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


Those merchants, dealers, manufactu-
rcrs, hotel and saloon-keepers (and may !
add railroads and liverymen) most inte-
rested and benefited should subscribe sufii- !
cient atock TO pay off tho debt, or new !
Joint stock company should be formed by
those who have the enterprise and tho
means 20 make the scheme of annual eI-
hibits success.
am opposed to the city owning or con-
iribuiing to the scheme. In this instance
let it be for the people and by the pco-
pie"
SUBMIT IT TO TIE PEOPLE.
Mr.. Henry Bodeker:
/ favored the first proposition that the
CITY should loan the $40 600 to the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical Society as re-
commended by the Finance Committee,
and regret that the same did not pass both
branches Of the Council. IL appears, there
fore, that il is the Board of Aldermen only
that has 10 be convinced Of the advisable.
ty Of making the loan. The Chamber OF
Commerce also did its part by getting mp
and presenting TO the Board a largely sign
ed petition. The only resource it seems
to me. that is left Is to submit the whole
question 10 the people at the May election.
WE MUST SUSTAIN THE SOCIETY.
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson
There has never boen any question but
that the Exposition Of 1888 was great sue
cess. and reflected credit upon its manage
ment and upon the city OF Richmond. l
have been informed 10y officers OF the socl-
ETY. that the difficulty in tho way Of Sc
curing o loan was that the society had 10
regular income out Of which 10 pay the in
terest. | think. therefore, that the CITY
Council should not hesitate TO guarantee
tho interest for term Of years. We can
not afford 20 have the world believe that
Il ..f. q ltHf4NH
has done so much for the material prospeTi-
" Of our city.
HOLD A MEETING.
Captain James ". Pogr8m:
To allow the Exposition property to be
advertised for sale, in my opinion, would
be 10 advertise the public spirit of the COM
munitv dead
10 allow tho men who gave their time
and labor gratis to give on exposition hy
which the community was benefited to the
exten Of millions Of dollars. and then allow
them ~ individuals to carry the debt, to
me seems mOnstrous ingratitude.
think a mass-mceting of citizens should
be held, the matter put before he TeOple IN
its true light, and if no better way can be
devised. the men, women, and children OF
the city be requested to come TO the rescue
with subscriptions from fifty cents up for
the purpose of lifting the debt and creating
THE ED FLAG SHOULD NgyEB FLOAT OVER
THE GROUNDS.
Colonel John p. Cary:
have no hesitation in saying that tho
cifvN should respond TO what | believe
TO be the popular will 10y guaranteeing the
bonds of the Exposition to the extent
asked for
That falling, thero ought to he found
men OF means and hbcrality sufficient 70
float the bonds, and as a last resort the
smaller stockholders, representing the
people, on whom the city can always rely IN
an emergency, should increase their shares
pro rata.
Under no circumstances should the red
fac Of the auctiOueer float over the
grounds. which would be an indelible dis
grace to both city and people.
poy'r SIT DOWN on OUR MEN OF ENTERPRISE.
Ar Polk Miller:
Tho men who have done more to build
M this CITY and add TO its commercial pros
perity, and who are the lending spirits IN
everything which tends to It's material
clowth,sre the same men who inaugurated
the FxpositiOn movement. They did IL for
the good of Richmond and the property
holders. and it was a grand success. Rich
mond gets a big advance IN taxes and pro
pcrtv-bolders are made rich through their
agorts. SIT down on such men and our city
will lose more every year by the loss Of
their active support III turtherng gOod
causes than she's called on 10 loan. II
yyould be a rcbuke to their enterprise ana
unsclEsh devotion TO tho clty's interest.
Tho men who wish to warm the seats III the
Council next year had better come out
early for the loan Of forty thousand" IL
i worth more than the interest on $4,000
to get the Virginia people together III Rich
mond once year.
SHOULD HAVE BIENNIAL SHOWS.
Mr. Howard Swineford
The Exposition Company did wonders in
constructing permanent buildings ana 1or
six weeks conducting fair on 50 grand
scale out of a fund of 100000.
The experiences of the effort of 1888
would help them to work out of debt IN a
few years, should they repeat the sho"
every other year.
Ii would be q shame not to make this
nermancnt show. not only for the prosperl-
tv of the city, but also for the instruction
Of the people generally: .,,
The city can well afford. with the pros
pective values of real estate IN that drec-
tion TO lend the Si0.0 600: and the CITY
Council would be sustained by nine tenths
of the people should they see tit to make a
long loan with the privilege OF paying 1t OF
M any time the Exposition Company WISH
80 retire Il.
DO not sell any portion of the grounds
inst now. II will be wanted for larger
show or can bc sold in few years at dou-
Die its present price.
ARE THEY TRUE REPRESENTATIVE!
Major \. V. Randolph
/ have no suggestions to make as TO how
the money shall be raised TO pay the
$40 600 due on the Exposition. Inc queS-
tion has passed from the Executive Com
mittee TO the people of Richmond. The
Common Council voted to loan the SiO,OO0,
there being only three dissenting votes.
The Board of Aldermen defeated the ap-
propration by "a large majority; suggest
that YOU publish the names of those voting
for aud against the appropriation IN the
Roord of Aldermen and interview their
constituents To seeif they have been rightly
repreeented or misrepresented IN tins mat
ter. The committee who appeared before
ihe Aldermen were grossly inSulted by
some memhers in the remarks against thus
nppropriatiou. Certainly the former 90
not propose to give those members OF the
Board second opportunity. II the peo-
pie of Richmond do not want the IMPOSE
fion all they have to do is TO Keep qul3t'
and in few days the opportunity VIII DO
lost, never TO be reganed.
'rwouLp BE A SHAME AND DISGRACE.
DR.. George b. Steel:
With regard 10 lneSule vi lut IA f"o.V
Grounds L have a very decided OPINION
md have no hesitation in expressing 1t. l
think Il would be a shame and disgrace TO
the citv to allow such thing to be done;
I'm my opinion the Exposition was the, best
advertisement the city ever had tSa and nobie 5Ge
should show her appreciation on tlio nooIe a-.'r'
and self-sacrificng efforts of the managers
Of Of If by coming to their relief and adj
vancing the $4,000 wanted. The city can an
not POSSIBLY lose by the Transaction; as the
tile has been carefully examined by tho
Citv Attorney and approved. The Finance
Committee. of which am member care
fnlIy considered the whole subject IN all OF
IT'S f.' aspects. and came to the unanimous
conclusion that the city would not only yY,,5S %
safe in making the loan, but that 1t would
be wise and proper thing. TO do for the
best interest OF the city itself Besides esto the
city is large stockholder and ,,srt,. cannot LOT
AFFORD TO depreciate her own property oy
allowing the society to suffer by forced
sale, am opposed to the city's guarah-
feeling the interest upon loan from other
,ar,ies bnt am so thoroughly IN favor OF
the city lending the society the d.ioS amount NJ