The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-11
MORE SUCCESSFUL

NUKE SUCCtSSfOL |
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Alvin Nj Smith, Of the executive COM
fnittee Of the bureau, and master of
cerem onies for the evening. to make
the welcoming address
Mayors Address, +
Mayor AinsIIe. though brief in his
address, said much-enough 20 as
sure everyone of the visitors, regard
less Of the State from which they
came. that they were welcome. Mayor
AinsIle declared that it Is only lot
o. imaginary lines, prescribed ny
those who make the Biographies, that
divide the people of the Car0llnas,
the yirginias, Tennessee and Georgia.
Tho people of this group OF states,
Of which Richmond Is the commercial
center, the mayor declared, are bound
together as those Of one state by
feelings, traditions and history, and he
declared that this unity. carried
through TO it's limitations. II such We're
possible, win mean that the South
will become the greatest OF all the
sections Of the United States.
In concluding. Mayor Ainsie, while
stating that Richmond wanted the
trade of all that territory peculiarly
tributary to Richmond, read from
,,a,,,snerar cI,nntn9 a niece OF doggerel
entitled, TT I Knew You and Yon
Knew Me-" and said that the object OF
this week Is more that one might know
+ha other Than that one might sell the
other.
Dahney speaks.
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During the course or this whil@ vel
coming the visitors tn the name OF
President Reed ana Of the chamber Mr-
bahney stressed the point that growers
Of tobacco and of cotton. TWO or the
greater staples OF TIE south need teei
no alarm because OF the European dis
tQrhance.
The war VIII be over IN snort
time he declared Everything VIII
then be all right. You who have held
your tobacco and Your cotton, oecauSe
you could not get It out Of the copn-
try, may have lost Some interest on
your money bur the advance In the
price that has accumulated. VIII nave
more than maze up Tor tals loss
Mr. Dabney was optimistic: ana ms
optimism appeared IN keeping with
the feeling Of the crowd. In conclud-
ing ne declared mat ne did not care
that the members OF the trade extern
sion bureau DO not eare, whether or
not buying Is done this week.
Real object of Week.
This week. Better Acquaintance
Week. means Just what the name OF
the week sounds like. The people of
Richmond who do business with the
people OF the South. want to know the
southern people. They want the South
ern people 70 know Richmond and It's
business
we are prosperous here; we have
plenty OF money" said Mr.. Dabney.
Richmond has the regional reserve
bank which will give 70 the people or
the southern states the funds they
need for the continuance Of prosperous
business.
IT you who are visitors here. do not
know ofr bankers. you should begin
today to get acquainted. Go TO the
banks. Meet our bankers, Tell them
where you are from. They win he
glad TO meet you. All we have 70 do
this week Is TO lay the foundations for
a better acquaintance"
Alvin Smith again came to the front
He introduced to the visitors Tom
Goats" Palmatory and Bill "Refrac-
tory Adams. the latter president of
the board of aldermen. They would
dance few OF the moro modern of
the dance steps. and later give les
sons, free of charge tn visitors So 1t
was announced They showed the
steps, but none applied for lessons.
Tom palmatory PincheC.
Tom Palmatory attempted to show
the steps. whether the crowd would or
not His rash action led 20 arrest.
policeman" Robert Whittet, chair
man Of the administrative board. ap-
peared. rohed TN Palm Beach attire
an official Richmond policeman's cap
and nightst!cll, "pinched" him.
Alvin Smith produced several mill