The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
Unanimous Oh dice Of
Members as Successor
to Henry w. Wood.
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
FOR GREAT YEAR
Samuel T. Morgan Declares That
New Era Has Damned for
Richmond Mayor Com
nends Spirit of Co-Opera-
ton Existing Between
Chamber and City. !.

That Richmond now has spirit OF
cooperation and civic enterprise never
before exhibited in It's business affairs
was asserted amid enthusiastic APP
plause at the annual meeting OF the
Chamber of Commerce last night, Pres
ident S. Il. Morgan, OF the EirS mia
Carolina Chemical Company. the
larSest Industrial corporation having
ite general Offices n Richmond. dcciar-
Ing tnat new era hau dawneG Tor
this city: that II now had the encrgy,
the intelligence. the money and tie
Willingness TO do honest. hard work
Tor the public good, u combination
which few cities In America Gun equal.
Tuzcweli NJ, Carringtoa was cIected
president, succeeding Henry W. Wood,
who has served the chamber with dis-
tinction uB Its executive officer VIII
liam L. Reed was advanced TO nrst
Nicc-presidcnt, ana Edwin c.. Laird.
for come time chairman of the inland
trade committee and an indcfatigabl,
worker in public enterprises, was Sc
lccted as second vice president,
New Members OF nonrd.
New members Hdaed to the board
are Oliver J. sands. w. Fletcher Rich.
ardsor, samuel r. Morgan. Thomas 5
Winston. G. ID. Coleman. J. L. Wingo
Julien IL. Hill, John q. Pindcr Edmund
strud"ick and Thomas p. Bryan. All
old officers were reelected.
The meeting was held in tho Jcner.
son Auditorium, and was followed by
an informal smoker. Refreshments be-
Ing served, the business men OF Rich
Inond meeting for time in social in
tcrcourse. y letter from Mayor Rich
Erdson expressed his regret at pre-
tions engagement. and his grca: iu-
tcrcst In the work Of the Chamber of
Commerce.
President Wood read Il financial
statement showing dues collected
amounting to Sls,370,35. and othcr re-
s + ~ IS; IA
with disbursements OF sa6.l6O.e3, and
present resources Of s3.o3T.al Dis
bursements were divided as follows:
Secretary's department.. s+.063.0S. bus
iness managers department. $3.50; en-
tcrtainments, Sl.s20.73; advertising,
!Il3.s7: committee expenses, $500, traf-
lie bureau. S6,5Sl.
President Woods Report.
President Wood read a carefully
prepared annual report, reviewing the
work OF tile chamber during the year
In detail. II is printed In fun below.
and recitcs among other things the
healthy Increase of the various lines
OF trade during; tho year, and an in
crease in the chambers membcrshlp
10 1919 members, whose dues aggregate
$20,o33.i6 annually. 4 reduction OF
certain freight rates was secured by
the efforts OF tho traific department
the result in tho case of one business
alone meaning saving during the
year OF $4,000
Mr.. Wood also reported that the
,r,,Itt he
had Endorsed and aided in every way
both the Northern Neck and the Urban
Ma Railway projects Other enterprises
have been secured for Richmond by
the business enterprise committee in
Guiding silk MILL coal briqueting
plant, and a branch of the Western
Electric Company. Reference was also
made to the many and important con-
vent!ons secured for Richmond during
tho year. bringing TO the city q total
OF 10000 visitors, ana having wide
Influence in advertising the city. The
contract for the erection of a public
wharf. the general discussion of the
rebuilding OF the old dock, now closed
To traffic, the rcdistricting OF the city
and the adoption OF new form OF
city government, arc alluded to as
matters which exempfify the co-oper-
alton between the chamber and the
city government, and to the City Coun-
ell for IS public-spirited acton, Mr..
Mood accords the highest praise.
oGiccrB Arc Elected
Tho election of officers followed.
Judge George L. Christian, an expires
ident. Offering the namo of First Vice
President Darlington. who was elected
unanimously, and escorted TO the plat
form by j. G. Corley and G. Harvey
Clark. In brief address OF accent.
nnce he outlined as objects for which
he chamber should work the acouisi-
ion of further water facilities, further
annexation of territory. and the i'm
provement of roads leading into the
city. William :. Reed was elected first
vice. president. and Edwin C. Laird.
second vice. president, by unanimous
vote.
r. A. Dunlop was reelected secre-
tary. f. D. Dunlop. treasurer, and w.
r. Dabney, business manager. Mr..
Dabney responded In characteristic
vein, saying that he found his position
made easy since he had one of the
best cities on earth to talk about, and
in his institution the best and most
productive and influential citizens OF
thc community. "A committee consist
ing OF l. z. Norris. +. D. Williams,
James a. Moncurc. r. T. Arlington.
md j. L. Hill was appointed to nomi-
nate directors.
Ten members were ineligible for
reelection under the rules of the
chamber. ana the committee reported
the following board, the last ten
mares being new men: W. Meade Ad-
Olson. II. 8. Binswanger. Samuel Cohen.
John c. Eaaley. o. Herbert Funston.
r. Peyton Giles, John IL Miller, Jr.,
William A. Moncurc. Charles C. R.ed.
J. r. Rylaad, Warren p. Taylor, Fritz
Sitterdins, Gordon Wallace, Alvin NJ.
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