The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-07-26


tion, on the subject of the Exposition tt
be held in Richmond October next. The
meeting was called to order by Judge
Grattan, who named Jas. A. Patterson
ESQ.,. of Waynesboro, as chairman. MT
Patterson in assuming the chair. spoke OF
the great interests of Augusta county as
reason why she should enter the lists as
competitor at he State Exposition. lie
urged that the pride of her people should
lead them to make the effort to place
Augusta county at the very head OF the
list of counties in the State. he sud
Augusta need not fear competition That
the exhibits at our County Fair could Re
sent to Richmond and that Augusta could
be handsomely represented. Mr.. Patter-
son said the people had come together to
hear Ashton Starke, Esq. president OF the
State Exhibition, and he introduced Mr..
Starke. President StaIke is young look
ing man, and he said he was the youngest
man connected with the management OF
the exposition. He is full of enthusiasm
for the cause he espOnses, puts his case in
plain, forcibIe way, and makes an i'm
preston of man thoroughly in earnest IN
work which he believes will be prOduc
tive of lasting and general good to the
State. He declared the Exposition already
an accomplished success. He came. not
to ask Augusta county to assist the Expo
sition. but to ask that Augusta county
should place herself in the right position.
That Augusta county might not go to the
Exposition, aud would not he missed so
far as the space in the large Exposition
building was concerned. All the space
in that immense building of 29a GOO
square feet had already been as
signed, and Augusta could only get
in by contracting the space allotted to
others. The building he divided into three
parts, Tidewater, Piedmont, and the Val
ley. The Valley would be there, and
Augusta should be there. too. He paid a
handsome tribute to the beauty and pro-
effectiveness of the Valley of Virginia, and
the county OF Augusta, and claimed that
the energy and enterprise of the people
should take hold of the material interests
Of the State, and prevent the raw material
being taken away to be manufactured by
others. and sent back to US with the price
of the labor of strangers added. While
preaching this good Republican doctrine,
Mr., Starke took occasion to announce that
he WAC a Dnmnorat
He spoke of our need OF manufactures,
and gave some telling illustrations showing
conclusively the benefits and blessings of
hoEle industries and home manufactures
The whole address was fine presentation
of the advantages of Virginia, and APP
pealed in an earnest, practical way to her
people to take advantage of the abundant
blessings around ug, and develop and use
them to give new life to our land. Mr.
Starke gave general idea of the magni-
tude Of the work already done, and of what
is being done to transform and enlarge the
"old Fair Grounds into the magnificent
proportions and beauty of the Exposition
buildings and grounds.
Through the brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, who had consented to hold
their annual meeting in Richmond, Oct.
10th, the Exposition was being advertised
in Mexico, the United States, and Canada,
and he expected such crowd as had never
been seen In Richmond: He spoke of the
favorable situation of Richmond for a
permanent exposition ground, and said
the Holy Writ sustained him in declaring
that the geographical position of Virginia
gave US great advantages, for, saith the
Scriptures, :Qut of the South cometh the
whirlwind. and cold out of the North, 80
Dob 37-9l. At the close of Mr. Stark's ad
dress, Judge Grattan offered the fell )wing
preamble and resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Richmond Exposition is
an established success. and will be attended
by intelligent men from all portions. of
the world, and especially by those who are
in search of locations for the investment
of capital in lands, minerals, and manu-
features, and whereas our sister counties
all over the State are moving in the mat
ter of representation in said Exposition,
therefore it ig, in mass meeting Of the
citizens of Augusta
Resolved, That this opportunity of put
ting our beloved county. which at last
year S State Fair sec ured four dfths of the
prizes AWARDED to agricultural products, in
line with her sisters, is not to be neglected,
hat NG L.,
respectfully requested to appropriate such
a sum as will enable us to make display
creditable to the first county in the State
RESOLVED, That Hon. Absolom Koiner,
Hon. Jno. w. Stout, and Robt. W. Burke,
be, and are hereby appointed committee
to wait on said Board and urge the said
appropriation.
At the suggestion Of P. A. Baylor, ESQ.,.
the committee was enlarged to two from
each district. The Chair appointed the
following additions to the committee:
Riverheads-W. F. Smith, II. J. Will
liams.
North Rivers. A. East, Rudolph Turk
Middle River S. H. McCue, N. G.
Watts
South River-P. T. Burkholder, j. T.
Bocock.
Pastures-D. F. Hoover, w. 7. Light
ner.
Beverly Manor-E. A. Fucher, Lewis
Hartman.
Maj Jed Hotchkiss urged the people to
prepare for this great Exposition, and to
give Augusta the place she deserves, at
the head of the list of counties. He prom
ised that Weyer's Cave and the "Foun-
tains" should be well represented.
The committee appointed under the res
olution of Judge Grattan, waited On the
Supervisors. who were in session Monday
afternoon, but the Board declined to take
any further action in the matter. At z
previous meeting it had been determined
that the Board has no authority to make
the appropriation asked. So far as the
county. as a county, is concerned, the
matter is at.an end.
Deaths.
On the 21st inst, Mrs. Andrew Cox, re.
siding near Spottswood, died after an i'll
| ness of several weeks.
| Mrs. Silas Scruggs, near Raphine, dice
on the 22d, after protracted illness.
A. M DunlaD engaged in blacksmith