The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-24
LOCAL BUSINESS BODIES
FAVOR AINsLIE'5 PLAN
That His Club VIII Support City
Building Exhibit.
CHAMBER ALSO RESPONDS
Rotarians Also Indorsc Movement.
Central Trades and Labor Council
aud SouthsitIc Association Are Yet
to BE Heard From.


i Mayor Ainsl,cs plan TO bring 20
Richmond nj an carly date the city
planning exhibit, Of the american CITY
Bureau is receiving tho undivided sup
port of the mator business organIaa-
tons OF the city. y letter was nd
dressed by the Aiavor last Thursday 20
the six leading commercial and in
dustrial organizations If the city ask
ing for the appointment OF delegates
to n conference which he viii call
shortly to consider the project.
IT am heartily IL sympathy with your
plan to bring this exhibit here waS
the reply OF Alvin NJ smith. .presidcnt
of the Business Mems Club. and this
organization viii cooperate with you
to tho fullest cxtcnt possible and TO
that END am going TO appoint myself
as the representative of this club 10
act for Il in the matter, nj the umo
YOU call the meeting 10 tnhe UP tho
project"
PRESIDENT REED WRITES
HE WILL GIVE SUPPORT
President W r. Reed of the Chamber
OF Commerce, expressed the belief that
the movement is OF ccoiomlc value
10 the city and informed the Mayor
that he will personally attend the con-
ference In the event that he should
find IT impossible to be present, MI.
Reed writes, he VIII designate as tho
Chambers Representatives, Business
Manager W. T. Dabney.
From the RetSil Merchants Associa-
ton the Mayor Received letter In
forming him thRt President c. T. Nor
man has named as the delegate from
that organization, James Il. Phillips.
Jr.
II agree heartily with the general
views expressed in your letter, and
feel quite certain that Tho Rotary Club
will cheerfully indorsc the movement"
wrote Thomas T. NcAdams, president
of the Richmond Rotary Club. The
matter, he Informed Mr.. A!nslc Will
be placed before the club at It's next
meeting.
SUPPORT OF TRADES
COUNCIL - ASSUMED
The Mayors letter inviting partici-
patton in the movement was addressed,
In addition to the organization from
which replies have been received. to
the Central Trades aud Labor Council
and the South Richmond and Chester
field Business Mems Association Pres
ident John Hirschberg. OF the labor
orEan,zation has uuoIiclally assured
the Mayor OF the cooperation of tho
body over which he presdes, and In
formed him that the matter VIII be laid
before the organization u; its next
meeting. The Southside association, it
is understood. has not yet had time
to hold meeting and Is deferrinG Its
reply until that is done.
1t is regarded as certain that cnch
of the organizations addressed Will
enter heartily into the plan Of bring
ing to Richmond the city-planning eX-
hibit as soon as the remaining two
associations arc heard from and all
the delegates arc named. tho Mayor
will fix the date for a conference at
which the project viii bc gone over
in detail
COST ENrECTEn TO
nE COMPARATIVELY SMALL
The plan is to enlist the aid of the
major business organizations and then
to bring the matter 10 the attention
of tho City Council with request for
a modest appropriation. The exhibit
can he brought 20 this city for Il week
at cost OF about $500. The sum is
regarded rs small compared with the
educational value such an exhibit
would have for n city on the eve OF an
nexins seventeen square miles OF ad-
dltional territory. much OF 1t unim-
proved.
The primary object OF the exhibition
is to show what city planning is and
why It pays II illustrates how nu-
inequalities through the world are solv-
ing many problems. which arise in the
development OF urban communities
The exhibit consists OF 4 large num-
Der of substantial panels strikingly
colored and illustrated. II embraces,
also. numerous charts, models and pho
tographs illustrating every phase OF
by tho most advanced cities In this
country and Europe.
WANTS CITY B5A UTIFUL
AND CITY PRACTICAL.
The Mayor has since coming into Of
hce given much study TO this subject.
In both of his messages to the Council
no has recommended the adoption of q
comprehensive plan to guido the future
growth of the city along proper -chs.n7
uels. In his recent campaign for re-
q .. No
lief that Il definite city-buildipe pro
gram. formulated with the view OF
ipaking Greater Richmond both a city
beautiful and g city practical was one
of the pressing municipal needs.
Had plan OF this KIND been In ex
istcnce at the time the Council was
considering the construction OF the new
Mayo Bridge. il Is pointed out. the pres
ont difficulty iu providing AN adequate
approach To tho bridge would never
have boon encountered. The city
would not have ordered the bridge 10
no built until It had made complete ar
engagements Tor all approaches
The impending annexation of seven
teen square miles OF additional terri
tory would seem to render wise the
adoption Of comprehensive plan for
the gradual Improvement Of the new
area. and It's concordance with the city
proper. Questions of radial streets.
parks, oriNeways and yinducts could be
;tdjpstsa J. SO a. 70 insure e9rrgintion
advance q general building scheme
such as INC city-planninF movement
advocates
VIII Hccon,c ncuedict
The news Of the forthco'uiur marri-
age Of state ScUetor Jonu PeUi tho Re
publican member from the Rockingham
District, was received al tho Capitol
Building yesterdaN. u afforded q theme
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