Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-08-10
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
SHALL WE HAVE AN EXHIBIT?

In accordance with the provisions of
the Sale-Holt bill passed by the recent
General Assembly, many of the coun-
ties of the State are making appropri-
atoms for an exhibit at the Jamestown
Exposition, and it begins to look as if
those counties which do not do so will
be put down in the list of drones and
mossbacks. For our part we do not
like to think of our own prosperous
little county showing less progress
sive spirit than many of the other coun-
ties are showing. The amount which
is permitted to be appropriated is
limited to 81, 500. but need not be so
much as that unless desired.
1t is fact that many of our citizens
are inclined to complain of the present
rate of taxation in Middlesex; and
special appropriation for an exhibit
at the jamestown Exposition would
mean an increase in the county levy.
The question is, therefore, whether the
benefits to be derived would justify
this increased levy. We believe they
would, and we favor the making of an
appropriation for this purpose by our
board OF supervisors, as we do not be-
heve that progress can be achieved in
any direction without an outlay of
money andwe favor the progress of our
county in every direction. -Southside
Sentinel.
1t should not be necessary to add
one whit to the foregoing. They are
our sentiments, previously expressed.
But July has gone, and so far we have
not heard Of single county in the
Northern Neck making, or arranging
to make, such an appropriation.
More's the pity! We really do not
understand how much we are in the
"back row." nor yet realize what the
Jamestown Exposition is to mean to
Underwater Virginia. Next year ever
thing hereabouts will be flames
town." you will hear it sung on all
sides, and everybody will be asking
his neighbor when he expects to 20
down, or "when did you get back
from Jamestown" OF course every
man, woman and child, and maybe
all the pet poodles, will go; they
will just be 'bleeged TO go; can't
stay away, and they shouldn't stay
away-that is, the humans.
Nearly every boat in these waters
will at one time, or all the time, be
an excursion boat. And excursions
would come from there hers-visi-
tors, rich and poor, rough and
comely, prospective purchasers or
prospectors seeking place for in
vestment-did they know of us.
The other counties are going to
get them; we are not. When
asked "whsre are you from?" you
will say the Rappahannoek. or
Northern Neck, as the case may be,
but you are not on the mapl Moth
= ing is known of you or your country,
and settlers and investors are not on
avoyage and discovery for new lands.
They want something that is pushed,
is known.
And We are the most blessed peo-
pie on earth-right here in this far
away corner of old Virginia. Some
OF You complain of poverty, and you
don't know what the word means.
Go out and look for squalor and
wretchedness, just once, and you will
come back, ever afterwards satisfied
to live and die right here. 1t
will 40 you good to try the
experiment once. 1t will Jolt
your chronic debility and knock
itinto a cocked-hat. Talk about tax
alton, and raising a few cents just
for one year! Such believing usually
comes from the fellow that manages
to 60 "shy" on his capitation tax,
not from the man who owns property
and contributes largely to the sup
port of his county; for such man
ID business to the core and knows
that without advertising. business
and progress will stagnate. We
don't know what taxation means.
True, our counties are small and of
meagre population, and with no very
wealthy Gas the term now goes) resi-
dents, but for all that, you will
hardly find dire case of poverty or
distress in ten contiguous counties
we might name-one. tenth of the
whole number of counties in the
State; everybody with enough to eat
and wear and every other man own.
ing his own place without mortgage.
1t is record; equal it if you can.
And tell US there is q county 10
this section that cannot afford to
subscribe thousand dollars for an
exhibit and in the way of attracting
moneyed people and prospective
buyers! But first eliminate politics
and then give rs sincere answer;
take out the thought that Jim Jones
would vote against me or my party
at the next election il / favor an