Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-28
AT THE WORLDS FAIR
HOW vlRSlNIAS MATERIAL RE-
SOURCES ARE ADVERTISED.
Increase of Daily Visitors to the Mount
Vernon Building-Tbeir Cosmopoi-
titan Character-Our Hand Cook.
Correspondence of the Dispatch.)

Correspondence OF the Dispatch.)
CHICAGO. September 26.-The material
resources and advantages OF climate. soil
and location OF Virginia were never so
inteligently and largely advertised as Is
now being done from the Mount Vernon
State-buIlding here. The record kept
shows that there has been n steady In
crease in the daily number OF visitors at
the building corresponding with the num-
Der attending the fair. Beginning with
from 1900 to 1000 daily. when the build
ing was first opened the number has now
reached about 5000 per day. and although
there have been, as nearly as can be esti-
mated, counting those who register ana
those who fail 10 do so. about 5O'Vv NiSi-
tors 20 the Virginia building since IL was
opened to the public, OF these 1t Is thought
that not less than 5000 have been VII
ginians. The others embrace citizens
from every state and Territory In the
Union and from many foreign countries
one page OF the big general register open
ed at random illustrates the cosmopoh-
tan character of these visitors Out Oh
thirty names on the page eighteen states
and Territories and the Empire OF Aus
tria are represented.
THE HAPPY THOUGHT
The curiosity, interest, patriotism ana
whatever other motives influence so many
of all sorts OF people TO visit the repro
duced home Of the ilustrious Washington
is being utilized to the advantage OF VIZ
GINA i'm the very way which was con-
templated and foreseen by the virginia
Board Of Managers when they conceNeu
the happy thought" as Dlrector-GeneTal
Davis characterized the idea OF building
at Chicago n new Mount Vernon. IhOu-
sands and tens OF thousands or copies OF
Virginia literature are distributed among
the visitors and carried home TO De tean
and passed around among their nelghoors
and friends Among them are such works
as the Hand Book Of Virginia. pre-
pared by Thomas Whitehead Commls-
sioner Of Agriculture: Hand BOOK OF
Virginia, South Carolina. Arkansas ana
Alabama" prepared by the governors OF
the States named; The city by the sea-
or Facts and Figures about Norfolk' Va
issued 10y the Chamber OF Commerce OF
! that city: "Staunton, Virginia. by \. 9.
Gordon; piedmont Virginia, with notice
| Of Charlottesville. the Central City OF me
Old Dominion" published by A. /. bipp
K Co. all of which are well illustrated
and some handsomely; virginia, us On
mate. Soil and Resources" by the Nor
Virginia" prepared by the Chamber or
| Commerce: Bedford. the Banner County
OF Piedmont virginia" THE Natural
| Bridge and It's Attractions by ). ~.
| Noir q Co.: "Thc Virginia Reports, with
various well gotten-up circulars OF many
OF the Virginia watcring-places.
DISTRIBUTED.
| This literature is distributed not only
| at the State-buildiug. but In tho mining
| agricultural and mineral-water sections
| occupied by Virginia in the large eXposl-
ton buildings. 1t is not scattered around
| unfortunately but it Is only given to
| those who ak for II. and In the case or
the Hand Book OF Virginia the names
and addresses Of those who get II are
| registered.
The variety and valuable character Of
| this Virginia matter has occasicned ire
ouept favorable comment and must re-
| suit I'm substantial good results, but the
supply. though large IL not sufficient to
| last tW the close Of the fair, and II
there are other counties and towns when
have similar literature they should aVall
| themselves Of this great opportunity AT
| once by expressing 1t TO Or ApperSoh'
| the Executive Commissioner at the VIZ
| ginia building.
| MINERAL EXHIBIT
| Virginia f. not getting credit lot htI
| State building alone. Her mining eNhlpi'
has been added to until 1t now makes
quite q crcditablc showing, and the quail
! itv OF some exhibits. II not the quantity
has attracted so much attention on her
| part OF the judges in that department
| that 1t Is probable the premium list OF
| the exposition will make such showing
I as viii surprise many OF the critics who
have been so quick to pronounce the Nir-
cina display a failure. 1t is not wei to
make public any awards before they
are officially announced, but lam al
| liberty 10 mention the premiums a"araed
| on woods In the Virginia forestry eNhibll
| which have already been pubilshed' II
| l. not bulk. varnish or glitter that secure.
the attention of the juries of awards al
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