The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21

When tho Virginia convention, called
TO consider in what manner tho State
shall TIC represented at tho Columbia
Exposition In 1893, assemblies ut Pu-
goodly number OF dclcgatos in attend.
ancc to assist tho deliberations. That
much is settled fact or at Toast will
no Az soon as tho various organizations
entitled to representation under tho
call OF tho central committee can chose
those OF their number, who arc TO act In
The capacity OF delegates.
No Official invitation has yet boon re-
ccivcd by tho Roanoke commercial and
industrial bodies, but IT. IL understood
that the original date for tho convon-
ton has been changed from July4 To
July 10. Tho central committee has
decided upon tho following basis OF rcp.
rcHcntlOn, which givcH tho Commercial
Club two delegates and two alLcrnatcs,
ana chch land company properly incOr-
| poratcd one delegate IA well IN an nj
Lcrnnto Three Delegates st lnrgu arc
asked for from each county, and TO
chOOgC these will occasion sOrun plnn-
Ming that the local organiza ttOns viii
| take hand In M soon az prcliminarics
can be- arranged.
a number Of citizens were seen by n
| TiMES reporter yesterday and In every
ChH0 the opinion Expressed was that the
| state should have u largo convention
to act upon II ilno exhibition in the
| Chicago fair m well IN that Roanoke
should send II full delegation To Pulaski,
who Will 500 that tho city receives the
prominent position 1t IL Untitled to.
II 5. Trout, president of tho First
National bunk, said that while tho uucs-
tion had mot been as fully talked up
among Hownokc citizens ~ IL should
and would he, there appeared no reason
why tho State ought not TO DO In tho
present rWnk OF exhibitors. "Roan0kc,"
said Mr. Trout, "is tho most thriving
municipality In Virginia, and | do not
bcicvo wo shall experience any din
Guilty In occurring enough local interest
to scnd our part Of tho mattcr we'll to
| tho p0iRA."
Tho Real Estate Exchange, az indI-
vidual members, will fostor tho move
without II quibblc, although IT. will not
bc onLiNod To delegates Ia tho convcn-
tion. N. T.. Dupuy, president OF the
exchange, said that no official rosolu-
ton was .likcly TO bc taken on tho sub
| JcCI' Dus Lnc nlcfnDcfb, NJ lar M lID had
heard opinions expressed, would lcnd
every possible support IN furthcring
whntcvor plans thc comYnittcc might
| ngrco upon.
Charles *. krch, sccrctr'y OF the Com.
| mcrCinl Club was Of tho opinion that
tho Organization would take up tho mat
| ter In committee meeting az soon M
| practicabln after the call came TO hand.
| The club will select two delegates and
! tho proper number Of altcr1,ntcs and tho
various land companies nro likewise
awniting Official Information to follow
suit. Opinions ii l!lcr Soncwhnt In what
way tho,9ounty delegates wt largo AFRO
to bc ckoncn but tho plan which meets
with most favor Is to hnvo II general
meeting ofdclcgntcs Yclcrtod from tho
various organizations, which will Ncnd
| representatives and have thrBc commit
tccS cloct thrc0 members .aW required.
An effort will bo mado to have tho
! election "f local dclcgatcg entirely com
| plotted 10y tho middle Of IIitnc, which
would allow ample timo for tho ROMAN
Ing work In any case. however, tho
Roanoke delegation will bc comploCo in
numbers anil preliminary mocbings mny
bc hold To draft somo system OF plans
for tho conventions consideration.
THE EA.tsI SEER'S ASSOCIATION.