The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-29
THE STATE FAIR.
MOVEMENT To SECURE 4 PROPER
REPRESENTATIONS
OF
RICHMOND'S INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS.
THE STATE FAIR.
To HEPEOPLE OF RICHMOND:

To THE PEOPLE OF RICHMOND:
At a meeting of citizens held few weeks agr
and at which ihapresidcnt nf the Chamber OF Com
mercc presided. tho following resolutions wrr
unani molSly adopted:
representing the various trades and calingS n1 IN
city he appointed Ivy the President of the Chamhc
of Commerce, whose duty II shall nc, by persona!
appeals and otherwise, to see TO IT that the city
Richmond be properly reprcsentcdnt the approach
ing State Fair In All exhibition of her varied III
dustries. -,
the power 10 raise funds Ivy subscription anu oih"F
wise, to be devoted TO The offer of premiums tim
may tend 10 such IN exhibition as called Tor III IN
foregoing resolution. and generally exercise sue
discretion rs The accomplishment of that purpos
may demand"
tees were aplmintcd-one 10 represent me vlrr
trades aud calings, the other to canvass the city 10
funds.
The gentlemen on the first committee who repre-
sent business pursuits are:
IObuccO.-B. {. Gray.
grain and Ge,,eml Produce.--L. d. Crcnsllaw'
1 Grn G $sT e.. T. r:m nIlsf5;
IRON Nan r5ucturers amt Fo""drtes.-"' Z. Tan
ncr.
.ViUers-G. A. Barkstlalc.
Irrdnure- Claiborne Watkins:
Itlfher und MOrs.-CharlCS r. Winso.
Hutters.-PowlIatan Wcisigcr.
(T1ihitrs and TuilorS.-Dr. William )" liners.
Plumbers dud Gus EWtfrS.-Paul Barginlln.
Druqgists John Purcell.
BnicE,rs md -Dcdiers.--Captain j. q
Munil1.
Bnkcrs.-Rrhard Adam.
Rtf1il DrH IfoniS.-E. j. Levy.
Sering- hnchi"eS.-P;,, E.Gi'bi. ,nrn,uon
IhHelsnui Bd,kiHg- HnHStS.-J. l.. burlington.
turringc- M,hcrS.-G. y. Ainslte.
Snddfe> and Harnesses. ;. tnttrell.
AgrinHnr" imp'e,mr"'- h1h'rs.-r. il. S'arke'
irchiitrtS.-A. y. Lee.
Zeal Estdte igcatS.--P. W. GruhlrS.
Bo"ks und St@tion.ru-I. W. Randolph.
Vh1togrnuhs.-D. II. Anderson.
u. t;,Sis doctor Wayt.
1GrD.nf,rs md B1iliers.-Charlcs ". Allen.
Eu",ber D.dters.-Z ". PickreL
Fnrnitue.-G. +. Watson.
F1risfs-J. NJ. Allan.
rodI.-S. H. IIawcs. 49, ,,
There are also on the committee T. ". McCancG
r. c. CoghIan. Lewis IL. Blair, and Philip haNaii
The city has been divided into fifteen districts
ana Il canvassing committee appointed ~ lollows
l. West of First street, between The river aie
Main street L. f.. Gibbs and I. W. fembert"n.
.. West OF First street between Main and corpo
ration line: l.. +. Ilup'iy ami EDWARD ,. ireeden
g. From FIRST To Third street. from the canal &c
corporation line: Paul GargaInih an" h'cnalo
L. From Third to Fifth street, from canal to cor
poration line: Patrick Henry sGrkc anu A.
5, From Fifth to Seventh street, from canal ic
corporation line Peter w. GrubbS and ID. ii. All
dcrsOn. r,,u ,,o,
from river TO canal byrd ihlandl Philip HaNal
and j l.. Carrington.
! From Seventh 10 Ninih street, from canal nortl
to corporation Hue: Bailey Davis ana Dr. >. I"
g. From Ninth to Twelfth street, from Basin Z
Capitol Square: Andrew J.. Elicit ana Charles r.
o. From Ninth TO Twelfth street. from Caplto
Square north to corporation line: Charlie, ". Allen
and Il. W. pickrell. -.. &c.. Att.
to river: Powhatan Wrisigrr and Pcyton Wise.
