The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-09
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INSPECTION MONDAY
MANUFACTURED EXHIBIT WILL
BE OPENED TO PUBLIC
TUESDAY.
THE SOUTH'S LARGEST
ARRANGEMENT COMPLETED AT
DIRECTORS MEETING YEsIER-
DAY-THoUsAND INVITA-
TIoNs SENT OUT.
THE SOUTH'S LARGEST

More than thousand invitations
have been sent out by Manager Hor-
ace r. Smith, of the Richmond Man
ufacturers' exhibit, for the opening
inspection OF the exhibit In the new
chamber Of commerce building Mon
day night The public opening will
be Tuesday morning. at 10 o'clock.
That night there will be music by
Kessnich's band. and addresses will
be heard.
nights inspection embraces the city
ofilciAls and members of the city
governing boards, officers and direo-
tori Of the commercial organizations
of Richmond, the exhibitors and
members OF their families, and the
press. The exhibit will be opened
for this inspection at $40 O'Clock,
Arrangements for the event were
completed ar a meeting of the board
Of directors OF the exhibit at / o'clock
yesterday afternoon President F..
W. Brown, who will be one of the
speakers at Tuesday nights opening.
presided. Among other speakers will
be Mayor George Ainslie.
Largest in theSouth.
The Richmond manufacturers' ex-
hibtt, which Will be when completed.
the largest In the South and one of
the largest in the country, still has
vacant a number OF spaces. which it
- believed will be shortly taken by
representative manufacturers. Those
who have their exhibits In place will.
on Tuesday, present souvenirs to
visitors.
The exhibit Is located on the sec
ond. third and fourth floors OF the
chamber Of commerce building. The
floors have been divided into spaces
OF varying sizes, which are leased to
tho stockholders OF the exhibit.
Tho bounds of each OF the spaces
are marked with ornamental posts,
ratings and chains. Each faces q
wide aisle. giving plenty OF room for
visitors
The manufacturers see the exhibit
AS valuable medium for advertising
the goods manufactured In Rich
mend and by plants located within
five miles OF the city. It is NOT de-
signed as a. profit making enterprise.
and Is primarily an exhibit that Will
better acquaint. the outside business
world, as well as the people OF Rich
mond. with what Richmond goods
are.
Municipal Exhibit.
A unique feature OF the exhibit Is
TO be found on the fourth fioor. where
the city Of Richmond makes n display
representative Of the public schools.
the water. gas. light auditors and
other departments. This municipal
exhibit ts the only one OF Its kind IN
the South.
Persons attending conventions will
be given an added show place and
aii visitors to Richmond will be df~
yected to the exhibit by business peo-
pie and citizens. X the directors are
successful In educating the people
Of Richmond to point it out as one
of the csty's show places. This VIII
shortly become. Il IS expected. mat
ter of civic pride with the people OF
Richmond
The officers and directors of the
exhibit are: president. F. w. Brown,
Of the Gordon Metal company; sec
rotary and treasurer, j. l.. Hill, Hill
Directory company: manager. Horace
+. Smith; directors. George l.. Cur
ry. manager of American Locomotive
works; p. l.. Reed. I4arus Brothers
Tobacco company, Samuel S. Rosen-
dorf, Southern Stamp and Stationery
COMPANY; C. r. Sauer. c. f. Sauer
company: c. j. Shunan James Riv~
err Fur. and Mattress company; ], s.
Allen, David NJ Lea & Co: 7. NJ.
Darlington, Darlington & Co; Il, S.
Crump. Standard Paper Manufactur-
Ing COMPANY; Hampton Fleming.
Christie Manufacturing company: +.
r. Harrison. Southern Stove Works,
G. r. Ivey. Neutrality-suspicious. Chemi-
cal company; j. G. Miller. Miller
Manufacturing company; J. II. Pal
matary, Cottrell Saddlery company.