The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-01
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OTHERS W|LLFOLl0A|
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4sIst8 ueu &lIOlnE flfSC& Ha8eslAt9 fy
person connected with 1t; Alval, II.
Martin, vice president and formerly
governor Of transportation, and 7. S.
.Soutllgate. 9.ss8s sd sss
E. The governments interest In the ex--
position will be considered at a confer
$ence between the Secretary Of the
Treasury and Assistant Secretary I'D =
wards Il in N CIV ~ rk to morrow. M r.
Edwards Il left for lew, Y ork tonight.
~ Confers with Committee. Il, III
Mr. Barr was in conference this
forenoon with Judge 4 H. S. # Garnett:
and Rear Admiral 55P. y n Il 3. Harring tom
I. s., M, Chairman of the James town
Exposition Naval Board, members Of
the committee appointed to receive
Mr. Bars reply5$to the resoluti ton @of
the directors!' requesting him to th-i
draw his resignati9n. a Tt Is ilnpr obs
able tina u Mr. Barr himself knew; what
Ecour Sc he would. pursue until after.
this Sconferenc e. He refuses a to with;
draw his esighation4 because of5"ex-i
listing conditions" hat 4 s, the friction
over the, social affalr HI d he been
given assurances shat q al }s 3 & his de-
2lnands would be compiled with itNfis
thought here that his letter Of to- day
would have been one WI drawing g. the
resignation. n
3# ar. Bnrr's Letter. 81
The letter follows: 95t 8lS sa IA ~
ITO the Boari of Directors, Jamestown
Exposition Company: u ~ .ss3
s5i sGentlene 81 have 8reca iyed syo nr5 re-
quest, adopted ut your meet Ing ED 9on the
ts,sx ~. frr h r,too
dissenting vote), ~ that 4 draw " n y
resignation rs director general 3, rendered
upon the 4 9Th 3instan and beg To- say n
reply. after full consideration, hat swhiles1
greatly value and fully appreciate this tex-
preston OF confidence in me- cannot do. SO
under the conditions existing and therefore
ber to ask that e be relieved at once. %SJsa
I'm accepting the hdirector-g eneralship5 o.
the exposition at :n time VIII on he reso cea
Of your company were exhausted II and when
the exposition Ing conse Quence faced disaster,
pacIty Until lit had been onducted to VI
concflsl on.e II the conditions Imposed by me,
accepted by you and N lnoorpora ted sin your
bylaws. were Sreco gnized and enforced Ri
This for reasons satisfactory to you has
NOT been done; and being 4 In CONSEQUENCE
powerless to- do thesthingsS for thu exposi-
ton VIII lch its reput alton and sue cess In IN
opinion. denlande ed rec uested 4 to & be re-
licved of the duties OF dlrect tor general as
SOON as the. $exposit ito n IN as com pleted in q
thorough manner as ag credi tabl b exposition
believing ,nys94 full DBL iEation II thereto had
been perforIne ed der the circunistanc les Sex:
listing. sSl, al Ne @ss
.ss.'As the exposition has been scompleted5i
can w be easily co nducte cd to "a Sconclu
slo1,4l t discord lbe eliminated from Its man
agemert.. and 1f II on.n be- Of any further
benefit in an Bunoff lcal capacity a I ult
DO glad ito have YOU cal upon me. 5s y
be to express, throu gh ~ ], my thor
ough appreciation of and thanks for 4 he Aur
gent requests made upon you by the mem
bera of+the State Comm ssoners "A ssocia,tlon
cesaonn,rey, the TX I d duceu to- eontlnu
to serve as directors general, snnd stoS say thu
4 I would 4 have pl oaaures In foompl Ing witt
their wishes II ;it;Swere possible for me t
/ do so,