The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
VIRGINIA AND
GEORGIA DAYS
These Are Likely to Be Great
Occasions During the
Exposition.
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PLEASE \ ORGANIZED LABOR
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Their Allotment of Space Entire
" Satisfactory-Con1plain Of
transportation Facilities.
PLEASE / ORGANIZED LABOR

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, VA, March 6.--Of the |
lwenty-thrce States that will have
buildings at the jamestown EXPOSE
lion, the commissioners of fifteen have
already selected dates for celebrating
their special day"
While the commissioners of each
state are sparing no effort to make
the celebration of their State day no.
table II is probable that Georgia will,
In a measure, eclipse the others. Tho
Georgia commissioners have selected
June 10th as Georgia day, and this
event will be notable for two reasons.
Unless some other State selects an
earlier date. Georgia will be the first
to celebrate her State day Then the
occasion will be marked by the APP
ptarance of President Roosevelt, who
viii deliver an address to the
Georgians.
Next to Georgia will come Virginia.
whose day Will be celebrated on June
18th. and from "a military and civic
point Of View IL will overshadow tho
celebration OF any OF the State days.
Governor Swanson and his staff, the
state commissioners, the members of
the State Legislature, the Virginia
Congrcssmen and United States Sena-
tors. and the First Brigade will take
part in the celebration. as Will the
cadets from the Virginia Military In
stitute, WHO VIII ACT us ebCoTl W INC
Governor IT is also probable that q
general holiday will be given all over
the State on Virginia day, and 1t is
expected that the attendance at the
exposition on that day Will be enormous.
Dates for Other States.
Other States have selected the fol-
lowing dates for their days: South Car
o1inn, June 2Sth: Massachusetts. Sep
TENDER Sd Rhode Island. September
10th; Maryland September 18th; Yer
mont September 18th; Missouri. Sep
TENDER 2lst. New Jersey, October Sd;
Pennsylvania. October 4th Connecticut.
October 18TH Louisiana August I'D.
and North Carolina, August 18th
In addition to the State days, Vir-
GINA and North Carolina will also cele-
bratc home coming week. Virginia
will begin here celebration on June
1I,h and North Carolina on August
18th.
Say Transportation is Bad.
Protesting against the transportation
accommodations getwecn Norfolk an
they Jamestown Exposition grounds
which the mechanics employed on th'
grounds still declare to be grossly In
adequate some two hundred men out
ward bound for the exposition ground
on the car which left Norfolk at GA
o'clock this morning refused to pa.
their 1aTe 3ItsT pdSsiuS Lie e'pStA'N's
power house at Tanners Creek IN
first nickel had been paid.
six OF the men, according to Nor
folk and Atlantic Terminal inspector
raid their fare, but the others retnsint
Conductor Winston, in charge of til
motor car and open trailer ccmposin
the train. ordered his motorman to bac
on siding until the men agreed 7
ray their way. The train was consc
arl. nd fnEDeCtOr
.nat Conductor Winston refunded tn
money of the six men who paid. an
these together with some others o
the train. took the next car bound TO
fine exposition grounds and went
work.
The other men on the train lost the
days work, and most or them cam
back to the city.
Some of them said to-day that n
fare was refunded to them. The trail
they said consisting of two cars, wa
packed and TANNED.
They refused to pay as protes
agnir~t tho -c-.-'ro the railway W.
giving them
At conference to-day between Lieut.
Gov Ellyson. of the jamestown e,
position management; Secretary Fran
Morrison and Max Morris, representa-
tho American Federation of Labor,
was definitely decided that both II
general labor and union label e:
libits authorized for the Jamestow
Exposition at the Minneapolis meetir
of the American Federation OF Lab,
will be installed In the exposition
general social economy building, no
under the course of construction.
The building will contain 100
square feet OF space. 1t was decld'
to-day that tho labor exhibitors m;
have 1000 square feet, or as mus
more of this space as they may d
nesire The labor representatives sa
1nlfhis was entirely satisfactory, and lie
siSlor a pleasure trip to Cape Henry h
I'll fore their departure for Washingt,
night to report to President Col
n pers Tomorrow.
II Mr.. Rouldin Very III.