The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-04
CINCINNATT
The Textile xpOsitIOn-Grand Open
ing BaT-Address Of Welcome By
Governor Hayes-AnnUal Tobacco
Fair.

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Governor Hayes-AnnUal TObacc
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CINCINNATI, August 3.-Jesse Nc
Calister, Of Chicago, Secret tary of th
Wool Growers Association of tn
Northwest, spoke at the opening o
the Textile Exposition this afternoon
The great Exposition of Textile
Fabrics opened this morning In twt
adjacent store rooms, and three sto
Ties in Senton's magnificent new
| block arc filed with goods. The
variety Of articles is great aud the
quality very fine. Business men are
| inspecting them. They confess thai
hitherto they have been ignorant o.
| the extent and perfection of Wooleu
manufactures IN the West. The entries
have been made by actual manulac-
turers, with very few exceptions
A large number Of people have come
from abroad, and more will come to-
morrow and Thursday TO see it. Citi-
zens are elated by its success, which
far exceeds the most sanguine expec-
tations. Througs visited it o-day.
All expressed their unqualified satis-
faction.
At three this afternoon a formal
opening took place before a large
crowd. Gov. Hayes was introduced By
Mayor florence, and made an ad-
dress of welcome. The following is
an abstract:
l understand that the leading pur-
pose of this occasion is to show what
can be done in the States of the
Northwest by an exhibition of what
has already been done In special in
dustry, whose friends are here assem-
bled. Excuse the anchronism of
calling these central States of the na-
ton Northwest. No facility in chang
ing local designations can keep pace
with our country's marvellous progress
where fuel, food. land and building
materials and minerals are abundant
and cheap; where the climate is
healthful and friendly to labor; where
raw material can be produced with
out limit in the consumption of man
ufactured articles, and where the best
facilities are afforded for transporting
both raw material and fabric by land
and water to and from the great mar
kets of the world, it would seem that
the only remaining elements essential
to the successful establishment of
any desired manufacture are capital
and labor, and that with the condi-
tiOns here, supposed that both capi-
tai and labor are bound to appear at
the command of intelligence, enter
prise and will.
Now, | need not pause to marshal
facts and figures to prove that in the
States represented by the gentlemen
whom we are glad to welcome to-day,
are land, fuel, food, materials for
building, mineral wealth, climate
healthful, and in which it is good for
man to work; roads, canals, rivers,
lakes, railways for easy and rapid
transportation to and from all the
earth. All these things, if we would
see them, we have but to open our
eyes and look around US. Possessors
Of country like this have only them
selves to blame if they fail to com
plete the circle of diversified
pursuits without which a gen.
eral diffusion of knowledge and
culture is impossible. Perhaps the
best way - certainly it is the Ameri-
can way = to spread information,
awaken interest, and influence the
opinions and actions of men, is to
assemble together and form associa-
tions Of those who are ready to devote
their time and means to the advance
ment Of a common purpose. The
friends of a special industry which
we have assem- bled to promote have
done the State of Ohio the honor to
hold their second exposition in Gin
cinnati. The success Of the exposi-
ton depends largely upon the number
and character of the gentlemen from
other States who give it their infu-
ence and assistance. 1t is therefore
with good reason that we heartily
welcome to Ohio this large body of
intelligent citizens Of our sister
States, and thank them for their
presence, especially for their success
ful assistance In collecting here such
a vast number and variety of valuable
and beautiful specimens of the work
of the manufacturers of the North
west. We meet at a most auspicious
period in our cOUntry's history. Our
greeting and welcome to the citizens
Of other States are without any men
tai reservation whatever. 1t is plain
that we are entering upon an era Of
good feeling not known before Ia the
lifetime Of the present generation.
For almost half century the great
sectional bitterness, which is now so
rapidly and so happily disappearing,
and which, we know, can
never be revived, carried discord,
division, and weakness into every
enterprise requiring the united ef-
forts of the citizens of the different
States. Now, causes of strife have
been swept away, and the last vestige
will soon be buried out of sight.
Good men will no longer waste their
strength in mutual Tecrimir a tion
about the past. The people of the
different sections will be able to act,
not merely with intelligence and en-
ergy, but with entire harmony and
unity in any enterprise which prom
ises human welfare and happiness.
This Association, then, is working In
perfect accord, with the spirit of the
times, development of new resources,
opening of new paths Of skill and
labor, discovering Of new methods,
inventions of new machinery and i'm
plements, and employment Of capital
In new and useful pursuits are objects
which Associations like this aim to
accomplish. All who encourage these
things, and who desire to aid in
such achievements deserve a hearty
welcome wherever they may go. and
will, [ assure you, always find it, as
YOU do now, in the State OF Ohio.
Mr.. G.. B. Stebbins, of Detroit, read
statistical paper bearing on the tex
tile manufacturers. 1t contains this
passage: A revenue contemplates a
horizontal reduction, say Of 10 per
cent, save in some cases, where more
might be demanded, both on the tea
and coffee we cannot produce, and the
cloths, iron, &c, We can. With such