The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01


Richmond, Va, March 81, 1909.
Captain Asa 2 Rogers. Secretary @ State
Republican Committee, Richmond, Va:
Ny Dear Ca taln.- Referring tog our
conversation a few days ago, ir,s which
you Il gave your cordial approval to 1.-THE
James town II Exposl ton project, II write
ure the Information hat the Republican
members OF the House OF Delegates OF.
majority OF them would vote for The
pending jamestown bill. ,55.5 5j4 81 (
M LIST. Because Eit would show to the
people In this as well as other States
is no pol tics In the pending measure,
8 I'd. s,rha swhenga t theaproper time the +
endorse ion financial ~ and otherwise
tho United States government should 3be
asked to the Ga proposed clebratio on
Yirginia's soil OF the most /; rnportant
event American history ext Z I the
discovery Of I the country. the con gres.
sional committees could be- told that a \
majority OF both parties In the 4 Legis-8
$lature OF Virginia approved and voted I
for the m sure. s$S
You canirendlly perceive. too. TINT tfisS
fact would be Of Importance 81 len B the
national government Is ask ed IS TO 4 a y
semble It's splendid battleships In Hamp-a
ton Roads during the Exposition and q In
vite the navies of foreign countries to a
do likewise. h NV
So far as am concerned do not
propose to make 1t a aceS qnes ton either
but would be very glad to see spa cei al
lottcd to the Indians In Virginia, In O.
der to show the difference between the 4
civilized Indian ard. the Indian as; he
existed In the days Of E'ow1 tan $ N also I
greatly favor giving such - pa ce as may
be necessary OH the grounds OF the IGf-4s
position to the negroes of the Stat @ TINT
fhay t0n Fru1 ". II YIN n /, 4
displaying the progress mad e In ed lea
ton and civilization since the members;
OF their race were ipu on shore b,. ~
Dutch ship a GJamestown3 In sl62Q, N the
same year the Pilgrims landed I Ply
mouth Rock n, two hundred and cighty-$S
three years ago. f 5s% y l$SSs
x It will be observed that 1.-THE bill does
not8require the State to pay 70 oc0 Sun III
March. 1901, and not at that time unless
there shall have been paid Into the trea y. (
ury OF the Elk position Company IN act M
ca sh the sum OF SEQ, 600 on account $nf
subscriptions to the capital stock of the
company, and the remaining portion \ to- N
wit--sl5o. ooo--!s not to be maid until March
4 i 1906 and not then unless there shall
have been paid OH account OF alpserlp-
tions TO the capital stock In nctua! cash
$4,000 additional, making s50o,c0 III al ,E
And that 1T is provided further. that
IL for any reason. the Expostti ton IS nc
held. then SO much Of said sappropriat'tto ton
as shall have been received by fe
Jamestown Exposition Company shall be
refunded into flle treasury OF the STATE stat
1T will also be remembered III tina ts$t ne ne
State appropriated $4,000 for the Louis
lana Purchase E;xposlt ion, Ii WHICH VII be
held three years before that OF Jane ., ~
town. and will be OF great service to,t
latter exposition. because In m y..opinlon,
rs great many ex RS espcc tall ys fTsm
foreign countries. would he vel r IA 2, g
to transport their building and exh MI t5
to our expositlon where he. vii Pre- b.
bly, be seen by numbers In TIE East W ~.
5willnot 20 to ST. Louis, rather thsn de-
stroy In whole or part their Sbln.din =,
and what they contain when the 81.
Louis Exposition is oyer. 4. IN
The fact that the chairman of the Re-
publican party Of Virginia, Z and btther5a
prominent Republicans, have been nsso-
pciatcd with the management as mem
bers ofsfthe Board OF Directors q thu
Jamestown Exposition Company, and 4
are actively cooperating with sgoyl-
dence that 1t is not to be consid ered n
marty measure. hut one In which 1.-The
people are 5united{tn promote the general
welfare OF our State. ,3
Very truly yours, u 5S5t5
FTTZHUGH LEE, President.