The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-26

CALL ON GOVERNOR TO-DAY.
The Gentlemen From the Western City vii
Be Accompanied by Virginians Two
Bills Have Been Preparcd-They
Differ Only as TO the
Method of Spending
the Money,

etL tHS 'ol. LOUIS lIAl1oSltioll Is 10
ther urged to-day before Governor Mon
tague by the committee from St Louis,
which arrived here last night and the
Executive Committee appointed by the
meeting of Virginians held yesterday
morning at Murphy's Hotel.
The st. Louis committee, composed of
eX-Congressnan Seth w. Cobb, chairman; ;;
Hon. H T. Kent, Dr.. r. C. Atkinson,
Mr.. A J. Stofer and AIr. W. w. Hoxton,
came to cooperate with the State Com
mittee, have an appointment with the
Governor for 10 O'Clock. Atsi1 o'clock the
Executive Committee of Eirsinans will
present to the Governor two proposed
bills for his consideration. They were
drawn UP at the meeting. of the General
Committee held yesterday afternoon.
These bills are in the form Of majority
and minority reports, agreeing as to the
appropriation the State will be asked to
make, which is $4,000, but differing as to
the way in which the matter shall be
handled after the appropriation is Sc
cured.
HOW THEY DIFFER.
The report of the majority favors plac-
ing the sole direction OF the Virginia. ex-
libit in the hands of the Commissioner of
Agriculture and leaving with him the
method Of gathering and arranging the
whole plan. It gives him authority to
appoint all assistants and such persons
as he will nee7 in the work
Mr.. Compton. of Roanoke. led the MI
nority in opposition to this bill. Mr..
Compton's IDEA, as included in the MI
nority report, is to divide the State into
Its four geographical divisions-the South
west, the Valley, Piedmont and Tide
water-and appoint from each section a
commissioner. who, with the Commits
sioncr of Agriculture, will cooperate and
form the State organization for this
movement. He further proposes in this
ti1at Richmond and Roanoke be the col
he contributed and secured in tllsir SUI
rounding territory. He ws:uIS, in other
words, all exhibits coming from South
west Virginia and the Valley to be ship
ped to Roanoke. and from there, at the
proper time, be sent on to st. LOuis.
The same he wished to be done III Rich
n,ond's case-that is, all exhibits col
lected in the Piedmont section and Tide
water Virginia.
The draughting of these bills represent
the result of yesterdays work of the Vlr-
ginians gathered here from all sections
to take up this question Of Virginia S
part in the ST. Louis Exposition. The
Executive Committee, which will present
these bills, is composed of G. w. Comp
ton (chairman), Roanoke; j. S. Walker,
Lynchburg'; 4. l.. Powell, LynchburG;
Geo. E. Murrell, Bedford: E. II. Fergus
son. Richmond; James Thompson, Nor
folk, and j. P. Wood, Roanoke. These
gentlemen were appointed by the general
committee yesterday afternoon, and are
to have in charge the movement until 1t
i: successfully carried through and placed
IN the hands of the Commissioner of Ag-
riculture.
HELD CONFERENCE.
Mr.. Compton, chairman of this COM
nittee, held a brief conference with Mr..
Cobb, of the st. Louis Committee, last
night at Murphy's and discussed with
him to-day's plans.
1t was agreed that the matter should be
laid before Governor Montague, with the
request that he give it due consideration
and recommend a liberal appropriation.
1.-The st. Louis committee will ask, :"
said Mr.. Cobb '.a joint meeting of the
legislative branches before which we
may be heard.
Mr.. Cobb, who is a Virginian, a native
of Southampton county, is chairman of
the Virginia Society of the st. Louis EX-
position, and also chairman OF the Ex-
position Committee on Fish and Game.
He is enthusiastic over Virgnia's making
a creditable showing at ST. Louis Great
Fair, in view of her historical connection
with the great event, the Louisiana Plr-
chase which it commentaries.
AS to the part Virginia should take in
the fair, he said he thought the State
should make an appropriation of $100, 600,
but should she not be in a position to do
that, a most credita.ble showing could
be made on an appropriation of $4,000,
wisely directed.
YESTERDAYS MEETING.
The first organized movement in this
direction was the meeting held yesterday
morning. at Murphys Hotel, of delegates
from cities and counties in every section
of the State. This meeting was called by
Mr.. John Stewart Walker, of Lynch
lllrg and the representation was most
encouraging.
Among those present were NIessrs. j. d.
Crump, E. II. Ferguson, S. II. Bowman,
J. S. Bryan, advertising committee of the
Chamber of Commerce of Richmond;
Messrs a. L. Powell, J. e. +. Stuart,
George Il. Adams, a. A Morse ald ]. l..
Patton, of Newport News; Coso,,el s "A.
Brook, C. ". Compton, James p. Wood
and c. A. Buckner, from Roanoke; John
Stewart Walker. r. S. !oaes. =. r. Viii
liams, Of Iyncnburg: George e. N1urrell,
of Bedford county; G. T. Sheppard. sec
retary of the Jamestown Committee, Of
Norfolk; and James Thompson of Nor
folk. Z. w. Magruder, of the DEPART
ment OF Agriculture, was also present.
The meeting was called to order, and
Mr.. C. w. Compton was elected chairman.
with Mr. James Thompson as secretary.
A resolution was read asking for an ap-
preparation of s35. 900. This was follow
ed by the reading of q, letter from ST.
Louis, asking that Virginia would act
in a most liberal manner in this appro-
priation.
Letters were then read from the Boards
of Trade of Lynchburg and Roanoke in