Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-27
THE EXPOSITION HALL
sIrE DEFINITELY FIXED UPON AND
WORK TO BE AT ONCE BEGUE.
Ten Per Cent. on the Subscriptions to the
Stock Called For by the
Treasurer.

Inc Executive committee OF the VII
ginia State Agricultural and Mechanical
Society held a meeting at the Merchants
National Bank yesterday afternoon at l
o'clock TO receive and consider the re-
port of the Building Committee with re-
ference to the location of the Exposition
Hall or main building. There were
present Messrs. Ashton Starke (chair-
NAM, T. c. Williams r.. A. Patterson,
John p. Branch, +. Il. Glasgow,
and Joseph II. Anderson. and Colonel
William +. Cutshaw, City Engineer.
who has given the committee much val
liable advice, and who by invitation at
tends their meetings when circumstances
are such that he can.
SITE CONFIRMED.
The committee unanimously adopted
the recommendation of the Building
Committee that the Hall be located on
the Broad street front, $50 feet back
from the street, and an equal distance
from the east side of the grounds This
selection, as stated yesterday, was doubt
less the best in every respect that could
have been made.
The site having been definitely settled
and other preliminaries arranged, the ac-
tual work Of construction will begin at
once. Ground will be broken on Mon
day, and the architect, Mr.. Rogers, is
busily engaged in the preparation Of
specifications for the building. His
plans have been adopted, but had to be
slightly modified so as TO reduce the cost
Of the structure, which will be OF an i'm
posing character and Of attractive archi-
tectural design.
COMMITTEES.
That there will be held an Exposition
this fall is now certain. That it will be
a success there is no doubt.
There is, however, much work yet to
be done. Every department will have
to be pushed with energy and zeal, and
to this end President Starke is picking
his committees with great care. OF
these there will be perhaps n dozen
possibly more. There will be one on
each OF the following branches: Manu-
featuring, education, art, relics and an
tiquities, music, horses, cattle, &c.
TITS strongly incumbent on those whom
Mr.. Starke selects for positions on these
committees 10 serve. What is needed is
men who will take hold and work. This
done, every department will have a good
exhibition, representing all sections of
the State and all branches Of business
and trade. An immense throng of Wis
itors will be attracted from all over Nir-
ginia and from the North snd South as
well, and Richmond and the State will be
greatly benefited.
TIN PER CENT. DUE.
The treasurer of the society has been
authorized and requested to make a col
lection of 10 per cent. on the stock sub
scnbed.
CITY RAILWAY EXTENSION.
The City Railway Company have APP
piled to Judge Minor, Of the henrico
County Court, for permission to extend
their tracks up Broad street to the west
ern line Of the Fair Grounds, and thence
TO connect with their line at the New re-
seryoir by q street to be hereafter
opened.
1t Is understood that the Union Pas
senger Company viii also ask permission
to extend their tracks 10 the Fair !
Grounds by some convenient route. !
With both street-car companies running |
to the Exposition grounds access will be !
rendered very easy, convenient, and |
cheaD