The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-16
EXPOSITION SITE FOR
TRA|N|NG-STAT|0N
Congress Will Be Asked to Pur-
chase the Entire Property for
That Purpose.
efunsey Building.
Timcs-Dtspatch Bureau.
L..

Timcs- Dlspatch Bureau,
Washington. D. c.. Jan. ~.
The campaign to induce the gov
eminent to purchase the site of the|
| Jamestcwn Exposition, to he used US
a training station Cor marines and asI
n great conllng station. may be said
to have heeI formally opened at al
meeting OF officials OF the company
ana representatives OF the various
state commissions which had charge
| Of the buildings and exhibits OF the
various States at the exposition, held
OF the Raleigh Hotel to-day.
The chief object OF tho Meeting. In
so far as the commissioners We're con-
cerned, according to one of their num-
her, was to give all the support they
could to the proposition to induce
/ Congress to make the necessary APP
i preparation. to he expended In the
4 purchase OF the property for the pur,
pose indicated.
Some Of the officials who attended
i the conference said one object of the
meeting was to consider the passage
lof title to the sites OF state buildings.
the meeting being thought necessary
III view OF the affairs Of the company
having passed into the hands OF the
Federal court.
The commissioners at the meeting
were Messrs. Topping OF New Hamp-
lshire: Burnette, OF Vermont: Lord. o!
massachusetts: Ed, OF Connecticut;
Curtis. OF Connecticut: Lambert, OF
Pennsylvania: Bryant, at New Jersey;
!, Meel.ins. of Maryland; Powell. of North
Carolina: White, OF West Virginia:
! Given. OF Ohio; Walbridse, of Michi-
gan. and Murphy. of Illinois.
The representatives OF the company
Il n \,
II. Martin and Secretary Gwynn 7,
/ sheppard and Mr.. Fl. ST. George Tuck
err. president Of the company and coun-
. sci to the receivers since the order Of
8 the United States court placing the
i company In recsivers' LANDS. and The,
\ ederic Wool counsel.
Mr. Martin Is one OF the receivers
r as is Colonel William Geddes. OF the
II Treasury Department.. who Represented
0 exposition. The receivers were at The
o conference.
Department Wants 1t.
;. The Navy Department. 1t is believed
!, will recommend the acquisition OF the
= property. 1t is known that the Sec
y rotary OF the Navy believes It woult
. be wise for the governmentto purchas,
y, 1t and convert It to the uses outlined
above. 1t is believed that the Pres
! ident will recommend Its purchase.
r. 1t Is already evident that difficult.
/. will be encountered when 1t Is at
- tempted to induce Congress to maxi
= would probably reach $s,00o.o00.
Colonel Given and Mr.. Walbridge
the Ohio and Michigan connai sioners
respectively. said to-day that they ha,
encountered decided prejudice on tn
part OF members Of Congress- asalns
the exposition. and that It would b
difficult to induce them to vote for an,
proposition looking TO the appropria
ton OF money tor the purchase OF tn
exposition site. or any portion thereof
for any purpose VIII atever
le Charge OF sectlopallsp,.
le ~ am perfectly frank In saying,
ae said Colonal Given. "that this prell
at dice is solely due to the tact that tn
at proposed site of the naval station
81 in the South.
I'd If it were located northward ther
to would be no hesitation on the part {
al Congress in making all the appropris
II. ton necessary. II Virginia were a r.
he publican State, or even a douptf'
as Forthcoming, ] have told some Of Il
Ohio members this and ! have to
b. them, also, that II they did not al
he proach tho proposition In the propt
10 spirit, we would sec whether we coul
a not set men In Congress who Won
nne do 80. ! an hopeful OF the resul
~ but have not great reason to fe'
ee encouraged.
~ some OF the State commissions hay
/. ! already executed options which II
-, company gave them on the sites
w their State buildings, others eanten
plate taklng similar action az couys
liz the various States, tWentyrone
", buildings at the exposition, should, BY
Us tie land on which their building
ma stand. thu situation might be- somewh
us implicated, .alncs the government Do
~, not have the right Of en1lre t doqnla
In the case OF State property. The cor
ed mis- sionars, however, believe no trouo
III viii be encountered on th.s scoye, sla
sk. the states will be perfectly WHINE