The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-12

Wintry winds and threatening skies
notwithstanding thousands Of Rich
lnond people are moving toward the
Jamestown Exposition, and the repre-
scntation from the capital city on Vir-
ginia Day promises to DO unusually
large.
The Old Dominion steamship Brandon
went down james River last night with
every berth filled and all the deck
space crowded: and tho trains that
went toward Norfolk and Jamestown
yesterday and last night were packed
with Richmond people, who thought
best to make an early start. In fact,
this has been the condition of ali the
trains headed that way every day this
week.
Special Trnins to be Run.
This morning the Norfolk ana West
ern and the Atlantic Coast Line will
run q special S1.50 excursion train,
which will leave Byrd Street Station at
1880 o'clock and is scheduled to pull
UP at the Exposition Grounds at 1890.
| Tho Chesapeake and Ohio will run two
trains certainly and more If there Is a.
demand for them. The first train over
that line will leave tho Main Street
Station at { o'clock promptly and the
second at o'clock. If there are other
| people to haul this road will run out
another train within half an hour, and
then fourth one If necessary to carry
the crowds down to see what Virginia
Day at the exposition is to be. If it
shall be bright and sunny this morn
ing there is hardly doubt that the
Chesapeake and Ohio will be called
upon to furnish the additional trains.
! Nearly every person one could meet
on the streets yesterday contemplated
q trip to Jamestown to- day IF it
doesn't rain" The weather prophets,
the official ones, promised q fairly good
day. and on tho strength of that prom
Use hundreds of those who wcro in
doubt rushed to tho ticket offices and
arranged for their transportation pa
1 pcrs
j Undoubtedly business will be dull In
this city to-day. for merchants and Gus
/ toners, sellers and buyers Of every
thing will be fewer than on any pre-
vious day this year.
!. State Offices Closed.
The action of the Governor OF the
State in making Virginia Day" a holt
day so far as the State officials and en-
;, pioyes are concerned does not make to-
!, day legal holiday, and the banks OF
Richmond will be doing business MS
usual. There seems to some lnisnppre-
hcnsion on this point. BY order OF
! Governor Swanson oil the offices In the
Capitol and Library Buildings will be
!, closed, and the officials and clerks will
/ have an opportunity to witness the
i Virginia Day exercises. Most Of their
will go. Some went last night, and @
! large contingent will follow this morn.
Ing. Secretary Of the Commonwealth
: D. Q. Eggleston is at his home If
I, Charlotte. He had contemplated beine
/ at jamestown to-day, but has writer
Q his assistant. Mr.. j. G. Hankins, tina
= owing to the illness Of his little son, III
cannot say when he Will be able tt
leave home.
: All the offices closed at the end o
business yesterday, and will open a
tho usual hour tomorrow morning
Governor Swanson will not return t,
the city until next week, and will the,
j. remain here for only few days. TIL
;; Governor will be at the exposition dur
ing the greater part Of this month
! No Holiday In City Hall.
: Tho city offices and the City Aal
Will not be closed to-day. the Counc
having made no provision for such OF
servancc OF Virginia Day Many O
to Jamestown to-day, but will BIO unabl
y to do 80, as business will be transact 9
a as usual.
. There Is no committee meeting O
Council meeting scheduled for the da,
- however, and IT will be very qule
"a one.
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