The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-04
SAYS 10000 WILL
WANT TO ATTEND.
iFs -
Mr.. Tuck Declares That Plans
Had Been Made for Great
Celebration.
EVERYTHING NOW UPSET
Number Of Business Houses In
tended to Give Trip to
Employees.

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Der OF Commerce and the City Council
appointed to arrange the celebration Of
Richmond Day at the Jamestown EN-
position is still negotiating with the
various transportation companies with
regard to the number of people that
can be successfully carried from here
to the exposition and back on July
18TH The railroads have agreed to fig
ure again on the situation and to make
the best possible arrangement. Mean
while the committee is in correspond
Z toaca with various ship owners with q
view of getting. Independent steamers
to come to Richinostd and make a trip
to the exposition, leaving here on the
night OF the 4 7tl1. Until final es-.
innate ons the number of people that
can be accommodated is secured, the
various subcommittee Will not be
able to push their work actively as
the character of the entertainment
and of the Richmond Day program
will depend somewhat on the size of
the crowd. and the number of the peo-
pie present from this city.
Could Take 10000. !.
With reference to the railroad situa-
tion 1t may be said that both the
Chesapeake and Ohio and the Norfolk
and Western have added two through
trains per day in each direction re-
Gently.
The extra trains running from CO.
lumbus and Cincinnati to the exposi-
ton really mean an equipment of eight
trains since. owing to the length of the
through trip, each train put on the
schedule requires double equipment to
operate It. In addition to this, both
roads are advised by their Western
agents. who arc in close touch with
the traffic situation. that by the middle
of July tho exposition through travel
will be heavy enough to require extra
coaches on each train, and in some
cases trains will have to be run in
several sections. 1t Is pointed out
that two or three weeks ago, when the
summer vacation season had not opened
there was an abundance of cars, and
the roads would probably have been
able to transport practically any num-
Der of people Offering to make the
trip.
AS for the general plan outlined by
the committee on attendance, it has
been freely said by many that under
four or five thousand people woult
offer to make the trip. Mr.. r. S
Tuck, who is the chairman of the com
mittee on attendance, and who has
given the matter careful study, de-
clared yesterday that there was abso-
lutely no doubt that twenty Thousand
people would want to go, If the full
plans outlined for the day could be
carried out. and If the transportation
comnan;es could give reasonable n :.
surance of accommodations.
Mr. Tuck said further that his com
mittee had assurances tint If tho ful
! program could be executed there would
be a general holiday in the city, al
manufacturing and mercantile house!
closing and IRA cticn1ly tho whole TOW,
giving tho day IN to "boosting Rich
mona" The civ Council nronosef
r,ninp nc /, 4hoav with tho heads If al
Of tha civ departments making !,
MARTY Of moro than hundred, I'll,
Chamber of Commerce itself propose,
rhartering & special train, and Will
their ladies and friends carrying eigh
hundred or thousand people.
The committee hoped to secure SINH
lar action from the Westmoreland anC
Commonwealth clubs, each organzatio,
going as a body with its friends O.
special trains In general way, i
IS known that other organizations /,
the city were considering making tn,
trip. and If the holiday had been pro
claimed, there is reason to believe tina
a considerable part of tlie Contra
Trades and Labor Council With nam
w - tEsn!! 'it'uoe oi'ioHa' iiaiheS
with suitat+e badges, would make TIL
trip.
For Trades Parade.
In addition TO this, the committee
has been negotiating with a humble
OF manufacturing and mercantil
houses and has been encouraged to be
lieve that many large firms here woul
give the trip TO their employees, march
ing them into the grounds, with badge
and banners as sort of trades pa
rade, "A large tobacco manufacturer
nrm, with a Well-kno"n brand, ha
been considering sending several hun
dred Oh their employees with banner
70 take part In the entrance parade,
II as many as $500 can be take
over from Newport News on the bi
.son Sui'aiiaH' arriving aite