The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16
THURSDAY, MARCH 1s, 1906,
To Rebuild the Jefferson.

To Rebuild the Jefferson.
on March %. 1901, the jefferson Hotel Y
was destroyed by fire. It IS s s s'o'-
ions that within a few weeks OF ,1he
fourth anniversary We are abe 70 M
nonnce that the hotel will be rebuilt anu
restored to its former beauty and grand
cur. I'll
R Tie burning of the Jefferson was Q
Snublic calamity. The beautiful shotcl WIS
lie pride OF all Richmond, and and y SAi ft 9,
4 done perhaps more than any otner ln Est
4,ution to attract the travelling public TO
this nohle city It had brought miner miner
,nany men and women who otherwise Y
would never have come. and 1t was me
means also OF bringing many rapie
conventions Indeed Richmond was fast
q Incoming one Of the notable convention
& cities Of the United States when our.
4 noble hotel, with its fine public nall was
destroyed by the flames. It was q day OF
sorrow in Richmond, and many were even 81
moved to tears. for the jefferson was
The pr,do and joyFof the Richmond people.
For wears 1t was the idea of the late
Major Lewis Ginter to build i'll Richmond
and for Richmond hotel winch Woulu
sinspire the admiration Of the world ana
ar itself attract visitors to the capital OF
4 virai MI, He himself planned the struc-
,,,re. and he spared neither care nor en-
+ IS Xxx s.
4 4 pen.,e 10 make II perfect. All that money
and art could do was done 10 make y me Z
jefferson complete In all its appointments
;lr,l it was known throughout inc United
sta,es. and even in, foreign lands. as
one ~ tile most beautiful and most COM
fo:,akIc hotels III all the world
When the Jefferson was completed he
B prese,ited II to Richmond as a. gift Of
affection, and he provided the means
Tor maintaining it until it should be es-
1 tablishcd upon a paying basis. This stu
ation was reached sooner than was ex-
pected. When the jefferson was de-
s,ioyed ii had already become a paying
institution. IT was splendid monument
10 hat splendid. open-hearted, patriotic
e citizen OF Richmond. It vas the best
gift he could have made 10 the CITY which,
he loved SO well. and IT 1t be given to
those who &c hence TO take note OF things
On earth. the spirit OF Aaior GlnIer vii,
in life were his friends. and who still
cherish his memory, have determined TO
rebuild the Jefferson Hotei and restore
the monument which ne himself in love
erected.
we command the forethought OF Mr.. p.
I4awenburg. an entcrprising and success
full citizen of Norfolk. a man mSo has
done so much 10 promote the Jamestown
Exposition. that 1t is through his agency
that Richmond is to have the Jefferson
4 Hotel restored, and that it Will DC ready
for the jamestown celebration and for
tho General Convention of the Episcopal
Church, which win meet in Richmond in
the year 1901. Mr.. I.owenburg has per-
formed a service for which all Richmond
Is grateful, and now We shali all feel
more kindly than ever towards inc James
town Exposition
The BENEFITS which the Jefferson re-
stored will be 10 Richmond cannot be
enumerated. The mere fact that this
work is 10 be done will be u splendid
advertisement for Richmond. and will
show to the world that we have enter
b piising citizens who love their city and
who have all faith IN her stability. The
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mcnt to many wnrkmcn and put mucl
money into crculatsen. When the iote
shall have been completed It will IL
more fanous than ever. for II viii b,
morp attractive than ever, and Ii vii
bring more benefits in the future thar
ever II brought in the past
These benefits need only to be hintc'
AT, for We have had the Jefferson, an
re know what 4, is worth. But III
nmediatf benett, ana perhaps the great
est blessing nf all, II the JOY which |
gili give 10 the Richmond public. Rich
mond is prosperous, aud civic pride an
enterprise were never more In evidenc,
we are going TO enlarge the city's boz
in various ways. and make 1t more bea,
tiful and more desirable as place 6
residence. We pre all working togetilc
10 promote the material welfare OF III
entire community, to promote publ
morals. public; cleanliness and puel!e 0,
naInentaticn and now, While tins war
lis progressing 50 we'll, the announceme,
that ,he jefferson Will be restored vi
be- AN Inspiration moi unlike MAT whis
the Jews Of old felt when they bsgan
rebuild Jerusalem,