The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
GOVERNMENT AGAIN
AIDS EXPOSITION.
Will Waive Collection Of First
Payment Of Loan Made to
Jamestown Show.
MARTIN BEATS THEM OUT !
MARTIN BEATS THEM OUT
Defeats Plan OF Complete Re-
organization, Which Embraced
Dropping Board Of Governors.

Z NORFOLK, VA, July 11.-Announce-
would waive collection of the first pay
ment on the loan made the Jamestown
Exposition, and it was received here
with much qualification, although none
OF the exposition officials In, Norfolk
Tonight knew the exact terms OF the
waivers both Director-General Barr
and President Tucker being In Wash
ington for the purpose of comforting
with Secretary of the Treasury Cortel-
you on exposition matters. 1t is known,
however, that Secretary Cortelyou has
stated that lie desires the affairs of
the exposition management straight
ened out by July 31st. Certainly no
payment will be required before that
time. The 100000 for tho immediate
needs of the exposition must also be
in hand by that time. OF this sum
s51. 600 was subscribed at a meeting OF
bankers and others at a recent meet
ing.
The action of the administration is
taken as a sure indication of the gov
ernment's continued desire to aid the
eXposition in every way possible. and
Of its confidence in 1t. present and fu-
ture The action of. the government. 1t
is also anticipated. will serve to
strengthen the confidence Of the peo-
pie in the fair. The decision of the
government not to require payment OF
| the first instalment of the loan also
goes; far toward clearing up the
| financial problems of the exposition
| and there Is now far less occasion for
alarm than heretofore.
Martin Opposed.
Alvah Fl, Martin, political organizer
| and leader of Norfolk county, who
| two or three months before the open
| ing of the exposition, was added to the
board of governors office of governor
of transportation being created fol
him, is the man who has held UP the
\ complete reorganization of the eX.
position and clogged wheels thai
would have otherwise run smoothly.
At the meeting of stockholders O
the exposition on July 5th it wa
thought that the report Of the com
4 mittee charged with the duty of dc
vising a plan for the practical reor
4 ganiaation of the exposition would b
\ adopted without a dissenting vote
! 1t remained for Martin to spring
4 surprise on tile unsuspecting assem-
4 h!age. The report of the committe
recommended in effect that director
4 general be appointed for the exposl
;, ;ion, with full powers, and that tn
!, departments of the exposition be- re
4 formed under four heads, thus legis
, iating the board Of governors out o
existence. When the report had bee
! read and it had been moved that
he adopted Martin was on his fee
: !n an instant ready for the deliver
Of carefully-prepared speech. II
carly remarked that the report coul
not be adopted, and as authority 70
! that remark he calmly announced tina
he controlled a majority of the stool
pin dropping on the floor coul
i have been heard. Martin himself
Il the largest individual stakeholder
tile exposition. He IS in the show
" an influential position, and he Is III
one to be dumped out so unceremon
.!ously. The best thing that the mnol
!. Iiry could then do WAS to secure
aEcompronlise 10 the effect that the boa.
'Iof governors should be otliciallN "
!, Itnined In an advisory capacity TIL
,Inot only embarrassed Mr Barr. hut
said to hnNe6,net with the disfavor
ISccretarS Cortelyou, who has made
y (Continued on Third Pagel