The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25
EXPOSITION TALK.
PRESIDENT STARRE WORKING HARD
FOR TIE ENTERPRISE.

lie Addresses "a Meeting at the Tobacco
Exchange-1he Merits OF the Exposition
Graphically Presented -ResoIutiors or
fercd and Adopted-&c.
According TO previous announcement
Mr. Ashton Starke, President o. the Vir
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical So
ciety addressed the Tobacco Exchange
yesterday In advocacy Of The enterprise
which he has so much at heart. The
meeting was largely attended, and soon
after the Exchange was He'd to order
by the president. VIM. Watkins.
MR. sTARKE's REMARKS.
Mr.. Starke WIS introduced. He spoke
at some length, and earnestly urged upon
the business men and public spirited cili-
Gems Of Richmond he Importance 10 this
city Of The proposed Exposition. He took
the ground that it was q great public
question. in which everybody was inter
estcd He wished it TO be a grand Expo
-ition which would advertise all the re-
sources, manufactures, and enterprises Of
| Richmond and he particularly urged on
| the Tobacco Trade 10 have tobacco expo.
sii0n, which would show TO the world
this one Of the most important indus
tries of this city.
OTHER EXPOslTfoSs.
The speaker then alluded to other ex-
positions, and compared the estimated
cost of this with the cost OF those. He
particularly mentioned the exposition at
Atlanta, where they had TO spend over
| $4,000 in excavations, draining, and
building cattle stalls and sheds, none of
which expenses would be entailed on
this society All he asked 10 carry out
his rlaus to successful consummalion
was $50 600; this sum, he believed, would
be ample. \ number of persons rad
volunteered TO tell him that he had
started out wrong; that at least $500 600
would be needed 10 get up such an
exhibit "a he proposed lie believed,
however, that such advice was only
given him As preteXt for not
subscribing, and what ne wanted was the
100000 fund, and after thai II would he
time 10 talk about $2000J0 Neither did
he ask for the money a donation, but
all lie did request VAS That stock be taken
20 the amount asked for, and hc was sure
the inve-iment would pay, il not directly.
indirectly. The merchants OF Richmond
were amply able 80 contribute and he
hoped they would regard il a. a patriotic
duty to DO so.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr. Starke continued at length to illus.
trate praci cally and graphically the abso-
lutte nece sity for this Fair and display,
and at his conclusion his remarks were
received wiki loud and prolonged ap-
plause He was followed Uy General Z
II Anderson in brief speech OF similar
import, in which he urged the business
men present to take an active interest in
the proposed scheme When he had tin
ished, General Peyton Wise, in a speech
strongly advocating the enterprise, and
calling upon The Exchange to show pub
lie spirit. and not allow the Exposition
TO fail, offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Tobacco Trade Of
the city OF Richmond earnestly tender 10
the Virginia, Ayr cultural, and htchani.
cal Society their hearty cooperation In
It's every legitimate Effort for the success
of is exposition OF the Industries and az
riculture and resources OF this State. and
welcome that Exposition as am opporiu-
nifty long needed ii no. heretofore prop
ery sought
"Resolyed, That The president of this
Trade appOin, a committee Of such mum
ber as may seem wise TO him, whose duty
it shall be specially u obtain subscFip-
tiOns from Individual members of this
Trade TO the stock of the Virginia, Agri-
cultural, and Mechanical Society, and
generally TO represent the co operation
rendered in the first resolution.
"Rcsolvod, That this Trade take this
occasion 10 remind iis Owa individual
members and An sorts and conditions of
people who are their fellow citizens, that
only in that public spirit, which finds lis
expression in united jealous thought
and action for the universal account, is
to be found any sure guarantee of The
general veal, or of the Individual pros
perity which inevitably flows from ii
and that We heartily invite to greater
and more continuous exhibition OF that
public spirit in future than has ever been
manifested in tins city in the pa,t'
These resolutions were adopted unani-
mously, and the chair announced the fol-
ing committee
General Peyton Wise, T. G. Williams,
Milton Cayce, James N. Boyd, +. Raab
). A. Ellersou, Miles Cary, Major Lewis
Ginter, f. d. Christian, p. 4. Conrad,
John Hutchinson, W. ii. Jones, Fred.
MYERS, L. Di kiusOn.
Upon motion Of Mr.. T. &. Williams II
was also provided that committee be
appointed 10 take especial charge OF the
Exposition of the Tobacco Trade in the
General Exposition.
The meeting then adjourned.
ENCOURAGING REPORTS FROM SOLICITING
COMMITTEES,
Three OF the committee appointed by
President Ashton Starke 10 canvass the
city for subscriptions to the stock OF the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
Society reported yesterdy evening
The Committee, headed by Mr.. Nc
Adams, reported $3,2s0; by Mr.. IL.
Swineford, s., ,4So; by Mr.. William Reu-
ger, So $3.50 previously reported, $4,000.
Total, S2l ,420
There are eleven more committees who
bave not renoried some of them he most