The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
WILL GIVE DINNER
TORAILWAY HEADS
Ceremonies Planncd for Formal
Opening OF Mineral and
Timber Exhibit.
ACCEPTED BY GOVERNOR
Presidents Of Virginia VIII
Speak at Chamber OF Com
nicrcc Aifair.

Addresses ~ the presidents Of tho
railway lines aud mineral ana timber
companies operating In Virginia. ana
n dinner rendered by the Chamber az
Commerce. Of Hichmond, viii make the
. opening ceremonies OF the Virginia
Mineral Timber and Historical EXHIBIT.
in tho state library Building. on Ianu-
airy -.
Arrangements for the affair were
completed yesterday at a conference
Of the subcommittee on ARRANGEMENTS
Governor Mann. Captain W. w Baker
and Ben Z. Owen. Jr. represented tho
state. while the delegation from the
Chamber of Commerce was composcd
OF President Henry W Wood Vice
President I. NJ. CarrIncton and Eusi-
ness Manager W. Z. Dabncy. Tic lat
ter was elected secretary OF the ar
ranEcmcnts committee.
The opening ceremonies arc In the
hands OF the representatives. OF tho
State, whilc tie dinner is TO be given
by the chamber, through It's executive
committee
Public Ceremonies.
Tho ceremonies in tile Hail Of TX
hihitS Will be open 10 the public. They
viii begin a $50 l.. NJ. or January 81.
CAPTAIN W W. Baker. tho Virginia
Commissioner at tho Jamestown EN-
position. Will preside
Tho delivery OF the exhibit 10 the
state Will bc made by DR. II. A. Scru-
bert. OF the Norfolk and Western rail-
way. WHO has designed il and has
been in charge OF the installations
Tho speech Of acceptance will be by
DR.. Thomas H. Watson. the State Cool
oEist The State Geological Commits
sion viii from that date have charge
OF the exhibit.
This viii conclude tito ceremonies
ut tho hall, aud an inicrmssion will
bc had until $40. when "A dinner al
the jefferson Hotel will he tcnder,Tl
tho distinguished guests, Including tie
presidents of railways ana Of mining
and timber companies operating In
this State.
President Henry w. Wood. of tho
| ioastmaS;er. Tic address of welcome
| VIII be by Mayor u. e. Richardson's
Formal acceptance OF tile exhibit on
| behalf of tho State will follow b,-
| Governor Villain Hodges Mann.
Then there will come addresses bv
presidents OF railways ana mining and
timber companies Tic detailed rro-
gram Will be announced later
| Representatives OF the family OF
the late Cyrus Hall Mccormick viii
also he invited, in view Of tho splendld
/ cNhibii donated 10 the state bv them,
| "nd Installed with tho other gifts 4
nisplaN worth many thousands of dol
I lars was recently placed I'm tic hall
under the direction of representative
| OF Mrs, cirrus Hall Mccormick. SIR. If
4 consists Of representations OF the de-
Nelopment or the reaper OF early DAYS
TO the harvesting machinery of Tic
present
The exhibit. which is now complete
is Immensely valuable. and cxperts
say II displays Nirginia's natural
wealth as adequately as could well
he done i'll so small n space. The hail
itself is beautifully finished. making
a setting rarely seen for such AN en-
hihit.
Tho bulk OF the display was donated
by the railways and other concerns
Interested in the development of vir
Einia. y total OF $4,000 was The cost
Of tho material given from these
sources 10 tho Jamestown ENpnsition.
, IN addition, there is the Virginia min.
crai and timber exhibit al the st Louis
( Exposition, which cost $i0.0oo ,rbc
state has also expended other money,
III connection with The display. ami
counting what has been given to the
state during tic past ycar. dnrinc ,ho
installation, anu adding tile McCormiclx
exhibit, the value IS estimated mt not
less than si50,00O