The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-13
'ALL WORKING FOR
POST-0FF|CE NOW
Question of Location Finally
Disposed Of at Conference
Held Yesterday.
COMMITTEE COMES TO-DAY
Royal Welcome for Distinguished
Visitors Who Will Spend
Night in City.
COMMITTEE COMES TO-DAY

Spending the afternoon ana night in
| Richmond distinguished members OF
| the congressional Committee on Pub
Ilic Buildings and Grounds will gather
information upon which to determine
whether the s1,0O0oO0 additional APP
preparation for new public building
asked for by Congressman Lamb Will
be favorably reported.
Arrangements have been made to
give the visitors a royal reception
Captain Lamb yesterday wrote the
committee in charge of the entertain
ment the following letter.
"Tclcgrnm received. Have conferred
with the chairman of committee. He
is much pleased with the arrangements.
These gentlemen will remain over In
Richmond Friday night AMI go to Dan
Vile Saturday morning. We will have
to provide for them at hotel"
Business men managing the affair
are much gratified at the decision of
the party to remain over, and TIL" hour
for the banquet at the jefferson to-
night has been changed from I to S
o'clock. The committee at first con-
templated going to Danville on a late
train. but Captain Lamb succeeded in
getting them to stay In Richmond until
Tomorrow morning.
A Royal Welcome.
The visitors who will be In the party
escorted by Congressman Lamb and
probably by Senators Daniel and Mar
tin. will be Hon. Richard Barthodlt. of
Missouri. chairman of the Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds; Hon.
Daniel L. Lafean. of Pennsylvania;
Hon. William a. Rodenberg. of Illi-
braska, and Hon. Charles r. Thomas. OF
North Carolina, members of the COM
mittee. and Mr.. Edward E. Miller. clerk.
a most interesting and enjoyable
program has been arranged by repre-
sentatives of the four commercial or
CARNATIONS having the matter in
charge. Business men contributed ali
necessary funds cheerfully yesterday
within several hours, or as soon as they
could be waited upon by the committee.
Mr.. c. w Culp. general superintendent
OF the Richmond. fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad, and Captain John
Landstreet left here for Washington
last night in a private car. in which
the party Will travel TO Richmond to-
day. Others will join them in WASH
ington this morning.
The congressional delegation will ar
rive at the Main Street Station at 2.lb
o'clock this afternoon and Will be met
by the following gentlemen in their
autonoollcs: CAPTAIN Joseph e. Will
lard, NJ. Jonathan Bryan. Mr.. L. C.
Williams, DR.. Stuart MCGUIRE, Mr.. Fred
Jurgens, Mr.. Fl. E. Baskervill and Mr..
John T. Wilson.
Accompanying these will be ten or
fifteen citizens representing all lines
of business. Meanwhile the follow
ing Richmond men will have Joined
the party at Ashland and come down
on the private car: Colonel John S.
Harwood chairman of the reception
committee; Mayor Carlton Mccarthy,
and Postmaster Royal E. Caben.
See the Governor.
The Congressman Will be taken to
the Capitol. where the visitors will
pay their respects to Governor Swan
son. The post-office will then be
thoroughly inspected, and the post
master and Captain Lamb Will point
out to the committee the great need
for large and commodious building
here. Mr.. Cabell has complied some
interesting statistics showing that the
Richmond office is most valuable as
set to the government, and these Will
be laid before the members. They Will
be found elsewhere in this paper. After
the present congested conditions are
demonstrated by an inspection of $he
interior of the building the committee
will take up the question of the adj
visibility of utilizing the entire block
between Tenth and Eleventh and
Main and Bank Streets which Is the
object of Congressman Lambs new
bin.
In this connection 1t may be said