The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-30

Inc CO-ODeFatlona OF the EHaHuUtt
with the city authorities continues to
be on the most satisfactory basis. and
for the future, as we'll as for the past,
IL can be safely sad that the Richmond
chamber of commerce. representing the
great commercial, manufacturing and
financial and professional strength OF
our city. will always take the greatese
Interest in every movement for the
welfare OF the city. and Is always sub
iiect to the call OF any of the representa-
tives of our municipal bodies to back
up and endorse every ordinance that
may be introduced for the general vel
fare OF our city.
On the press Of the city the chamber
must rely to give publicity to Its
activities and appreciating what they
have already done. II is sincerely to
fun columns to the consideration of
| matters to which this body has given
its attention.
Today the Richmond chamber of
commerce stands in the zenith of its
strength and power, and today 1t can
state that 1t has on its membership
rolls every business corporation and
firm, every financial institution OF any
Importance, and every manufacturing
Interest Of any size, and large num-
lber--certainly the leading spirits--of
the professional men OF our city. 1t
now has on its rolls 1907 members,
and an income which fully met Its ex-
penses Gentlemen. you must appre-
ciate that to do things you must have
| money, and with a larger financial sup
port, much more could be accomplished.
The paid officers and their stan Of the
chamber are most efficient experts in
their several lines
The secretary's Office being most ably
conducted and called on for almost
| everything that any one else will not
| or cannot do. and the painstaking and
accurate results of the activities of the
Incumbent cannot be too highly praised.
The treasurer's Office is fully and
arduously worked In the collection of
dues and the disbursement Of the funds.
and the work OF this Office can be very
much helped II the members would give
prompt consideration to their obliga-
tons.
| The business managers office is most
| ably administered and In many ways
has given publicity to our city and t<a
activities and advantages. and by his
the right things at the right time has
contributed greatly to Richmond's
fame.
The office Of the traffic bureau 10 most
capably filled, and the intricate and
arduous task Of adjusting and guard
Ing the freight rates and traffic mat
tiers has kept this department employed
to the fullest extent. ana there - no
other way that has ever been devised
by which Richmond owes Its supremacy
as 1.-THE Market Place of the South
as the manner In which this Office liz
conducted.
Richmond ts becoming more so
great metropolis. and with the rest Of
the country. especially the great South.
she shall reap her full benefits from
the result OF the present national ad-
ministratton.
The settlement of the tariff question,
while 1t may not be all that every one
expected, still. has put every enter
prise whose activities were touched by
it's rulings on known basis. and win
no doubt be SO applied In the future a.
more equally to distribute the great
| wealth that has come through the pro-
cess of manufacturing. Possibly the
greatest legislation that touched every
interest that has been enacted since
the war, II the currency bill. that 10
now to be launched on this country.
The great public have had q faith u
our president and his able works that
no bill would be passed that would not
be for the beneht OF the whole country.
and that no currency legislation would
be enacted by which any particular line
Of business would be- benefited to the
detriment Of any othef. They have the
faith In their president that. he viii
appoint men to administer and to put
into effect this currency bill that will
have due regard for every interest. ana
where equal security can be offered.
equal and equitable rates will prevails
alike to the farmer, manufacturer and
merchant and that no more will the
bankers llfa be -naAdA . RtGhtiqAre ~
fear Of money panica in which people