The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-19
Revive STATE FAIR
BEYOND A DOUBT
Report OF Committee
Crystallzing Movement
Is Adopted. 4
ELECT a STRONG
GOVERNING BOARD
Twenty-tl1ree Gentlemen Profni-5
nent in Business Affairs Are
selected-Ge Scope
Of Fair is Outlined.
The Details
Later.

IN less than two hours fast night .,l,o,,,i9
nfty prominent business men OF Richmot,d2
es''ieu together by invitation of special 4
toinnalttee, declared unanirnously and al,
thnshsticaly for a Virginia State Fair.:tos
DC held annually in this city, defined Sfii8 B,
general terms the scope Of the exhibition,
look immediate steps to effect d pernll
'lent organization. and finally subscribed
an even $4,000 as the nucleus Of il fund |
jot sl5o, 600. to. be raised without delay. ri
thorough going attention to details, that
meant business from the start and pro :
duccd prompt results, assuring beyond all
question the revival of tile fair upon
IL basis broader and more imposing than
anything of the sort everattcmptedi In the
State before, characterized the meeting
and gave promise of success for the move IN
ment begun only a short while ago. The 4
attendance was small, as it was expected
TO be- but there WERE perhaps half ss;L
bundled mon in the room! representing
some of the most substantial business I'M.
.terests In the city. All We're thoroughly
In earnest; and each went at the propo-i 4
sition in a nlaner that clearly Indicated
a settled conviction lin the necessity forit
the exhibition and the benefits to be de
rived from It,. When it came to the point 4
of handing out the cold cash. there was 4
no backsliding. In a few minutes $1,000 a
had been subscribed, and several had I
declared their intention of pledging con
siderable sums later. 3.5 t h sSs
The long-awaited report OF the Cons
mittee on Plan and Scope was adopt .ySsyy
carrying with 1t n. provision for the linz
mediate election Of a board of manage
ment to which Is to be entrusted the 1
perfecting Of the organ. alton, the can
vass for funds and the securing ofS8aSl
charter. Twenty three prominent local
men were named on this board. which "
report to the stockholders. Beyond this i
the committee merely suggested the scope 4
OF the exhibition In neral terms, leaving
to the board the elaboration Of ALI plans
The name agreed upon was the VirginlsS
State Fair, aud the capital stock S1o0. OO0.s1
The necessity for making the fair Of real Sg
commercial value and Of developing itsss
into a great central exhibition Tor the
entire State, was emphasized The COM
mIttee also touched upon che nature Of
the reception 1t had received from CT IT, 4;
zens and announced that genuine encour-5g
agement from varied sources led II 70 %! Pc
lieve that Richmond not only desires, pnc Il
will cordially support lesltllnate ana resit
agricultural fair. 5,5 n
The Meeting.
Tile meeting was called to order short lYs ny
after O'Clock in the annex OF MURPHY 54
Hotel. Mr.. H. Lee Lorraine, father OF ina 81
State Fair movement, occupied the chair
Mr.. w. o. Warthen was made secretary
Mr. Lorraine made n brief statement & q IA
the purposes of the meeting and outlined A.
the work of the committees appolntteea n
at the session held some time ago, unae. nae. II III
the auspices OF Post a, OF the IraVeerss's
Protective Association. In sconclualNs,S
Mr.. Lorraine presented MI. John stewart
Rryan. chairman Of the subcommittee on VI
plan ana scope, who after explaining d
the fair project and the basis on when "
this committe had worked. offered TINS &
report: I, /. ~ AK
who were appointed to formulate
more specific plan for the proposes 8sE.
fair to be held at Richmond, nave a
tended number of meetings az Wn.ch
the various suggestions ana lue II,
heretofore advanced have been digeste s55}f
and arranged as far as possible In.
accordance with the resolutions pass pass
cd by the committee of thirty H.
Murnhys Hotel Thursday evening,
November 9th, your committee was
impowercd to present a plan ana scope
for the proposed State Fair and 70
make such suggestions for officers as
appeared advisable. Upon delipera Ess fs
ton 1t appeared to your com'nlttee
unwise TO nominate any officers AZ
present, because 1t Is IN our 1udg-
ment, far better to leave the deter "a
mutation and election OF the pernla-
nent president and board OF directors
IN the hands of those who Ehall YIN
hereafter subscribe to the stock. our Is
committee would, however, RECOMMENDS
that this meeting elect board OF
management of at least twenty menl-
hers, which organization shall elect
from among Its own members Or
elsewhere permanent chairman, u
ylce-chairman and secretary, ana
shall have power to enlarge the MEM
bershlp. and shall have complete =
charge OF the soliciting of subscrip-
tons and furthering the proposed
State Fair until such time as a char
ter shall be granted and legal orr
ganizaton perfected.
"For the plan and scope OF the falr
It's name, capital stock and general
description. your committee pegs
leave to report as follows: 8aFs
"First-Name. The Virginia Stat
Fair. n
acknowledgement. stock, $4,000 The
terms upon which the stock shall he En- 5ii
paid should be left In the hands OF
the committee of twenty above sng-
gested
"Thild-Ste of fair grounds; THIS
proposal should also be left for de-
termination by the permanent and hnal
organization.
..Fourth-O Officers; The officers for
the Virginia State Fair should be
president twenty-five vice-presidtntst n
one OF which, should be selected from
each congressional district. ten ~
large ana five from Richmond; secrer M
3tary. treasurer and, general manager,
the latter 10 be chosen By tho board x
OF directors, by and with tine consea,
of the president The board OF dr.
rectors shall consist OF twenty-five
members and shall from among their S
own number elect seven. who shall
constitute the executive committee
sit is also recommended that TIA ls