The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-23
VIRGINIA MUST AID
IN LEADING !: !: !. \ ]; !. THE | WAY !
President Johnson Makes Appeal
for Her Sons 10 Solve Ma
tons Problems.
CORPORATIONS. NOT ALL BAD
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JAMEsT o w N 4, s Z Os1 ION
jamestown was on the calendar az
Southwest Virginia Day, and Il socdly
number OF people from the Southwest
were on tile grounds In homo,
OF 1t. tile most prominent OF them be-
Ing l.. Il. Johnson, president OF the
norfolk and Western Railway
The formal exercises of the day were
conducted In tho Auditorium with Mr..
johnson himself taking the most
prominent part as orator OF the day.
MIR. Jofnson's address embodied n de-
Tense OF the good corporations prop-
erly conducted and a severe nrrnign-
ment of those politicians, who, he said,
courted temporary popularity by cry
ing ont for Legislation against cor
poia atoms.
Lieutenant Governor j. TaSlcr Ely
son, in the absence of Governor Swan
son, welcomed the Southwest Virgin
ians. ana introduced President Johnson
to the audience. Exposition President
Tucker also made a welcoming address
to the visitors.
His People Apprccintivc.
III beginning Mr. Johnson said.
THAT the many dlscouraging condi-
tons which inevitably arise In q great
undertaking of this sort have been
successfully overcome Is cause enough
for congratulation. Tho exposition
presents scene of harmonious COM
pleteness Tho splendid conception Of
those who planned this great work
and, even at the beginning. saw what
the results would be, Is fully realized.
Perhaps we shall understand how near
Is the ideal of the pioneers In this
great enterprise has been attained II
we remember that the exposition seeks
to commemorate upon these historic
shores the three hundredth anniversary
of the first permanent settlement of the
English-speaking people In this land
of ours. Surely this Is an event of such
grave moment to the world as to de-
serve ever to be remembered, because
1t marked the advent in this new
world of that civilization which we
term American. Most worthily have
those who created this exposition
borne the self-fmposed and patriotic
task OF the fitting comncmoration OF
the event.
Must Solve Onr Problems.
eve stand to-day" Mr.. Johnson con-
tinued, "still upon the threshold of a
new century. facing new and serious
responsibilities. arising In the onward
march of civilization. to he borne, let
lions bore theirs in the onward march
of civilization. Whether or not we
shall accomplish our own tasks tcour-
solve the problems set before us' wild,
patience. as those who have gone be-
fore did. Is, yet to be determined but
whatever these tasks may be. we OF
our due share. AT the reckoning our
talent must not be found to have lain
unproductiye in a napkin.
Everything desirable in life Is the
70 -fti1 yytsS tNo,, <f rtsr teal
If nroonnsr use is made of this inherit.
ance this State will never be lageard
in Industrial progress OF in intellectual
and political leadership. For my own
a sa aa With Trsn na1 pso
pie. ! may sneak as one to the manner
born, for. although horn and reared in
that giant state'of the West, Illinois.
was once part OF the CID Dominion,
and was, by the unselhsh generosity
and self-sacriflce for the interests OF
the general welfare of the Union.
lated States u of l' this upio s Even eEpi if
this We're not so, still I am convert,
and adopted Virgtnian, II I may be
knows that convert is frequently q
Labor and Capital.
Mr. Johnson discussed the proper re-
"a llO!l VI Cdpl tdi dutl idOOI- Us perhaps
the greatest problem OF the day, and
one that must be settled in way that
Is fair and just to each side. He con-
tirned:
zone solution strongly urged by some
persons at this time amounts to an
attack upon the property interests OF
the country solution which would.
If adopted. react seriously upon all OF
our people. Sober second thought will
at no distant day bring US, as believe,
to the realization that such an attack,
whether made upon the banking, In