenger station"
The applause that followed this
declaration was deafening.
He declared that such a station
should be built I'm the business Sec
tion of the city, accessible to the
lnarts OF trade and gay as his opin-
ION the present site of the Chesa-
lihakG a It1lO anu EEdbDhiu Sthtl'sl
as "A logical one for a oomrnodfous
union station for every road coming
into the city,
O. J. Sands spoke on "Richmond's
Financial Institutions and Their Ser
vice To the Community" evoking APP
p,ause when he made comparisons
with Atlanta.
The Young Mans Civic Duty was
briefly touched upon by o e..
McAdaus.
"organized labor in Richmond
sta nds for all the civic betterment and
commercial for which all of
you gentlemen are arrayed here to-
night" declared J. J.Crean1er, who
spoke on The Interests Of Labor In
the Welfare Of Richmond"
Organized labor here In your
midst Is composed of q peaceful and
patriotic class. We are imbued with
the spirit Of the times, Richmond's
future IL our future. and We are here
to stay with you. Organized labor in
Richmond works upon the basis Of
justice TO all, special privileges to
none. We conduct our organization
upon a highly moral and business
plane, Our first broad principle Is to
care for our sick. aid the distressed
and bury the dead. Next we seek bet
tfE NOE klHE CotsdttipLss IN bcotSy
better wage and protection against
tho loss OF life and limb. We want
more schools.
Politically. the Richmond labor
organizations take 10 part In politics.
other than &C seek such legislation to
which We feel entitled. We are look
ing forward to the success OF the CON-
mission form Of government We be-
lieve 1t will destroy unnecessary red
tape. and we believe that a wise ad-
ministrative board Ii going to result
and courageously conduct the city's
affairs"
The last, speaker Of the evening was
Ashton Starke upon Tho Past and
Future Growth Of Richmond"
It was near midnight when the
dinner program had been completed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-19
Mr.. Darlington Explains What
Railroads Should Give to City

spirit on the part of the shipper, and,
when necessary to have a matter de-
cided by arbitration, let the railroads
know that they can Initiate such mn
appeal TO h commercial bodies to
which they may belong.
Have the traffic schedules 40 or
dered that they canno be misunder-
stood. A great majority OF differ
ences arise from Observation-Disclosures
on tho part OF shippers.
Now, there are -four great projects
that are reasonable and practicable.
end with ideal relations established,
taey "a and should be acon. nlished
First. A union depot, adequate to
take care Of the eveI-lncreas!ng
i.ngth OF trains n ever-fncreasing
number of passengers.
Second. The arrangements of sche-
dulles hat will invite visitors to Rich
mond. and which are SO fixed as to
time as to be convenient to incoming
and outgoing passengers.
Third. A final and ideal solution of
the switching conditions hat will en-
able Industries to successfully
Private trackage is not only impor-
tant TO an industry. but 1t IL abso-
lutely necessary to the railroads In
saving their depot room and expense.
Fourth. Some specific plan to put
our city in touch with the great Val
ley and contiguous section OF the
State.
Gentlemen, none OF these items arc
new, and there is no obstacle In the
way that cannot be solved. provided
the railroads and the citizens will
WORK together. Let us have the
whoie-hearted and earnest efforts OF
the PERSONAL element Of the railroads
or Richmond. and We will get every
single item inst apnrerafad