The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-30
Point to Covering of
Shockoe Creek as It's
Great Mission.
WILLIAM T. REED
MADE PRESIDENT
Succeeds Darlington, Who Pre-
sents Elaborate Report Dealing
With Letters From Rank
and File-Sands Wants
Engines Built in
Richmond.

Richmond.
The Chamber of Commerce held It's
annual meeting last night In the audi
torium Of the jefferson Hotel and elect
ed William +. Reed president to sue
coed 7. NJ Darlington. who refused to
stand for recollection a third time Mr..
Reed was nominated by +. u. Williams
and was elected without opposition.
r. c. Laird was elected first vice-presi-
dent in Mr.. Reads stead while Cole
man Wortham was elected second vice
president TO succeed Mr.. Laird
w. I. Dabney was reelected business
manager by acclamation: F. d. Dunlop
was reelected treasurer. and r. y.
Dunlop reelected secretary. Ten new
directors were added TO the board as
follows: T. peyton Giles, George Bryan.
w. S. Rhoads, Herbert w. Jackson, w.
b. Broaddus. II. G. Carter. John NJ. Tay-
lor NJ j. Straus c. c. Dula and John
S. Munce. Fifteen directors reelected
for another term were: Hugh Antrim,
y. ". Cannon, John c. Easley, George
Curry. Julien Fl. Hill. 6. T. Morgan. j.
r. Palmatary, John B. Pinder. Charles
{. Reed, j. f. Ryland. o. J. Sands w.
II Schwarzschild. Alvin NJ. Smith, War
rem T. Taylor and Fritz Sitterding.
The Reforms Chamber Seeks.
Retiring President Darlington. in his
retrospect of the chambers work in
1913. gave the result of the canvass of
the members made recently for the pur-
pose of determining what the rank and
file consider to be the city's most inn
portant needs. The ten reforms which
appealed TO the largest number OF
members are these:
The covering of ShocI<oe Creek and
he rel luI n hR
The securing of more manufacturing
plants.
Enlargement of the City Dock.
Deepening md widening of the
James River channcI
Comfortable hoInes for the. laloreE,
nf reasonable rents.
A new Free Bridge.
public library.
Extension of the street cur syntcm.
A motorized fire department..
More farmers for the land within n
radius of 100 miles of Richmond.
The Chamber of Commerce is now
at the zenith Of it's power and
strength" said Mr.. Darlington, ''and
is on the threshold OF bigger things.
1t has 1907 members, from every bust
ness and profession, on its rolls and
receives enough steady revenue for its
maintenance"
Nearly Fifty Years Old.
honor you have conferred upon me-"
said Mr.. Reed. after being conducted to
the presidents chair. Il appreciate
the responsibility Of the office. have
been actively engaged in the chambers
work since 1899. and would not accept
this position unless l felt sure of the
operation OF each officer, director
and member"
Il. A. Dunlop. speaking after his re-
election as secretary, called attention
TO the fact that the chamber is now
forty seven years old. Ii is the old
est commercial organization in Nir-
ginia.
The report of the legislative COM
mittee, covering the work OF the re-
cent tax conference here, was offered
by Chairman y. NJ. Cannon. The re-
port told OF the decision by the con-
ference that special session of the
Legislature to consider tax reform ex-
clusively ana a permanent tax com
mission are two essential features of
the program OF tax revision in Virginia.
The committee has had a bill embody-
ing these provisions drawn by G. V.
Meredith and introduced into the Gen
eral Assembly.
Winning Post-Ohicc Fight.
\ telegram from Congressman Mon
tague. foreshadowins the victorious
end of the fight for the enlargement of
the Richmond post-otiicc, was read by
Secretary Dunlop. The message
stated that the Treasury Department
has approved the scneine for the ac-
QUESTION of the rest OF the block upon
which the post-otiicc is built and the
erection Of an extensive addition The
plan for charging the post-ofice has
been consistently backed by the cham
Der.
y resolution looking toward rcvi-
sion OF the bylaws 10 ALLOW eX-presi-
il 10.
ings of the board oil directors was
adopted. The amendment will have to
lay over until the next meeting before
ii can he Incorporated into the by
laws. There are twelve living cN-
presidents OF the chamber.
The chamber also adopted resolu
ton offered by Oliver J. sands. re
qucSting tEc officers of the American
Locomotive Company to build the four
teen locomotives recently ordered by
the Chesapeake and ohio hallway at
the Richmond branch OF the company
;f il is possible. The paper also called
upon other Virginia railroads TO place
contyacts for engines with the Rich
mond plant OF the American Locomo-
tive Company Whenever feasible
The New President.
Mr. Reed, who has been connected
with the work OF the chamber for nf-
teen years, is president of the Larus
& Bro. Company. one Of the few big
independent tobacco manufacturing
concerns. lie is president of the In
dependent 'gobacco manufacturers AS
sociatiOn of tho United states, and
was for two years president of tho
Tobacco Exchange of Richmond. lie
was vice president and director OF the
old National Bank OF Virginia, and is
now II director in the First National
Bank He :s also on the board OF the
Old Dominion Trust Company and con-
nected with several misunderstanding
concerns in North Carolina He owns
and operates large farm In Chester
field County. He is member of the
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