The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
Watson States His Attitude IN
Post Office Contests in
His District.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
Chamber of Commerce Board
of Governors Makes
announcement.
The Times Dispatch Blu reau.
Bollingbrook street,
phone 1852

from this district surprise is expressed
that there should be any impatience
among the people of the city, as MAD
been alleged in the newspapers, because
he had not made public proclamation
of his personal views in regard TO the
post-offioe contest in Petersburg lie
had not known of any desire or expcc-
tation on the part of the public that
he should pursue such "a course win
one exception no citizen OF petersburg
had ever requested such acton, anu
only one of the candidates had notined
him that he had finished collecting his
Endorsements and was ready to submit
them. In addition TO this. writes
Judge Watson. something like year
must elapse before there is any vacancy
in the Petersburg office to fill, and until
the 9Th of March My own term of
no official act" Judge Watson con-
cludes:
The task of discriminating between
those who are personal and politlcal
friends, is a painful one and ungracious
at best, and as far as their and my per
sonal feelings are concerned. the sooner
IL we're done the better. But the public
interest is more important than the
personal feeling of the individual.
I'm the district there are twenty
post-offices of presidential size looking
10 change of administration sooner
or later. To each man seeking appoint
ment | owe d fair chance to secure and
present the Endorsement of his fellow
citizens and to the people of each com
munity I owe a careful consideration
of their business and political in
terests. This requires labor. time and
thought.
when the candidates for the Office
at Petersburg advise me they have Sc
cured such Endorsements as they desire.
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delay, they shall have my earnest at
tention: and the moment I shall have
been able to determine what my duty
in the premises is to the people of Pee
tersburg. they shall know my choice for
postmast er.
with much respect,
"WALTER A. WATSON.
This letter will quiet all comment as
to delay in the matter of the choice
for postmaster
Road Work in Prince George.
At conference to-day between
citizens of Prince George and Secretary
William NJ Martin. of the Chamber
of Commerce in this city to-day on the
matter of the permanent Improvement
of the Old Jerusalem Plank Road Tor
a distance of FIVE miles out from this
city. it was arranged 20 hold a public
meeting in New Bohemia Hail. In the
county, on Friday. January 81. 20 DEN
nitely consider the subject 1t is I'M
derstood that the Board of Super
visors sill apply for the county's pro-
portion of the State money, and that
before the meeting canvass VIII be
made in Prince George for individual
donations and also in Petersburg. for
monetary aid. Petersburg gave liberal
aid TO road building in Dinwiddie and
Chesterfield and will do the same by
Prince George.
Next Fridays meeting will be ad-
dressed by State Highway Commis-
sioner A. II. Pettigrew. William NJ
Martin, of this city. and Others
Committees Appointed.
The Board of Governors of the
Chamber of Commerce has announced
the appointment OF the following stand
ing committees for the present year
great care and are very strong IN their
personnel:
AgricuIture-S H Turner. chair
man; William Grossmann, Alexander
Hamilton. George W Harrison, J. Mel
Rufin.
Battlefield Parlz-R H. Mann. chair
man: W b. NIcIlwaine. A. W. Gray, II.
l.. Smith. S II Turner, p. II. Drewry
Business Enterprises-N- T. Pate
son. Jr.. chairman. r. Eigenbrun, II
A Cloudy, Paul Roper. s. " thinner
Health and Ssnita;ion-DT. II. 4.
Martin. Chairman, w r. Armstrong,
&. l.. Guthrie. DR.. J. O. Rennie, Dr. w
+. Drewry-
Information and Statistics-J. ".
Long. chairman. +. NJ. Pollard. Charles
IIeinemann. B u. Jones. r. l.. Watson
Improvement of Appomsttox River
George Cameron. Jr., chairman; T. NJ.
Davis. John 4. Gill. 7. +. Parsons, II.
l. Smith.
H. 4
Patterson. Charles +. PIummer. w l..
Zirn mer. IT.
Membership-F- VI. Dalton. chair
Ian. George Cameron. Jr.. Edward
Eigenbrun. Ashton w. Gray. T. r
Heath. r. {. Kent. r. II. Mann, Paul
.Turicipal Government-T F. Heath
chairman. " L. thinner. ". r. Harris.
Walter y Jones. Paul Petit. r. Boiling
WILCOX. Jr
Roads. streets and Psrks-Charles
r Lassitcr. chairman James r. Cuth-
bert. + W Brown. Dr.. William Pitcher,
O. C. wright.
Street Lighting 9. Kent. chair
main r ". Price. X. 7. Natteson. o.,
". 'Nfatto1 J. =. Rosenstock.
Trade EHtension-W. r. Bsugh.
chairman. Frank VI. Hobbs. NJ. Laven-
stein. X J. Lunsford. ". II. VIII
cox. ". N. Rucker.
Traffic and IrsnsportStion-J- w
Brown. chairman. A. W. Gray. Paul
Rper. W. A.-Cotty. +. r. Parsons
Fine Church Improvement.
Tho congrc CATION of High Street NJ.
B. Church. % which Rev. ". II. AtEeil.
y - b the pastor. has awarded con
f-acfs for improvements. which viii
,osf about s. 90. and the work has been
begun s. nov steam heating plant "
to be- installed. mahogany pews nave
been ordered new carpet - TO be
lid the interior reprinted. new hsnts
put Ia. and ne walls frescoed, etc.
Pulpit Topic
The Rcr J.. IS Roper. d D pastor
~ ihe firrf Baptist Church. Will sun
aay evening begin a series % sermons
Oh Ne general subject 81 Love. the
Cresfesf Thing IN the World.
Tre Rev George y. Booker, u. d.
pastor 81 Wellington street VI. =.
. surrh wIu preach sunday night on
re sybIr,f -fs q Christian Commun-
rv rocff tnv Obligation 20 the Man
I Who BliIsss Dr. Booker believes ne
fss not Only - remedy. but a prevention
- 6rBnEerr~er. and VIII suggest that
| BE- be gwen - least trial.