The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-13
RAILROADS COME
TO AID OF STATE
Will Furnish Exhibit of Agricul-
tural Resources for Panama
Pacific Exposition.
CONFERENCE WITH GOVERNOR
Plans Laid Adequately tos Place
Advantages of Virginia Be-
fore Exposition Visitors.

AS result OF conference yestcr
day afternoon in tho Capitol between
Governor Stuart and the heads OF all
the big railway systems operating In
Virginia, plans were agreed upon Tor
the Installation In the Virginia Build
ing at the Pana:na-Pac!nc Exposition
of an impressive exhibit OF tho aS
ricultural and Industrial resources OF
the State. This important result. at
tanned through the Initiative OF tho
Governor and the generosity of the
railways Is expected to give Virginia
one of the finest agricultural exhibits
at the big International fair.
Present at yesterdays conference
were President Fairfax Harrison. of
the Southern hallway: President l.. Il.
Johnson, OF the Norfolk and Western
Railway: President w J. Harahan. OF
the Scaboard Air Line Railway: Pres
ident John II. Kcnly, OF the Atlantic
arcr George +. Johnson, OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway, acting for
President George II. Stevens. who was
called suddenly from the city.
RAILWAYS WILLING
TO AID ~ DEVELOPMENT
The railway executives displayed the
utmost willingness to cooperate with
the Virginia Commission for tho PAN
ANA Pacific Exposition, and the State
Board OF Agriculture In the develop
ment of 81 plan for a State exhibit. Re
tween them the five large systems
represented Yesterday found that they
could furnish from their Industrial
departments a remarkably Impressive
exhibit OF agricultural, mining and
mineral resources. Each OF these lines
already has on hand \ wealth Of ex-
hibits and literature of Virginia farm
Ing resources used constantly by them
in advertising and development pro-
ipCtS The RAILWAYS IN F,,r
nish the transportation for the cx-
hibits. an Item which largely tended to
prevent the General Assembly from
| authorizing II State exhibit at the OK
position.
NJ. V. Richards, Industrial agents of tho
Southern Railway, was agreed upon
| by the officials yesterday as the person
| to act for all five lines In the ncgotla-
| lions with the Virginia commission for
! tho exposition. Mr.. Richards will AZ
once take up the proposition with Sec
rotary Forward. OF the Virginia Coi~ =
mission, who will in turn communicate
| with Chairman Baker and the other
members. Frequent conferences will
he held between all tho agricultural
and Industrial forces of the state. the
| Virginia Commission and Mir. Richards.
WILL EXPLOIT UNTENANTED
| AGRICULTURAL. LANDS
II was decided by tho Governor and
tlc IdliWiN executives tllat "a EprClal
/ effort should be made NJ san Francisco
/ to exploit tho untcnanted agricultural
/ lands In Virginia ana to attract to
/ this state desirable farmers from all
| sections OF the country.
The kindly intervention OF the rail-
| ways relieves the Virginia Commits
sion to large extent from tho diem
ma in which II had been placed by tho
! lack of funds for ANYTHING hut - state
/ building Mt the exposition. In the net
| creating the commission. which car
ricd an appropriation OF $4,000. the
! General Assembly expressly advised
! against any ambitious state exhibit of
| an industrial character on account OF
| the expense involved. ON this account
/ the Virginia Commission recently de-
| cidcd To reproduce Mount Vernon as the
| State building at the exposition, con-
/ filming the exhibits to photographs and
/ literature.
| What effect Yesterdays conference
! Will have on the selection OF Mount
/ Vernon as the model for the virginia
! Building Is matter OF speculation
! The commission IS planning to leave
| for san Francisco on June 70 select
/ the s'tc fer the state building and
J close contract for lta erection