The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-03
ARE STREAMING TO
GEL THE |: !. MONEY !. N|'||.|:..Y|
Every Effort Being Put Forth in.
b Few Remaining Days to- III
surc the State Fair.
WILL BE PAYING INVESTMENT
Assured That Enterprise Will BE.
Sc1f-P clpen,ati,1g I Once
f Established.

with only twelve days left In which
to make the guarantee fund, OF the per-.
tmanent Virginia stnte Fair fund ind
tho necessary amount several thousand
dollars short tho committee is bending
every energy to complete tho collection
In time. Members Of the committee say
to. day that some taichn1onders have met
them with more attention recently. but
still contributions are rather slow In
coming In. @
Iii speaking OF tho benefits of por-
nlnnent state Fair In Richmond. the
committee tis practically unanimous iii
saying that lack Of concentrated action
on the part OF Richmond business mon
and merchants Is partly responsible for
the fact that the business interests Of
this city, arc so mitch isolated from.
SOUTHWEST Virginia. the Piedmont sec
ton und tho Eastern, Shore, The State
Fair Committee is composed of men III
practically MI branches, Of business, and
1t is their well founded belief that the
fair here viii go great ways toward
bringing Richmond industries and iner--
chants III close contact with the three
isolated sections. Everybody knows what
a great benefit tho annual meetings and
exhibitions Of tho Richmond Horse Show
Association have been to tho business
Interests Of Richmond. The fair will
bring treble tho number of visitors and
everybody knows that visitors to Rloh-.
nlond Horse Shows have selected that
time to do their fall and winter shop
ping.
Merchants and large onsumers from
the rural districts, have come III large
tunlters Whenever there was some good
attraction in Richmond, and It is the
purpose Of the fair association to make
the annual meetings so interesting that
thet visitors from the now Isolated sec
tons, as well as adjoining. sections of
other States be brought here to do their
buying This means many thousands Of
dollars left here with Richmonders in
all branches of business every year.
Self-Perpetuating.
Another matter which Tho fair asso-
citation calls attention totisrtho fact that
the subscriptions tare asked-to stock to
start the fair. Once started there will
be no more cnnvassng for subscriptions
as the enterprise will not only be self
sustaining, but on a paying basis, paying
dividends on every dollar Of stock sub
scribed
From the very Inception Of "a pernla
5nent State Fair here the committee and.
other interested citizens have received
guarantee after guarantee from outside
sources of support In the wayIof valuable
competitive exhibits and contributions to
tho many and varied prize fundAEs5 From
this fact the committee feels more than
reasonably assured, that the fair will DO
q permanent success. once the> business
men of Richmond can beiAnducGdSt to sub
scribe a sufficient fund to,fstart the BUSH
iness. WA
With outside people taking a more than.
liberal interest and doing more than.
their part to assist In making the state
Fair here a permanent success, the COM
mittec, men who have taken time from.
their own personal business 'tand put
their shoulder to the wheel to make this
enterprise q success. naturally feel that
other citizens and business men of. Rlch-
mond, many Of whom will doubtless share
as much and some more, than,the COM
mltee. should be igEgtnsGpAt r1ubtc To
sufficient amount the
first exhibition undert. VA y 4 llarensiSA fter
that the committeeSwllls askNnothing more
Of them *. S a