The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-07
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solved X a number OF tho n,ore ES-to-
do people who can afford to do 30
Will go down the day previous and meet
the Richmond contingent on tho
ground. A large number have indi-
Gated their purpose Of doing this, and
the Inside Inn and the Old Point Com
fort Hotel have both agreed to make
special rates to Thermometers for the
night preceding and following Rich
rnond Day.
The City Council and cfIicials arc
planning to go by Norfolk and West
ern on their FIRST train, and Il has
been suggested that the inembcrs OF
the Chamber OF Commerce. with their
families and friends. go by the Chesh-
peake and Ohio first train. each orr
ganization taking n brass band along.
will form at the landing point. and
march through the grounds to the
Richmond Building. Two such pa
rades with several thousand people 4
each, with ali wearing Richmond
badges, would not let those attending
the exposition from other points for.
get that July 18th Is Richmond Day.
Invite Merchants.
Tho, Chamber OF Commerce has re-
Gently sent out In connection with
other literature ,hirty-one thousand
neatly gotten up Invitations to NOR
chants all over the South to meet the
Richmond business men at Jamestown
on Richmond Day, and many associa-
lions OF wholesale dealers in several
lines OF trade are planning to enter
tain tho visiting merchants in various
ways.
The committee on program have not
az yet completed their work. but in a
general way It is proposed. when all OF
tho Richmond contingent has arrived
at the Richmond Building, to have
serenade from the two Richmond
bands, after which Mayor Mccarthy and
President Tucker. Of the exposition
company will no doubt be asked to
make brief remarks. Tho orator OF the
day has not yet been selected. but Will
no doubt be some prominent and popu-
lar Richmond man. as the day Will be
Richmond event out and out.
The Exposition Company announce
through Director-General Barr. that
they expect to. finish all work on the
grounds. and have every exhibit COM
| only workmen in the grounds Will be
those making repairs. Richmond Day
| Will therefore be the first set day on
which a large attendance will have
| an opportunity OF seeing the completed
exposition
Mr.. Robert Lecky. chairman OF the
| general committee on Richmond Day.
4 said yesterday that the plans were
4 again moving forward smoothly. az
1 ter some delay and that II the Coun-
| ell appropriation was passed on Tues
/ day night, that would be In Itself a
atimulus to the transpor tation lines
4 to use their. utmost endeaYor to haul
the people.
Four Reasons.
There are four reasons. continued
Mr.. Lecky, why think Richmond
i people should go to the exposition on
/ Richmond Day. The frst Is the pa
j trlotic reason. It Is Richmond Dav,
and we are Richmond. 4 people, and
4 have every reason to be proud OF the
4 fact 1t Is an opportunity TO show
. our city IN its best light and let tho
world know what n fine place we come
from. The second reason IS the edu-
cational one.
II have been to nearly every one OF
the big expositions, and have found In
! structive and interesting things at each
one. This is the first really great ex-
: position in a reasonable distance OF
. Richmond. and there are thousands OF
u our people who have no conception OF
!, what they can.see there How many OF
! our machinists know that there Is on
: exhibit the biggest 1ocomot tive In the
world-an engine with twelve driving
4 wheels and two cylinders on each sldei
Wouldn't 1T be an education to any
mechanic TO go through that n1achinei
2 How many of the pupils of our public
schools know anything OF the minera.
wealth OF their own State? An hour
spent in seeing the State OF Virginia.
exhibit In mines and metallurgy 4,
: worth a weeks schooling a5IsSs5.s
9 Then there Is the pleasure Of the
day. We have to go away from Rich.
mond to meet Richmond people. Their.
: are three thousand benches In the
shade on one side of the Lee Parade
r and no restrictions about throwing
Q trash on the grounds. We can make !
: an immense basket picnic.
: The fact Is that man can take hi,
s whole family down, with a basket O
81 apiece. $50 for railroad fare fare an an;
9 since the band concerts. the Richmond
t Day exercises, thu military parade an,
g the exhibit buildings are absolutel!
i Commercial Side.
n Then there Is the commercial side
% press the. whole country, not onl
through tn who are ct Jamessowr
d out OF the Importance OF her manufac
j. turing and Wholesale trade. Bait,
q more has had her day, and the attend
= ants at the exposition were mpresse
:, q With her Importance The attending
d. by the 18th Richmond Will have
3 much larger opportunity to exhibit he
e industries. Then there is another sid
- OF It, Richmond has already made a,
=, immense profit out OF the exposition
y The lever with which we hay
Is drawn the big conventions, and q mum
1t Der that are yet to come. to Richmon
ID Is the proximity to the exposition. w
,e have taken none OF tina risk, and hay
- = already. reaped largely OF the proft
a. and Will do so throughout the expo
thousand to properly celebrate Fitch
y Day she could airs well a1 aaa t.
~ times that amount through the peopl
IN who have stopped over here while !. 3
y, route to Jamestown and through q
ID conventions and reunions which hay
.s spent money here.
n GAMBLER JAILED.