Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-07
WANT Y J: THE OLYMPIA IN A
Business Mems Association Take
Prompt Action.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
terd.y. The Claims OF This Section
viii he Presented to the Dep~rt-
nent. A Strong Point.

Newport News has taken up the fight
to get Admiral Dewey's flagship, the
Olympia. and the White Squadron to
come here after the arrival Of the hero
of Manila.
The Business Mems Association held
u special meeting yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock for the purpose Of discuss
ing the matter. and appointed a COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. T. 3. Hen
Icy, chairman, X. p. Orr. r. G.. Bck-
ford, A. L. Powell and E. w. Huffman,
to prepare suitable resolutions.
These resolutions Will either be taken
by the committee to Washington and
presented to the department. by them
or the committee will We in conjunc-
tion With Norfolk. wi.lch is trying %
attain the s;1lle end. 1T is believed chat
the former course Will be adopted as
the most effective
One OF the most telling points that
viii be included in the resolution will
be this:
The committee will explain to the de-
paltmcnt that the recent yellow fever
trouble in this section caused an i'm
1EcEse loss to this community; that the
fever was brought here by government
agencies and the government is re-
sppnslble for it: that the government
owes IT !" this community as a matter
o1 Justice and right. now that it has it
IN It's power. to do what ii can 10 rec
tinpenSe this section for its loss lt
VIII be pointed out that the visit Of the
white squadron here VIII be of fin,,l-
clal as we'll as moral and esthetic ben
eft. "
As 4 matter of fact there seems 10
'ne no good and sufficient reason why
INC squadron should not come here. and
lhefe are many why it should.
Norlolk is making strenuous efforts
70 get The squadron TO come To Ha,np-
TON loads. and the combined efforts of
.
healtS of the department officials.
Inc Norfolk council Tuesday nigh.
ADOPTED the following resolutions:
Whereas, an effort is being made by
me Board OF Trade and the Business
Mems Association of this city to secure
the presence in Hampton Roads of Ad-
miral Dewey's flagship. the OLYMPIA .
ana any other vessels formerly Of IN.
As!tltic and North Atlantic Suuadrons
uurlng the State Fair. to be held IN
norfolk, Va. October >, 1, and 6. be
'7Eesclvell. That the councils Of the
city of Norfolk heartily commend this
actlon on the part of the Board of
rade and the Business Mems Assoca-
tlof, and cheerfuiiy express the hop.
mat the Honorable Secretary of the
Navy Will take this occasion 20 afford
the people of the South an opportunity
or viewing the vessels that created such
naEoc with the Spanish navy during
the late War: be it further
'RcSolVed, That President NcKinlav
Secretary Of the Navy Long and ADM
raj Dewey be extended an official in
Eitatlon 70 visit US during the exercises
or the falf. as guests of the CITY, and
tnat His HonoS. the Mayor, be request
ed to present in person this invitation
$50 Tar as the President and Secretary
or the Navy are interest ed) in cc1npanv
with the committee designated by the
Board of Trade and Business Mems
Association.
Be 1t further resolved. That if the
Nisinla Naval RESERVES are TO partic-
ipatc in the Dewey cclebra ton in New
York on September 80 they be re-
quested. through lieutenant commen-
der commanding the Siren. to deliver
at that time TO Admiral Dewey. in
person the official invitation Of the
city,