The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-14
MOUNT vEnvox AT CHICAGO.
The virginia Building is Crowded With
Visitors.


CAPTAIN r. c. Horton, secretary Of the
virginia Worlds Fair Board Of Man
ayers, returned Monday from a trip 10
Lynchburg and Charlottesville. He re-
ports the Martha Washington reception
held in the former city for the benefit Of
the Worlds Fair fund a great success.
At Charlottesville he obtained q splendid
list Of school text books by the Faculty
Of tho University of Virginia for the
Collection of works by Virginia authors.
He also obtained from the University a
magnificent collection Of photographs Of
that institution and surroundings which
when mounted, as they will be, ia "a white
and silt frame and placed in the Virginia
building they will occupy a wall space
5Xl2 feet Not less interesting than the
photographs was collection OF unique
Jenersonian relics obtained at the Uul-
versity, which viii also ind appropriate
place at the Exposition.
Randolph college has also
promised Captain Morton the loan OF a
valuable list Of books by Virginia authors
10 be added 10 he collection named The
College board Will act on the matter to-
day.
Or. Apperson, the business manager In
charge OF the Virginia building I'm the
White city, writes that he and his sew
eral assistants are put to all they can do
10 show the building 10 the visitors who
daily throng its apartments.
The reproduction of Mount Vernon.
adopted by the Virginia Board, was
happy stroke and lends 10 the Virginia
exhibit a charm which no other State
building enjoys.
The pictures and furnishings are much
admired trh no 10 OF
visit other State buildings come 10 Nir-
ginia headquarters 30 see the reproduced
famous home Of the Father Of his coun-
try. The Virginia building has been
opened 10 the public since last Thursday
week During the first week over two
thousand persons wrote their names on
the big register made by a Richmond
nrm for that purpose, and c'owds have
visited the rooms every day since.
The building is open daily from s 4.
VI. TO L. NJ. The novelty has already
worn of, and the duty Of showing many
visitors daily through tile building has
settled down 10 being eXacting work.
Dr. Apperson thinks that were the
board on the ground they would decide
not 10 keep the building open on Sunday.
He says no set OF hands can be secured
that will work seven days in the week
anu Aht1i4N <1cl tlAlty 10 inc tAdCllng
duties required Of them. He speaks OF the
Sunday work as being very wearing.
number Of flags are bsing made by
Richmond house for the Virginia build
ing and anneXes
The largest is a national flag 12xls feet
and is intended for the cupola OF the main
building. -Four nong white streamers,
with Virginia in hue letters on them,
VIII be placed on each corner, and a
Virginia flag 6xl0 feet will be placed over
each Of the annex buildings
Or. Apperson writes that the. Virginia
tobacco exhibit, while not the largest In
size, is by reason OF its great variety and
superiority in display, grades and CLASH
ncation the finest tobacco exhibit there.
Captain Morton expects 10 procure from
the Richmond manufacturers immediate
~ enough plug. cut-plug, cigars and
cigarettes 10 fill the boxes In the cases
not yet taken, and he thinks the exhibit
VIII then he one of which Virginians may
well be proud.
Dr. Appelson is anxious TO obtain five
dozen bundles OF the present wheat crop
for exhibition He specifies that the
wheat should be pulled up by the roots
or cut very close 10 the ground one week
before IL is wholly ripe. the blade stripped
from the salks and the wheat tied In
bundles three inches I'm diameter He
also wants 10 make II possible, this fall
a fine display OF Virginia apples. espe-
cially the Albemarle pippin. which grows
nowhere In the world except Virginia.