Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-02-24
WHERE THE MATTER
STANDS.


The Suite of Virginia, by Act of
Assembly approved March a, 1892,
provided for the organization of n
Board of Worlds Fair Managers, to
be appointed by tho Governor, "for
the purpose Of exhibiting the re-
sources, products aud general de.
velopnent of the State of Virginia at
the Worlds Columbian Exposition of
1923" and imposed the duty, and
conferred the authority, Ito talso all
needful steps to secure and complete
creditabIo display OF the interests
of the State Mt said Exposition, and
TO have Charge of tho solicitation. col
lection, transportation, arrangement
and exhibition Cf The objects sent un
der such authority to tic said Expo
sition, and of such objects sent by
tho counties, cities aud towns of tho
State as should be placed in thcic
charge Under tho appointment
and direction of the Governor, that
Board was promptly organized in
April, 1892, and has proceeded with
tue utmost practicable diligence in
the fullillment of their duty und, l.
the low, and their work has so far
progressed as to give assurance that
tho State will be represented with rs
nearly complete rs possible. and Ger
tainly creditable, display of the va.
ried interests Of the State ut the Ex-
position. The Inv under which they
have acted provides only for an np
preparation of S;25, 900 to defray tho
expenses of the work. This was
known ut the time to be inadequate
to meet the necessary expenses, how.
ever economically conduc,ed; but it
was hoped and expected that other
Resources, either from the public
treasury or otherwise, would DO forth
coming in time to meet such recessa
~ expenditures as should be found
indispensably required to fulfill the
bohests of the law in providing
creditable display of the resources
aud charnt to 'istics of the State. ih,
Board Of iianaSors has been com.
PEELED, under the limitations result.
lag from the restricted supply OF
means, uos only TO economic IN the
necessary and useful agencies for
collection and preparation exhibits
but to moderate aud reduce the
scale OF preparation as far us they
deemed compatible with tn duties
under the lnw and the true interests
and reputni IN of tbs State. To cur
~ out and eifacruate the work. rs
thusor ganized aud conducted will
require, beyond the amount OF lue
State appropriation aud such addi
tional means us lave been obtlined
through other sources by the board.
an addition Of at least $1,000, for
which it must appeal to tie in;e!li
gent, patriotic and appreciativo com
munities and individual citizens of
the Safe, to be contributed or as
surei for the necessary uses of the
BCard. They have not doubled for
a moment proper response to such
an appeal.
The State Board of Agriculture,
embracing n number of the most in
telligent and public spirited citizens
and agriculturists Of tho State. have
recently been brought into confer.
ence and communication with the
Board OF Worlds Fair Managers with
reference to all these interests and
conditions, md they have promptly
and cordially expressed not only their
sympathies with the work of the
Board of Managers, but their pur
pose individually and, as far as nu
thorized, officially to co operate with
tho Board of Managers in aid OF their
work, wisely dfelning it Ms not only
hopeful, but of trsnscendent value to
the great industrial interests OF the
Safe, as represented by the State
Board OF Agriculture themselves. AS
one of the results OF such conference.
this statement is united presented
for tho information and consideration
OF cities, towns, communities and in.
dividual citizens of the State, with a
view to stimulating and securing a
still more active intei est in the con
tribution of materials for exhibition,
and also for the contribution of such
equitable proportions of the add,
tional money required as will easily
make up the minimum sum above
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