The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-30
PREPARING TO
PUSH S' { J | AIR.
Meeting Will Be Held at Muir
phys Hotel Tuesday
Night.
COMMITTEE is ENCOURAGED.
Has Interesting Reports and
4.5 Great Success Else
where.

s5 Secretary II. Lee Lorraine. of the COM
snlittec having charge or the Virginia.
State Fair, which is proposed to be held
here next fall, authorizes the statement
that there will be n meeting at Murphys
Hotel next Tuesday night for the pur-
rosoi of q conference with Chairman
Henry c. Stuart. and he invites all who
ire willing to c0-operatc In the move
ito DO present and participate.
Tho committee is greatly Encouraged I
lat the prospects fora successful expo
#ssition, and is, receiving vauabia ,infor-
NJ nation and gratifying assurances OF
support from many quarters.
Chairman Stuart has recently returned
5 from The Cattle Show In Chicago. where
50 he. accomplished a great deal which will
ssSbe of advantage to those behind the
Virginia fair In their work ana where
she; opened negotiations with many Of
1.-The leading stock exhibitors Of the.Nyes
with the view Of get ting them to exhibit
here next fall AT the Chicago show
there are on exhibit: -Four hundred short
Horns, three hundred Hererords and three
hundred :Dolled Angus cattle. Fl l4}
s@$ss The committee finds it important Ito
make engagements carly. as eothcr fair,
f5Sassociations are showing actively along
gtthis line, and then, too. It will enhance
public interest In tho Virginia meeting
i Looks for Success.
e5EE t is believed that the stock exhibit
S.5 ut the Virginia fair will be successful,
ga.;ls3 will those OF other departments, for
while the State cannot be called a typi-
zeal grazing one as may some Others,
especially OF the West yet she raised
nearly all kinds OF stock with great SIC.
appeal to other States to come and see
Her wonderful advantages. Iii addition
Ito the cattle and other stock exhibits,
ssMhichsEthe Virginia fairlwill no doubt
easily get, Hon. Henry Fairfax, OF
Nh I4oudoun, and some OF the other leading
Horse Warders in the State, have al-s
ready ndicated their purpose to COS &
9erate for tho success OF the 1.ir,s and
ITO enter their! stock freely when the
meeting Is held. M
Mr.. BellWood Talks.
&Et} Mr.. James Bellwood. oe Chestcrfeld,
who Is a most enterprising citizen ana
who has had q great deal Of valuable.
experience with fairs, both In this coun-:
try and in Canada, whore he formerly
Bs:lcslded, is deeply Impressed that here is
SHana ideal place for a great fair, and he
lis cooperating with the committee in
every possible WAY, with tho View Of
SYDNlllsll1E ilOOul d COIllpcle SuCCcSS.SFSjt9
r. IBellWood has valuable in formation
from fairs at Toronto and Columbus, O. x
and IFS deeply Impressed with their suc-i
M#scess from financial and Bal other stand :
# points. He suggests that the. experience
;:S8$of llese associations has been that the
Incorporation of the leading business men
ofstheE Stat e is II eces ary.. 5 n
55Es8ss Mr. 3ellwood SAYS: " Everybody goes
81 lie Toronto exhiblt ton. It is the an
#fnnnl outing, where everybody expects
ito meet everybody else.
E IS He declares that the same Is true in.
many States Of this country, where
proper efforts have been exerted.
They All Made Money.
The committee Is in possession Of some
statistics from several fair asso ciatlons,
Ss showing how financially and otherwise
they have done we'll, and at the same
Sstinle contributed 10 the pleasure and ma
aElteriinl we'll being OF the people OF their
States. ~ ..tt5#
Here are some int ting figures along
these lines: . & lF8s 8 3
Toronto Exposition, net income. .sssaa9s CO
&loallas. Ie1aS. 43 QUO 70
Trenton, N. 30 1888 IS
columbus ...... ........... 106 1O CT
a44sEhe Colorado Fair shows the same de-
gree of success. n s&
ssis{ln some Of the cases above alluded to-
THE reports say that a great deal of mon
~ cy$ was spent In permanent improvements
IN buildings, and so forth and in each
VA case the amount shows the actual net
profits after all expenditures.
Sg In the Trenton case upwards OF 1000
was loaned the city. in order toEsecure A
water at the grounds. S 7
Those behind the Richmond Fair are 4
more and more encouraged at this OUT
look, and they propose to give tho project
"a long forward push Tuesday night,
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