The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-22

The committee which was appointed
at the recent mass meeting of citizens
to devise ways and means for holding
Southwest industrial exposition this
fall. held largely attended meeting
last night in the Office OF Messrs. Penn
& Cooke. There were present Chair
man N. B. Johnston, Secretary John X.
Simmons, T. W. Miller, H. M. Darnall,
e. K Woodward, James S. Sim mons, R.
A. Buckner, Col. John E Penn, William
e. Bullitt, S. s. Brooke and e L. Stone.
The proposed exposition was discussed
from all points of view, and it was the
unanimous sentiment OF the committee
that no effort should be left undone to
make 1t grand success. Thomas w.
Miller, in presenting report of sub
committee, struck the key note Of the
situation when he quoted the following
lines from Goethe:
'On, on, across the plain
''And feel no dread
'Whcrc not the boldest trod down path
(which thou must safely tread,
make for thysclr path"
This sentiment was literally ap.
plauded and will be the motto of the
gentlemen having the affair in hand.
MIR. Miller presented tho following
letter which was drawn up by sub
committee to whom the matte ad been
referred. Before reading it Mr.. Miller
stated that the main idea in framing
the letter was to keep outot view the
idea that the com ittee wanted this ex
position held in the city OF Roanoke
1t is to be Southwest Virginia enter
prise and the people away from Roa
noke are to be invited to conference
here for the purpose of determining
what should be done and how it should
be done.
The letter is as follows
The Call for Convention
"At this time, when lansuishing in
dustries are reviving, when Idle CO oital
must soon seek prof table en- ployment,
1t has occurred to number OF persons
interested in the prosperity OF South
west Virginia that there should be
such an exposition OF the vast but al
most wholly undeveloped resources of
this section, under srcn circumsta noes
as will not only bring the wealth of this
section to the favorable attention of the
world, but also induce the establish
ment of manufacturing ente prises and
the incoming of immigrants
cit is highly desirable that every
county, city and town OF Southwest
Virginia should be interested in this
movement, so that every opportunity
may be given to every part Of this sec
ton to properly place its resources be.
fore the pnblic
'At recent meeting Of tho citizens
OF this place it was suggested that an
Of h0 ut.
ing, agricultural, stock-raising and
shall be given at some time this fall,
and that meeting of representative
men Of this section Of the State shall be
held at an early day t. consider the
matter and to agree upon some N eth cd
Of advancing the project.
lyon are earnestly invited to be pros.
ent at conference of such'representa
tive men in this city at the Academy of
Music on April 10 at 5 o'clockp. m.
"If you cannot be present you will
please have your community represented
by some other prominent man. Kindly
advise if you may be expected at the
time designated"
Colonel Penn offered the foNo wing
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the mayors of the
several cities and towns in Southwest
Virginia and the sections continuous
thereto, and the judges of the several
county courts be requested to aoIDiDt
five delegates each from their cities IND
counties to attend said meeting
Resolved further, That the sevehl
newspapers in said sections be requestei
to publish this call
A large number OF prominent men in
addition to tnose to be appointed as
stated above, will be invited to attend
the meeting. The letter presented by
the sub committee will be printed and
several hundred Of them sent out.
On motion of Mr. Darnall, Thomas
w. Miller was appointed g committee
to confer with w. b. Bevill, general
passenger agent OF the Norfolk and
Western, in regard TO securing red uced
rates for the delegates who may attend
the convention. Mr.. Beviil, was close
at hand, and Mr.. Miller soon arranged
with him one and onethird fare for
the round trip.
j. B. Stevenson was elected a MON ber
of the committee on motion Of Colonel
= otta 80 20 h-ecpritiee conais
mons, 81 Is ll Snec snt lbpr S
Mlllsg vas eppoiuled 40 5fapaie au-
SONS 90 submit 80 the convention
Tne committee tAsn adjourned 10
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