The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-02
INVITE CAROLINA
TO STATE FAIR.
Very Probable That An Inter
State Exhibition Will
Be Held.
PRIZES FOR EACH COUNTY
This Plan Followed in the Big
Expositions Has Met With
Favor.

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Further steps were taken yesterday in
the direction OF shaping the movement
for the great State Fair Of Richmond to
begin next fall, and it is expected that
i the Committee on Plan and Scope at its
meeting tonight will be able, with the
informst,o1 row il hand. to reach some
ditilise fo:rNsions as 10 the nature
at-,l Stru, nf the proposed exhibition.
conf .,el,ccs havc been held daily and
flsqGcutl5. several tines a day among
arlias@ i4.;rr4$tcd In the movement and
,t& osos:,,on i GRADUALLY taking form
JtEEas isecn arranged to submit seVern
p!ais 50 the committee for working
bas;s rlIa different ideas of the gen.
Il inea Who lr.Ee made a. careful inves-
ti2Itian OF the conditions VIII al! be
presented ana from these the ultimate
ris. Vii! DO evolved. There Is no fixed
schedule though It is possible, IRON me
ti..resr3iu-.a of the promoters OF the
fan. ana the very evident, desire OF pros
4Gppc,ive exhibitors and citizens generally
10 Indicate the direction the movement
wjllfinaliv take. The committee Will pre-
pare q report in writing to be submitted
a; d public meeting to be held at once,
the plan rs prepared by 1t VIII be
adopted. and the proposition Will then
be laid before the people OF me stare
togethe: with All appeal for co-opeEa-
ton from all sides.
Character Of Exhibition.
The suggestion that North Carolina be
,nyitad !, q unite with Richmond in MAX
ing the exhibition great Interstate
affair has met with much favor and
will. in all likelihood. be adopted. Mr..
Lorraine said last night that he thought
ouch step would meet with prompt ana
cordial response from the merchants OF
the old North State. and he considered
81 likely though of course. he could not
sneak for the committee, that the In
vitation would be recommended. Up 10
this time NO Official communication has
E been han with the North Carolina people
IT will be necessary TO get interested, but
I the statements of Richmond business
men who have recently Travelled through
the State are very encoura ging. Accord
Ing 10 these gentlemen there are many
North Carolina merchants and farmers
who would be glad OF an opportunity TO
exhibit their goods In Richmond.
Cons!d cradle attention is being given
10 the arrangement of the exhibition it
Felf 1t is proposed 10 have all the ex-
hibts from any one county or city
grouped in one place and TO offer hand
some prizes for the best county or cit?
exhibit, This plan which is on a smaller
scale than the system adopted in the
great expositions, met with great sue
cess IN the old State fairs held here,
The counties moreover, or such OF them
ss have been heard from, prefer this to
scattering the individual displays
throughout the fair grounds. One great
building will hold these exhibits, and
when the fair was not in progress this
building, which will be substantial and
even handsome, will be used as an audi
forum or assembly hall, seating fifteen
pr twenty thousand people.
II is still proposed, as far 3 is posi-
bile, 10 make the fair grounds an all-the-
year source of entertainment 10 the PEG.
plc OF Richmond In conversations held
with Mr.. Lorraine. local bankers and
business men generally have favored
his plan
There Will be racetrack. OF course
In the center of the circle will be
base ball and football! park. The sam
gyandstand can then be used for race
and ball games. The buildings to b