The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-11
INTERESTED IN EXPOSITION.
Especial to The Times Dispatch,

meet witt, oil possible success.
II The President was waited on this morn
Ing BY a delegation from the Exposition
Company. and nearly al tho Virginia
delegation III Congress and the two sen.
ntors. He was most cordial In his mannar
towards the YlrgInians, and expressed
deep desire to attend the celebration at
Norfolk In May VI E,s N
The Representatives OF the company,
who called on the President. were Cen
eraa Fltzhugh Lee, president; Gwynn T.
Shepherd, secretary; S. Gordon Cumming,
( J.5+Taylor F1llyson, Park Agnew, George
8BoMden, Hugh ]. Gordon.4N1iller, r. T..
Thorp and Pos master5 Reed of Newport
News. Tho party wa with the Presl-
dent for twenty minutes. and was deeply
impressed with the interest which ho
manifested In the Exposition In 1907. 1T
ia thought he wills attend.
Itsis the plan to have him go to Nor
folk on the Mayflower. and after making
an address at seweY's Point, proceed up
the river to Jamestown, and thence drive
across the country or ride horseback
seven miles TO- williamsburg, the ancient
capital of Virginia. and thence thirteen
miles to. Yorkto wn, w here CORVALLIS SUR
rendered at the destruction Of British
power IN what Is now the United States
Of America. At I yorktown the President
ba TX ITO Washington.
Mr.: President said den.rai Lee. "is 70 ssk
thoughts to historic jamestown. Va. the g aale
Of the. British baby who has grown. Into IN
the ntes At The Sorih Is and sut
and from the ATLANTIC, Ocean on the East to
i fc. 70 lie three S lssa vessels tooshe
Susan ths
successfully breasting the telnpe.t toSsel waves
Of Majestic ocean passed Into and-l &c I. 3
; a noble river and planted re nag Of the.r
1 country orr o.. peninsula. calling the place
Yoa are fam,lia i'' Viii S the sorrow. and
sufer!nga Of this BritiIn band la, and With the hs
their attempt at colonization and returned Is
their former home, the man and history Of this
Va ~, J, - HISTORY *, :. /, !,
sha wo QUIZ ' have rapdy enssa al tSas
most dsasiroas Eisri%s, n H.. Ii9,I. nj
Night 5ss nj hsys dassd u cross he ocean and:
q ;i' new Werld there wolld hsye been fund
! George Washlngtons. no Thomas Jeffers9n5
/ great citizens and soldiers whose lives have
| made fanh,us American history, and no other
| are goins to commer rate the greatest his
| torIc event in the history OF this continent.
hold ddedicatory ceremonies upon the Erpostion
q o Ha e Se prsse ana Us
| on that Interesting occasion,
| nThe place to which va invite your attention
take es You d down White tie Potomac Rivsr1 one n.st
and place YOU the next nc rnins az the water. !.
Of The proposed Exposition. TO be he'd to c'In-
memorials this great ING! lent IN American h!s
s so!s yScHf ha ss and IL Atlantic
ossan sS snF viz a5r Pe yeu
| that at that spot those thrca littl vessas
sys hanRs s ts .ass " asher 9ya
can 9 se St Sno S m
sts snS and sSa' ndsS M rsyoa
tonzed nyal warfare and In e sw to
/ fat and Norfiik, your vision can take
ana a a ri Ma s raa
shpbdns plant as Nser News 91l can
ans IL
asy aasi
and Is known to-day as James River
! a{@ AN INTEREsrlN.I PLACE,
Jamestown. OF courae. will be most lnter-
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sleas st eser sf Rs
whS oo Ia Ss s q ns pssslSb
mentA Of tho Protestant rel elon; ihose was tho
ons be S'
Pilgrims landed Ut plymouth Rock, whose PEI
eans,t q eMes saadsh and Wam BRAD
+ ford-the John Smiths OF thsI settle tile a
1ans Haru ana Joh yd
| Not far above this celebrated spai ls . varintt
\ were married. Here In feat % James own
wa DoWn aq to the c!
yea car ssaT the ssa Sian he aspsh then
only beias eightfsn iset =! that point, Herr.
t tqestins fsn Rehmond. and sooWsd by
1 American troops under LAFAYETTE and WAYNE.
qnS sr & u he
weeks aF'eg WIB suHE IFS sX9 q Y9FN'ow'
ds ana she aG = yo hs
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ss M gssh ssysN s' M ~
rIsh memories et The past ana .heA on q g
GsTkta&S! s az $Hs sSa eSstssa is; i4o%
RysF yoI can then s mere M tb boar S"ar
fysr ssns III issurys sSs oIis
| duties OF your position.
yirsrInislrs. as we'll as lie jamestown Esp ST.
ton in giyiny tbs ny;a:son a nd n c!3slns
Of 't ha FopportunIty Of mah.ny THO q qua n:anee
Ss;iS ii. A.; RI sS;s iss Ill.,
wv "'0 WANTS no ACCEPT,
President Roosevelt said that he had
such pleasant recollectlons Of the Visit
which, no paid Charlottesville slst sum
msr that he was hopeful of being able to
60 to Virginia soon again. But no
| said, while / have not got Congross on
my hands, Congress has me on Its hands,
aud I am not sure can get away,
Continuing, no said that IS he had
! steadfastly refused al Invitations to