The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-13
ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
FROM vARIOUs SECTIONS As TO
THE BxHIBITs IN PREPARATION.
Al Le.st Twenty Counties Will be Repre-
sentsd Mt the Exposition Next fsh-
The Resources OF the state.

President Wood, Of the Virginia State
| Agricultural and Mechanical Society, says
that the outlook for a splendid exhibit
1 Of the natural resources Of the State at
| the Exposition to be held next October,
| Is very encouraging. He asserts that he
has never seen so much interest mani
tested in a state Fair so long before
the event was TO take place, and that
the indications all point to one OF the
most successful expositions ever gotten
up by the Society.
Enterprising and prominent people In
a number OF counties are interesting
themselves in seeing that their couIlles
will be properly represented. CHESTER
field, Henrico, and Bedford are already
actively at work. These counties nave
won premiums at former eXposfions, ana
fully realize the Importance OF getting
To work early I'm the matter. They each
claim that they intend TO Guido all tor-
mer efforts.
COUNTY COLLECTIVE EXHIBIT.
The president OF the Botetourt Agri-
cultural Society has advised Mr.. Wood
tina: they intend 10 get up the exhibit Tor
their Fair with the idea of bringing II
TO Richmond, and showing as a county
collective exhibit. They claim TO be able
20 make a fine display. Captain Il. G..
Bourne Of Gayson county, advises that
his county will be represented. Craig
county has also fallen in line, and will
make a handsome display. Allegheny
county expects TO make a creditable
showing, and IL Is probable the Board
Of Supervisors viii make an appropria-
ton for this purpose as did Henrico.
The good people OF Lunenburg are thor
oughly alive 10 the importance OF the
movement. and will, no doubt, have
good exhibit
Mr. Dougherty, who had charge OF the
Southampton exhibit in 1883, writes that
he intends TO urge the people or MS
county to make a display of It's resources.
Hanover is manifesting considerable In
terest, and DR. John r. Baylor, Of Caro-
line. is talking the matter in his county.
Wythe is also expected to make fine
display of minerals. the nucleus Of which
was shown here in the exposition OF
1855. Mr.. Wood says that al least twenty
counties. IL not more, Will be represented.
officers Of the Richmond and Danville
railroad have already been approached
and requested to show the splendid eX-
hibit now under the control Of the road.
They have expressed a willingness to do
so. and efforts will be made to get other
railroads TO make a display. The officers
OF the Society think that such exhibits
would not only be OF gerat benefit 10
the State but would rebound in much
good to the railroad companies.
INSTITUTIONS or LEARNING.
Active steps are being made 10 re-
ceive exhibits FROM the various colleges
and other institutions throughout the
State. OF course. such exhibits as these
would be Of great advantage 10 the insti-
tutions represented, and at the same time
very attractive and of much interest 10
the visitors.
President Wood says that it is the
desire Of the Society TO make the eX-
position more than ever before an eX-
hibit Of the natural resources ana manu-
featuring enterprises OF the state, and TO
this end working exhibits from manu-
facturers will be specially solicited. Steps
have already been taken for having eN-
hibits Of fruit evaporators, creameries,
mode OF packing and handling fruit
cider mills in operation, and other work
ing exhibits of interest to agriculturists.
The Society would like 10 have public
spirited citizens and agTiculturists every
where give the movement the benefit or
their work and influence. and they think
that nothing could be undertaken that
would do more to advertise the resources
Of the State and attract desirable set
tiers and capitalists. The premium list
of the exposition will be out I'm a few
days, giving a full account Of what Will
no a the biw show