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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-29
FORTY MILLIONS.
This Price Wanted by Panama Company for
Canal Property.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated IresS.
PARIS, December 2S.-M. Lampre, Sec
retary-G General OF the Panama Canal
Company, sailed for New York to-day
on the French line steamer LAquitaihe'
from Rarve He viii confer on his ar
rival in the United States with num-
Der of the Panama Company,s American
representatives, overtures Tor the
sale of canal property TO the united
States will then be renewed.
In view of the doubt OF existing IN the
United States regarding the price, the
Panama Cana! Company's representative
intends TO ask for the property. the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press made
INQUIRIES from the best sources OF ln-of-
nation on that subject an. is enabled
to say that the price will be approximate
Nv $40, 600 This figure cannot yet be
given as the exact one. because the
company has not yet come to a definite
decision. but it will not De approximately
higher. ;.
The Is,nn,ain commissions report is
now in possession of tie Panama Com
panv and its valuations will be studied
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-29
RACE NEARLY OVER.
Or. Hatcher's Plans for Raising $4,000 In
Three Days.

But two days after to-day remain in
which DR.. Hatcher is to collect the s!o.-
900 for Richmond College, the condition
on which Mr.. Rockefeller Is to give the
College $4,000.
since last spring DR.. Hatcher has beea
on = race for the $40, 0Oo That race Is
now nearly run. Hel IS on the home
stretch now Thousands of people IN
every section of the State and South
have their eyes on him and his struggle
now in these last days Many are tre
hopes that he will succeed never pc
fore did the people OF the STATE tahe
such a wide-awake interest In the Col
EIere Not only are the Baptists inter-
ested. but all classes of people, 1t IS
the case Of sympathy the people always
feel for the man who is trying TO heiP
himself. And it is by no means certali.
that DR.. Hatcher will win. Many thnA
So and the chances are much In MS
favor that he will, but there is enough
uncertainty about it to get very eAcileu
over it.
Ten thousands are yet to be raised Or:
Hatcher has assured. having gotten II
according to the conditions: 500 W.. me Inc
amount to be secured is $4,000 NOW, the
question with him is How can l lu .s.
$40 900 in three days?" DR.. Hatcher mas
three schemes. One is for to-day. one is
for tomorrow and the next day, and
the last is for the next day only. his
hone for to-day is that it will be fair,
and that every country Baptist Church
in the State, which has not already done
so, will take up collection for the Col
lege.
He hopes to get possibly several thou,
sand dollars this way Tomorrow ana
TUESDAY he will try to raise all the mon
ev possible from Richmond people, Whetn-
err they are Baptists or not II Iuesday
morning he finds that still he lacks some,
he viii burn the wires all over the state
to get the remainder. There are stauhch
and well-to-do friends in the State VINO
would make almost any sacrifice for the
College, and who are warm FRIENDS OF
Dr.. Hatcher. On these. DR.. Hatcher
will call by wire if he needs them. Their
kilograms in response, naming the num-
Der of bonds. will be counted as bonds
until the bonds are signed. 1t will be
happy company at the College TUESDAY
night If the money IS secured II the
bows were only from their vacation they
would doubtless have a great bon-nre
and DR.. Hatcher would be the nero IN
their eyes. For months. DR.. Hatcher
has been straining every nerve. devotlns
every power Of mind and bod" towards
getting this money. He said few GAYS
arc that he had thought of absolutely
nothing else save securing this money.