The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
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Lewis & Clarke Exposition Com.
missioner Expects This
State to Aid.
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Believes IT Will be Fine Oppor--;
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Mr.. w. b. Matthews, OF Washington.
who is tho commissioner from the Lewis
and Clarke Exposition, said last night.
8;,e thought there was no doubt that
the General Assembly would vote to-
make an appropriation of five thousand
dollars for the purpose Of having q Viz
8EiL la exhibit taken from st. Louis ito
Portland for the Exposition In the Ore.-s
gon city, which will open In April Of
next year a number Of the members
OF the Legislature have manifested great
interest in the BILL The feature of the.
efforts which are making to secure the.
appropriation is the authorized pledge
of Mr. Matthews that the Oregon Lesis-
lnture will appropriate twice as much
for an exhibit at the Jamestown Expo.
s,t,on as Virginia will appropriate for
the Lewis and Clarke Exposition.
The, Tobacco Trade.
at is especially desirable that the to-
bucco growing States be represented at
the Oregon Exposition" said Mr.. Mat
tbews last night. 1T Is 4 fact that
the exports from this country to Europe,
by. way of the Atlantic ports have fallen
off cnormOu sly in the course Of the past T.
five wears. while there has been almost
& corresponding Increase In our exports
Y II oriental coun tries. The exports Oft
gbacco from our Southern States to Japar
3rese. Chinese and other ports OF the
Orient have nearly $quadrupled IN the.
past decade. There has never before
been such mn opportunity presented 10
the people Of this country to impress
$uron the people OF the Orient 'le nc 40, 40,
Svartages Of their trading with us as VIII
sbe offered by the Portland Exposition.
Japan and China will send thousands Of
neoplc to the Exposition, and the states
Swh,rh Will have exhibits there will be
lis q postIon to reap rich returns. "a
fine exhibit of tobacco alone from VIZ!
ginia will he worth many thousalds OF
dollars to tho State. have round ti,at
tho members of the legislature from tho
tc,ac,o sections OF Virginia are deeply
inpres scd withstle advantages TO 20
rnined by an exhibit at the Exposition
In Oregon"
Were Virginians.
mo evils and Clarke Exposition Com
ranytis especially dcsirous OF having Vtr-
rinI,, represented at tho big show for the
reason that both Lewis and Clarke were
yirginians, and Thomas Jefferson a
virginInn WAS the President or the
United states when the pioneers led tho
expedition across the continent
The bill nppropriating five Thousand
dollars for the TRANSFORMATION OF tho en-
bblt%to Portland from st. Louis rs now
before the Finance Committee OF the
House OF Delegates, 1t will probably he
reported this week
Senator Rarksdale said last night That
he thought there vas no doubt ot t1e
eventual passage of the hill. lie spoke
as the Representative of one of the chief
tcLacco counties of the State when he
proceeded to dIlnte upon tho merits of
The measure. The Tdewater members OF
lhe Legislature arc also strongly for the
ELL In order that they may Obtain from
Oregon an appropriation for fine eX-
hibIt at the jamestown Exposition.