The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-21
WISE AGAINST
THE EXPOSITION
Suggests Purchase Of Jamestown
Island, Owned BY Sons
Wifc's Mother.
FUCKERS SPLENDID SPEECH
Roosevelt and King Edward En-.
!, thusiastic; Giles Jackson in
! Joint Debate With White.
(From our Regular Correspondent.


(F'rom Our Regular Corresnondert,
UNSATISFACTORY :, -,
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nv iaee ''iae 'oiih .. Wise. formerly Of
Virginia, but resident OF New York for
some years. is opposinp tbc ,,o,or,,,,,,,.
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-. "poe'''oh IN con-
hcction WIN the celebration Of the three
hnndrcdth anniversary OF the founding OF
Jamestown Ia creating cn,a,dor,t1, o,,,, A
ment Mr., wise has written a letter to
the Committee on Industrial Arts and ok.
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~ " So 40 .'is MOS.
H''ihe manner IN which 10 celebrate the
ter-centenary, the purchase Of jamestown
islnnd by the national government.
rho island "a tho ,,,.,no,,. :, ~. ~
'1 = W. piope''y VI his bar
ncy. That portion OF 1t not owned by the
Association for the Preservation of yir-
GINA Antiquities a daughter of Mrs.
Barney Is the wife of a son OF Mr.. Wise.
Some remarks which could not be con-
Btrued as entirely complimentary were
made at the hearing which the commit
tee gave to representatives, of the Expo
siton company Yesterday. but, on motion
OF Representative Maynard they were ex-
plunged from the record.
facts. which were not Incorporated in
the report / wired The Times Dispatch
last night no tho session of the COM
n,i,tno wac on,ite lengthy. The speech OF
President ,r,Ickrr was especialIy .'n,eaty,
and evidently impressed the committee
most favorsbly. The same is true of the
statement made to the. committee by Mr..
Wool, counsel for the exposition com
pany. and by Mr.. Barton Myers. the
auditor.
Wants Grand DisnIav
ro.t.,a.,. ,.,,.,.t !, ,,-.,,
49,, 'uehei etiu tiie f!e .sHt i'ad
'Va MN nc wanted ihe miiitary ana
naVai FEATURES OF me exposition to be
most eiaborate. so az TO make II the
srandes' spectacle OF It's KIND In the his
tory oil the world. He said Mr.. Roosevelt
il about as enthusiastic man over the
exposition ~ he has yet met
He said further that King Edward
seemed to take the liyeliest personal In
teres, in the matter and had full assur-
ances that the promises given him by the
King and his Cabinet would be carried
out In every particular
Speaking OF the relative size OF the mil
itary and naval contingents the various
powers would send. Mr.. tucker said that
lishmants Of the various powers would be
ye-v much smaller than tho4e Of the
naval as,ab,,si,narts 40 satd that wher-
oyer no haa unne he found a general
,o.lt,,,- ,gnins. sending soldiers TO for
,ta, anil. .,,,d ,hst idea was not nearly
sa',-,,,,inr ne the ono a, sending all OF
rho ~, ,l,bie forces
M E..;.;o. E;r,rcec
CHposi.ioai
The most Important deSeiopinent ol
the hearings, was Inc persis.en. ni9u ~.
Of Chairman Gardner and others nv .'.e
finance and prospects OIL the esposl.io u.
This inquiry covered tho question ..
receipts and expenditures as wen az .,ie
plans OF financing the exposi'ion. Auu, ,.
tor Myers stated that INC eapit an o seoe IN
Of the company consisted OF sooo,ovV OF
common. and 1861. 900 OF preierred slo ',.
ne ~, SAID ranre MAJ ,san e recorded bonds on
The exposition providing that the holders
should be entitled to Dix per cent. divi-
denas before the holders of common
slould realize anything. In return Tor
this concession the preferred stock was
to have no voting power
Mr.. Myers stated that the SUBSCRIPTIONS
Of the railroads mad been 10 IN. p non
fnrTed stock 70 INC extent .. siuv'ov W.
flcent to NOrtOik, mao tth'Ii hP-