The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-10
CONGRESS MAY
GIVE A MILLION
will Try to Get Further
Appropriation for
Jamestown.
HARRY TUCKER
MAY co ABROAD
Will Probably Try to Interest
Great Britain in the Great
Event General Fitz-
hugh Lee Was to
Have Made
the Trip.

lFrom Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON D. G, October e.--It
is quite noticeable thai the Jamestown
Exposition project Is being much more
discussed iii the past two or three days
than formerly. 1t was probably owing
to the recent announcement OF the de-
cision Of Hon. Harry st. George Tucker
to accept the presidency OF the COM
pany.
Tho action OF Mr. Tucker has had the
effect Of renewing confidence In the ulti !,
mate SUCCESS Of the enterprise He Is
recognized by all who know him as being
peculiarly fitted for the duties OF the po-
sitlon. which will take him to many state
sion, and may take him abroad. Mr..
fuckers powers OF persuasion will also
have 10 be used In washington this win
ter In the grand effort which will be
made to induce the Congress to make
another appropriation for the support OF
the ter centenary celebration. The $780,
600 appropriated last year will do no;
more than pay the cost OF a naval and
military demonstration In and around
Hampton Roads.
May Get a Million.
At least million dollars should he
appropriated by the Congress for the
purpose OF enabling the government to
have an exhibit at the exposition.
It is going to take hard work to get
this amount, but there is no man in
Virginia better suited to Its direction than
Is Mr.. Tucker His long service in! Con-
gress from the Tenth Virginia District
and his intimate familiarity with tho
machinery of legislation, together with
his wide acquaintance with members OF
BOTH branches Of Cong gress, will make the
labor necessary to securing an appropria-
ton come comparatively y asy to him
he may not be able to,3do al heSYants
TODD In thu mat ttr%ofs Securing govern 4
rnent aid sfbut the company viii tfeel- as y
sured, when his lffbors are ended . that M
man could have done more. And he wiz
come very near to succeeding
When General Lee died he had under
consideration plan to go abroad for the
purpose Of interesting European govern
ments in the exposition. He had several
conferences on the subject with General
Sir Thomas Fraser, Of the British army,
who visited this city last spring, Tho
latter urged him to go to England and
attempt to interest the British govern
ment and people in the enterprise, as
suring him that 1t would be compara-
lively an easy matter to induce English
men to take a part In the celebration OF
the Anniversary OF the founding Of the
first Anglo Saxon settlement In tho West
ern Hemisphere. General Leo was about
decided to undertake the trip when he
was stricken. dying within a day. Mr.
Tucker will probably undertake this feat
ure OF the work,
Foreign Countries.
Several OF the foreign governments
have indicated a desire to be represented
at the exposition. The British press has
very generally expressed the opinion that.
Great Britain should be represented. OF
course all nations Will have warships In
Hampton Roads at the time OF the cele-5
bration. but Mr., Tucker and those CO.
operating with him will see to It that
these nations also have industrial ex-
hibits on the shores OF the Roads Japan
is manifestlng great interest In the ex-l
position. and will be among the first OF
the foreign powers to indicate a willing
ness to he represented.
But Mr.. Tucker and those associated.
with him at the head OF the exposition,
will doubtless devote themselves first to
seeing that the various States make ap-S
preparations for exhibits A number have
already done SO.
Hon. John Goode Well.
Hon. John Goode is back in his Office
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