H. From Twelfth 10 Fifteenth street. north 10 thu
corporation line: DIR: McRae ana i. A. Brandcr.
L. From Fifteenth To Eighteenth street, from
Main to river: Caiburue Watkins and Samuel :
Cottrell.
10. From Fifteenth to Eighteenth street, from
Main TO corporation line: ). NJ. Allan anh j. ;
a. From Eighteenth to Twenty-tirh street, from
river 10 corporation line: ). Ii. Halves anu ;. +
Lathrnp.
i5 From Twcnty-ifth street 10 corporation line
eastward: George 4. Ainse and 7. &. cnghlan.
The sub -commttce appointed TO prepare an hd
dress TO the people of Richmond have issued tht
following:
"The Chamber of Commerce, acting for and re-
presenting the commercial Interests OF The city, a
Il recent meeting appointed u committee OF thirty
four citizens, representing the various trades aii'
occupa ions, 10 take steps for an active co-orera
ton with the State Agricultural Society al the mex
state and trade and business Of the metropolis on
scale never before attempted, The recent eolnp,e
ton of the Chesapeake and OHIO railroad 10 .nt
Ga. has brought city and State In direct contact
with the great West on one hand and the great
South on the other and me me anu Isl a ade
to throw ourselves in direct competition for the
trade of the nation and with this view our resources
for manufactures, agrieni,,ure, mnhe anu COM
mprce should be prominently eXnlOlca
"rhe time for holding the state Fair has already
been fixed on for a grand celebration OF the COM
pletion of the Chesapeake ana ONO r;nlrohd, nj
lists are expected to DC present, aud 1t Is desirable
that the objects Of these two great popular gather
ings should mix tremendously together and be the
occasion Of exhibiting to the world the numerous
resources of State and city.
"You Will, therefore, be waited uDon by gentle
men who have been appointed committees, for
voluntary subscriptions. which will constitute Il
fund TO he expended In special premiums to DC
awarded at the Fair for such articles and objects as
tcrcsts of this city hc committee Of thirty-four
before refcrrci to, will designate tho subjects of
special premiums and appoint the Judges of award,
and they will bc furnished with all facilities for cx-
hbition by The State Society. whose enlarged pre-
MUM list, now prepared and ready for the press,
afford evidence of the active efforts of the officers
of that Society 10 make their next exhibition the
largest and most complete that has ever been at
tempted In this State
!" It may be hoped that the people of Richmond
%i ATTEMPT ut least, to smnlgtE tS c eta whn are re
yearly adding millions to their wealth a1 Mo; n",
the past three years: have shown their i'n III a
merce, and manufactures by contributing cach year
not less than $50 uuo. 10 be cxncnhcu Ill lsir S ~;
fair lin addition to the regular premium, ilSt w NV,
Society," in special premiums calcutatcd to '''ci"r
rarliciiar tr:cs am! occupations
lyon are therefore confidently anp"alcu W III
behalf of an object which cannot iall TO SECURE you
individual benefits In auultloh W uic aa''heeihen'
of great public interests ,,-
her of Commerce on the 27th Instant Isaac Daven-
mort. Jr. was unanimously chosen treasurer, and
Powhatan Weisiger, Charles 4. Wingo, and Clai-
horne Watkins were Instructed, as committee, TO
request the canvasseTs 10 endcavor to be ready with
their final reports at meeting of the committee TO
be held In the Chamber Of Commerce ut O'Clock
on Tuesday evening next, June sd, on which occa-
sion Steps will be taken to arrange the premiums
and other business Will be transacted necessary to
carry the scheme ~ its completion. To that meet
ug all PERSONS who desire To make suggestions or
otherwise cooperate cordially invited, and II
any parties prefer to communicate IN writing they
will please address their communications TO The
chairman, who will lay them before the COMMITTEES
IL Is the detention of the committee TO keep entire
control of the funds raised, and every will bt
taken that they le expended wisely and juticlousy
and iI \ manner The best calculated ITO SECURE
PROPER REPRESENTATION OF IICHMOND's INDUS
TRIAL INTERESTS AT THE STATE FAIR"
Il Is entirely unnecessary for US 10 point out the
benefit which must result to our city from liberal
Response 10 the call thus made. II Is too apparent
to require any explanation nj our hands.
II. G. GRAY, Chairman.
PIG. CoaliLAN, Secretary. my ap-lt