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

SSaf1! 4S:SsSl.esl isskaR a. -
hor great variety Of minerals, wool, sra
grasHes. trucks vegetabl 80, fruits tobRc
peanuts. THESE exhibits will show w
Virginia Is to-day, and the opportunit
that invite the home. eker, tho invest
ore and forest arc waiting developme
The man from the mountains mayss:H
fool proud at tho exhibit that his sect
can and will make whore In the VIII
nation ID there more mineral and $luml
wenlth7 Tho man from the 6outhwe
tho Piedmont and other sections can 20
with pride to the product Of his lands,
4 finer grains or stock In the world .Ss
man from the sea knows that Virgt
Islands prominent rand pre- emf nents
I her oyster trucking and peanut Ind
tries. Thus, with interests all blended,
ono, we will stand united. as against 4
world. Will 8yirgin!ans at this supre
moment halt or Wayer7 Never N ss'
tho cryScame, ITO armal'' Shall we 4
then revere tho history and traditions
Vlrginin's greatness and with a tent
affection and an earnest t desire deter1n|
to celebrate this. tho groa test Of NIL ev(
In the history OF this Y contin
win tho men who sit In 35i
mont over the fnances Of the
allow her, the maker OF men, no
always marched in the front rank o.
procession OF tho ages, to be benin
B this most topportune8 time In her hist
Virginia cannot afford to sit idly an
her m emories, leaning on o1er pr
spear, while tho world PUSHES by he
On Saturday, December 20, 1905,
small cesels-thc Sarah Constant. Of
hundred tons burden. commanded
Admtrnl Christopher Newportt, s. ~
famed In the wars with Spain the g
speed, OF forty tons, Captain Gos
jvlce-admlrnl. and the Discovery, Of =
" tons, Captain Ratclifre-sailea
I.ondo with one hundred and 9a
souls, ndvcnturerB and mariners
cecding by way OF the West Indies.
&voyagers passed within tn. VIII
Capes on April 70. 1907. Here they
fchored and, landing at Capo IIe
they set up q cross on April 10Th
afterwards, proceeding up the
tame to the place selected Cor ttneir
Ing place, ana here. then on May
1907 new style, May 24tlD was the
ginning OF the settlement of Jamest
# It was an sutteranoe OF the wise
Francis Bacon that. "as In the arts
sciences the first invention Is OF
consequence than all tho Improved
5aftcrwards,'hr SO In king doms the
foundation or plantation Is OF more
dignity and merit than all Il hat folT
eth" e /" Jnmesto says 6 one OF "a
ginia's writer's. 'has all the glory
being the first permanent English
Element in America. and. as such,E
the cradle OF the Republic OF the I'm
States.''g Had the expedition sent
from London in 1908 failed OF a per
nent footing on these shores. the opTI
tunity OF establishing here an Ami
Saxon colony might have passed a.
never to return. The spaninrda,
claimed all North America, might HI
by establishing settlements OF their
prevented any further attempt OH
part OF the English. The Sarah
sstant. the Goodspeed and the Disco
are invested with tenfold more Int
than the proudcst ironclad squadron
sails the seas to-day. Here Wars
first trial by jury, the first & En-
church, the first English marriage
first birth Of an English child in
5ginia, and the first legislative Easse
in America. = ). 81
g1FG AASi " q. ~ lAiC o1oVucIll LtdIIB u4S6 y
OF Virginia's sons, ''the old world
met the now. Hore the first white
first met the red for settlement
civiliza ton. Here the white man
welded the axe to cut the first tree
the first log cabin. Here the first
cabin was built for the first VII
Hero the first village rose to be the
State capital. Here was the first
tai Of our empire States. Here was
foundation Of a nation Of freemen,@w
has stretched it's dominion and Its
lions across tho continent to the sh
OF another ocean Go to the Pacific
to measure the progression and pd
OF a great people" sia$s35
In the Capitol grounds OF Virg
stands figure of JET erson in monu1
tai bronze, tho man who wrote the
claration OF Independence In e41776,
with the Declaration Of Ind dependence
nation was born. VIII notSthe succe
celebration OF the Jamestown settle
be an honor to Washington. Jefferson
the host OF others who lived and laa
for the advancement and the upl1
OF the mother OF States, .Sss
Il Mdn OF Virginia, and the ladies'.
God bless en-. do you desire to- see
State and her resources worthlly
scented? II SO. now is the time %
tide, Take 1t at the flood and let 4
us on to fortune and to q grand
centenary, How much are You inter
in making the world acquainted
tho wonderful resources OF this grar
Commemorative II Interest ted. and
Virginieniis not, then use your Ant
to push forward the work in hant
successful completion, so that ~
shine forth with such imperIs ha Die
as to dim all others.
Respectfully submltted.a.
Norfolk. VA. March 30,