Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-13
FOR THE FALL SHOW.
,eeslpsNT WOOD REPORTS THE
OUTLOOK VERY BRIGHT.
A., Immigration Convention to re Held
puring tho Exposition and q Special
Committee 60 Arrange Therefor.

7ho Executive Committee and the on
,.,rs of the State Agricultural and Me
,santch Society have begun in earnest
mo real work Of getting up the big Expo
.tu,n 20 b. held In Richmond beginning
o,,oncr 9th nvSt. The society has gotten
-, lis prcmium-iist, which Is one OF the
.,ost complete books OF the kind ever is-
I'D and over booo copies have been dis
,,.hutcd IN this and neighboring states.
--lc sccrctary. Mr.. William G. owens.
nix mail a copy TO any address upon APP
pncauon
President Henry W. Wood says there
q. moro interest manifested than he has
.,,r seen before 50 long before the event,
s.I n.at the indications are that the TX.
q. et.on VIII be one OF tho most success
g.. ever held by the society. IN regard
- thc couuty-colicction feature he SAYS
tl.t already some fifteen or twenty coun-
90. are making arrangements for cx-
....a- lie also says that the Richmond
.-. panviuc people have intimatcd that
,... viii put on exhibition thcir splendid
....ral exhibit shown in the big Exposi-
ga Il 1855.
TIE IMMIGRATION CONVENTION.
40 The called joint meeting OF the Tx
l.tvc Committee and The Citizens Aux
..r. Ccmmittc" hcld IN the Chamber Of
Commerce building yesterday at II \. NJ.
t..., were present President Wood IN the
-. .. and Nrssrs. Atwood. MurrclI. Toy-
H Christian Cowan. Guy. Holt. Muir
..r. Grant, Lorraine. Rotheri. Wickham,
Watkins Hardwickc. and Campbell
... .f the features OF the meeting was
-. discussion as 10 the advisabnity Of
O..
tar %" Exposition. Thc report Of the
Chamber Of Commerce Committee on I'm
rr .r.tIou commenting that the Agri-
....'1i ~ cdli convention 90 be
during thc Exposition was read This
-...:'. which was printed In the Dispatch
GEL. r adopted boy the chamber concludes.
.Atl .r tA.s connection. tho chamber
l further urge the landowners and
spirited citizens Of our state to
.,. tHcir an and effort toward making
.-rreg exhibit ~ the resources Of their
...3.n at the Exposition 70 De held this
ISL. l1l 20 furnish by pamphlet or other
..- Information regarding their section
.. lands f0r distribution To- home and
Investment seekers and parties interested.
I.- rl mutr pledges its moral sup
.... t1 amy movement that will aid and
....-c tAe Immigration OF desirable
...rrs lr Virginia from other portions
.. H. country. ana 90 tho end that some
.-.r~rI and combined action may be
..... ir ri. direction. the chamber re-
.s.... s4crcsf< 90 the Agricultural
..-. of VIRGINIA the cxpcdiency OF
...rr Cd convention to consider this
...r. S.tI convention - b. held dur
t. Exposition next fan. and that the
...r-...,.r..is of tho Chamber of Com
...-.. I- hereby cordially rendered as a
... for t-. meeting " this convention.
.....t. H.- suggestion DE adopted by the
.......ral society.
,,.1tt. rt- tiErb
.. ,,.. o.. sense NJ the meeting that
. .,..-l .o very desirable 10 hold the
l.r..r. l.. and. GA motion of Nr Grant
committee az 49,. was appointed 20
mike the uero.sAI. arrangements. The
resident APPOINTED the follow ms. ".
Grant j B watkins. u. l.. Lor-
..r. w. H. Atwood. and H. : Rosr.
.. motion the president was added 10
Pr. couu.ttsc.
Immediately after the Adjournment OF
... joint committee this special commit
... hcii a brief SESSION. and decided 20
...; AGAIN la Che slci,;ys office on the
..4 of This month
Reports from the various sub commit
..es w.rc made and the wor. which
--., h.d Go.e was approved The Com
mite. on Amu.emruts and Extra At
fractions reported that they had al