Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06

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and others from abroad who have capl-
tai and brains and energy, and are seek
/ ing TO ftly settle a general interest IN
/ this State which has never been felt be-
! fore because of lack of information about
her. and to put her into some degree Of
effective competition with other go-ahead
States of this Union.
In furtherance of these aims VIC have
( to propose to you
First, that a committee, to be styled
"The Exposition Committee OF your
county," shall be at once formed. Our
view is that IT should be composed of the
president of the Board of Supervisors,
the county judge, the county clerk, the
sheriff, and the treasurer of the county
It's duty shall be to induce and generally
arrange for an exhibit in the Exposition
of the resources of every kind, whether
raw or in an advanced state, OF your
county-your cereals, vegetables, fruits,
woods. minerals, and manufactures
Gf You have any. THIS exhibit
should be IN charge OF a commls-
sioner appointed by yourselves, to repre-
sent your county, which commissioner
should be a man of intelligence, of tho
rouch information as to those resources,
and able TO imDart it orally or otherwise.
This commissioner might also be pro-
vided with photographs of any public
institutions or buildings or places OF re-
sort or of scenery of note in your county.
The county exhibit, thus prepared, may
have the articles composing IT grouped
together, and will then be an epitome of
all tho attractions to settlers of your
county projected before the eye OF the
observer in o manner at once intelligible
and interesting.
All the county exhibits, judiciously
grouped together, will be panorama Of
the resources Of the State which have SO
long cried aloud in vain to be known.
knowledge Of them entails appreciation
appreciation Of them means circulation
i'm rapid current of information about
them. and all these will be followed by
iupour Of capital and OF expert handlers
oft which, united, will cause newborn
life to leap in the womb OF our dear
mother State,
II is not desired or intended that the
county exhibit shall bar special exhibits
which any citizens may desire to make
on their individual accounts The latter
are also cordially invited and will be as
cordially welcomed.
Secondly, that a complete topogra-
phical map OF your county, to be made
by such person as you may select ana
with such written history Of the con
formation Of its surface. OF the character
and productiyeness OF its soil, &c, as
your wisdom may approve shall be at
once prepared. one copy OF 1t to remain
in vour county courthouse and another
to he placed on permanent deposit IN the
state Capitol, or in the event OF per
manent Exposition there, where 1t may be
inspected 10y those who either do or may
be induced to contemplate settlement IN
this State. Should you not desire to 60
TO the expense OF two copies Of this map,
that one which is prepared for the
use of the county should be sent
here to be exhibited in the gene
raj Exposition along with your
county exhibit, and will be duph-
Gated here by Photographic process or
otherwise in form that will enable 1t to
have the widest distribution possible to
the means and opportunities OF the So
ciety and of tie Board of Agriculture
now about to be appointed by the Gov
ernor. The result Of such movement 1t
is not difficult to fOreSee. Information
not heretofore accessible TO desirable set
tiers will be furnished to them in an OIL
cial and reliable form, and 1t IS not
doubted that thus such all immigration
NAV be started as will realize the best
homes of those who love their State and
want her launched on her normal career
of development and of rapid material
growth.
Should this society have in this way
contributed TO those results it will have
accomplished the highest and best and
only views for which 1t was formed.
1t is proper to note in this connection
that certain counties at considerable eX-
pense to themselves have already caused
10 he prepared maps such as We here
designate. and have already reaped
benefit from them, although these
maps have not enjoyed thus far
the advantage of exposition to
the many thousands Of people from
every quarter who, it is now believed,
will throng to this Exposition as they did
TO the Exposition in Atlanta, Ga, to that
at jacksonville, Fla, and to those which
have taken place i'll Cincinnati, o. We
shall have the maps already prepared,
and 10 county must be unrepresented.
These maps should be as complete as
thev can be made, and no expense posi-
bic to your treasury should be spared
upon them. Money should be spent,
too. ont OF your treasury and out Of
subscriptions from the pockets OF your
people TO make the most complete
county exhibit.
viii YOU help yourselves by adopting
these views, and 10y these paths realize
the legitimate growth and natural proud
position OF State whose past lnaction
alone has kept her far behind her sis-
ters?
We are satisfied that unity OF thought
and action on the part of the people OF
Virginia at this time will achieve greater
results in wealth and population than lie
in the scope Of the Legislature or oi her
whole organized government to accom-
plish, and that for their veal or woe
themselves will be responsible.
Shall we not start and pull all to-
gether? -,
We are ready 10 correspond with you
about all details. aad to help you IN all
matters requiring information 80 lar rs