Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-21

who opposed the loan failed to appreciate
the Importance of retaining the GROUNDS
for the future use of the society either
with or without the control OF the clty,
and il the matter should again be brought
before them believe with proper ehort
il would pass.
If this cannot be done I SEQ no other
course than TO borrow money from. some
individual or corporation or sell the
property.
WE MUST CONE TO TIE AID OF THE SOCIETY.
Mr.. W. NJ. Parrish:
The city Of Richmond should lend tho
money needed to the Exposition Society,
provided she has the legal right. II she
has not the right then aid from the citizens
of Virginia should be sought in behalf OF
tho society.
soNETHro MusT RE DoSI.
Mr. Joseph Bryan.
have only moment in which TO answer
you, as | am OH the point OF leaving for
New York. / will say briefly, however,
that sale Of the Exposition-Grounds
would be q disaster pure and Simple
TO the city. Something must be done TO
avert it.
he MEETS 1T LIKE BUSINESS.
Mr.. william II. Trigg:
7 regret my inability nj this hurried mo-
ment to formulate plan 20 prevent the
sale of the Exposition-Grounds. but Will
give practical effect 10 my views IN the
PROMISES BY agreeing on behalf OF tho
Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works, TO whom the Exposition Society Is
indebted for a considerable sum Of money,
20 arrange for the funding. of the debt IN
any way and under any plan that Ray be
agreed on. would regard the lossot the
entire sum as less disastrous than that
Richmond should retrosrade il these
prosperous days for the South.
SHOULD HE PREVENTED IF POSSIBLE.
Mr.. Isasc :. Tower:
/ consider the proposed division and sail,
Of the ExpOsitlon-GrOunds matter oI
GREAT Importance 10 the city. 1t should be
prevented If possible. The loan TO the So
cietv Of S4O,O 600, secured by a lien upon all
its valuable property. having been rejected
bv the Board of Aldermen after being re-
commended by the Chamber Of Commerce
supported by petition signed by. large
number of taxpayers (some OF them
among the largest in the city,, and passed
bv tho lower banch, apparently leaves no
resource of appeal except TO the people.
Submit the question properly dehned 10
that tribunal at tho May election. Most OF
our municipal legislators are then TO be
selected and large popular rofe IN jGoGr or
the loan would probably be regarded by
the newly-elected Council in tho light. OF
instructions and even the hold-over alder
men might SO regard il. OF course II this
is done the present Executive Committee
will have TO continue in their good work
and carry the debt until after the election.
BUSINESSMEN. PUT UP THE MONEY.
Mr.. b. i. Johnson:
am decidedly opposed to selling any
norton Of tho ExpOsltion-Groundsi IN or
der 10 raise the $40, coo, and do not thlnk
that If needs to he done. In the first place,
the Council ought by all means to have ap-
propriated enough money to have relieved
the Agricultural Society. The late Expo
sition was of untold advantage to the city,
and was undoubtedly the direct and lDdi-
rect mcaus OF bringing and holding NIL
lions of dollars in Richmond and vicinity.
Now. inasmuch as the Council would not
come to the relief Of the society, ] think
the businessmen ought to rise up and see
that the grounds and buildings are held III
tact.
proposition to aid the Agricultural Society
Will be long remembered by the voters OF
this city, and at the next election VIII 10
left at home and Others substituted IN
their places who will yield TO the manifest
wishes of the majority of the taxpayers OF
the city. -, ,
But ii is no use mourning over spilled
milk. What we want now Is to find htty
men who will subscribe $50 each year Tor
the next two years toward paving the IN
terest OH the debt and thus give the So
cietv chance TO get on its feet again.
Now. where nre the fifty men who Will come
forward on this basis and save tho Exposi-
tion-Grounds intact. Forty-eight or fifty
dollars apiece would be sufficient, but We
had better have two extra ones for good
measure. Won't the Dispatch open a sub
scrlption-list and receive the names OF hity
or more men who are willing to help IN this
matter? If 90 | shall be glad 10 be one OF
the number and know of Others. but they
will of course speak for themselves. Per-
hans ! had as well state that there was
already a movement on foot to apply to
ffty or sixty of our citizens to raise the
money in this way, but it would expedite
matters for you to at once open suDscrip-
tion list and invite the people to come tor-
ward. Ii there are one hundred or more
who are willing to subscribe SO year,
then Won need only call on them for such a
percentage Of their subscription as would
be absolutely necessary IN taking care OF
the interest.
The society owes great many ulHerent
peoole. but understand if the interest IS
raised the debt can be consolidated and oil
,,orti 100 rna6p haDDv