The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
#Virpinians Interested.

Vlrgininns are YitA'ly Interested IN
this matter The Jamestown Exposition
IS to DC held in 1907 and additional Fed
81 cral npproprintions must be forthcoming
!. tt,. make It the success that It deserves.
But will the economy crazcd Republic
cSns permit this appropriation tc so
through? This Is a question that Is hard
to answer. There are two factors IN the
situation. On the side Of tho nppro prih-
tton is Theodore Roosevelt and his VIC
dcrful personal strength. He WHY putin
his message a ringing declaration IN Ia
yor OF tho appropriation couched III as
strong terms MS the friends Of the Ex-
position can desire. In add ton to this
4 he will use whatever additional 4 In
fmencc he possesses TO see that
the exposition gets the recognition It
merits. In the shape OF a good round
Federal appropria ton Added to TINS
will be hearty support by some two-
thirds Of the membership OF the House,
II tho leaders see 1T to let the matter
come to n8yote, and also q strong sup
port In tile Senate. i5
Where DANCE Lies.
NJ But against all these elements Of
strength Will b. .pittcd the leaders OF the
House. There lie the dangers, that besct
the pathway Of the desired Federal ppro-
prlatien. Uncle joe" Cannon Is an OPP
poncnt OF the exposition at all times, and
now that there Is a deficit his Yankee
business notions make him more so than
ever. 1t was only after the most persist
K ent and earnest entreaty that he agreed
Ito recognize Mr.. MaynardS last winter to
~nsk for a suspension OF the rules while
the House passed a bill approprlating a
mcasly little quarter OF a million dollars
for tho exposition. And that came only
after the most insistcnt urging OF Presi.
dent Roosevelt himself. The Republican
leaders In the House are particularly
afraid OF losing the control Of the House,
and arc going to oppose every expendi-
ture that they can oppose Speaker Can
non and his associates on the Commit
tee on Rules are likely to hold tho fort
against tho jamestown appropriation as
q long as thoy5 can. Whether the opposing
forces can command tho situation Is not
known. There will be q great fight made
by both sides to the controversy, and 1t
must be confessed that tho situation
does not look altogether IN easy on for
the exposition.
Many Mineral Springs.
The Geological Survey has Just issued
a bulletin on the production OF mineral
waters. 1t shows that Virginia ranks
third In the United States In the number
of mineral springs within her boundaries,
These are only those which have had
waters placed on the market at ono time
or another. II every mineral spring In
Virginia were considered us every one Ii,
New York and Mnssa ehusetts arn, there
Is no doubt but that Virginia would rank
first. AS 1t Is. she Is only one behind
New York, which has sixty springs OF
commercial rating. and eleven behind
Massachusetts, which has seventy,
Virginia Is ahead Of all the other States
in the showing OF the report. 10 show
how incomplete the report gives the ac-
tual number OF springs which are fire.
quented by Virginia people, It nlny be
mentioned that In the county OF Rock
iEgham alone tho following springs may
be mentioned, which arc not In the list
Liberty Springs. Rawley Springs, Union
Springs and Sparkling Springs, Every
summer each or these places have about
one hundred guests
Tho value OF tho Virginia medicinal
waters sold In 1901 amounted TO S2S2. 900