Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-19
FAVOR THE SCHEME.
THE IDEA or A PERMANENT STATE Ex-
HlBrr A POPULAR ONE.
Co,onet whitehead. Mr.. Wood, Colonel Blu
ford, and Others Endorse IL, But
Differ as To Plans.

Colonel whitehead. Mr.. Wood, Colonel Bu-
ford, and Others Endorse II, But
Differ ms to Plans.
referring Yesterday to the Dispatch's
suggestions that there should be IN hlch-
mond a permanent exhibit OF Nirsinias
Industries and resources. and That the
basement OF the Capitol. when The LII
brary building shall have been nnisheo'
or an annex to the latter building would
be n good place for the exhibit. the Com
missioner Of Agriculture, Colonel Thomas
Whitehead. said:
The present mineral exhibit IN tne AsI,,
cultural Department. called III tne ~
OF Assembly. "a Cabinet or Minefas;
has been pronounced one OF the Dss' III
the Union for practical purposes-ior *
animation by experts looking Tor invest,
ment In mines. This exhibit has attracted
the attention OF explorers, but u " not III
the right location nor In the proper char-
acter OF building. A New YORK explorer
said: "If the exhibit was on br1au"d AZ
properly represented. and the mines De
scribed and explained. IT would In one
year sell all the mines In the state
TOO SMALL.
THE room assigned to the Agricultural
Department in the new state I.iDtaIy
Building" Colonel Whitehead con,ilutu
will not furnish hall for the display
OF such collection as you suggest, OF
Norginla ought 10 have. perfect one
OF small specimens handsomely uistInyeu
should be In the Department OF lHfnl-
~ration, wherever that might be- also
one of timber, soils. vegetable products
etc. Such an exhibit ought to be on
public thoroughfare with an attractive
front. $3.50,
"You say: Virginia has done too little
Go frfTe IInRlg-
lation Is necessary on the subject OF I'M
migration. Every day this department
receives letters from sections north anu
northwest and many from Europe. ana
sometimes letters from Australia asking
about Virginia, and now we are recelV-
ing many saying the writer's nave seen
the Handbook and are coming down
With proper legislation under one de
partment-asricultur mining. manufac-
turing. and immigration combined could
be economically and properly advertised
and pushed. and a proper display OF our
resources be made In proper place.
Mr.. Wood's Views.
Mr.. Henry W. Wood, president Of the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
Society favOrs a permanent exhibit OF
Virginia's resources and industries but
antagonized the Dispatch's suggestion as
10 location. Mr.. Wood said:
/ think the xposltion-grounds a much
better and more suitable place for Nlr-
gina's permanent exhibit OF her natural
resources
We have good reasons for believeiug
that before another fair or exposition Is
held We will have street-car transit up
Broad street to the grounds. The perma-
nent exhibits that would be made tntre
would form a most interesting nucleus
upOn which to base our annual falrS ana
eNpositions and they could be added 70
with each succeeding exhibition, from
both county and city exhibits when Ela as
of exhibits IL Is our intention 10 encourage
iiiP'g be lI that a permanent exhibit Of
Vireinia's resources can be worked up
very satisfactorily II 1t Is only SCI apouI
I'm "A systematic and business-ihr way.
The natural wealth and capabilities or
our State are we may say, unsufrdSacb
hv those OF any other. and IT only ie-
quires Il proper eNhlbltioh a,lu in Tho
ing of our resources 10 result 1T lle
greatest good to al, sections ana lhdus-
tries OF our State.
GRANITE AND SLATE.
Virginia's granite Is not surpas5eni 10y ny
that OF any other state IN lhe nv" NJ,
her slate is equal or superior to that pro
duced anywhere else; her coal anu lIQn
now partly developed. are OF superior
commercial quality. and the supply pr
tically ineXhaustible. In these am JIM.
minerals 1t only requires the extent OIL
our resources 10 BE- made known 10 ar
tract capital from all parts OF the Couh-
try TO aid in their development. ri, ,,,.,.,. 81
Then. too, the agricultural posslp!Iuss VI
our state are almost unlimited: we nave
climate unsurpassed anywhere ulc
adaptability Of our soil 10 pIouuSc -
larger variety of prohtable crops ttiaI' Nv az
ain INTELLIGENT agriculturists; II only re-
ouires that these matters be properly SCI
forth and intelligent direction given 10
the efforts of our agriculturlsts, TO ni ,,r,
Virginia one OF the most prosperous asil-
cultural States in the Union.
FORESTS AND WATERS.
Our forests and waters also are sources
OF large revenue to our people, anu ~ te
the development OF our resources III III
lines can be encouraged by proper settihs
forth of our capabilities, goes without
saving. our waterways. railroad anu
steamboat lines, and nearness TO the lcaG-
ing centers Of the country ana seapoI,ts
| OF the Old and New World, give Us we
very best facilities for the prontdple
handling Of our products,
altogether / bemeve that Virginia to-
day has a brighter lure before hsr .nil
any Of our States. and mat WIN Wen
| directed efforts she will show III me n eXt
| decade "A greater advance, ~ reiatlNeIy
Speaking than any other. Inc recent
| financial crisis has affected the South less
| than any other section. and We are prac,
| tically on a solid basis to step forward
and take the lead in industr rial sr % sn
and material development winch II 81
| earnestly to be desired.
THAT the Virginia State Agricultural
| and Mechanical Society Is the proper GUS
todan for Virginia $ permanent fxhlpf !
we have an effective organization 10 alu
| IN obtaining and to care for such an eN-
| hibit. and | feel safe i'm saying that our
| Executive Committee will be only TOO
| clad to take the necessary steps 10 give
| the proper support which is required ior
| such an exhibit Ill,
II the people OF our city ana stare VII
only and encourage and support Inc
society I'm its efforts, / feel sure tnat IN
! the near future we can show an eXhlDi-
| lion of our natural resources that VIII
| not be surpassed by any other state In the
Union.
Colonel Buford Approves.
Colonel \. $. Buford, ex-president OF
the society and president of the Board
of Worlds Fair Managers for Virginia,
said he thought the Dispatches idea was
! a first-rate one provided selected eX-
| hibit could be secured. When asked what
could be secured for such an exhibit fIom
the Virginia exhibit at Chicago. he said
1t was impossible to tell as DR.. Apperson
| had distributed n number Of the specimens
| to avoid the expense Of packing and snip
ping them back TO Virginia.
Governor Mckinney also declared him-
clared himself to be heartily In favor OF
this scheme, which, he thinks, If carried
out properly, will result in great good
| to the State.
Crime and Its Repression.
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