The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
Colonel George Wayne Anderson
Offered Original Resolutions in
House OF Delegates.

Over tLis bill there was a long and
fered. it provided for no capital stock.
Colonel Anderson got in one amend
ment fixing the capital stock at ST.
100000. and another providing that
the charter should become void unless
the amount should be subscribed by
January l, 1904. In this form the bin
passed.
The company preceded to organize
under the charter. and later to solicit
subscriptions to the capital stock, but
nothing further was done in the way
of legislation until the session OF
1902-3-4, except to pass some COM
panion bills cxempting the company
from the payment OF charter fees and
allowing cities and counties to appro-
pirate money for exhibits.
The first appropriation bill was Of
fered in this latter session. Identical
measures Were presented in the House
by Hon. John Whitehead, OF Norfolk.
Senate The measure finally passed
was that offered by Mr.. Whitehead.
known as House Bill No. SO, carrying
an appropriation OF 100000.
Here Colonel Anderson made an
other fight, but this time he lost Ho
offered an amendment to the effeGt
that the amount be appropriated for
State exposition to be managed by
a commission. and not given to a pri-
vate corporation.
This amendment provoked prolonged
debate. but was finally defeated, and
the bill passed.
1t provided for the payment of tho
amount in yearly instalments, and
required that the company should be
able to show certain large amounts in
actual cash collections before any por-
ton of ii should be available.
L. Hal 4, ~t..N.
ture held several distinct sessions. adj
! journing from time to time in order
to get matters relating to the work
| OF the Constitutional Convention in
| shape.
| At the final one in 1901, Mr.. Stearnes,
OF Newport News, offered resolution,
which was adopted. inviting all tho
States in the Union to cooperate In
| making the exposition 81 success.
Later there We're several other APP
| preparations made by tho State. ono
| was for 100000 for expenses in enter
tanning, and for the military and naval
| display.
Another was for $4,000 for a state
building to be devoted to commercial
and industrial exhibit on the part OF
the State. upon condition that the
| exposition company give the State q
| fec simple title to one acre or land
surrounding said building. Out of this
/
| $4,000 to the Association Tor tho
Preservation OF Virginia Antiaul ties,
| for building and improvements on
| Jamestown Island
The Governor named tho loiio"ins
! commission to Lave charge OF the
States interests
Colonel A. NJ. Bowman, .ot salem;
! Colonel C. Fenton Day. Of Isle OF
| Wight: Captain w. w. Baker, of
| chesterteld; Hon. Robert W Withers.
of Suffolk, and Hon. N. B. early, or
| Greene. ~,
/ me origin ana progress of tho
| Jamestown Exposition so far as tho
| Virginia Legislature is concerned have
| been fully recited
, Meanwhile, Congressman III. L.
Maynard, Of Portsmouth, had taken tho
matter up in Congress. where he sue
/ ceeded in securing a flat nppropria-
| ton OF $25O,O00. Later Congress made
tho company a loan of 100000, for
which the latter pledged its gate re-
ceipts, and smaller appropriation was
subsequently, secured to be devoted to
the purposes Of entertainment,
A large number of States mndo
! liberal appropriations for exhibits, and
many of the counties and cities of Vir-
glnin did likewise, SO that tho money
involved is q wonderfully large sum. /.