Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-12
PREPARATIONS FOR VISITORS.


Tho Virginia Exposition begins Oc-
lober Cd and closes November Dist.
It's TO too held on what during the
war was known ~ Camp Lee, where re-
cruits were formed into companies and
companies into regiments, to be for
wardcd to the front; and since those
dnvs aud sometime previous well hn0wn
o. the far-CrJuuos.
Here nj the point nearest the city and
fronting on Broad street Main Build
ing has been erected with a frontage
nearly Cqnai to the length q two and
one half squares (b'ocksj and depth TO
correspond.
\ spacious Ant building constructed Of
corrugated iron has been built between
the Main building and Tie ladies' o!d pa
yii0n.
4 suitable house has been erected in
the same part Of the grounds Tor the
Bcnch-~hOV.
The ladies' pavilion has been arranged
fora restaurant.
Tho horse nud catt'e-stali3 have been
refttel and pat in Cooi order.
To make room for the Dow buildings
the riee.track lasPc,n reduced from a
mile TO "a half-mile course. The Grand
Stand has been NOR, than doubled n
size.
Numerous other improvements lave
been made 10 III the fair-GIounis for
Fvpositiou ,urposcs. and tho result IS an
equipment IN Grounds. IN buildings, IN
convenience, That .,Duld be- creditaDlc to
apv ejtv OF 50. OGg population.
The grounds are Ia, than half miie
west Of orr corporate limits, and Broad
street, our great, wide avenue, has been
nicely graded and macddamHcd the
whole distance.
Three .mes OF s;-c0tcors, and IN case
OF urgent necessity iiar Of steam rall-
way cars, will connect the Exposition
with Richmond.
City water has been run into the
grounds. 4 sewerage system has been
adopted. An electric plant Will be put
III To hight tie efoInas 'ub buil.uusS'
steam hre-engin- Wit steam upis always
ut hand for use ia ease oi Ire.
From Broad street tho Main building
shows up III grand style, and 1t W:h look
better and more imposing sun Wien
flags are ttyng from all It's towers. AL
the other bnlidl ugs are so grouped az
TO harmonic INTO g. qencTalplan.
A tall fence divides the 1ace-tracA
from the lsxpositiou3'rounds. Here lsa
double advantage: !hJA who object to
the Tace-course won't SEQ 1t or near from
IL. 'nf.r T.l
Grounds vii 1o cosy ond comfortable,
whereas the Foir-Grouhds were full Of
emptiness-Jhat is. were too largo Tor
comfort oruse, ana could never TO filed
with exhibits or people or both COM
bined.
The Exposition combines Ia It's plan
all OF tie best dement's of an agTicul-
tural fair and cattle aud poultry-sG1o,w,
with a great exhibit OF tonAccO i'll al iis
lorliiS Dench-SHoW' "i'i d." ""!
oil Iox-chaSeS' a.: noIse-lap's VtuuIins
ana irot'hSi NC! %. '"I0'' ""uJ IoH-
certs' anu o'ler HIS'-I1'o sp7cl"i lea
lures
Inc Pfehliuiii-iIs'' an" Pul9oS lVoV uP
avery larSe amount -. ..
Inns "hoie entoiPit7o 70 'lo ie9,'i' ~, ~,
o large subscription VI hiouey inaue ~
40 fnrnish fhe,nseivesvi with suitable build
ings.
The officers are Ashton Starke, presl-
dent j. II. Anderson, first vice-presI-
dent ;.John p. Branch. second vice presi-
don't A. s. Buford, third president.
Executive Committee: W. L. Suther-
lin. Il. A. Patterson, II. L. Lyman, n.
V. Randolph, John Il. Cooke, W. p.
Dupuy, Joseph Bryan. }. Bradley Beyer-
", Q. J. Sale, h. W. Burke, Il. c. Kent,
ID. s. Watson.
II. G.. Jones, director-general A. X.
Venable, Jr., secretary; John ). Ellett,
treasurer.
Ma. Edgerton S. Rogers is the archi-
tect OF the Exposition Hall-the Main
building.
r.c,. for tho peo,Ie.
pno,,r,, o,.o,,, do, cuost;ons ga 70 th;s
shat and tbo 'oihor '{ tbine connecte5 with
49, .~nos,t; 80 - oocnrred 10 tbe ne
patch that il would be q good thing to
Pounco uo""V4 ,iio DitoO'oi ,"' "iI'
~ one si''Ans sN.no' iioin Inn nm, 'no ~
forna'iOh 'n"t VIC pu'N0 AeeN' VIM"
was done as ioAo"S'
THE BUILDINGS.
vbor u.;Il Tho Mai, br;,d;rc ho fin.
1sb"d >
II is promised TO us bv the contractor
ronplete, according to contract, on Sat
urday the 18th instant, answered Cap
fam Jones. am OF the opinion that he
Will be able 10 fulfil his promise.
When will tho Art building be COM