The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16

WOULD LEAVE MATTER
m GOVERNMENT HANDS
Seveuth and Main Advocates
Actively at Work Have
Much Larger Site to Offer at
Same Money

Dsap1ss ta,s facs tisas tho Cham
/ ber of Cummerco execat4ss
cossmaAsse isas eni1orsesi the pian
: q nah4nx axidistons 10 the present
j poefolnce ~ the paschase 81
nedpersy - ~ sQrsser u Main
aud EnevGeleh Sasseets and that tb~
pne1ceas6 a. tha nsesnberx 81 the
tvo bo1ios eoms,ostng the Csts
G0anr1f have afgncd = petition
endorsing fhc views of the ok
exsuttre cosnnaiftre ~ the Cham
bcr ~ Cuitnnsefx,e, the rs,sfOt3ict
K6fssatf0u tnok . sudden turn In \
new direction yesterday nsorasfng
Hl,en M,nmbrr~ III the Council sent
a. n,any ~ NIFTY fetterr and teie-
d Kransa a. secretary 0f tlse Treas
my ArrsAdOo. I>0s4nasser-tscnesai
tsssr,csOa. xenasOr~ Martin and
HywaIsenn ard Congressman Mont
HRsse. siiscaaimtng their intention
~ essefursine Tn present site nnd
resieTn1inx their Nesirc 10 leave !
the rntire naaster with the govern
rnfnt. ~ 7s,.
f,fD xrT Mp.AN To ENDORSE
EITE.
Here, for instance, III u copy ~
telexram s&xsaed nv ~ lra~t
( slasen ylseanberx 81 alse O9unce1 ~
\ nscIuck Iast nixirl. tls<se elcyeM
rsaaalesx ieiMx 0nly ! part ~
4 HhooN VINO sres1 nrpFcasaaed - a1,e
I emhtecf. n
- 4 nsesnler IL lsicIsnannd
(MGanncn OnnBnftt. n exI1xeNasnx
ny w1llfngrs 70 cssse = p0fsa0a
~ E1n~enth Eescet 70 United 6tAte&
eovesu1messt. I did not intend ~
expxese = pvrfe~essre ff,r taaat site.
/ m6fii prefer 10 lcave the a,,es-
tiOa az sfte To gnsernmeht cs-
n9s1a. y
This Telegram WAS written OH m
- rhon copies made ~ the same b
rhat liz kronn A. The Citizens Com
ml,txe,., j committee appointed SOM
iuss,fhs a9o AZ Hsass nIcctirE heid =
10 rooms Of the Presbyterian Com
n,istse 81 Publication. The commit
- - rrmprasd uf Il e. Miller. chair
n,an. j. b. Crunap. # the n. +, John
- publishing CO: n, r. Bowdsn. or
lSaired labor ofIsciAt: John Murphy, Q
Nnrphys Hotel. and Harry II. Smith
kflorney.
TNtrer to secretary Mn.Aioo.
The foilUwing letter was written q
Iha Secretnrv OF the Treasury by
nsnrnbew 81 the Board Of Aldermen
.h0ae name Il withheld becauAe n
ent,ld not Be located last night AM
nsrYnlnuicn 10 use his name obtained
- which Il authentic:
UAn. ". g. McAdoo,
Becretary % the Treasury,
Warrington. p. g.
Z An informed today that tn
pledge signed hy me - q member 2
he Beard Of Aldermen 81 the Cit
Council Of the city Of Richmond Z
vcsa for the cession Of afteen fcet g
uisveufh street, this city, 20 the unls
~ 2fatos government. Ii the Eleventh
iS9Sese 80 svas preferred ~ the Bee
SrSfary 81 the Treasury and PostmaHte
G&nerai, Ii beinR used to induce yo'
30 NPyeef thAt sftA, ~.
T1afs IA absolutely not IN accord VIII
~ representation made TO naempfr
IN Ostr Council: neither Is " an ~
IN ession On their part ~ favnT
choosing that site, for aicag WITH
lin jority of the members Or fna
hoslSs z greatly prefer another SITE
IA mn 3Oritf 81 the members OF IN
Council had previoMsty stEned pc
tltlon 70 leave the selection Of Wig
81 yQH.
s.s Very truly yours.
Mi Carbon copies of this letter w@r
aleo aeflt to Senator M&Ftin Apd Con
xr6s4FsaM Nortagus.
IL also claimed hy thcss who ar
fllXQr nj eAvtnx the welectton Of
eeto1LtcA nits tQ the 0lJlctAls Of tn
lalte1 tetes siat that 70 e =