The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-07
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| members Every movement that bend
lefits Richmond, he said. benefits. either
directly or indirectly. every lnan1lfac1
turer. every wholesaler, every jobberl
every merchant, In short, evSv citizen
OF Richmond
Overlook Opportunities.
! Mr. williams declared that mar
chants throughout Virginia and North
and South Carolina. and even as FAR
south as, Georgia, were actually pass,
ing through Richmond on their way Ia
Baltimore to spend their money and
re, ssat e sf5o5tt y being n,ads BY lRYsh,s
divert any OF this business He
charged that West Virginia trade also
Is being neglected.
i The business Is there, X we will
only go after it," he said.
= Mr.. Wallerstein's talk was full Of
meat. He had some helpful SUCCESS
tons to offer He was of the opinion
that non-members who are benef. led
! by the bureau should be induced to
cast their lot with the organization.
He would advertise throughout the ter.
ritory reached by Richmond manufac-
turers and jobbers every big event that
takes place, for instance, the May mu-
sic festival. evangelistic revivals, Just
as the state fair and better acquaint-
ance week" are advertised.
| The talk OF w. B. Broaddus. OF the
! Etchison Hat company. was brief hut
, to the point. The bureau, he said,
| is not serving the community as ii
| should. He thought the motto of the
! Rotary club an excellent one to adopt
He profits most who serves best :,
| William T. Dabney, business man.
! ager of the chamber of commerce
! and secretary of the bureau. declared
/ that Atlanta is not n competitor OF
!, Richmond. because the Georgia city
has not the facilities nor the re-
sources nor a number of other thans
/ that Richmond has. The reason that
! Atlanta Is better known, he said, Il
! that travelling men who go out of At
/ lanta talk their city" He wants &c
/ see more Of the same spirit IN Rich
mond. He is of the opinion that Bal
timore Is mere of a competitor OF this
city than Atlanta. Too many people
In Richmond are willing tn let
/ George do IT," and reap the benefits
| themselves--"and I don't think that
deserves an apology, either he
! added. He wants to see more of the
! spirit OF Tets do It for Richmond
/ and we'll take our chance OF getting
our share"
| Riehmond's advantages, he sail
are twenty-five or thirty per cent
greater than those OF Atlanta lie
said he encounters too much OF the
| "Oh. what's the use? We're doing
all the business we want and can
handle" spirit here. !
North Carolina, in the opinion oH
the speaker, is one OF RichmonG's
most productive fields. yet Baltimore
is getting as much. II not more. bust
ness from the Tarheel state as Rich-
mond. Every manufacturer In Rich
mond. in the opinion of MIR. Dabney.
should be member Of the bureau,
whereas the total membership IL less
than one hundred, There are s5A
manufacturers and '1obbers here who
are not affiliated with the bureau. he
said. although every one OF them is
deriving benefit. either directly or in
| directly, from the organization.
/ Mr.. Dabney sees the dawn Of the
sun of new day on the south side
Of the James river. South Richmond.
he said. is the logical location for the
! future development OF Richmond In.
/ dustry. He defended annexation of
! old Manchester and gave the lie ;oI
| calamity howlers who opposed ths
move. The speaker believes Rich
! mond la overlooking one OF Its greats
est assets-James river.
| Reading OF the annuAi report OF t5el
executive committee OF the bureau BIZ
its president and chairman. r. E.|
! Sydnor, preceded the addresses. Upon
motion OF C. r. Cola, Of tho virginia.
Machinery and Well company. a r!s 4
ing vote Of thanks was rendered Mr.
| Sydnor, and the loyalty and support
/ of the entire assemhIagc, numbering
/ about scventy-five I'm behalf Of thel
upbuilding of Richmond. was pledged i
| Plans for the forthcoming confer
ence OF the Southern Retail Mer.|
! chants association, 20 he held IN An
! gust, were informally discussed. but
| no definite action was taken A. big
get-together meeting OF directors. ex-
, ecutise committee and members OF
| the trade extension bureau, together
with travelling statesmen in the enta
! r'oy OF member firms. IL planned for.
, the same week. The membership cf'
the Southern Retail Merchants ASSOC
citation Is T3s.
Election of the executive commit
toe Of the bureau resulted an follows.
e. g. Sydnor, Walker Stewart. G.. Ed
niund Massfe. A.. II. Fe1thaus. Alvin NJ
Smith. J. r. PaiDatory, Harry Marks
II. L. Bloom berg and w. Il. Eroaddus
A beefsteak dinner preceded ths
business session.