The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16

& built as soon as possible as well SA Ssgss
as possible and conducted with Bas lssssss
great III success as posi- bic. =. .',-=-.g
Joseph Bryan, president Jef effter,sonl3 ] VI
Realty Corporation.
The efferson# Hotel be eb1ullitS t1l llilEIs
at once,
No othe + sentence could bel y FAMED 81.
carrying such Joy to the hearts Sofs
all mond people; no othFer'$ arl-s "a;
snouncemen Mt could 81 be- ma de fillinga
eSlives Of Die Wit \ SO eatss
"a measure Of hope and n 8 q o1irage--is
sment for the fl ture
IL It's difficult til conf prehse nds hats
the rebuild ING Of the D Iferson means
to Taichm ond s8n ots slbleM MtoSi stt9s
convey to the printed Epag eSeven & an y
idea 81 all Of the boon, 'impet tus and
new strength TIL which the good news V B \
gives to- every en- terprise of the aci tys
and every patr iotic II al Of the
community And "a Il is TO be q one Sby8
lRichmo ond pei u and r chmond CAP.
3ital, with the co-o operati ion Of an eni-Sss
3terprising citizen OF IN orfol H.
& The Jefferson Realty Corporation
has been organized x for acqu uiring the
hotel Just as I 81 stands tod lay. Thar i
corporation has secured m option on
the prop for IS %, % q This ''hlli 4!
option u d oes not Ire until about
the middle Of a April. Bel fore that
time the h otel will be & transferred,
the purchase money paid, the pal M
lifted from the half-burnt structure
and a new future opened for this
once splendid & Ii telry and magnifl-s3
cent work Of art.
Mr., Joseph Bryan Is pres sident.s ofgsS
the Jefferson # corpo ion. thers
officers are Captain y oseph E:st.5SNV l-sss
lard, first vice-presid lent, and M \. Z. Nh
lLowenberg, of Norfolk &, second vice.
president and general mana gel. Tho
secretary and tire easurer are yet to be-,
chosen. S,5 IN
4 The directors are MI. i osep h T Bryan,Ss} "
Captain Joseph p. Willard M N 2 . ..S
3Lowenberg NJ z. 8. i. 1 NJ aye. Major
James II. e Dooley, I, / Mr.. A. /. T. Harris
3Jr.., and Mr. d. Raab.
LARGI1LY8 RESULT
OF MIR, ,I4O,yIlNBEIeC's FFFORTS. Il.
81 To MI, Lowenberg, &, Of N OFF K, are
Richmond people especially and
deeply Ind g ebted. !. To this enterprising n
man, whom his townsnlen honoreds
with the office e8of d irect general Of
the Jamestown Exposition, bel longs all u
praise for the initial effort VII lch& 4
brings now in its success so much
satisfaction to this community Last
Mr.. Lowenberg and NJ i.
Emanuel Raab. Of this city, were ls-S;
cusslng the rebuilding Of the Jeffer-i
son. Seated on II Ii hotel yernnda a at
Atlantic City these gentleme n tai ked NJ
OF the jamestown Exposition, Of the
millions who would come from
every section Of the world. Mr. Lows
enberg was deeply worried oYerathe
question Of entertaining the tremen-$
,dous crowds expected. \.
Why not rebuild the Jefferson m
said he to Mr.. Raab. 4. u g3Ss
.ss.The owners will not rebuild,' 5re-HjS
piled Mr.. Raab.. VI ss N
why not buy tho hotel and re48 4
build it?n 55
i Mr., I4owen berg set about 1T once to-
answer his W own question. After
much correspondence with Mr.
George Arents and Mr., Thomas Il I'SS
Jeffress. executors OF Major Lewis q
Gtnter's estate, which owns the
property, an option was secured, MI
the payment heing fixed at S so z "a 00.s
for the hotel building. equipments
site, 100000; for the vacant lot s$55
fronting on Main Street lust east oE5
the hotel, $1,000.
Il Mr., Lowenberg came to Richmond
Tuesday and sought our Mr.. Joseph
bryan. Never WAS man more VII llnK
to listen to Rropositinn, For months
Mr., Bryan and other pNblic-spirited III
men Of Richmond had haen thinking
about the purchase of the Jefferson
for nn other purpose than 70 4 res
build for Richmond's sake. A conn-