Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-07
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR ADVERTISING CITY
Finance CoDm|ttee Of Council Re.
comnends Appropriation
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MAYORS SUGGESTION ADOPTED
Idea is to Have Committee Select
Methods of Exploiting Newport
News in Connection with the Ter.
Observation-Disclosures Square
May Be Taken In Charge.

S'oi ti't thS SitS SouHCll al
preparation for advertising the city
in connection with the Jamestown
Exposition, the finance committee of
the council last night recommended
that S2,OO0 be appropriated for this
purpose.
1t is further recommended that the
matter of selecting ways of advertis.
ing and the spending of the money be
left to the committee. Chairman j.
Winston Read and Messrs. West and
Burchcr voted for the resolution, and
Messrs. r. Lee Davis and Robinson
voted may"
The Mayors Letter.
Below Is given the mayors commu-
nication to the committees:
May G. 1907.
To the Finance Committee,
City Council,
Newport News, Va.
Gentlemen: / respectfully submit
for your consideration the advisable
ity of an appropriation by the city,
to be used III advertising Newport
News in connection with the James.
town Exposition. Practically every
householder in Newport News has
made some outlay for accommodation
OF visitors to the Exposition, and ex.
poets to receive good returns there
Tor. To secure our share of the vis.
ltors to the Exposition 1t is necessa.
ny that they should be acquainted
with the location of Newport News
ms respect the Exposition. and the
desirabtlity of stopping in Newport
News over other places Something
has been done along this line by the
citizens in the raising OF funds for
exploiting the advantages of the city.
lnasmuch as vast majority or the
people will be benefited by an ap-
preparation for this purpose, am or
the opinion that it is but right and
proper that the city should make as
liberal an appropriation as possible,
There are many ways that would sug-
gest themselves for expanding the
appropriation, but / take it that II.
would be best, probably, that the
manner of expenditure should be left
to n special committee, to be appoIne.
ed by each branch of the council for
that purpose. | venture the suggest.
ion, however, that portion of such
an appropriation could be we'll spent
In special newspaper ADVERTISING
For instance-the 10th day of June
has been set apart by the ExposItfoA
Company as Georgia Day, at which
time the President OF the United
States will be present. Thousands
of people from Georgia will undoubt-
eddy attend tho Exposition at that
time and believe that some judi
cious newspaper advertising In one
or more of the principal newspapers
of Georgia would be helpful in bring
ing to Newport News many OF these
tctf rt,D
followed to advertise other special
occasions.
1t may be argued that Newport
News will get her share of the visi-
tors without any appropriation, and
this may be true, but it is undoubt-
edly true also that the proximity or
Newport News to the Exposition is
not generally known. IF this ract
can be made known by iudicious ad.
yertising and this advertising can be
done for reasonable amount. be-
lleve that an appropriation to that
end should be made.
| should be glad to have also MI
cluded In this appropriation, If your
committee should see fit to make an
appropriation, an amount TO cover
the maintenance and tho further
identifying of Washington square.
The Merchants Association of the
city have provided this square. and
have maintained same, and think 1t
nothing but right that tho city should
now bear the burden OF keeping the
same.
beg to call your attention to the
fact,also. that on June Z, there VIII
be observed at the Exposition what
will be known as Tidewater Jubilee
Day. In the observance OF that day
all cities and towns and counties in
Underwater Virginia will IT, asked to
participate. Newport News should
be represented on thar day. do
not know that there will he any en-
ponsa in connection herewith, and
If ary It will be small. but think It
would be VOL to include Il small
amount in the appropriation to he
used for that purpose.
Respectfully.
(SigneG SAMUEL X. BUXTON.
Mayor.
Discussed at Length.
K. The communication was discussed