Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-25
TO KEEP COMMERCE
MOVING DURING STRIKE

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nor's office at 1880 O'Clock toda.
october "a. wish To lay before the
conference Information regarding q
situation which requires prompt con
sideratinn. If YOU. personally. caEno,
attend, please send representative OF
representatives OF your organizations.
Governor Onern SuErr.tIon,.
When the delegates assent led a,
the Office OF Tn. States chief cAecu
tive. Governor Davis addressed them
briefly, advising them that every
available means Of transportation. IL
the strike be declared should 10
modified and utilized. AMI offered (;
few suggestions as To IN" manner in
which an organization might be cf-
icctcd. The Governor then told tho
delegates that ne desired to with
draw from the meeting. in order that
they might give free expression 10
their opinions. and. when requested
10 remain and participate In the dis
cussions, rcpli.i that he was inclined
TO believe that the scrvic. which thr
national government evidently cX.
pcctcd the state organizations to ron
der. II the emergency should occur
could best he handled by thos. DC.
cupyinE positions in private life. If.
pointed out that the business men H.,
touch with the machinery Of orEanI-
cation. ana with the conditions iikciy
TO confront tho state If the CALAMITY
involved in "a strike Of railroad men
should visit il, could doubtless he
handled more quickly and ciiicacious-
Is by men in intimate touch with the
problems that are hound To present
themselves If the strike is declared
After the Governor had retired, I,
was decided to form State organi-
cation, composed Of city units. tho
nucleus to be made up OF commit.
tee selected from the delegates pres.
cnt. The delegates wer. instructed
|" call. Immediately on their return
10 their home cities, meetings OF tho
organizations which they represented
IN order that the work OF organizo.
ilon OF transportation facilities mls,h,
be gotten under way at once /, wa
the consensus that all Individual.
and organizations not represented n,
the conference should be asked tc
Ienu their patriotic o-opcratlon.
Hudson Elected President.
The Virginia Public Intercs, Com
mittee organized by choosing }. Il. A.
Hobson. Of the Manufacturers Asso-
citation. OF Richmond. as president
and W. I. Dabncy. business manager
OF the Richmond Chamber OF Com
mcrcc, as secretary Iii. general
committee Will be co,npos ell of reprc.
sentativ.s OF every Chamber Of Com
'nercc and business organization /,
The cities and towns OF Virginia. A.
means OF financing the Virginia
Public Interest Committee, the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
That each organization in III,
state contribute Immediately s25. ana
that each member OF the general com
mittec request of his organization n
pro rata sum not to exceed 81. UOo.
based on membership"
The Richmond Chamber of Corn
n!ercc was represented by its prcsI
Dent. John Kerr Branch: it's business
manager, William 4. Dabney, and I.
Il. \. Hobson, OF the manufacturers.
Association, Wire reports on the rail
road strike situation are now ,lisDlaS-
ing somewhat optimistic tone. and
there now appears TO be rcasonabl.
ground Tor hope that 1t may he
avcrtcd