The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-10
GILES JACKSON SEEKS
AID FOR EXPOSITION
Would Show Progress OF Negro
Race in Agriculture and
Education.
QUOTES GOVERNOR
MANN
Hopes to Secure Financial Assistance
From States OF North and South
Carolina, Maryland, Tennessee and
Georgia.

Seeking to awaken the interest and
enlist the support of tho Legislatures
OF the Southern and Eastern States in
the Negro Industrial and Historical
Exposition to be heidsncxt year. Giles
! b. Jackson. president of the exposi-
ton company, is sending to members
of the different Legislatures a pam
phlet. complied from the last message
of Governor Mann to the General As
sembly OF Virginia.
That part of his message in which
the former Governor commends the ex-
position enterprise TO the General AS
sembly, is embraced in the text Of the
pamphlet Ii reads In part as follows:
About the LIST of December last
had presented to me by four prominent
calored citizens o. Richmond, a report
OF three expeditions held by colored
people md at which they made n
great showing. One of these exposi-
| lions was held In New York. to which
the State contributed $4,000: one was
held ut Atlantic City, to which New
Jersey contributed $4,000, and one at
Philadelphia, to which the State of
Pennsylvania contributed $4,000. The
report goes OH to say: After consulta-
ton among ourselves, we feel that this
is an opportune time for the negro of
Virginia to hold an Industrial exposi-
ton and place upon exhibit their agri-
cultural, mechanical and educational
products and achievements OF the race
within the last fifty years. Such an
exhibit, in our opinion, would be in
valuable to our race, and would be an
opportunity for the white people of
Virginia, who have aided US In every
worthy undertaking. to see what we
have done and are doing in the solu-
ton OF the so-called '.problem." 1t
own race to Virginia to aid in this
commemoraton.. 1t would attract
| thousands of white people from the
North and West, who have mover
known the peculiar and satisfactory
relations that exist between the white
and colored race in Virginia. 1t would
show to the world how the negroes
have prospcred under our Institutions
II would stimulate and encourage the
shiftless Negro to initiate those of his
race who are doing something. 1t
would show the possibilities of the
| the younge: generation to Initiate
those whG are succeeding. 1t would
encourage some of our white friends
who have become discouraged at see
Ing the weak side of our race, as evil
denced by the acts Of the lawless and
shiitiSSS our race In VIZ
ginia. We feel that II tho Northern
States. who have only d small per cent
of the negro population. were willing
to make an appropriation to aid this
small. por cent of their population, that
merely asking the Legislature of Vir-
ginia for an appropriation to enable
their colored people to hold an eXposi-
! ton would be sufficient.
We, therefore. most respectfully pc
tition Your Excellency, and through
You. the Legislature of Virginia at It's
next session, for an appropriation of
$4,000 to aid the negro of Virginia
in holding an exposition at Richmond,
Nm commemoration Of their achieve
inents within the last fifty years We
your approval. that you would rec
ommend to the Legislature an appro-
priation to enable us to make a sue
cess Of this our undertaking.
~ think the purpose manifested in
(; tho papers submitted and the ambition
on the part Of the coIored people of
Virginia to equal. IL not surpass, tho
achievements Of their race intthe States
named should. and trust will, incline
the General Assembly to consider fa-
vorably their request for an appropriate
ton to- aidithem in holding ans expo
sItion at Richmond In the near future"
Jackson hopes to secure from the
Legislatures of different States, espe-
cially those adjacent to Virginia, State
exhibits, fina need by the different Leg
islatures. He anticipates for the Negro
Exposition substantial support espe.
cially from the States of North and
South Carolina, Maryland, Tennessee
and Georgia. He is also industriously
campaigning.S through agents of the
company. In the Middle, West and far
Western States.