Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-08
PRESIDENT STARKE.
HrINa RE-ELEcTED. HE CONSENTS TO
SERVE A wHILE LONGER.
r,hef OHcers Of the Exposition Society
Question OF Fair Left with the
Executive Committee.


tse virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
Society iog the present.
Being unanimously reelected and his
management OF the affairs oi our great TX
position lasi fall being fully endorsed by the
stockholders, he accepts with the under
,,,rding that as soon as he Is ready to pre-
srnt clear balsnce.sheet he shall be relieved
oi tbc duties and responsibilities OF the Of.
Ict.
The question Of holding fair during the
Comrg fan. which has been very generally
discussed ~ private WAY for some weeks.
s.. ..i' la the hands % the Executive Com
ritco and they are 10 decide whether 1t
viu De practicable % hold a three or four
Cat.' exhibition here this autumn.
Since iLe Exposition closed lasi NoTember
great d.Gicuiy hss been experienced In get
frg p quorum oi the stockholders present at
ans meeting. After three Intellectual efforts
meeting wss gotten about month ago, al
which there were enough proxies In hand 10
r9tacr more than constitute quorum. The
annual r. ports of The officers were tben resd
and the members in attendance adjourned to
fixed day for The election OF officers ana
tao transaction OF other business.
After two other sdiOuruments yesterday
and m order that there might be no doubt
ahouf having a sufficient number present
Pr.~idrut Starke had postais mailed TO oil OF
the members Of The association, both Stock
holders snd hfo-mcmh hcrs, urging them TO be
present, II possible. Rnd II not able 10 attend
in person TO send In their proxies.
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
Theresuit wss that AZ hali.past o clock yes
terdsy afternoon both r0Oms OF The Chamber
oi C0uucrce we're pretty we'll lilied. Among
those prcse0t were General Joseph Il. An
dtrsou, Dr. E. A. Patterson, Colonel Sher-
w.n McRac. Colonel W. c. knight, and
Nt.srs. Ashton Stsrke. Walter Grant, John
U. Diuuccn. JOhn p. Branch, O. q, Owens,
Alfred Moses. Harry NJ. Moses. William
G4us, Lewis D. CrCu>haw. Preston BeIVln,
De ID. Escho, T.. T.. Chri,uln, James H. An
G.rson, j. N. TcuIQuresn. William IL. Sands.
H. Clay thsmhhu, n. J.. Staples George ID.
P.tassrts Everett Waddey, ii. l.. Pclouze,
T. B. Cersley. Mr. Hutzicr. Joseph Bryan,
colonel a. :. Buford. and Major A. W.
CARRIER There were numerous others, in
Guiding several from the counties around
E.eluond.
QUORUM or TR0VIEs.
1fr. stake called the mec1ng 10 order n
f.v minutes before . O'Clock, and Messrs.
Iewis ID. CrershsW one OF the gentlemen
r-pre4pptiug the cty-John II. Dinneen,
and Walter Grant were appointed Com
mi'tce on Proxies. They retired TO the
resr room. and after capyasSing The ceEtin-
Gates returned aDd reported that there were
a.01o shares OF sfock-siXty-nino more than
. ou0rum-r represented by proxy in addition
o. chat represented in person.
SIR. SiaIke declared the meeting ready 10
proceed with business, and stated that the
Gr.t thing I'm erdcr vas the election OF presi-
dent.
sT4BEE TIRE Man.
Nr. Cans srose and in a brief speech nomi-
mated Mr. Stsrkc for reelection, aud said that
Id doing 30 be thonght he voiced the sent-
went of an present IN expressing the hope
t1at Nr >tarke would receive unanimous
vote and inst he wodld accept.
Sir Stsrke repeated what he had said at
previous meeurg. that he could not possibly
allow himself 20 De- reelected. lie ielt that
he had done his part TO the best OF bis ability
and he vas sura that there was ample mate
nal from which 90 select several better pTesi-
dents than he could possibly make. He
hoped hiS friends would see tit 20 take up
some other person aud let him be relieved Oi
re oncrous duties Of the Office.
General Anderson thought II proper that
tie sccondiug OF the nomination should come
from one who had been SO closely associated
As n
had lie bore cheerful testimony % the fact
that Mr. Starks bad displayed great energy
and ZEAL and 10 man 10 the community had
ever shOuldercd greater undertaking look
ing 10 the public good than had the gentle
man whose nomination he seconded IN
managing our great Exposition.
HsFELT GRATEFUL.
Nr. starke said he felt deeply grateful for
the Kind sentiment expressed. In what he
had undertaken and Gone he bad been ac-
tuated bV the desire 10 advance the best in
teTest, ~ The people oi Richmond and the
entire state. He and his associates aid the
best they knew how, and he desired 10 say
fo the credit oi bis associates on the EXecu-
tive Committee that be believed these gen.
temen lsbored as they had never done for
themselves. They were ever ready to re-
sDond 20 his calls, whether made IN the day
or 81 night and some days they spent five,
siv, seven, or even eight hours scheming,
planning, aud working TO make the
enterprise success. OF course, II they
lad the same experience 20 20 over
aza.n they could make improvements, but
looking baek h0 could not see that
they took a single step which did not
20 The time seem for the best. OF course
everything did not turn out iustss expected.
For instsuce, the musical feature was eX-
ptclsd TO be a great success, but instead OF
viela1Rs revenue it cost The society q great
deal Of money. some thought mistakes had
been made In the matter Of outside al
trsciious, but Bsiflslo BilPs Wild West and
P0mpel had both been popular elsewhere at
.,ruch larger prices than charged bere, and
but for them ths society would have been
| much poorer tosday.
Looked al IN any Hight, AIr. Stsrke con-
'tinucd. the ExPositfon and ITS financial re-
butts were nVre successful than anT other
Yheld Ia 1883. The benefit 10 The city is 10
be seen every day and on every hand, and |
tthc amount Of money spent 10 the entefs
prise could not have been moro proftably
luyested 30 far a. the city and her /
.buuuets-0en are coOeeTned. Ills motive IN |
licking hold Of the matter was 10 benefit the !
people Of the city and state, aud 10 bring !
about greater harmony between the people |
Of the country aud city, and 10 make all OF
the people Of the state feel that they have an |
interest in The capital city. lie deplored the |
fact tIat there existed any feeling OF Jealousy |
OF envy on the part Of either the city or !
country people. for they should work to- |
getber in all things. The Only hope for the /
elate. b. thought, Is 10 stud IT, territory with |
towns aud manufacturing industries. He |
Ihought the Exposition had accomplished |
some hing In this direction.
1BE QUESTION put.
"To save ny young friends bushes re- |
marked General Anderson ~ he arose from /
his seat, 81 will put the question" /
Before doing 30, however, be made |
another short speech. lie referred |
nttinglv 90 the fact that Mr.. stsrke, |
although urged 10 accept some slight remu~ /
nerallon for his services, had perHstently |
snd positively refused TO take anything at
all.
The businessmen Of Richmond, the Cen
eral continued. subscribed their money to /
The enterprise. and 10 bis opinion the munich I
psl Government Of the city should take /
broad view Of the question and look At asa 1
matter of the deepest intefesttO al OF her ci.i-
zens. The city should subscribe the SiO.OOO
now needed 20 relieve the society from debt.
This 10 addition 20 the $4,000 OF stock
which she now holds, would give her Just
the .ame interest IN the property OF the 90
clety that Is held by her citizens. who con-
tributed the $4,000 in cash which laid the
foundation for the Exposition. There
should be no mortgage, but let the city take