The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-11
1'OWNE SPEAKS
FOR jamestown
New York Representative III Con-
4 gross Appeals for Great Wiz
gi1ia Exposition
APPLAUSE FROM BOTH SIDES
Calls Upon All Amcrirnans to
Gather iii Old Dominion at
Celebration
,s,o.io, n rho 1Ymcs-Dispa,ch.

Especial to The Tfmcs-Dlspatcil''
HI #Nv,ASH1NGTON, j. O., Aprii u, Nv,
prescntative Charles a. Towhe Q. ~
york, addressed The House to-day OH
Tia subject OF tho Jamestown Exposition.
III VA; accorded the rare distinction OF
being received with applause OH
bnti, sides Of the chamber. Mr.. Iowhe
said III part: q,
eSnf ..-Towne declared II would be ON.
Gilt to ovpres;imntc the significance OF
tho celebration of tile lanilnE at Jnmes-
town OF the first permanent English
speaking colony on this hemisphere. The
rbtoct seemed to him so worthy ana
important rs to Justify the gocernmcnt
Z b, participating in commemorasion OF the
went In his remarks he sad!
$s sat jamestown. on the 30.h OF 1uly. 1912,
assembled the first representative legislative
body on this continent. From then TIL 40
5 the House OF l3ursesses witnessed srea.
X part OF the parliamentary DEVELOPMENT out
s4 Of which were to spring the institutions OF
3tthe United States OF America and, indi-
rectly the rcgcnerative political movements
4 elsewhere that have constituted the chiet
Il Interest OF the history OF the WorIu tof
z century and a quarter.
The New Virginia.
u This is not the place 10 rccite with any
III sparticularlty the history OF that legislative
~ ibody. But every American IS proud or II;
Time and again Il was dissolved by royal
governors for passing measures designed 10
q enlarge political freedom and for express
WI Ing sympathy with the patriots OF Mussa'
* chusetts ana others of the colonies. Never
has period of similar duration witness
E8' ed such transformation and such progress as
IL that whose close is to be so appropriated!
~ concentrated at jamestown in May OF thn
NJ coming year: III military organization ana
NJ equipment. in naval architecture and arm
sb man. and In the whole domain of industry.
3f 1t would be impossible to cite paralei:
n tharn 10 a
III A erca so apt to an Impressive demonstra-
8Eiion OF this marvellous change as the ialr
gS domain OF old Virginia.
~ at will be an inspiring and awesomo
nj spcc,acle-that naval parade IN the Virginia
& waters The world will never have seen
3s before such gathered potency OF havoc on
ii ,.Bu; no change has been more marked In
these three hundred years than that which
u has taken place In the Industry OF the Ola
s} Dominion. In addition to the revolution m
s the useful arts, due TO the aevS!opnisnt y, y,
NJ the natural sciences, and especially or steam
ond electricity which has been !nconceiN-
d IDLY beyond all precedent. but In which
aE Virginia and the South have participated as
matter Of course with the rest OF the
u world that section has undergone success
sion OF changes peculiar TO Itself OF surpass-
ing interest in manner Incident, anu re-
suits This phenomenon would repay ex'en-
Ave treatment, nut must not long detalh US
upon this occasion. The specialization IN
products like tobacco. cotton and sugar
under the application Of servile labor had
bull, up what Grady has called a splendid
and chivalric ollgarhy,' with aitesdant
economic implications wholly at variance
with the general tendencies and progress
OF society elsewhere. When the civil war
6 was ended chaos fell upon The South. the
tattered and shattered heroes who stacked
their useless arms before the maSnan'inous
victor OF .Appomsi;ox, turse6 from the
wreck O, their separatist dream TO DIS,
rup.ed and disorEan!zsd society to wasted
SAT- rT ard JfrlRi
3 hopeless debt. to bankrupt business. bllghted
!. bn.,,As ard .xiEuS. I'd enerE!eS.