Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-19
PROPOSED EXPOSITION
SHOW DEPENDS
UPON RAILWAY COMPANIES.
Sum Of $500, 900 Requested and $780,
600 Subscribed Success Of Pro-
ject Problematical.

The success or failure of the project OF
the Jamestown Exposition Company de-
ponds entirely upon the action of the repre-
sentatives Of the transportation companies
that converge at Norfolk. Va, who met at
the Hotel Raleigh yesterday afternoon.
The company is composed of public spirited
and philanthropic men of the ''old domin-
ion" state who are anxious to celebrate
the anniversary Of the landing OF the
colonists at Jamestown.
The transportation officials gave a very
thorough consideration to the request Of
the representatives Of the exposition COM
pany. Leigh r. Watts. general counsel OF
the Seaboard Air Line railway. who pre-
sided at the meeting, said the answer OF
the transportati ton companies to the request
of the exposition authorities would De maze
this morning to their representatives here
It Is understood that the transportation
companies, through their representatives.
voted to contribute 100000. The exposition
company is also understood to have asked
for 100000. AS to whether the exposition
company will go ahead with the project
could not be ascertained today.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, president of the ex-
position company, came TO washington
yesterday from Alexandria where ne at
tended the funeral of his youngest brother
Robert Lee.
h1luS VI OUlAdAy AASSSSS0A'
General Lee discussed with representa-
tives of the transportation companies the
aims of the company and what was found
to be necessary to bring the project to
tangible shape.
Among those who attended the meeting
were Mr. ]. c. Whitney, vice president and
manager of the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company Baltimore; Mr..
r. B. Cook of the New York. Philadelphia
and Norfolk Transportation Company;
Capt. N. M. Osborne, special agent OF the
Norfolk and Western railroad; Mr.. Reuben
Foster, president of the Chesapeake Steam
ship Company: Mr.. Irwin Weisinger. general
manager of the Virginia Navigation Com
parly; Mr.. John R. Sherwood. vice president
of the Baltimore Steam Packet Company;
Mr.. ]. M. Barr first vice president of the
Seaboard Air Line railroad; Mr.. w. L. Gull
laudeu, president of the Old Dominion
Steamboat Company: Mr.. w. w. Finley,
vice president of the Southern railroad; Mr..
George w. Stephens president of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad; Judge Leigh r.
Watts counsel for the Seaboard Air Line;
Col. H. w. Fuller, general passenger agent
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad; Colo
mel Andrews, vice president of the South
ern, and Mr.. Alexander Hamilton of Peters
burg, Va.
General Lee made brief speech, in which
he explained the absolute necessity of the
corporations of the transportationS that
have Norfolk as one of their terminals.
Gen. Lee was followed by Mr.. O. D.
Bachelor of Newport News. member of
the board Of directors of the jamestown
Exposition Company; Mr. F. S. Southgate,
member of the executive committee Of
Norfolk, and MIR. T. j. Wool of Portsmouth.
the third vice president of the exposition
company.
1t was suggested that the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition at St Louis might be in
furious to the Jamestown project, but this
statement was met by one from Gen. Lee,
who pointed to the fact that the National
export exposition at Philadelphia in 1899
cleared 100000, while the Pan-American
exposition, which had vastly more money
with which to work out it's salvation, was
a frost" He also showed that only three
railroads entered Philadelphia. while, on
the contrary, fourteen transportation COM
panies enter the district in which the
Jamestown exposition is to be located.