Year: 1875

RICHMOND, va August 16, 1875


or late the Importance Of having Virginia properly
represented at the National Centennial is attracting
great attention here from business point Of view OF
course il was already understood that the grand re-
union and national love feast in 76 would be culmna
tion Of the era of good feeng inaugurated at Lex
ington and Concord at Mecklenburg and Bunker Hill;
but now the Vrginians beginning to look at the
Centennial from financial point OF vew and to calcu-
late what can be made out Of IT. As evidence OF this
copy the following from the Enquirer Of this city,


No State in the Union make better display the
approaching than Virginia if her people only
be made TO see the Importance OF having specimens OF her
agricultural products minerals manufactures woods


lands st Phadepha in 1876 who know little more Of the
& Of the 9d Dominion than eond be
millions in the United States who know very little
Ought not then matter of business in the interest
Of material Development, If not from patriotism TO
take the m & RSg ds,or at o % to have our STATE


Western state we observe boasts that i will be able to
Il only try we ought to be to exhibit four times
that number Of Virginia fore; growth The subject
reputation is guarantee that they will have
the matter We suggest upon the spur of the moment
Professor Maett Of the University and h will be easy 50
the same high character as scientists and citizens


without % Ee e an and he
as %o would oppose & mUGeTase Sny 1SG The purpose is in
subject from time to time.


now GOVERNOR KEMPER. STANDS.


II was understood that Governor Kemper not par


cuary enthusiastic the Centennia that he was in
different as to the success Of the scheme whether the
State represented there or not the reason being
that he apprehensive the South would be received
there codly and there would be exhibition Of rea-
made odious" This it is gratifying state is not
the case. Governor Kemper is anxious see grand
and appropriate display made of the power resources
of the State; but he feels embarrassed in pressing the
matter the legislature because Virginia yet in de-
fault with portion Of the interest her debt and it is
understood that the Governor thinks it would be unbe
coming in her to expend money for this exhibition
which really belongs to her creditors. Such decacy
Of feeling and anxiety for the of bondhod
Of Virginia is certainly highly commendable on the
part of the Executive of the State But urged on
the other hand that such exhibition would be greatly
for the advantage OF the public creditors for would
enhance the reputation and credit of the State and by


VASTLY PROMOTING PROSPERITY


render the payment Of the debt much more easy and
certain. The argument is used that small expenditure
made in this way would attract capital population and
enterprise here thus dispose Of the public
debt question by increasing prosperity as to render
other things is proposed for OF the great tobacco
manufacturers 70 exhibit the whole process of manuac
ture from the natural leaf TO the perfect plug which
will be sight to the unsophisticated Such as
James B. Pace, with worldwide trade sagacity and
energy, could make OF the most interesting features
Of the exhibition fully oatrs and curious as the
japanese village at Vienna He could take fifteen or
twenty expert negro tobacco hands to the Centennial
with the necessary machinery and astonsh the world
by specimen OF the manufacture OF Vgnias greatest
staple.


ANOTHER CENTENNIAL ENTERPRISE


movement Is now on foot 10 establish and exhibit a
bureau Of Virginia minerals at Alexandria, Lynchburg
Washington, IN connection with the national Centen
NAL To this may be added collection Of the woods
and shrubs Of the grapes and cereals Of the products Of
the waters and bays so that the fields, the forests the
waters and the mines may all show the boundess wealth
they offer 10 the world When il is known that every
metal except silver from gold TO lead is found in re-
munerative deposits; when salt and plaster iron and
coal lie side by side In exhaustess quantities. the woods
for shipbuldng for architecture for ornamentaon for
fuel, and for use in every way here. The oTna-
mental woods for urniture-the curled walnut the
birdseye maple cherry, dogwood yellow pine, sassi-
fras and numerous ohers-oner resources he cab-
netmaker nowhere excelled-


LABOR PRODUCTS
The products Of labor in agriculture from cotton
tobacco, wheat corn, the grape, pear apple peach,
plum, apricot fig and all the small fruits unex-
celled The grapes in their variety and range are
surpassed nowhere The rich grasses Of the Southwest
Craze their stock all the year round the heavy natural
production Of blue grasses on the mountain slopes
growing green until after Christmas and after thai its
abundant seed providing the greatest quantity Of food
for focks and herds. Added to all these sllubrous
climate, in which poughing may be done during eleven
months, and field and outdoor labor all the year round
and II will be seen what Virginia exhibit at the
Centennial Labor is plentiful when there Is money /
to pay Tor u, and although in the country |
domestic servants are rather second rate, they !
far better than any accessible in the Northwest
With these the price Of land Is lower than IN Kansas
and everywhere open TO market by rail These
great advantages which Virginia enjoys with s grow
ing feeling ought to be made known M the Centennial
by thorough collection OF the products Of her forests
her fields her mines and her waters-coleced by the
State and exhibited under the auspices Of the state


vlRGIELAs TREASURES AND JKwELs
But Virginia possesses other treasures equally vaua-
bic denotng her moral and intellectual resources as
seats are inexhaustble mines OF historical riches
There are collected and preserved great number Of /
Of Vrgnias greatest sons and their achieve
ments. can only now mention few and these among
the most notable Governor spottswood with \
hts company OF gentlemen, explored the West
in memory Of the achievement The order OF the knights
OF the Golden Horseshoe The decoration Of the Order
was miniature horseshoe Of gold, richly set IN pre-
torcal collection. The next Is perhaps the most in
terestng relic Of the kind in existence and t VIII,
sensation II is original survey Of lands for Lord
ssi'''ai sF ai6dS5isy S 5st.yT " s' .l1s .:.
Ich- @ -, zen eig1Ieen years Old Then CONES
George Mason Patrick Henry the chair IN which Jcaer
son wrote the Declaration Of Independence, The viii Of
Koscusco and the original draft OF the Bill oi Rights
the power Of the State in such productions 4
Is unlimited there could be shown she por. /,
traits Of Henry Clay Of John Tyler, Of Harrison and
The swords OF Winaeld Scott OF Robert T. lee. Of 4
Stoncwall Jackson Of George II, Thomas OF stuart,
Ashby, H-an her line Of heroes In the late war on
both sides.
Such plans as these are being now discussed with an
interest that gives promise Of Iho best results for tAe
State


TIE KoysERvArvR KANrAlcNrRs
No better evidence ofa strong aud genuine feeling 10
favor Of the Centennial could have been anorcd than
that exhibited by tho X X Klub Of Richmond at their
annual dinner a few days since. These X X are not
Ku Kux They are the Konscrvauve Kampagn Kiuh,
the most influential political organization IN Virginia
The kub is famous for having carried Richmond IN
every municipal election, with supposed registered
majority against them, and also for going 20
Petersburg and redeemng that city nom the banefui
effects OF radical mismanagement Az their dinner an
the prominent politicians and quite number Of Rich
mond's moneycd mon were present, and one of


THK LEADING ToASrs


offered on the occasion 'Thc Centnnnal-May the
lessons OF national peace and brothcry love well
taught at Bunker Hill be perpetuatcd and consummaied
at Philadelphia"


This sentiment was responded to by General Bradley