The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-26
ASK VIRGINIA TO
INSTALL EXHIBIT
American Land and Irrigation
Exposition Wants State Dis
play at New York.
TO CONFER WITH GOVERNOR
Prominent Virginians Favor
Project, and Will Ask Gov
ernor Mann's Endorsement.

Loading agricultural man In the
State regard with favor q movement
(which has been started having tos
FITS object a comprehensive exhibit OK
yirxinia's land resources at ths sec
ond annual American Land ana irri'
cation Exposition. which taxes piaee
in New York November ID TO Decen
Der ?. T. NJ. LaJord. special ne!u
repres entattve Of the exposltioh'
rived in the city yesterday and TOOK
,ha matter I'D with the Chamber OF
Commerce and other business organ
izations.
While the matter 10 beyond the
.scope OF the Chamber OF Commerce
iii inclines TO the view that a virginia
ssshibit at the exposition would De
highly desirable Business manager
AK T, Dabney, Of the Chamber, ana
Morgan b. Shepherd, business man
.aser OF the Southern Planter VIZ"
aoge,hsr with Mr.. LaJord. bring the
matter this morning to the attention
.of Cove rsor Mann In the nope Ok
SECURING the support of the State.
I,dorsed by Virginians.
: Credentials presented by Mr.. LaJord.
.siRned by Gilbert McCiurg, general
manager Of the exposition, set fortn
ana, TIE project Of Virginia exhibit
Aas received the Endorsement OF west
2rno.elaad Davis, president OF the state
Farmers Institute, and D. IL Can
-oway. presiden; e the Virginia di.
sa!s.ou Of tie Farmers Educational
ano Co-operatiye Union Of merica-
The opinion of both OF these was Sc
cured 81 the request Of Governor
NsrI. WHO desired TO ascertain their
views IN the matter before making
any reco-msnestioa-
Aao-g others who approve q the
idea Is 7. s Sou-Agate- Of Norfolk
who recently wrote 10 the Governor
EXPRESSING TIE hop= that Virginia
would BE- represented al the New fo-1
land show this fall. aac I O. SANDY.
chic. Of ts-n demonstration To.k In
Virginia
SCOPE Of Exposition
re American Land and Irrigation
Ecposs.io-- though only Two years
&C. is TIE premier land show OF tie
c,oEu--y, ana displays tAs agricultural
resources Of NORTH America al the
point % 6sasest population where the
exhibition lakAs strongest appeal
Ls- ,ea-s exhibitor was he'd II
Naoisor Square Garden Land experts ]
81 IL stated aa.is6 II calling II the
pes. showing O. American Land pro- {
6uc.s ever ass=1blea
TIE exposition VIII cAts year De
he'd Il TIE Ssvsl-E-F1-st regiment I
A-zo-y. Park ATecEs between Thirty
r-s-5 az Zh!r-y-1oQ--a Streets. said
% have -as Dos- spacious s1oiolIon
1907 = Nsw YORK Much Of clt space
has s1rea5y eeea p-t-1lpIsd By tie
large railroad systems o. The couH-
l-r, which .sd OF exhibition az last
years k.ow e ocl1e- OF valuable
displays Virginia products and re
soc-css ws-s II this manner partially
exhibited ~ TIRE Sorto-k and Western
eae Southern Railways
No Appropriation Available.
Governor Asna's support % tie pro-
.os = Virginia exhibit would be purely
advisory. since there Is 10 Stats sppro-
pTtsrion which may be applied TO this
IS the Governors contingent .uno.
which would hardly De put 10 that
Use Eis Endorsement however. would
lend the project much support IN
campaign for private contributions.
which. IL is expected, Will follow the
conference.
Il was pointed out yesterday tina.
the exhibits az present IN the State
Library and in the museum OF the
state Agricultural Department in the
Capitol ccSrt BE- us d as basis for a
Virginif e-ntbit and might BE trans
ported to New York for this purpose
At comparatively little expense. A
large part OF this display was ex-
hibited at the Jam sstowa Exposition
IN 1901