The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-16
MANY EXHIBITS
IN EXPOSITION
The St. Louis Commissioners
Hold an Interesting AL
Day Session.


The Virginia St. Louis Commission had
an interesting all-day session at their
headquarters, No. IA Governor Street.
yesterday. Mr.. Patton was prevented
by sickness from attending. Commits
sioners 6. w. Koiner and A. NJ. Bowman
and Assistant Commissioners 6. M. Muir
rcll and w. w. Baker were present;
also T. c. Morton, press representative.
and O. w. Stone and j. Lyman Babcock
collectors Of exhibits.
Captain Stone reported that the to-
bacco men OF the principal markets of
the State are ready, both buyers and
manufacturers, to begin putting up their
exhibits as soon as they know what space
they can get. The unusual depression
in the tobacco trade will Influence the
exhibit, and 1t is probable that 1t Will
not be as extensive as had been at first
anticipated. but will be fine one.
Mr.. Stone is Just back also from the
peanut belt. He visited Petersburg, Suf-
folk, Norfolk, Snithfeld, found the pea
nut men enthusiastic about the exhibit
OF their great staple. He attended
meeting at Suffolk OF leading men IN
the trade, representing at least Is per
cent. Of those engaged in It. They
agreed to fill the space allowed them
with the nuts In every shape. with all
its hy.productE. such as candy, oil. but
ter, health food, medicine made from the
gum of the nut. even the hull and the
skin in the nut being utilized. A fac
tory In Norfolk is now, he stated MAX
Ing five tons per day OF peanut butter.
These dealers and manufacturers will
spend several hundred dollars on this
exhibit
superintendent Murrell reported that
he Is just back from a trip among the
apple counties, Tho following counties
are getting up q large collection OF APP
pies: Patrick, Franklin, Roanoke. Bote-
tourt Bedford, Amherst. Nelson. Abe
MARIE Rappahannock, Frederick, shen-
andoah, Rockingham and Augusta, and
it was determined to collect II possible
/ 1000 barrels.
| The crop In Virginia IS SO fine and
large that Virginia must show up well
| In this particular, and 1t is hoped other
counties will contribute. The same can
be said of corn, and 1t Is proposed to
collect one hundred barrels OF that grain
These counties are collecting corn of the
best quality, and 1t will be shown In the
| ear, on the stalk. and shelled: Augusta,
Fluvanna. Halifax. Charlotte. Norfolk
Princess Anne, Albemarle. Pittsylvana,
Rockbridge, Rockingham. Loudoun. Eau.
quler, Essex and Henry.
| 1t is hoped that other corn counties
will join in this effort and let Virginia
have an exhibit equal to the best
| IL developed LIldL V1TS1uld WI dlso
have a good exhibit of buckwheat and
specimen of cotton from Mecklenburg.
which furnishes quality Of finer fiber
/ than any other that reaches this market.
| Mr.. Babcock. OF Princess Anne. re.
ported that his fish and oyster catchings
| had been interfered with by the great
storms on Tidewater, but he had secured
rare fifty pound sea-wolf. a lot OF
tunmes of the mackerel family weighing
| \Apt,, do ~ NJ
salmon. sea chubs, hog fish and fine
specimen of flying fish, which had been
sent on to be stuffed and modelled,
The Lynnhaven and other celebrated.
varieties of Chesapeake oysters will be
J ready In a short time for preparation
/ and preservation. He will then apply to
the supervisors OF those counties. ABOUT
| twelve of them, to make appropriations
to pay the expense Of this characteristic
display Of their section
Captain Morton had to say that the
| Virginia building idea was constantly
growing In favor and the fund daily IN
creasing. 1t got new impetus from the
favor with which It had been received at
the University, where nearly every one
| contributed, The idea of having an ex'
hiblt of that institution In the Month
cello building. which had been suggested
there, was regarded with favor by tho
commission.
Colonel Bowman reported on the plan
| for securing an exhibit from the United
| States Arsenic Mining Company of Floyd
| county. This is the only arsenic mine
| IN this country. 1t Is being worked with
energy and success. and an electric line
| Is to be constructed from Shawsvllle, op
the Norfolk and Western Railroad, to
this point. Terry's Fork, In Floyd, on
Bowman's correspondence with the COM
pany had resulted In the assurance from
| the president OF this half million dollar
company that he might certainly count
on an interesting exhibit of natural and
manufactured arsenic from them.
During the session Mr.. A. A, Gray,
from Palmyra, Va, called with mag
nlficent two pound Keiffer pear and
presented 1t to the board. 1t will be pre-
served for. the st, Louis show.
| Hon. WV Baker was directed to at
| tend the gDaughters Of the Revolution
| State convention vat Danville the esth
| instant, where tho matter of aiding
! the building fund, which has SO much
Interested the ladies of this Organization,
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