The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
BALTIMORE ALSO
TO HAVE A FAIR
Maryland City Will Follow in
Footsteps OF Vir-
GINA.
SPIRIT PERvADEs GEORGIA q ORG
Southern State Realizes Advant-
ages From Fair-Atlanta-
Subscribcs Largely.

of Virginia and will hold great "jubdlee
and exposition" this fail; and the Bal
timore papers are filed with the efforts
OF the patriotic men behind the move
ment, which will greatly advance tho
interests of Baltimore and Maryland. The
main Difference between the two move
ments, here and there, is that Balti-
mores has Baltimore behind 1t. while
that now being ngtated in Richmond, Is
Virginla's. and has the entire State boz
hind 1t. Baltimore people Will subscribe
$4,000, but they are not going about 1t
with any more patriotism and zeal than
the people of Richmond.
The articles of incorporation of Balti-
more exposition provide for capital stock
Of $4,000, to lie raised by subscription
at $40 Il share. The incorporated body
will be known as the Greater Baltimore
Jubilee and Exposition Association or Bal
timore and its terms of existence will be
40 years. AS originally planned, 1t was to
be governed by n board of Is directors,
the number afterwards being increased to
%.
The exposition is to be held on Centre
Market Space about next September. and
will last 80 days, following the four days
jubilee.
{ Fair Spirit in Georgia.
The exposition spirit has also moved
Georgia. a special from Atlanta. indl-
Atlanta Is assured. The special con-
tinues:
Everybody in Atlanta is Justly proud
of the way the city and the citizens has
acted toward raising the necessary funds
for the biggest undertaking of the kind
ever attempted by city In Georgia. All
recognized that II was up to Atlanta TO
show what she could do in the way of
giving an exposition which would be a
credit to the city and the state as we'll
as the South. All have done their part,
and so far there are regrets fornone.
AT present the subscriptions to the
fair fund amount to $685.. and the COM
mittee of twenty-five, say that the $780,
900 will lie in hand within n few days.
This amount has been raised by popular
subscription from among the newspapers,
business firms and individuals.
The sum announced by Chairman Mad
doX, of the committee, does not include
the $4,000 which has already been set
aside by the city OF Atlanta, toward tho
enterprise. and which is to be the first
instalment of the s260,o10 promised by the
city A much larger guarantee fund is
assured as soon as the committee gets
down to actual work. as the sums quoted
have been given by volunteers.
The banks of Atlanta contributed $780,
COO One merchant has contributed $500
and one family contributed $500 Several
large firms contributed 500 each. The
real estate men contributed most liber-
ally their sums ranging from 800 to $1,000.
Thirteen firms contributed 5000 collect
lively.
with this money in hand and assured
the management is going ahead with
active work on the buildings and pro-
curing exhibits which will be the largest
the South has yet seen.
Every manufacturer, merchant, busi-
ness man, hotel and boarding house
keeper in the city is getting busy for
the immense volume of trade which Will
be brought here by the fair. Business
in many lines Is getting decided move
on so as to he ready for the great crowds
that will flock to Atlanta from this and
adjoining States during the exposition.
Boom in Business.
Many are OF the opinion that slumps
in values and in business follow fairs.
but the following special from St. Louis
Shows that just the reverse is true:
The boom in realty continues. The old
to ST. Louis. nor has 1t at any time during
the past two years.
I'm a report submitted to the Business
Mems League, Festus ]. Wade. chair
man of the real estate and taxation COM
.mittee, has this to say: while there
were 1850 houses erected during the
worlds fair Year at a cost of s14.O75 ,79i.
in the year 1905 there were $3.50 houses
constructed. at cost OF s23api,1G4. Most
of the buildings constructed were resi-
dences, flats and apartment houses, and
practically all completed have been oc-
cuped. In five years real estate assess
ments In st. Louis have increased more
than s7!.o0o,00o, notwithstanding the fact
that the rate OF taxation has Increased
In the same period of time 20 cents per
$780,"
Fairs Pay Well.
That State fairs pay we'll Is the ex-
pericnce OF Ohio, as the appended recent
special from Cincinnati would Indicate:
Reports presented al the meeting of the
State Board Of Agriculture Tuesday
showed that the last State fair was the
most successful and satisfactory In all
respects ever held In Ohio. The men,
bers Of the board were elated at the
good showing,
Secretary Miller presented the follow
Ing financial report:
Receipts--Full admission tickets,
s42,s14; children's tickets. s1,45S25; wag-
on tickets. SAG: special tickets $132.16;
grandstand tickets, ss,44s5O; airship
tickets s1,36a,95; privileges s4.763.2a;
class entrance fees s1,774,sO; speed en-
trance fees, $25s5; woman's and art
buildings, fees, $40; Ohio shorthorn
! Breeders Association. special premiums,
] $193; Poled Durham Breeders Ajssocia-
| ton. special premiums. 5000; Collection
from American Trottng Association.
s21.1O; total, sbs914.4s.
4 Expenditures - Premiums, s21,11S.70;
printing and advertising. s3,57s.27: OK
pense Of various departments, s3,OOS.13