The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-08

! forests of this section rs effectively as
J in our city"
! Captain John Londstrcct suggested
! that the Endorsement of the farmers OF
! Virginia. North Carolina and South
! Carolina would have considerable
weight with Secretary Houston. of the
/ organization committee. and that Step3
! should be taken TO secure such indorae-
mcnt. Chairman Branch then appoint
( cd George w. Koincr. Commissioner
F., of Agriculture, as chairman of COM
mittce TO conduct this work. Aaso-
ciated with Mr.. Eoiner is Milton Conc,
u mail order expert. who has business
relations with the officials of the Farm
/ ers' Union and the Farmers Institute
organiza tions having Il membership of
| nearly 100000 farmers III the three
states.
ISoincr VIII Get Farmers.
Air. Iloiner believes that the bank
I would be Il stimulant to Virginia, and
| the rest of the section to be served. 1t
would bring investors and hOmc-seck
erS here, ana would be Il vast help to
the agricultural interests. He agreed
TO get in touch With the farmers and
will ask them to use their influence
with Secretary Houston.
Two speakers pointed out instances
in which Richmond has been selected
as centres analogous to the present
situation. George Bryan referred to
the fact that this city was selected as
enc OF the eight cities in which an
United states Circuit Court of App?
Las been located. 1t was picked in
preference TO Washington. us it is
much more convenient to the i:uSants
OF the five States 1t serves.
Along the same lines, Rev. George
w. Mcdaniel, -. u, stated that two OF
the largest educational boards which
had thorougllly studied Southern con-
ditions. had selected Ri.hmcnd as Il
centre. This city, he said, has always
been recognized as the gateway to the
south. even in artehcllum DAVIS and III
cointed to it's selection as The capitol "t
the ConOfederacy as an example of the
Importance of it's location.
Ricbnond's Port an, Advantage.
This city has AN advantage over
both Washington and Atlanta" said
William III. White. president OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg anu Poto
mac railroad. Neither OF those cities
enjoy the advantages Of a port and
this will be greater factor In adj
vancir.; trade conditions. The support
of Newport News is essential ana
should be looked after at once"
Letters and kilograms are all right
continued Mi White, but we need
something more. Both help consider
ably. bul when we 20 before the or
gauization COMMITTEES as = body, little
time Will he given TO them What We
must have is trade statistics and maps
tut UP In pamphlet form and con-
venient for the members of the board
to read"
y resolution was Immediately offered
that an expert bc employed to get up
these statistics, but the matter was re-
ferred to the executive COMMITTEES.
which took the desired action promptly.
Virginia Backing Richmond.
The aid of many cities in Virginia
has been pledged. Ernest Williams.
president of the Lynchburg Chamber
of Commerce, attended yesterdays
meeting, and said that he did not think
there would be any difficulty in getting
the support OF his organization He
did not think Washington 4 convent
cnt city, and believes that Richmond
will land the reserve bank.
The Richmond Rotary Club NJ its
weekly meeting yesterday, at o'clock.
passed Il resolution favoring this city
as a regional reserve centre. Copies
OF the resolution Will be sent to all
Of the Virginia congressional repre-
scntativcs, and 10 the Secretary of tile
Treasury, and the Secretary OF Agr
culture. John BaEby and Henry w.
| Rountrec were appointed to repre-
sent the club on the general committee
Chairman Branch appointed the fol-
lowing supplementary committees:
Julien II. Hill, w. NJ. Addison and c.
II. Jordon, banks Coleman WORKMAN
and John q. Walker, fire and life in
surancc; j. Il. Palmatory, wholesale
and jobbers T.. c. Laird manufacturers;
Ernest Williams. LynchburS; H. Il.
Pollard, IT., State and city officials T..
Il. Sydmor. Petersburg, and Z. NJ. Car
rinGton, Norfolk.
MIR. Sands called upon the committee
to work hard on the proposition It
has passed the initial stages. and now
is tho time to get results he said.
Farmers Appreciate Our Help.
What do the people in the surround
ing country Think
This question, said Mr.. Sands, was