The Midland express., 1893-03-03
Worlds Fair Managers Ap-
neal to The PubliC

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The State of Virginia by Act OF
Assembly approved March 4th, 1882.
provided for the organization OF a
Board of Worlds Tair Manager to
be appointed by the Governor. for
the purpose Of exhibiting tie ie
sources, products and general de-
velopmen of the State of Virginia
at the Worlds Columbian Exposi-
ion of 1884, and imposed the duty
and conferred the authori' y, ITO take
III neet ful steps tOsecure ard COM
,lets cE ditalle cis. 1ay of the In
erests of the State at said Expo
,ition, and to have charge OF the
solicitation, collection, transporta-
tion arrangement and exhibition Of
the objects mt unt.er such author
ity to the said Exposition, and o.
such objects sent by the counties,
cities and owns of the State as she I'D
be placed in their charge" Under
the appo.ntn and d rectioa Gf the
Governor, that Board was promptly
organized in April, 1902, and has pre-
,ceeded with the utmost practicable
diligence in the fulh.lment Of. their
duty under the law. and their work
has so far progressed as to give as
surance, that. the State will BE- rep
resented with IS nearly complete as
possible, and certainly q creditable.
display. of the varied interests Of the
State at the Exposition. The Law
under which they have acted pro-
vides only for an apprOpria ton of
$25OOO toNdefray the expenses Of the
work. This was known at the time
to be inadequate to meet the nec-
essary expenses, however economic
ally conducted; but it was hoped and
uxpected that other resources, either
from the public treasury or other
wise, would be forthcoming in time
to meet such necessary expenditures
as should be found ind;spe n sably re-
quired to fulfill the behcsts Of the,
law inproviding a creditable display
Of the resources and characteristic
Of the State. The Board Of Man
ayers has been compelled, under the
limita tions resulting from this re-
stricted supply of means, not only
to econOmize In the necessary and
useful agencies for collection and
preparation of exhibits, but to mod
crate and reduce the scale of prep
aration as far as they deemed COM
patible with their duties under the
law and the true interests and rep
utation Of, the State. To carry out
and effectuate the work, as thus
organized and conducted, will re-
quire, beyond the amount Of the
State appropriation and such addi-
tional means as have been obtaine d
through other sources by the Board,
an addition OF at least $4,000, for
which It must appeal to the intel
llgent, patriotic and appreciative
communities and individual citizens
Of the State, 10 be contributed or
assured for the necessary uses OF
the Board. They have not doubted
for a moment a proper response to
such an appeal. The State Board
of Agriculture, embracing number
Of the most intelligent and public
spirited citizens and agriculturists
Of the State, have recently been
brought into conference and COM
municatiOn with the Worlds Fair
Managers with refrcnce to all these
interests and conditions, as they
have promptly and cordially express
ed not only their sympathies with
the work OF the Board of Manag-
ers, but their purpose indlv dra ly
and, as far as authorized, officially
to cooperate with the Board of Man.
ayers in aid Of their work, wisely
deeming it as not only helpful, but
Of transcendent value to the great
industrial interests of the state, as
represented by the State Board Of
Agriculture themselves. AS one Of
the results OF such conference, this
statement Is unftedly presented for
the information and consideration
OF the cities, towns, communities
and. individual citizens of the State,
with view to stimulating and Sc
curing Il still moro active interest
in the contribution Of materials for
exhibition, and also for the con-
tribution of such equitable propor-
tions Of the additional money re-
uuired as will easily make up the
minimum sum above suggested as
requisite for the uses of the Board
OF Worlds Fair Managers.
A. =. BUFORD,
President EoaPd Of Worlds Fair
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