Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-04
WHAT THEY SAY
ROANOKE CITIZENS ENDORSE
THE EXPOSITION PLAN
WHAT FRGSIDBnT TROUT THINKS.
Oiker Prominent Men Talk Mr. Clay =
tor Tells What One Did for HIS Old
Home We'll Conceived Says Mr
Woodward.

The citizens of Roanoke are enthU
siastic in their support of the plan of g
Virginia Exposition as outlined by
Vice President Eddy in yesterda,
mornings TIMES.
Below is given Il number OF inter
views with prominent citizens of th,
city on the subject. Without excep
ton, they are in favor of holding al
exposition, and they will contribut,
their time and means TO secure Il sue
ccssful result. Other interviews vii
be given from time 10 time.
Il will take n couple of shares" sale
Al lnSledove, of the Hotel Roanoke
land think the exposition will dc
the city great deal Of sood.''
George Gravatt said that he though
the plan good one and entirely feas
ible. 81 will take some of the stock
said Mr. Gravatt," and l5believe the
exposition will be n credit to the
city,
Roy b. Smith Commonwealth
Attorney: 1.-The idea is excellent. II
will result very advantageously to the
city, and for this reason ! am in favor
of it. A joint stock company will be
the best way to get up the exposition
and | will take stock in it.
Oscar D. Derr, ex postmaster: by
all means let us have an exposition IL
1892 Nothing but good can result
from it and the effect will be felt for
long while. Will / take stock in
the company? OF course will, and
aid it in any other way in my power. ;
Hon. H. S. Trout, president of the
Roanoke and Southern railroad ex-
pressed himself as in favor OF the plan,
and said he thought it was entirely
feasible. 1T will be a great thing for
Roanoke" he said, "if it can be carried
out and will no doubt receive the sup
port of the citizens generally. You
may say that am heartily in favor
of it.
J. II. Featherstone, of Featherstone,
Andrews & Featherstone capitol,
capitol. Why, nothing wonld build
up the city so much as an exposition
ON large scale, and Roanoke would
have no other. No other town in the
country can show such development
as we can, and why not let other peo-
pie know it, | am heartily in favor
OF it and will work and do all can TO
make it a success. Certainly | will
take stock in the company.
Councilman Woodward said that
he thought the plan well conceived
and admirable in every way. 1T will
be the best advertisement the city
would have" he said, land am will
ling to contribute my share to making
it great success. 1t will do the
Southwest a great deal of good in
many ways, and though the money
contributed by the citizens may not
come back directly,it is bound in time
to benefit the city many fold and will
make it known all over the country
Mr.. NJ. H. Clayton thinks the plan
of the exposition is very good one,
and believes that such an enterprise
will do the city Il great deal of good.
Mr.. Clayton was long resident of
Texas and he has seen the good eff
fects of expositions in that State.
Dallas was almost made by an eX-
position" he said, land San Antonio
more than thribbled her population
by investing in just such an enterprise.
1t will do more to advertise the adj
vaptages of the State than anything
else
Colonel Frank Huger, master trans
portation of the Norfolk and Western
railroad company: Il have read the
articles in regard to the exposition
and think, with Mr.. Eddy, that it will
be the biggest thing the city has ever
done. Nothing could be of more
benefit to the city than to celebrate
it's tenth birthday by holding a big
exposition. Roanoke has made such
wonderful strides in material upbuild-
ing since the city was chartered in
1882 that we should take this means
of showing to the country at large
lust what has been accomplished.
will subscribe to the stock of the com
pany."
Pushing the Work.
The contractors on the Louisville
and Nashville and Norfolk and West
ern railroads are rushing their work
with yiyor and earnestness, and are
making considerable Roadway with