The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-29


who is to get all the money ~ asks an old
iogy friend.
Well, in the first place, the Virginia In
dustrial Exposition is the enterprise Of the
First Virginia regiment. An exposition
was talked about good deal during the
summer; everybody agreed that II was a
mos; desirable thing; it met with uni
versal approval; but IL was thought that It
was too late to put fl through. When the
whole scheme was about to fall to the
ground tue First regiment took il up. Yes,
they took 1t up, amid the announcements OF
the few and The misgiyiBgs OF the many.
Some said they could never get building
done I'm time. Some said they could not
awaken The businessmen here 10 an appre-
| citation OF the opportunity IL offered 10 adj
vertse the industries OF the city. Some said
! that the whole thing would collapse in
| few weeks.
THE OUTLOOK.
Well, what is the resultf Captains NJ. l..
| SpotswOod aud II. G. Jones were appointed
a committee to have charge OF the scheme.
| They have worked well, and they have been
earnestly seconded in their efforts by Colo
mel Purcell and the officers and men Cf the
regiment generally.
The City Council appropriated $4,000
for the First regiment lot and armOry-
Sl2 500 for each. That sum will Just pay
| for the ground aud for the lc1tLS and roof
OF the building. All else that is TO be paid
| for on the armory the regiment will have 10
raise. The profits OF this exposition will
| be faithfully devoted TO the building fund,
and the regiment hope TO have an exhibit
| tion that will be honorable 10 Richmond,
and at the same time enable them to get
clear OF debt.
THE ARMORY BUILDING.
The building is at the southeast corner
of Mar.hal and Seventh streets. II is OF
brick and fronts Seventh street, and is in
the caslelated style, solid and strongly
| built, and Is TO be succeed in the future.
| It. is t1o stories high. with an arched roof,
! like Mozart Hall. II is 127X97 feet. On the
/ first floor there is a hall 100 feet long and -
/ feet wide. On each side OF this hall there
are five rooms, each 30X223 feet. AT the
east end Of this hail Is large annex or tenn
porary structure one story high On the
second or man floor is the drilroom,
| 10Ox93 feet, now TO be used for The main
exhibition hall, and connecting with il are
| two tOwer-TOoms OF moderate size.
Tho First lOr street, Floor.
| The rooms on this floor will be used as
| follows:
GA. AinsIie a. Son, carriages, buggieS,
and fre-departmeDt goods; Alexander Heir
hozer, tanned caIfskins, &c.
2. J. J. Wright, o. H. Chalkley, s. s.
| COttfen IL Co., W. &. Smith, McMinneman
| & Co., various exhibits.
3. Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
| Company, minerals, &c. X. T. HUBBARD,
minerals; w. NJ. CaDell, minerals.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, minerals.
;. Old Dominion Iron and Nail.Works;
| g.. Il A. BIrgamin, bclting, brass-work,
&c. Richmond Stove Company in part.
6. Norfolk and Western Railroad Com.
pany, minerals.
7, 9, and 10. Ladies' bazaar, saesrooms
for fancy goods, DC.
s. Charlottesville Woollen Mill.
Centre Hall. j. G.. Tiusley, canned
goods; Watkins. COttrell a Co. Bright
bOpe Railway Company, coal; j. k. AlsiDg
d. Co., quartz crushingmachine; Rich
mOnd stove Company; r. II. Anderson d
Co., shirt manulactOry.
CROWDED FOR ROOM.
All the space at the command Of the COM
mittee has been taken.
Many who were lukewsrm and Indifferent
at first are now very much interested and
are anxious TO get room, but except for
small exhibits, such as embroideries, &c,
it cannot be given. The committee have
done all in their power TO econOmize space,
and not only that, but have gone to the eX-
peuse OF building the annex, which was
not at first contemplated, and yet they have
not space enough.
MACHINERY IN OPERATION.
The Old Dominion Iron and Nail-Works
Company will have IN operation nalrcut-
ting machine. The Charlottesville WOOllen-
Goods Manufacturing Company will have 4
loom turning out the goods which have
made their concern famous. j. X. Alsing
a. Co., OF New York, will have In operation
a quartz. crushing machine. II. IL. Ander-
son a. Co. will have shirt manufactOry In
complete operation.
THE ANNEX.
You enter the ArmOry from Seventh
street and pass straight down the wide
ball-the middle OF which will be occupied
by eXhibis-aud at the end Of it enter tie
annex. Here will be-
The electric. machine, engine for fur
nishfng power 10 II and TO the other ma
chinery in operation in the building.
The restaurant aud ice-cream saloon to
be conducted by The ladies OF the Bazaar,
and TO be attended by from forty 10 fifty
young ladies.
Toe exhibits OF MeSsrs. II. II. Smith IL
Co., Watt a. Call, Warner Moore. j. w.
CardwelI, G. #. Palmer, and S. W. Har-
wood.
Nasu Exhibition HaIl-SecOnd Floor.
This is large aud handsome hall. In
the centre Of II a space TWENTY-FIVE feet In
diameter has been allotted to George
Sehoen, who will exhibit one Of Tufts great
soda-water fountains OF the same order
but not so large 81 the one exhibited by
Tuft at the Philadelphia Centennial Expo
stiOu.
ART DEPARTMENT.
The art department, under the manage
meat Of Miss Maria j. Morris, president OF
The Richmond Art Association, will occupy
the entire north wall, and about eighteen
feet Of the foor.Space adjacent, and one OF
the tower rooms. II is confidently believed
that the art exhibition will be the best ever
held ia RiehmOnd.
Miss Norris is now ia New York pro-
curing Information TO render thls part OF
the enterprise more successful, sud the list
OF exhibaoTs Is not yet ready.
g0BACCO EXHIBITS.
The east end Of the ball will he given ap |
10 the tObaee0nisis, and there will be hne |
exhibition OF this staple in The leaf and iH |
the form Of plugs, twists, cigars, cigarettes, |
S.. It is 10 be regretted, however, that
there will be no exhibition OF the process OF
mannfacture-fhat u, no miniature factory |
In operatioB, as there was at the Pblladel'