Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-12
Gen. LEE IN THE CITY
He Advocates Liberal Appro-
priation to St. Louis Expo
sition-His Reasons.

':Fitzhugh Lee, Charlottesville, Va
written in bold. dashing land across
the register at the Jefferson last night
announced the presence of the populaf
Ex-Governor in the city. General Lee
came down to attend the burial OF Mrs
Thomas II. Carter. of the University, OF
Virginia. He was accompanied by Pro-
lessor William E. Peters. OF the Univer
sity. who is also at the Jefferson. Gene
raj Lee will remain in the city severL
days, greeting friends and looking after
the interests of The Jamestown Expositio.
and of the ST. Louis Worlds EXPOSE
ton.
1t may not be generally known thai
General Lee Is d warm advocate of
liberal appropriation by the State of Virs
slnia to the ST. Louis Exposition, a.
well as to the Jamestown Exposition. OF
which he was recently made the head
Speaking of the two eXpositionS and
showing how intimately connected the1
are and how important it is for this Statt
to be adequately represented at st. Louie
General Lee said:
Virginia will in few years have an
exposition for the first time In her his
tory. on Hampton Roads. to commend.
rate the landing Of the first permanent
colony on the shores of the new world
Excursions will be run to Jamestown,
SikteSii miles away. TO OrKlOWn. tina
scene of the closing drama of the Revos
luton; TO Williamsburg, the old capital.
and to other most interesting places II
that vicinity. The site of this exposition
is only some twenty minutes ride fror.
Norfolk, Hampton, Portsmouth. Newport
News. and Fort Monroe. ard looks out
upon the scene of the fight between the
Merrimac and the Monitor. which revo-
lutionized naval warfare.
The facilities for the entrance and
exit OF vast numbers OF people by rail
ano water: the opportunity afforded for
a splendid display OF the navies of the
world; the safe harbors for the anchorage.
of yachts and smaller vessels: the pa
trtotic purpose which the exposition de-
signs to commemorate. for without the
parent Jamestown there might not have
been the ST. Louis or any other American
exposition-ali these things unite to make
this exposition most successful. 1t wilt
be held some three years after the one
at ST. Louis. and it is confidently as
sumed that much that will be shown at
ST Louis Will be afterward seen at James
town.
Apart from the Louisiana. purchase be,
ing the work of a great yirginian. our
State should be interested in joining other
states, not only to place before the world
her own marvellous resources, but to gain
the assistance In return of all the people
in her own undertaking later
sincerely hope. therefore that vtr-
GINA Will make an appropriation for the
ST. Louis exhibition, and that it will be
SO guarded and utilized that her disn1ay
there can be afterwards removed and
used at the sJaIaestown Exposition, being.
indeed. considered as a part of her ex-
pected contribution to make her own Ok.
position splendid showing OF her pros
gress and prosperity since the day John
Smith and his one hundred and Ave COM
panions first landed on her soil
NO appropriation to ST. Louis woulk
be black eye to Jamestown