Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-08
Hon. H. st. Geo. Tucker Sailed
Yesterday for Europe

ASS1STuaV Tor EUROPE
. Hon. H. st. George Tucker lef
: Lexington last Thursday 70
Y Washington to complete his ar
rangements previous to sailing foI
: Europe on mission in connection
5 with the jamestown Exposition
: Company,of which he is president
He will spend nearly two months
abroad and will visit England
Germany, France and possibly
Spain. ALI of these government
: had much to, do with the early
settlement of America,
. Last Sundays Richmond Times
Dipatch contained the following
notice Of Mr.. fuckers visit to
! Washington, cent to that paper
I under date of November 4th by it's
special correspondent in the ma
tional capital:
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker
was here for short time today.
saw the President for half an hour.
attended to matters at George
Washington University, where he
was dean Of the law faculty until
he resigned a few weeks ago to
accept the presidency of the James.
town Exposition Company, and left
at q O'Clock to go to Winchester to
yisit his mother. He will go to
New York Monday and sail Tues
day for Europe, to be gone until
the first of the year in the interest
of the exposition. While Mr..
Tucker will sail on election day,
he saw to it that his vote will not
be lost, for he paired with Re-
publican voter of Lexington.
Mr.. Tucker is enthusiastic con-
corning the prospects for great
exposition on the shores of Hamp-
ton Roads in connection with the
three hundredth anniversary in
1907 of the founding of the Eng
lish settlement at jamestown.
~ believe the exposition is 60
ing to be dazzling success" said
Mr.. Tucker. 81 have seen moth
ing nor heard anything since l &C.
cepted the presidency of the COM
pany which was depressing. l be-
lieve the prospects for getting an
additional Federal appropriation
are good, and there is not the
slightest doubt that many of the {
States will make appropriations
for exhibits. Pennsylvania has
appropriated one hundred t
thousand dollars for the exposi- I
lion, and New York has appropria- G
ed one hundred and fifty thousand. c
talked with Senator Burroughs t
If Michigan, today, and l am led v
10 believe that State will make O v
appropriation. Michi- a
ian is one of the five States erect
ID from the territory which Vir.
,inla gave to the Union, and we
re counting on all five being
mOng those which will be most "
reditably represented at the ex- Z
ositiOn. D.
Regarding his mission abroad, d,
tr. Tucker said it was his inten- =,
on to interest foreign govern 90
tents in the exposition, and pro-
ide for government exhibits, but >,
o will also meet representatives 10
business organizations in many -,
the old world capitals, and urge ~
pom them the Importance in 10
ade sense of being we'll repre- 80
'nted at the great international 90
low. y"
"Our fight in Congress will be n
IT an appropriation for a govern hi
ent exhibit, in connection with
Ie International naval rendezvous,
I'd also for an appropriation for
70 benefit of the exposition. I w
we no doubt the sentiment of
ongress will be for the granting ca
the appropriation. The speaker
opposed, but it is our hope, and Wi
is a reasonable one, that we will XIII
able to influence the sentiment Lii
Congress so strong TO" it that {
eaker Cannon will have to yield. ros
nave not the slightest doubt of Gu
Q success Of the great enter {
ise." CHI
Mr.. Tucker indicated in his G
20 and manner that his faith in wa
success of the project is sim Gle
70. His native enthusiasm will
try him long way towards sue
10.