Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-19
BOND ISSUE FAVORED
BY MERCHANTS BODY
Urge Extra Session Be Called
to Provide Fund for
Construction.
ELECT oTrIcEns FOR YEA,,
-Four Hichmonders IIonorcd mt FInnI
Session of State ion
Condemns Intruthfui Advertise
Ing.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
STACNTrS. VA. May lS-Golng
~ record as fnvpring "a special scs-
e,@.N OF the Legislature for the pur-
Tao OF authorizing bond issue in
~ amount of !i2.0OOoOO to he de-
voted TO highway construction. the
seventeenth annual convention Of the
Retail Merchants Association OF Nir-
GINA was brought to a close here
this afternoon. The final event on the
program was a motor trip to the
famous cavcrns at Grottocs. over
100 visiting and local merchants made
the trip.
List or Officers.
The convention closed shortly after
noon. having selected Roanoke as tho
1923 meeting place, and elected Hun
ter II. EOohcr. OF Hampton, president.
to succeed X. f.. .-n;ght. OF AlcNan-
dr!a. other officers chosen were.
II first vicc- president. ]. H. Browulcy
i Norfolk; second v!c"-prcsid"I;. Levi
j. Davis. Eoan"k"; treasurer. Lewis
Eaufmann. Richmond: secretary. w
~ Charlie. Jr. Richmond, president.
Emeritus NJ Tmstnder. Norfolk
Directors II. carl Bosch"n. Rich
! r,pnd: Thomas Howell. Richmond: ].
". Ovcrton. Iortsmouth. - w
j Fletcher. Alexandria; Charles VI
Guggnnheimcr, Lynchburg: Edward
Eige nhruin. Petersburg. Charles s
Kaufman. Hampton.
Vice presidents from congressional
dis'ric;s--FirSt District. sol i'evscr.
Newport News. Second District W 6.
Swartzs. Norfolk. Third District. VI
". Mi;tcldorfcr. Richmond: Fourth
D!s'r!c'. =. y. Ros"nstock. Peters
burg. Fifth District. II. Garter. Dan
VILE. Sixth District H. T. sites.
Roanoke; Seventh District. w H.
i Timberlnkc. stanton, Eighth Dis
: trici. G. l.. waller. Alexandria. ninth
4 District. Thomas g. Smith. Bristol.
Tenth District. J. Med. Adalr. Lex
Stnmnton Vote. "No."
The resolution relating 10 tho bond
issue. indorscd by the merchants
with Ten delegations voting 'y.x."
and one, stanton. mo" follows:
i Whereas. tho state 81 virginia Is
behind her sister states in tho con.
struction Of adequate highways. and
Wherchs. pvsent revenues for
highway construction aud tnalnten-
ancc are not adequate 20 enable ou.
state 20 max" sufficient progress in
IN" matter OF highway construction.
and,
Whereas. Il complete and co-ortI-
mated system Of highways in tho
state ~ OF paramount Importance
ana an economic assct-
Therefore. b" II resolved That this
convention OF tho Retail Merchants
Association 81 Virginia. do go on rec
ord * favoriur t,spcriaI session OF
the Legislature f.r the purpose Of
authorizing a bond issu" Ia tho
amount Of :i2.oOo.o0O TO be devoted
TO highway constructions and.
BE II further resolved That the
delegates 10 the convention do
. pledge themselves to prevail upon
tho members Of the General IS
sembly from their respective dis
6trictst TO request n special session
OF tho LEGISLATURE for tho aforcmen-
toned purpose, and.
Be 1t further resolved Tha, copios
or this resolution lee presented 20 tho
honorable Governor o: the Common
wealth OF Virginia and the press.
Condemn False Advertising.
Another resolution adopted placed
this association ON record az un-
qualifcdly coudcmniuE un,ruthtui
> ndvertising and called upon the mcr-
2chants OF Virginia TO ricid!y and
4consist"ntly adh"r" TO such state
nents in their advertisements only
,as can be substantiated by the mer-
ThandlSc oNcr'H. ana W" h'fe"F IN
dorse and encourage the efforts OF
3all organizations. state and national.
hooking toward tn" promotion OF
truthful advcrtising"
Il Another resolution heartily com
mcndcd" tn. last Legislature for
crcating the Hampton Roads port
commission and CONGRATULATED" the
dGovnrnor on tho stand n" has taken
Il n fostering this movement.
Other resolutions called for bet
ter and fa!rcr" method Of assess
- mcn;s on property. thereby more
equally distributing the burden OF
Rtaxation": and calling upon commits
8sioncrs Of revenue To exercise their
authority in the matter OF having
. merchants make proper returns OF
B,hcir purchases and urged merchants
8o cooperate with com missioncrs.