Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-26
FALLING INTO LINE.
woRLD's-FAiR BOARDS ORGANIZED IN
THE FIRST AND NINTH DISTRICTS.
Something About Exhibitors and Exhibits
at the Great Columbian Exposition
A CreditabIe Showing Assured.

Though the opening Of the Columbian
Exposition is eight months of, the ofiiciais
entrusted IN getting together the exhibit
for Virginia have made good start toward
its collection. as will be seen from the Est
gwen below. The close of the fall will sec
this exhibit large one, after the several
committees Of the board have culled the
best things from the State Agricultural
Exposition here. the Baldwin District Fair
at Staunton, and the other city and coun-
try fairs Of the State.
These are some of the exhibits entered
Blacksburg Agricultural and Mechanical
College. Blacksburg, Va, educational eA-
hiolt; Ii. p. Copenhaver, Smyth county,
barytes and welding compound; 7. ID.
Cooper, Smyth county. section OF tree
stump seven feet in diameter; DR.. Il L.
Dawson, Richmond, Va, Crescent shoe
plate machine; DIR. CYRUS Doggett, FIN
castle, Va, mineral water; i. L. Edm9no-
son. Staunton, Va, mineral water: bliss
Agnes II. Eppes, City Point, Va, James
river mari; Thomas +. Goode, Mecklen-
bur- county, mineral water; Il. @. Hillyer
81 CO.. Newport News, lce-machlne; Ridge
way Holt, Montgomery county, Va, mine
raj water: T.. L. Hovey. Fluvanna county.
specimens of gold ore; Nathaniel Moore,
Cotopaxll Va, specimen needle ore; Mon
ticello Wine Company, Albemarle county,
large wine exhibit; L. Il. Nininger, Botetourt
county. machine for wrapping oranges
raj water; II. W. Roundtree Il Brother.
Richmond. Va, trunks and handbags ;
Sta'ey's Creek Manganese and Iron Com
pany, Smyth county, an immense l5j-
pound lump manganese; John w. Rich
ardson, Smyth county, danger-signal. and
Danyllle, Va, tobacco exhibit.
PErERsBUBG's TOBACCO EXHIBIT.
Petersburg is TO have a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce as soon a. DIR. APP
person, tho business commissioner of the
board. can attend. for the purpose of con-
sideIlng the matter OF tobacco exhibit
tor that city.
Now that it IS generally known among
the lumbermen of the State that dona-
tions Tor the Mt. Vernon memorial build
| ings at Chicago are desired. valuable
donations are being made. among which
Mr.. n. Il. holland, of Ofliey, IL Hanover
reports that he has secured about car
load there, which Is ready for shipment.
MONEY FOR The VIRGINIA EXPOSITION.
The Board Of Supervisors of New Kent
county have agreed To appropriate $3.50
towards tho Virginia Exposition, and the
supervisors Of Essex county $3.50. IL Is a
little strange that these old counties, in a
section of the State where it is generally
supposed there is not much TO EXHIBIT.
should be among the first to lead off with
appropriations which the Legislature at It's
| last session authorized.
The money for the Mt. Vernon State
building is coming in well, and notwith-
standing the small amount gwen by the
state the prospect for old Virginia making
| q credItable exhibit is very favorable.
OLD TAzEwELL LOOMING UP.
Judge Martin Williams. the Worlds
| FAIR Commissioner TOR the Ninth District,
held meeting at TaZewell Courthouse
| last week for organization of the Auxiliary
Board of that district. Muchinterest was
| manifested
After Judge Williams had called the
| meeting TO o:der and explained IT'S pur-
poses, an organization was effected by the
| election of Mr.. James Durham, OF Lee
| county, president: Mrs. W. X. LIE Bar, OF
| TaZewell, secretary, and Mr. j. Is. Cad
dali, OF Pulaski, treasurer.
AGENEBAL SPEAKING.
After the transaction of some routine
| business the meeting adjourned to the
| PRESBYTERIAN church for a general discus
sion. to which the public had been invited
| Judge Williams presided and made an IN
| tercsting address. He was followed by DR.
| John >. Apperson, the Business CommIs
sioner of the Virginia Board OF Managers
who gave very instructive talk and by
| !. A. Lesley, Esq, and Captain A. }. Tynes
| Of 1azewel. who spoke very encour
| agingly of wnat the great and rich county
| of Tazewell expected TO do in the way o
| exhibiting her resources TO the world q
| Chicago IN 1898.
Mrs. w. x. Beale the lady assistant OF
| tho board, had come all the way from he
| home, in BOtetourt, to attend the confer
ence and her talk to the ladies was really
eloquent and bad the effect OF enlistin.
| their sympathies. Mrs. Beale is very en-
| thusiastic III carrying out her part of thi!
great undertaking and her success would
seem to be assured.
THE First DISTRICT.
The First District had an organization
meeting at Fredericksburg one day las
week, DR.. A. c. Brockenborough, the com
| missioner from Northampton, presiding
Rufus b. Merchant. Esq, was made preSi
dent, and Mrs }. n. Barrey ice-president
of the board. This section starts out
under bright auspices, and with zeal anC
energy at the helm will be one of the
beacon-ights for other districts to follow
after.