The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04
CONTRACT FOR ].
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Let BY the Jamestown Commits
sion to r. II. Monk, the
Lowest Bidder. 55l$
CORNERS s PTEM Der
Governors Swanson and Warfeld
Both Expected to Be
Present.

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II q NORFOLK, vA., Aug ust 3. The Evir-
,ginla Commission To the jamestown Eek x
position met here to-day and awarded
tho contract OF the State exhibition
building, and fixed September 1st for
work to be- started on the building. The
contract was let to n. II. Monk, OF Nor
folk, Va. whose bid. the lowest, was
s$24,350. N ,{3 ri L; a
September 18th Is the date which Mary
land has selected for the laying OF the
corner -stone Of the Maryland building,
and the day will. therefore. be a big one
In the prcconstrlction period pf tho
Jamestown Exposition.
9 On that date Governor Swanson, OF
Svirg Ma, and 8{ Governor Warfleld. OF
Maryland. will be in Norfolk and the
central figures OF the corners stone laying.
s@ Besides Governor Warfeld and the
twenty-five State commissioners, Chief
Justice NJ csherry. Of that State, will be
In Norfolk to deliver the historical ora
ton. In view OF Judge Nic5herry' s place
on the Maryland programme, It is proba-
bic that the Virginia commission will
/ have Chief Justice Keith, Of the Virginia
Supreme Court to deliver one OF tho
addresses. It Is expected that all the
prominent Stat to officials will attend the
dual Ger emoni es. 81 IL n G
Two States T together.
Following the action Of the Maryland
and Virginia commissions In fixing the
Same date for the ground breaking cere-
monies, the suggestion IS made that the
North Carolina commission Il do likewise
II This would make the day q memorable
enc, In that three States would break
ground for their State buildings on the
same day, and that the chief executives,
OF the three States and the most proml-s
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guished party, such as Norfolk seldom
entertains. VI $ES3s & FL I'd w a3s;
The Virginia commission, 5 with Gov
ernori Swanson In the chair. at Don
settled down to work Besides the Gov
ernor, who never looked In bett ter health,
A the other men, bers Of the commission
present were colonel RA. s.. Bowman. n
\ b.. Early. Colonel C. Edward Day, State
Senator Nv. w. Sale, Colonel r. w
#Withers, and Captain Wv Baker 4
The Exhibits.
5s5 When the commission convened at VA
O'CLOCK this afternoon, the first business;
was to take up the exhibit Of birds and
mammals. which was placed in the hands
of Dr.$JV. F. Hutcheson, tof rtsmoutfl,
Va Dr.. Hutchinson was present, and out
lined the needs OF the exhibit, the nurn-.
Der OF birds and various species. a and the
different kinds OF reptiles he will place
In the exhibit. a a FL fSS IS 8
s As soon as 1 It is d decided about tho
/ amount OF space to be allotted to this
exhibit Dr. Hutc heson " III beg In the work
Sof mounting and arranging the exhibit
Dr. b.. g. Clark, OF Chicago who did the
same work at the st. Louis exhibit was
awarded the contract for Installing the
exhibit at the Virginia building, at sl.5o
per square foot, amounting to- $4,000 for
I the 5000 square feet that will be given
4 for exhibits Of all kinds in the State
building. "a Captain Baker was delegated
to correspond with the exhibition com-l
mission and arrange for the county ex-5
hibit. SEA rs 81 81 $5s s55 4 F
Free Transpo rtation.
In the matter OF free transpoyea ton
for the Virginia exhibit, Is authorized to
take the matter In charge, and offer not
only free transportation for the exhibits,
but free transportation for the employees
who accompany the exhibits.
Lyman Babcock, OF Princess Anne.
county. addressed the commission and
discussed the fruits, trucking and fish
exhibit. He declared that It Will cost
about $3.50 to produce the exhibit lin !
fruits and trucking In wax, and that
/, $500 additional would be needed to pro-
duce m exhibit OF the real article. This
same amount would be needed to repre-
sent the fish and game. and he advo-
Gates that many OF these exhibits be
mounted. Il. He declares that the South
5ern Produce Cornpanyais willing to make
an appropriation for the fish and truck
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