Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-13
EXPOSITION FUNDS.
oepoRr TO THE SOCIETY or HOW
THEY WERE SPENT.
s..,a, Iifc-Ncmbers Bolt tho Meeting
employment OF Counsel-Another
Exposition Proposed.

Tho meeting of the life.members and
...-tboldcrs Of the Virginia Agricultural
.,l Mechanical Society lasted three hours
Yesterday.
rl.o rooms Of the Chamber of Commerce
o.-, Allied with people, many Of whom
came from thc country.
Miss Lizzie Van Lew ex-postmaster Of
1.oly.ond came in before tho meeting
,,ss,arlod % order and remained for some
,,,,e AMI seemed to take deep interest in
what was going on.
rRoMISEST PEorIE PRESENT.
Among the prominent people present
v.ra Mossrs. Clay DrewTy, Robert Bright,
Nrhamshurg. ~ l.. Van Doran. ex-
,.,marle. George D.lFisher. G. +. Wing
frank Guy. Julian NJ. Rufin, of Hanover;
4 H. Neuablc. Of Farmville; n. VI. Wilson,
C..afar Henry +. Wickham, W. C. Knight.
d. n. Whtlock. Everett Waddey, 4. y.
cannon. Ashton Starke, j. W. Ferguson,
f.ac s.. Tower. Charles s. StringfellOw. 4.
b. u-rwry James L. Anderson. r. A. Pat
,rr. n. No5mand Smith, William S. Archer,
.pl Hobson and Haskins Hobson. Of
V.whafau. \. Y. Randolph, G.. X. Gilmcr,
I. nm. John A. Curtis. b. 7. Johnson,
]. Phillips, Joseph Bryan, John +.
Lan p. John :. Elicit. A. :. Butord.
t..reo l.. Christian, Lewis D. Crenshaw.
E.r. Dr. Charles II. Rvland, and Joseph
Walker. Of Chesterfield.
QUORUM PRESENT.
President Starke called the meeting TO
or l,r AZ - 30 o'clock.
No..rs Julian VI. Rufln. j. II. Dinneen
and Haskins HOhson were appointed
committee on proxies and reported that
$500 shares were represented in person or
ty proxy,
Aquorum being present the meeting pro-
coded 10 the business before IL.
senator Henry j. WiCkhnm was called 70
tho char and presided during tho entire
Meeting.
Report ~ the Executive Committee.
NJ. Ashton Starke. chairman Of the Ex-
ogitivc Committee, road their report,
Ebch is as follows:
Z. ne Suclhobiers and Iife-Ncabers Of ne
I.ryl,iI State Agricultural and Mechanical
N'ecU:
AZ the annual meeting Of your society
h,ld March 7. 1888. the present officers and
the Executive Committee OF the society,
with those exceptions caused by reSi@na-
tons aud eNpratlons OF terms OF service
were elected.
Section y. Article |, states that the cleo
tfon of officers shall he held at such
fumes as the Executive Committee may
designate during the annual exhibition
The term of Office of the present officers
not having expired until January !, lSS9,
.I.ro which time there has been 10 exhibit
ton. though several meetings Of the so
ci,fv have been called aud held. by COM
mon consent the present officers h1Yo hcld
over.
erent number of meetings Of your Ex-
ccu'ive Committee have been held during
fhc past wear, and the minutes OF those at
which matters worthy OF note were DIS
rge~cd and disposed Of have been duly re-
corded.
THE CITY MEMBERS.
u vas found difficult TO secure the at
tendance of those members Of the com
feiffne residing i'm the rural districts, their
presence Al the large number OF meetings
feinr attended with such loss of time and
money. and there being no proYSion Tor
lrfrayius thGr expenses, on March q.
i,--. = resolution was adopted al a nee'inB
n' winch were present 1essrs. Starke, An
t,f.ou. BufOrd. B.anch, Williams, D-puy,
LYMAN. MYERS, aud Sale, as follows:
" R.so'c.L That the city members OF TINS
committee be constituted a subcommittee
authorized 10 transact all business, &c.'
