The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-13
SOUTH CAROLINA.
At EXPOSITION |;'|0: II | :||N
Commissioners Visit Exposition
Grounds for Purpose Of Select
ing Suitable Site.
Al MOST VALUABLE Az EXHIBIT !: J {! 4||!:I'
Burning Of Chapel at Ocean View
Was Work Of In
cendiary.
II MOST VALUABLE EXHIBIT
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E(speclal to The Times-D ispat chsa5sssil
sNORFOL1x, VA, April sl2.A.C ol6nel.
William L. Gonzales, prosi1sR fpC olOHols
August 1Iohn, secretary and trenslter,,f
ind Colonel L. ]. Watson the commits
sioners from the stateiof South Carolhus
To the jamestown Exposition, arrived IN
Norfolk this morning from Columbia
over tho seabonrd, FOR the purpose Of
selecting sitc for tho old South stats
at the Jamestown Tercentenninl.
After breakfast at the Monticello
Hotel the South Carolina commission
orsy company with officials OF the ex-t
position, spent tho morning at the OK
position grounds. It'd
Despite the fact the General Assembly
OF South Carolina only appropriated
$4,000 for participating In the james
town terccntcnnlal, her exhibit will bo
one of tho most complete and valuable
from Southern state. Unlike many
States, South Carolina maintains o per-
nanent exhibit representing historical,
manufacturing and agricultural dis
plays. This exhibit Is intact, and is ready
for display at the Jamestown Exposition
ills valued at 5000 The 5000 nppro.l
printed Is at the disposal OF the commits
soners for building and expenses, and
will enable tho Old South State to show
her wares in much more complete way
than at first glance It Is supposed.
1t has been definitely decided by the
Modern 1Voodmen Of America to build
| a temple at the jamestown Exposition.
Joint meeting of the Norfolk Ports
mouth and Newport News Camps OF
Woodnien was held In Odd Fellows
for the purpose Of perfecting plans for
the reception Of the hend officials Of
eie order when they arrive here. 4
great class of 200 candidates will be
initiated into the order here at that time.
State Deputy M. c. Doubles. of Rich
mond, was present at the meeting to-
night relative to continuance Of the
good work which has been done to secure
the class OF 200 to be Initiated.
AGRICULTURAL BOARD.
The members OF the State Board OF
Agriculture left this morning for the
western branch to inspect tho site pro-
posed ut Churchland for the Tilweater
Experimental Station. This afternoon
they inspected the Diamond Springs site
at Princess Anne county. The board In
spccted the Indian River site offered
and later went down to the exposition
grounds.
The Board Of Agriculture now has be-
fore 1t three sites. consisting Of sixteen
different offers OF farms. 1t will require
one hundred acres for the station In
event a favorable decision on the propo-
stion Is reached
The offer Of one hundred acres at Dia-
mond Springs, In Princess Ammo county,
Is absolutely gratis.
The Indian River Company offers free
twenty five acres Of Its immense tract
ofj2 100gacres and offers to sell tho bal
ance of the land required at $500 an
acre.
On the western branch no free offer
is made the site OF one hundred acres
being offered for $500 an acre. Most OF
the members OF the State Board OF Az
rIcultlre visited the Office of the South
ern Produce Company, on Union Street.
this evening, and there met large num-
Dor OF truckers, who had come there to
greet them and incidentally thanked
them for deciding to establish the sub
experiment station In Tide wnter.
WORK OF INCENDIARY.
That the burning OF the prettyt3llttle
chapel which stood conspicuously on the
green ut Ocean View between the hotel
BALLROOM and the line OF the Norfolk
Railway and Light Company, was the
work OF an incendtary there can be but
little doubt.