The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-16

PULASKI, July 15.-lSpecial -Pu-
laski is in holiday attire. The houses
are decorated with flags and bunting,
the men with badges and the pretty
girls with roses in honor of the Worlds
Columbian Fair Convention, and n
smile of welcome greets every stranger.
About three months ago NEE ting Of
leading citizens of this, the Ninth Con-
erosion district, was held at Marion,
Smythe county, to discuss and devise
mean to secure proper exhibit of the
resources of the district at the Worlds
Fair. AT subsequent meeting at
Ncwburn, the county scat of Pulaski
county, it was determined, to embrace
the whole State in call for conven-
ton at Pulaski City on July Is and in
vite every county, chamber of com
merce and Incorporated land company
to send delegates.
The people of Pulaski appreciate tho
honor of being selected as the place at
which to inaugurate tho movement to
have Virginia's incompatible resources
properly exhibited at the Worlds Fair,
and have worked hard to that end.
Editor Christian, OF the Daily News, has
led the fight, if it may properly he So
called, and if the results hoped for arc
not obtained the fault Will not be his,
nor the committees with whom he has
cooprated. The preparations for the
reception and entertainment of dele
gates, and the work mapped out for the
convention are elaborate and complete.
Pulaski has performed her part nobly.
Hon. John II. Harris, one OF Virginia's
commissioners to the Worlds Fair, ac-
companied by Hon. Absolum Koiner, OF
Augusta; Capt. j. II. Figgat, of Iote-
tourt; Hon. Thomas Whitehead, State
Commissioner of AGRICULTURAL; Prof
George w. Miles, Jr.. of Emory and
Henry College; DR. John S. Ap2erson,
and other prominent citizens arrived
Tuesday afternoon, and put their heads
together in discussion Of the work in
hand. All were agreed that to neglect
the opportunity afforded by the Worlds
Fair to advertise Virginia's resources to
the world would be the highest of
human folly, but there were many opin-
ions us to how to take Advantage of it.
Judge Harris was good listener and it
is believed that when General V. d.
Goiner, of Norfolk, the other commits
sioner arrives he will unfold plan
they have formulated that will meet the
approval of the convention.
TIE CONVENTION.
At II o'clock to-day the Roanoke Ma
chine Works band left Maple Shade Inn
for the rolling mill buildings. where the
convention is being held, followed by "a
large concourse OF ladies and gentlemen.
The band discourscd sweet music, as it
always does, and when it passed crowd
OF Roanokers on the way was loudly
cheered. The convention was called to
order by Martin Williams, Esq, of
bland county, chairman OF the central
committee, who introduced Rev. Alfred
Jones, OF the Pulaski Presbyterian
Church, who invoked the divine bless
ing.
4 SIDE ISSUE.
While the opening exercises were in
progress the Pulaski military company
and drummed-pp brigade with car
non fought sham battle just north Of
the rolling mill buildings The com
pany stormed the battery on the hill and
captured it, While turning the gun
upon the battery, who were fleeing down
the hill, it got away from the captors
dashed down the steep incline toward
the convention, demolished some twenty
odd panels of rail fence and buried itself
in the soft ground at the foot of the hill
The gunner was slightly injured by a
premature explosion of cartridge. The
battle afforded much amusement to
everybody else.
MISREPRESENTATION TYLER SPEAKS.
Lieutenant j. Hoge TYLER