Though this resolution pat the business
of tIe Executive Committee in tho hands
nf fine subcommittee several meetings
lave boon ho.d az which the entire COM
..ftc, vac requested 10 be present. but we
.,rr not able TO secure the attendance OF
t.t country members.
rHF EXPOSITION.
ln the spring of 1858 II was decided 10
I.du great Exposition IN the fall OF TINT
rur. The undertaking involved such
labor n not one of your committee ever
contemplated.
i...,nntcd hv desire TO 10 great and
needed work for our State and people, and
'..rrh the labor and time required was 50
.-,.t. lgc gave il cheerfully, and We're made
..f.l COMPENSATED since the Virginia IA
f tun. which began October 3d and
-.l November Il. lSsS, was pronounced
Nf4l Ioccss-a revelation 10 ihe WoII's
na1f.u!r own people N the display OF
h.r.ir.4~ resources and her material
v...'.
TIT BUILDINGS.
V.c..rcd upon the work with only the
.ri- q the society, upon which were
n..r a apidated buildings wholly unit
f.. t.-. PURPOSES of an exposition. II NAV
O.. b. sad that we had 10 begin al me
..Hr,inr. To-day the ground, ana the
Hy' lr.,. thereon. as was the Exposition
I.f. tr.rrin. are % credit 10 tho state ana
those who contributed TO the enterprise.
IMPROVEMENTS MADE.
tn exhibit of the property of the society
-.r.. tho Exposition may he shown as iol-
.... As has been stated. We took the
.-.rrl- .implv with worthless improve
..rt. N,rcon. Thcsocicty was IN debt 70
-., city OF Richmond 10 the amount oi
~uu0 and two wears interest, and a
ll-th,r outstanding debt Of r3JO, making
ata.U indebtedness of S33.31O. We have
I.3th. .,ra.t Fxposition with nll the benc-
tf-rc9ued thercfrom. and It's advcrtlscment
~ Tins state. and TODAY the society holuS
h.- Grounds greatly enhanced IN value on
account of the Exposition, with improve
urute thereon which cost actually cil%,-
NAM with a debt now Of S31. 372d. Since
'le time of making up the statement ID
December. ISIS. indeed IN tho past thirty
tsr4. tl- uav1nents OF tine notes due 10y
fn, Bn.ket Company have been made on
certain notes uue by them amounting 10
G4q4l .gg. and % this amount the indebted
ucs- haas been reduced.
This debit however. Will be increased 10y
the action Of certain lifc-memherS who
have recently sued out an lhJuhclou
AGAINST the society.
II WAS 4 FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
We hold TINT. looked at from a business
standpoint the undertaking was imam
cial success and II Is remarkable that
aurb should have been the result whor
1-,e seems to have been disastrous year
=. such enterprises throughout the land
causing in every instance, even wheI'
backed hv Government aid. deficits run
ming un 10 NNhhifN- bA tlibuNAii'N "a N'N'
lars III the experience of other cities.
STATEMENT MADE W.
A, soon az IT was possible after the close
of the Exposition, November 2lst, and IN
TIN. time 81 Of the outstanding obligation:
had - be paid and all debts due the so
c,ety collected. a statement of the finan
cal condition of the society was made
ur. Taking into consideration the vast
hess of tie work and the multitude
of accounts II was wonderful tna'
SECRETARY Venablc could have presented a
h. d,d on December 10th following, les
tlan one months time. full statement o
accounts with balances brought down ah'
ever, item Of disbursement III his once an'
IN tLat of the Director-Geue certihed h'
double vouchers. nothing less than the al
miralle system of accounts Kept c0ui
have enabled him TO have done as much
mi. abatement showed deficit IN avail
ale money 10 meet the obligations OF IN
society Of S5s 96i.jS
LOOKING FOR LOAN.