The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-27
WORLDS FAIR MANAGERS.
They Hold n Conference With tho Sta
Board Of Agriculture.

They Hold Conference With the State
Board Of Agriculture.
The board OF Worlds Fair managers
met yesterday at noon. President A. s.
Buford was In the chair. The following
were present: Messrs. Glennan. Finch.
Jordan. Brennan, Gaines. Williams, Fig
gait. Harris Hurt. the business commits
sioner and the secretary
Letters from Mrs Wise. Mrs. Paul and
Mrs. Beall explained their absence salts
factoriy.
The State Board Of Agriculture attend
ed the session OF the board Of managers
for joint conference.
The following members Of the Board
Of Agriculture were present: Messrs.
Sutherlin, Brown, Wickham. Gaines,
Lyman, Corbin, Koiner, Whitehead and
Mallory.
President Buford. in his address be-
fore President Sutherlin, of the Board
of Agriculture, made full statement
of the operations, purposes ana nhahciai
conditions of the board.
President Sutherlin said that the men,
beers OF his board, both personally ana
as O. body, were heartily in sympathy
with the effort is Of the board OF mana
gers and would gladly aid them py
every possible means I'm enlsting the CO.
operation of the people OF TINS state III
making n creditable exhibition az tne
Columbian Exposition. He regarded the
oppobrtunity for thus bringing the re-
sources of Virginia to the attention OF
the World as n rare one, such as would
probably never again recur In the me
time of the present generation. lie also
expressed himself as willing 10 co-ope-
rate actively and promptly In cdtryihs
out such plans as the board OF managers
might formulate for raising funds, COL
lecting exhibits, &C. A..
After full conference between 'ne
boards In which the members vi po.'
| took active part in discussing the ques-
| tons under consideration, the following
| action was taken by the board OF mana
core on motion of Mr.. Williams:
Resolved. That a committee OF tnree
no appointed. who shall, in connection
with the business executive cothmiss' ~
or arrange with committee Oh ,nv
| state Board of Agriculture, II such Sn .
be appointed, a plan for the co-opera'ioi
| Of both ,oo,r+ed.
Tho following committee was appointeu'
,,as nu G,ennan. williams and Figgatt.
Tba state Board of Agriculture theh
rd,hdreu and President Buford SUI
lifted his report, which was approveu'
and ordered to be submitted 10 'he "o'
Tbe financial reports Of the secretary
| ord treasurer were also read anu i'
ceived. ,s
The meeting then adjourned;
At the Exchange Hotel the JONI WI Tm-
| mittee, composed OF Juose NJ cien-
| i,oms Captain J. II. II. f1ssal', W. -
ond John s. Apperson, executive Dusi.
| 80 commissioner, on the part "a
ne poard of the Worlds ar
managers. and William +.
h 6 Wexford Corbin, Henry l.. by
man and Commissioner OF AsIicui' ~ .
| rhomas Whitehead. on the par u Ia
| BOARD Of Agriculture. met AT ~, 20
Captain ]. H. II. Figgatt was ,, 49, ,ere
the chair. The following
unanimously adopted; ~ .gricul-
DnsnlvcJ / That the Board OF Agr,cu'-
ture bv personal efforts OF us i',ei' -,
80 mn ough the Commissioners VI
crltnre of Virginia, SHAH use "a ~
oSarts IN cooperate with and assist thN
hoard of Worlds Fair managers Vi
lila or their representative III lhe ~
lection Of exhibits from me reSpeS",
fistricts of its members, ana ALSO III
,,citine such additional means as may ~. ~
| necessary to make the eNihOi'''"
| end creditable TO the state u.,a,.
Daaoiyed 2 That the board OF Worid
~ r,anagers of Virginia. throush ~
'".,,ive commissioner will accept tl'
dtcfa,.nt exhibits that may De coiie0'ou
"a u,ill see that the same De propeii
nlaced in the depart nents 10 WHICH, w
ha1ono at the Worlds Columbian Expo
pesolved. & That in furtherance OF IN
| ohiects referred to in the preceut"s -
buttons. the district members OF I'M poa,
will as speedily as possible, act WIN wiz, ~
auxiliary members OF uie ooaiu >,
1UorITs Fair mlnagers Of virginia II
=" VI ,ae,ac,ive counties and cities in Sc
curing such financial assistance rs WI
snn .uccessful exhibition of VIZ
oini.'s resources at Chicago
pesolved 4. That the president OF III
hoard of Agriculture and the BOARD
Worlds Fair Managers for virginia, az az
the commissioner Of Agriculture, ana III
business and Executive Commissioner
tho BOARD of Worlds Fair Managers
requested to unite in cail 10 the Peo
nle of the State, setting forth the hecess
Ties of the occasion, the plan OF lhe WI :
and any other matters they may susees
and ask them to cont hbute means an
avhihits and that the Endorsement .
the Governor be respectfully soiici'e'
| The committee then adjourned
Al Z o'clock in the afternoon the bodr
~ Worlds Fair Managers ana the Boar
~ Agriculture paid their respects 10 III
FxceIlency. Governor =. w. Mchlhhe!
who heartily indorsed the movement
, | behalf of the Virginia exhibit at III
| Worlds Fair as set forth III the dDo'
| resolutions. ., 4,
The board of managers reconVeneo
| Colonel Buford's office at J.. Nj. A.
The report of the business eNeculN
commissioner was read and adopted
Mr. Apperson read a communication
from Messrs. Sharp. Simmons ana Denoo
asking that desk-room be auo"eu .ile'
On the state building 10 establish burea
| ~ Information concerning Virginia, WIN
80 exnense TO the board. The PROPOSE
ttor vas referred TO the executive com
mittee. ~, .ho ioir
? THE report of the action OF the JON
committee of the Board of WORLDS fai
Managers and the Board OF Asricuftuf
: was adopted and filed.
, Mr.. Figgatt reported that the commi'
p tee on the manuscript OF the History =
: | Virginia. which had been referred 70 I'M
! hoard by Chicago authorities ha
, | examined the manuscript, corrected II
! and returned It 10 the authors.
Mr. Figgatt from the executive CON
I r,ittea 70 whom had been referred IN
matter of providing badges for the boar
ranortad that nothing yet had been dcn'
E rbe president then introduced the sur
q 90, ~ the insurance of the state Duii'
10 At present the contractors are cai ,
e a.. builders risk on the building. ~
me was referred 10 the executiV
$ rhe subject Of having postal COZ
e v&ience was referred TO the presiuei
S and the business executive commission,
$ rho matter of accommodations TOT u
I board during their stay IN Cnie ,,o,,,,,