The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-04
UNIFORM OPENING
WEEK IS PLANNED
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION DE.
VIsES SCHEME TO BRING
RICHMOND TRADE.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
WILL HAVE SOME AMUSEMENT
FEATURES--AsSO GOES
ON RECORD IN FAVOR OFF
ANNEXATION.

/ A plan to have uniform opening
weeks in spring and fall by all the
retail Richmond stores which observe
this custom was launched at meet
ing of the Retail Merchants asso-
citation yesterday afternoon, and a
committee was appointed TO cali upon
the merchants and secure their agree
ment to the movement
I 1t is the idea of the association to
get the retailers to agree upon a GER
tain week in the spring and one in
the fall of their openings which
shall be made especially attractive to
out-of-town patrons in more than one
way. The theaters will be asked to
cooperate in the movement and for
these weeks secure the best attractions
possible and there will probable be
some other forms of amusement for
the visitors in the shape of music in
the parks q week of baseball and so
on. The association figures that with
/ all the local merchants observing the
one week. the out-of-town customers
| can make one railroad fare suffice
/ for all the trade openings, and furth-
ermore the usually good attractions
at the theaters and other forms of
amusement to devised for those two
weeks Will induce many OF them to
come TO Richmond who may go else
where to shop.
| Enthusiastic Over Plan.
| The members Of the association are
/ enthusiastic over khe plan. believ-
/ ing that II will tend 10 materially in
I crease Richmonds trade and the com
mitee will at once get down to work
on the movement.
| At the meeting yesterday the asso-
| citation placed itself squarely on rec
! ord in favor of immediate annexs-
ton of outlying suburbs and liberal
treatment of the suhurhanites by the
council. The ( GLOWING commit
tee was appointed from the association
70 appear before the council and in
cooperation with other advocates of
annexation, urge the contamination Of
the movement: II. G. Boschen, f. A.
Deitrick, Moses Thalhimer, l.. O. Mil
Ter. Samuel Cohen and Edward G.
Schmidt.
Following is the text OF the resoiu-
tons:
The Resolutions.
Whereas, Richmonds remarka bic
and steady growth has TO a large ex-
tent developed the territory annexed
in ] 1907, and,
Whereas. the limited desirable ter
ritory for residences and factory sites
causes land values TO be too high to
encourage developments TO meet the
urgent needs of homes for wage earn
ers. and factory facilities, and,
Whereas. the best interest of our
city demands that the city control the
opening and grading Of streets In the
many directions Of growth around
Richmond, and,
Whereas. the health OF our people.
as we'll as those living in the outlying
districts would be best conserved by
sanitary regulations under the control
of Richmond's health board.
Therefore, be Il resolved. That the
Retail Merchants association, through
it's board of directors. petition the
council Of Richmond to annex suf-
ficiept area to meet the present and
future conditions on a Liberal basis
Resolved further. That copy Of
this resolution be mailed TO each mem
Der of the council and board of alder
men and that q Committe he ap~
pointed from the Retail Merchants
association to personally appear be-
fore the special committee of the
council to present same,
\ New Director.
James r.. Phillips, Jr., was elected
member Of the board of directors
yesterday to All vacancy.
Six new members were received in
to the association and steps were
taken toward securing a big reception
from Richmond 10 the annual meet
ilrg of the State association which will
be held in Lynchburg IN May. Samuel
Cohen, of Richmond, is president OF
the State organization, which is now
one of the Invest and most influential
associations in the South.