Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-18
STATE EDITORS.
ARRIVAL OF THEM IN RICHMOND
FROM PETERSBURG YES
TEROAY EVENING.
,,cception Last Night and Speeches FROM
Governor mckinney, Mayor EitFsons
Colonel Purcell. and othors.

arrived here yesterday afternoon al 1:Uo
O'Clock.
A Joint committee Of the local press and
,bo Chamber OF Commerce. composed Of
the following gentlemen. met them at the
,},r3 street station Mcssrs w. ID. Chester
,o,. chairman Edward Iugle. William
I,au. ~. Theodore ElysoD, Il. II. NJ. Barri-
cam James u. Barton. Samuel REGISTER,
,geoma- Christian. b. 4. Johnson, and T. T..
Jofrrs.
e., visitors wore escorted 70 omnibusos
and were driven npSoventh street to Main,
down Main o. Governor, thence TO Capitol
stre.t and io Forfs Hotel. where the yIsi-
,.rs.rp making their headquarters while
IN the city.
rnr carlToL AND DAVIS MANSION.
Nearly all the Massachusetts, people were
tlr,l aad some Of them nearly broken
down from constant travel aud the loss Of
g'r.. within The past week, and upon
reaching f0rd's about three tOurths of
tlom retired totheir rooms for brief rest.
The remainder Of the party. after d.
posing oi Their baggage went with the
r.omittccrngn 20 too Capitol. which MAJOR
Games. Supcriltendeut of Public Build
lugs. lad kindly kept open ia order that
fhe visitors might inspect its Antiquities.
co.nr out upon the top the Massachusetts
journalists were escorted to the white
House of the Contodtracy and shown
through the mansion which for four years
was tho homo Of President Jefferson Da-
Y4N
rHT sUrPIR.
The visitors returned to Ford's, where
zinc whole party rested until 40 o'clock,
whom the committee which had met them
Of tho depot egain took charge oil them,
md the entire party proceeded 10 PlzZinl ?,
whore tho Chamber Of Commerce ana local
,,re-s had provided a very nice supper.
Here the guests and committeeman were
rlet bv Governor Mckinney. Mayor Ely
s.n. Dr. Thomas Nelson Page, President
Purcell. Secretary Dunlop. aud several OF
the directors If the Chamber OF Commerce,
members Of the Richmond and Manches-
tcr press and few other cltlzens:
Tho Mozart orchestra, led by Professor
Moses Stein, disc0uTsod familiar airs Whue
introductioDs were being made. About
half an hour was spent in social chat, and
or,r champagne and claret-punch had
Icon literally dispensed the whole party,
numbering In an about seveniy-tyc or
eighty ladies and gentlemen, were invited
iufn supper. Two tables were arranged
tIr entire icncth of the room. boYeIhor
Mckinney SGT at the head OF one ana
Mayor InysOn and Colonel Purcell at tho
other.
Aftor several courses had been served,
Nr. ~. ID. ChcstCrm0n, chairman Of tho
Committee on Reception, called the meet
{-r % order and presented Mayor l.lyson
qs chairman, and in doing SO referred 70
Ms Honor as not only the head of the city
government. but Us prominent journal
aet.
The Mayor spoke os follows: -.
Ladies' and Gcutlemen,-i esteem myself
Fortunate nj being permitted on tins Occa-
fiou to be- the repre- en tGtlYe 81 my pref ~,
rarDf thc press and of ali our people TO hld
,uu welcome To the capital city OF the Old
n.miriou. and this ! DO with the more
pleasure when recall the gracious KIND
moss extended 10 me and my comrades on
fhr occasion OF the VISIT OF Ice camp 10
Boston and Lynn q tow years ago.
The recollection of your unstinted and
grqrotu, hospitality VIII always lmger as a
pleasant memory.
r. should not bc strange. however, that
Che citizens Of the CONFERENCE.-The oi Mas
mchu,oti5 and Virginia should cherish TOR
Dlch other the highest esteem and most
nf,Dtiouatc regard when Won recall inc
event, Oh our early national history and
fho intimate and cordial relations that then
existed between our f0rcfathcrs, for though
- was Virginia which gave Washington
~ his country, let MS not forget that
~ WINS son Of Massachusetts who
first suggested him as commander
in-chief If tho Continental army,
Bnl ID was under the stately elms OF your
own Cambridge that heassumcd command
al tine American forces. and that from
thence forward the sons OF Massachusetts
and Virginia fought side 10y side, sharing
mike the perils and the hardships OF heroic
struggle until the surrender NJ Yorktown.
vGGNiNs PROSPERITY.
You como TO Virginia and find her in the
enjoyment OF a large measure OF prosperl-
". You have during this week seen and
heard much of her wonderful mineral and
mining resources. The hum of busy IN
dustgv YOU heard on every hand lou saw
bow the VILLAGE had given place To tho
town aud how tho town had grown into "a
prosperous and tourisiins city.
VIRGINIA was never more prosperous than
she IS to-day.
Tho census of 1850 shows that the per-
cautago of gain IN our population for that
decade was greater than for ten years since
I-.u, and 10 lacked only 3,'53 Of being as
lar-c ls tie population Of old Virginia III
Another most gratifying fact we learn
fr1u that census rs that there were A,5sO
r.W farms. and when we consider that each
t4rm means now home, and af some one
los happily expressed u that the homo -
fl. con.cryatOr of an that ia good. - We
t.u lu some measure appreciate the addi-
t..u Go both the material and moral wealth
oi our State during that period
McHMoSD's GROWTH.
Richmond. where for so long period
thetr,al of armed men. the rattleo mus
lcfrr. and the booming Of cannon were
fIa. lar sounds. has shared IN no small
1.oasuro lu the prosperity ~ our people
TWENTY-FIVE years 400 we turned away
from Anuomattox, where We had buried
cur doal hopes of national independence,
g. begin aucw the struggle for municipal
tE ftI.t.
NtDn vc consider the difficulties that
confronted MS. and the obstacles that had
io he overcome. the progress of hlchmonu
IL the .st quarter of "A century mas been
tn every respect most gratifying.
srAr1sG IusE ANEW.
IL was mdcr adverse circumstances that
| r. lNla We began anew our struggle Tor
| position and place among the cities OF the
/ land. lu thr years tat have lntervened
| v4E people have been animated by an
C4rres,ue-- ot purpose and hOpetulness
81 -r.rt tat have brought them we'll
| u,I.cI reward.
ATTRACTIONS.
4 civ which despite untoward sur;
rolulu.s l4- ina twenty years doubled
Der population and more than doubled her
taxable va.ucs. may ! think, without pre-
tumi loa D.4m NOT % have boen iaSgard
g. tho march OF progress.
A. COURAGEOUS As BRAVE.
want YOU 90 know that these splendid
e. .rytmsnts m tho industrial world have
boom sIuuet entirely due 10 those some
t.e. ragged but ALWAYS resolute Contede-
g., soldiers who nave been as courageous
ir ih.r contests for commercial suprema-
O. pa time OF peace rs they were brave
f.d fearless defenders Of what they be-
Slowed 90 he right m time Of war.
haay and MIGHTY were The struggles wo
ltf % overcome before reaching our pres
ems position of commercial Importance
o. .u. the critics Of the land.
il. night of our adversely IS Ger and me
PLY .rat bends over us IS radiant with the
y us of prosperitys risen sun.
i.. tocsin no more sounds 10 arms
g 80 aaf.u.... a.. lt,uftaA aud AWAY IN