The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-09
VIRGINIA IN THE NORTH STATE.
The Old Dominion Exhibit at the Southern
Exposition Is a Good One,

Colonel Thomas Whitehead Commissioner Of
Agriculture, returned yesterday from Raleigh,
where he went in obedience to q resolution PASS
ed by the state Board Of Agriculture in their
last meeting IN this city. Colonel Whitehead
says he was greatly impressed with the cordial
relations existing between North Carolina and
Virginia and the close bonds Of business be-
tween the two states. North Carolina .favorite
seaport j. Norfolk and Richmond her most init
mate market he says the Southern STATES gen.
orally seem 10 lie interested IN the Exposition.
and that II IL continues 10 increase IS rapidly as
il is now doing 10 will 10 q grand affair. The
Virginia space - rapidly filing up. The Miller
Manual School exhibit arrived Wednesday,
and they look for a large addition from
the State Fair in tins city and other Virginia
agricultural societies q soon SIS their own eShi-
II ious close. HE L1rOslt on 81 Raleigh il not q
state a1alr. but Is Icing given by the southern
states international Immi grafton Society and
is intended as a means Of showing 10 the world
the resources Of the South in order 70 attrac. a
good class OF immigrants. The society is a
permanent organization and contemplate hay-
ing a permanent exhibition al some favorable
point ID tho south, and Colonel Whitehead says
he found that II would 10 especially gratifying
to several Of the States II their permanent quar-
tiers could DO located IN Richmond.
The conditions most favorable 10 the estab-
lishment OF a permanent southern exposition,
Colonel Whitehead THINKS. exists here 70 de-
gree that no other FONT enjoys, and that our
people should make the eii0r. 20 hring II 10
Richmond tie thinks the PRESENT E1rosit on
viii ito the State large amount OF good and
particularly when the 80 Northern editors WHO
have hcen inv ted 10 attend al the expense Of
the Exposition arrive and make known 10 their
readers the richie. II the sunny South Colonel
Sutherland who also attended as president Of
the tirglni. State board u Agriculture and ~
well "a colonel Whitehead made an address. on
Virginia day. IL deeply impressed with the in
IOr.an g 81 tn Exposition 10 the South.
Il the Exposition building the Old Dominion
shows up well The News snd Observer thinks
Virginia las the most varied and the most
crodita le exhibit OF any one state outside OF
North Carolina.
Her space IS in he west end Of the main
building and IS ,uslto The right Of he entrance
70 machinery hal IL occupies shout seventy
five feet Of front. the corner Of he alcove Ovid
INC Il IN the middle. Above the exhibit is q
series OF Ercn-wavs extending along he entire
front and running around the corner. The Q
are covered with right tobacco leaves and are
supported ny pillar, which are decorated with
grasses. grain and eanuts Placed alon z
the 70 acco arch-ways are large white
'kIrlnia he exhibit inside the railing is a
very varied nnl complete one. and ms been
most fastiy Gr angea Is shows tho PRODUCTS Of
the Oh DOm.n on state including her grains,
her fruits. her 0l scrO. cotton, potatoes. onions
peanuts; disfl2y. OF her great Ia.nuiacfu O.
intending he g7retre and fertilizer interests
and other. inside The Ing are Photograph.
II His Exet-encr Governor Mckinney, Attor-
ne q ensra ~ TAYLOR scott and other distin-
gnlslet Mtn OF tho ~fa-e.
Virginia holds hlr 0Ha with Georgia. NissiS-
sippi. south Carolina anu other States which
surround ner