Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-03-29


,ex Jamestown. and remarked:
jamestown is good thing TO conjcre
c,,.h ,pSt NOW. and 81 il VII Just give
\ .rfclk the small some ot SS-ooO.VVo,
no questions VIII be asked.
The vireinia-Pilot. one Of the States
prick mud-sEngers. saws:
The s., ooo. 900 asked for doesn't hap
,en 70 be for Norfolk. However. our
Williamsburg contemporary manages 20
sAovr Sue chunk OF the spirit that has
made Williamsburg metropolitan place
and teeming hive Of industry. 1.-THE
Gazette viii keep it mp, there is CHARGE
that Williamsburg and Jamestown may
A.,o,r rs 6erce rivals As Mime apohs
and st. Paul.
Tben our contemporary, ths DAILY
press. Of Newport Sews. pays this me
compliment TO The people OF Williams
burg;
l. this connectionit has occurred TO US
~ THINGS that The position Of VII
Hamburg IN connection with the Ter
| r-s,+rnniai has been inconsistent and
,.;tbout reason. In trying 10 defeat
mans for a Tids water-ExPosition, WI
Is.,,sburr has worked against hersel
I'D her own interest. Granting tina
wsl;ansburg could not. by any stretei
~ he imagination. pull Of a great &
position. he old city should realize tha
Al EXPOSITION held anywhere n her Vieit
~ VII be OF enormously more beneht I
her tban no exposition atal
1.-the peoplc OF Williamsburg viii &
together and grasp the philosophy oitl
+ SITUATION and then 80 TO work alou
oractcial lines, that city VIII reoeiv
n,ore benefit from the ter-centenuial crl
/. bration. In proportion 30 Populstio
= than any other community IN Virginia
In reply 20 the Virgiuian-Piiot we wou
sav that Judging from the tone our Nc
r. toIk contemporary assumed about I
ur.e r. -hnoud was after the Expo
non and when chances seemed iav'
- able 20 that CITY, Il appeared TO strai
II - that Norfolk was Just q little M
e rro uineut and persistent thanany OF
4, Tidewater town. L. really seemed TO
N thar time that Norfolk was the hu
not Jamestown or Tidewater. We
not hesitate 10 say that Norfolk has
iected too much 'oonefcialism into
Trr-Centcuuiai movement 90 make 1
10 rress believe shat We are asking for 1
"a $. 100000 entirely through Patriou
rer Il voa want a pretty lawn destro-
~ turn a hog loose on II.
The ONLY thing that saves us from
- ing annexed 20 Norfolk j. our pow
'Er and that VIII save Jamestown,
Tisc Virginian-Pilot don't want anyt
;n- not covered with : ; marks. The /
Press reed not worry over what the
Il iisuasburg Poople, win do for ths
* Centennial. Our contemporary 50
nes- know that Williamsburg started
COS increment BEFORE any OF its neigh
nor, ever thought about the matter. Il
that our Efforts should a. ieast
xarded by a few aPPreciative wor
y a. asst.
ans We never held ont any claims ID
-. = celebration. williamsburg want'
,ow make Jamestown the central point
make the affair national, not
one as Norfolk has sDcoceoed N DO
''Ds We demand ofour neighbors only
ile thev demand Of rs and We mop
+ wiii be generous enough az least
our people credit FOR honesty OF p
and action. And as to ourconsu'
ne refer the Press 10 the action
blow. Tidewater Commercial League
/. endorsed jamestown A. The place
ar Ter-CentenniaL Al that time the
I. seemingly endorsed The League
.sr. a. the action Of The Businessmen
Eansburg. .'constitueney. thou
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