Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-10-24
THE INTEREST OF WILLIAMS
BURGERS SOLICITED.
The Business Men Expected
to Help the Cause.

Il. Wool, and Mr.. OWNun L. S"SP"S'N'
Of the Jamestown Ter-eentennil hxpo-
sition Company lay before them the
plans and scope of the great Ter-oenten-
NAL. and 20 elicit the support of the pub
lie spirited men and women of this see
ton.
Pres. ]. b. Spencer presided Messrs'
| Wool and Shepherd in a clear and force
fol manner outlined the company
Dlans. Among other things Mr. Shep-
herd put forth this able argument and
| il ought TO bc a convincing one;
There are two sides tOevery question
l-one side the sentimental snd poeveai-
me other the practical and difaeult. 1t
| do not represent the practical. may
-rnresept the difficult. We cannot live
IN sentiment alone. No place IN the
world beams with such sentiment and
history as the patriotic town OF MI
hsmsburz. These historical points IN
the borders OF your city present an 40
s;t,onal side; IN them you have an asset
., tar greater value than all oi your
. Natural advantages. A dozen factories /
| located IN your midst would not pro |
5rce the results that these points pre-
s.-+ 90 Won at this stage of your his
tory. Now is your opportunity out "
sepeuds upon YOU 20 prove 1t and MAKE
:. - xalsS. IL Is going 10 cost you some
ching. and unless you pay tor II youean-
not expect. and have no right TO reap
the benefits from the same
..Ofevery one hundred visitors who
cone 70 Hampton Roads IN 1907, ninety
x,,;u visit Williamsburg. What does TINS
r,eans Il means that every one person
who stops In Williamsburg must ne0es-
4 .arilv sDend as much as ten dollars IL
IN nv estimate Is correct and $4,000 peo-
" u. visit vour town in six months. which
%, | am sure. is a conservative estiin axe !
20 means that there viii be spent IN tn'
~ town OF williamsburg ave million oo'
as lars Kindly ask yourself the question
ieu What = this worth 10 mel How muei
Ia ,f I'm. I'VE million dollars am going L
or oe. directly or indirsctlyi If l shoNi'
&C. -. sskea the question would say tina
ing the opportunity Is worth 10 the gent"
&C men assembled here tonight the sum
ful Sos 600. And that is just what " az
a YOU gentlemen 20 promise, ana P'eDs
set -,,,,-selvs 10 subscribe 20 the stock oil II
ON iarestovyn Exposition Company.
The ~ere 20. come TO YOU tonight with Il
feet -,,osit,on 10 establish factory 'h'
ion. would pay out tor labor the sum Oh u
cher million dollars, don't You think tn'-' :
the ..,rlenen would be glad 70 raise u
! 70 s,,,7 If Nc do not have the ENpositi'
once :, will cost YOU nothing as not one *
rmer = binding until the iun amount Is fA's'
hool .-a when il Is raised the .ExposiAoh
.s.r-ed tact. There Is no reas
". that one man should bankrupt N'''l'
-, account Of the Exposition and We
M, want YOU TO do Il, but We want
That A. vour part towards making
ID ! r,.,os;,;o, a success and thereby On
- - T;aexVater Virginia from one min
: 49, million visitors. The iutei
-, ..el IN tins movement can be rea'
srd Judged by the amount OF s'oeA you
-. scribe IN proportion 70 your AFFINITY
~ The same. YOU do not suose
D 'ies 80 any OF the stock, you do not ieel
1PIO' ;,,,eres, IN the Exposition movement
vou subscribe TO one hundred ooii
J. ID worth. YOU ieel as much interest as
one hundred dollars - IN proportion
your ability to pay. and 50 on
your Subscriptions.
mar Il want 70 ask # there Is not ten
I'd 10 ,l,rneu IN Williamsburg who VIII
sburg' ,beir names 70 a paper gaarantee'n'
$50 subscribe 20 OF have subscribed D
l. The the first day Of January. 1905 inc
-s'' d Of $500 each
II This i. done and the James'
Exposition Is not success j vi"
* INC :. because the town Of Williams
'"n'on' ba.p not done its part; and you Will
o,-1"u ov, yourselves on record as stai
p n, the prosperity and Pfogroi
&c :. which would put another jewel II
c.. crown Of Jour historic and much
nd the ed town"
ankfard remarks were made by Prof.
a. Robt. ssubbs. Mr.. p. d. Peaehy, Mayor
one. OF -, Clerk T. II. Geddy. Cashier
philips and Others. endorsing the
a brilda uent Il was suggested that th'
Ky aud subscribe 10 several thousand o
Williams. - n the stock. The following
msttee was named 20 receive SUI
III. and tons; Mayor John l.. Mercer
ma. She Spencer. Of the Business Msn' q,
a q h.