The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13
COMMERCE CHAMBER
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located and well adapted to meet the
present emergency
Resolved That the Richmond
chamber Of commerce urges upon the
city government he acceptance OF the
use of these two hospitals for the pur
poses stated, for the following rea
sons:
]. The separation of the sick poor
from the paupers In the City home is
necessity and must be remedied as
speedily as possible, Is all our citi-
2ens agree,
2. The central location of these hos
pitfalls is a. decided adva ntage. both as
regards cases of accidents demanding
immediate treatment. and as regards
the convenience and speedy attention
of the medical staff. who give their
services free to the city.
8. The proximity of these hospitals
to the laboratories of the Medical
college is a great gain to the city in
caring for It's sick poor, because the
expensive apparatus of the college will
be used, without cost. by the medical
staff for the benefit and speedy cure
Of the elty's sick poor.
4. We believe, therefore. the accept
anCe OF this offer Will be of mutual
advantage both to the city and to the
/ college
! While we look forward to the time
when Richmond shall have modern
( city hospital. centrally located, such
/ as Louisville is building today at a
/ cost OF a million dollars. we do not
! think that the city is in position
! today to execute such plans. We are
! convinced, however, that the use OF
/ the virginia and Old Dominion hos
4 pitfalls for a few years will answer
j the needs of the city until plans have
/ been matured for a. new, modern city
! hospital.
The Duty on Jute.
! S. T. Morgan called the attention
/ of the meeting to the question OF an
I import duty on jute. 1t appeared that
i the house of representatives had put
q duty on this article Of twenty-five
/ per cent, but that the senate had
! taken the duty off. thus placing the
commodity on the free list. Mr.. Nor
gan explained the reason why IT should
be on the free list. as 1t is so largely
used in making bagging for cotton
and bags for peanuts, frain, fertilizer,
etc, that there was no necessity for
the duty as no jute was raised in
| this country; and that if one was i'm
posed. 1t would come from the far
+. mers or ultimate consumer.
/ resolution was adopted upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Brown, urging our sena-
influence in having the houses concur
in the action of the senate
The president was authorized 10
cooperate in extending some suitable
| courtesies to the editors of the Nir-
GINA State press, who are expected
to meet in Richmond in the near flu
ture. Also to cooperate with the
| Trade Extension bureau and with the
I manufacturers exhibit in some APP
propriate entertainment at the open
ing of the Chamber of Commerce and
Manufacturers building.
New Members.
+. This following members were then
+ elected:
Hugh NJ Elder. mechanical en-
gineer. Ezekiel & Company wholesale
house furnishings; Henry f. Holmes
manufacturers agent; George s
Kemp. stock broker: n. f. Litchford
! Y. L. Old Dominion Trust company
/ McComb & Block. live stock commits
sion; Philips-Patteson company, in
corporated wholesale grain and pro-
visions: Richmond Buggy Manufac-
turing company buggy manufacturers;
United Cigar Stores company, cigars
and tobacco.