The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
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MAYNARD to- OFFER
PURCHASE Bill
Wants Government to Pay
So. 100000 for Jamestown
Exposition Site.
NAVAL TRAINING STATION
AS Printed Weeks Ago in The
Times Dispatch, President
Id Favors the Plan.
Times. Dispatch Bureau, !
srunsey building,

"lEnt0HtoH, IL -S.t JaU. w.
y. Representative Maynard. OF Virginia,
will Introduce bill Monday providing
Tor the appropriation Of s2,5oo,eao for
3 the purchase by the government OF the
site OF the Jamestown Exposition. AS
4 matter OF fact. the bill is already iii
the Lands Of the clerk of thu House.
and will be recorded Monday.
The bill states that tho site contains
$40 acres. more or less. The land IS
to be purchased at private sale. or
under condemnation proceedings II
is provided that only so much of the
sa.50O.0oo proposed 70 be appropriated
TO acquire the property. The land Is
to be used as a site for q naval train
Ing station ana a coaling station.
Mr. Maynard says he has received
assurances from number Of officials
tia; they will urge the passage OF the
bill. 1t Is understood the Secretary Of
the Navy will do all he properly can
do to secure this tract for the govern
ment. and 1t is known that the Presi-
dent wishes Congress to acquire II.
Loan to be Deducted.
The most serious obstruction to the
passage Of the bill will be found In the
tact that there Is deep-seated pre-
JUDGE in Congress against anything
with jamestown Exposition connected
with 1t. This was manifest when the
promoters OF the exposition were try
ing to secure an appropriation giving
i. government aid. and It Is more up.
parent now, since the failure OF the
enterprise
Although the bill does not so reclte.
which may be regarded as unfortu-
nate. the se,5o0,oo0 which II Is pro-
posed the government shall pay for
tho property IS to include the ssOoGto
the exposition owes the government on
the sl.oo0.0oo loan authorized by Con-
gress. This would make the properly
cost the government s1,600,O0o. For
some years thu land lying between the
corporation limits OF Norfolk and the
tract on which the exposition wns
located has been held at $1,000 an acre.
without any Improvement whatevB',
much Of 1t covered with original under
growth. There are many buildings cost
Ing many thousands OF dollars Oh the
exposition site. and in addition. tth.e
Is complete water system and much
sewerage.
The bill may not pass ut this SEES.
sion. bui 1t would not be surprising
II the government eventually took
over the property.
A Cannon for Dnnvllle.
Representative Saunders has secured
from the Var Department riflet
cannon. obsolete. Of course. which viii
be used In the adornmen. of q Gene
tory at Danville. But Mr.. Saunder
has not secured yet an empty five
inch cartridge which was fired in TIL
war with Spain. a constituent wrot
asking him to get him a cartridge o
this lind His request Will hardly b
granted, since its fulfilment is no
believed to be possible. But impossi
BILE things are asked Of every memhe
and Senator.
Amelia Overwhelmed.
One hundred and twenty.six sack
Of mail were recently dumped a
Amelia Courthouse, Va. They wer
consigned to Hon. Robert G. Southal
recent member of Congress from tn
Fourth District. 1t took the eitir
" force of the folding-room of the Hous
OF Representatives four days to II
the order of Mr. Southall. On tn
30th of November the folding-room re
ceived Mr. southalls order to sena t
lie documents to which he was ent!tle,
Possibly he did not know how niue
was coming to him.
"a The last day OF November was tn
last day on which he could demand h
documents. sinse Congress met on Nor
~; day. the I'd, on which day Major Fra'
q els r.. Lassiter became the member fro
the Fourth Virginia District.
Prohublc Paralysis.
+ Possibly Mr.. Southall had no idt
that he was entitled to a small fra
ton Of the documents sent him. lmaI
Inc his paralysis when a carload
mail bags, all stuffed to bursting, we
dumped out at his office, not In It. {
no office OF ordinary size could conta
them. And the documents are going
be hard to get rid of. since Mr.. Sout
4all's right to frank them through t
- malls lapsed on the first day OF tt
y5Copgress. He could hand out COVER
445i hment publications the balance OF h
days, and still leave much work to
done by his heirs before the last o
ff disappeared.
~. Representative Lamb went to Ric
!. mond yesterday afternoon to spe
Sunday with his family