The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-13
A GRAND PROJECT.
Southern States Agricultural and
Industrial Exposition.
tt Is to be Held at New Orleans,
February, 1876.
MeXicO and Central America to
Participate.
The Enterprise Already Com
menced.

menced.
We are enabled to lay before our readers,
this morning, the outlines of grand project,
the preliminary arrangements OF which have
. already commenced and which will mark an
important era in the history of this city.
The matter is in the hands Of number Of
our leading citizens, whose enterprise and
public spirit is q sufficient assurance of its
determined and successful prosecution, and
the community may confidently rely upon its
being carried out in q manner which will
reflect credit upon the city. It has been
decided to hold in this city, at the Fair
Grounds, during Mardi-Gras week, 1876, q
Southern States Agricultural and Industrial
Exposition, under the auspices of the Me-
chanics and Agricultural Fair Association of
Louisiana and Board of Special Commits
ioners representing all the Southern States,
the Republic of Mexico and the States of
Central America
the Board of Directors of the Fair Association
for the past two weeks and at q full meeting
of the board, which occurred on Wednesday
evening, it was decided to adopt plans pre-
sented by Saml Mullen, Esq. Secretary of the
Merchants Exchange, who was present by in
vitation, and an Executive Committee was
appointed, clothed with full authority to con-
clude all the necessary arrangements, and
carry out the enterprise.
The committee is composed of Albert Bald
win, Esq, of A. Baldwin & Co., chairman;
W. B. Schmidt, of Schmidt & Zegler; James
!. Day, President of the Sun Mutual Insur-
ance Co.; Col J. D. Hill, and John G. Flem-
ing, Esq all prominently and largely identi-
fed with the commercial interests OF New
Orleans.
We are informed that the committee
promptly closed an arrangement with Mr..
Samuel Mullen on Thursday morning, by the
terms of which that gentleman becomes the
General Superintendent of the Exposition,
charged with the management and prosecu-
ton of all the details of the enterprise, and
will commence operations by the first day of
July, when he will establish centrally located
bureau, and push matters forward with vigor.
The Exposition will be opened on Saturday,
February 26, 1876 and close on Saturday,
March 4, 1876 MardiGras occurs on the
29th day of February (leap year,. SO that the
period Of the Exposition will embrace all the
carnival festivities, including the magnificent
display of the Mistick .Krewe, and the gorge
GUS pageant of His Majesty, the King of the
Carnival, which We have every reason to be-
lieve will be on a grander scale than ever
heretofore, and the immense army of visitors
which annually comes to New Orleans during
the Carnival will be greatly augmented by
the additional number who will be attracted
by the Exposition.
Some other features are in contemplation,
also, which it would be premature to announce
at the moment, but we are assured will be
completed.
The Exposition will be opened to the world
and the Premium List will cover all articles
contemplated in the general design of an
agricultural and industrial exhibition, includ-
ing q special premium list for all strictly
Southern products, and Southern manufac-
lures
One of it's most important features will be
the Mexican and Central American depart
ment, and every effort will be made to secure
a full exhibition from those countries.
The President of the Republic of Mexico,
the United States Minister at the City Of Mex
leo. and the President of the Lonja Mercan-
til Of the City of Mexico will be constituted
special commissioners, and the President will
be requested to name seven additional COM
missioners from the Republic at large, all to
constitute Mexican Board.
The United States Minister to the Central
American States, Hon. George Williamson,
will be constituted Special Commissioner,
with authority to appoint additional commits
sioners from those States; and it is the inten-
ton of the superintendent to print portion
of the circulars, pamphlets, posters and cata-
logues in Spanish for circulation in Mexico |
and Central America, in order that the fullest |
information concerning the enterprise may be |
thoroughly disseminated.
The Governor of each Southern State. also |
the Master Of each State Grange of the Order |
of Patrons Of Husbandry, will be created
special commissioners, and the Governor of
each State will be requested to name special |
commissioner ct large; while, to give due |
consideration to the agricultural interest of
the South, and accord to it the prominence |
which it is Justly entitled to, the Master of |
every Grange in the South will be created q |
commissioner, and every effort viii! be made |
to secure the hearty cooperation of the |
Changers, thus securing better representa-
ton Of that element than ever heretofore, and |
giving assurance Of just and impartial pro-
ceedings in all tuat relates TO or affects that |
interest
1t is intended to complete the preliminary
arrangements and make all the appointments
of special commi ssioners and agents, as con.
templated in the general plan during the
present summer, in order that the enterprise
may be fully organized and announced by the
autumn, when it is the purpose of Mr.. Null
len to visit the Western and Northern expo
sitions, and take notes of personal observa-
tions in all matters that may be adapted to
the wants Of this Exposition. The compile
ton of the catalogue and premium list will
be deferred until his return, but will 70 ready
for general distribution early in October.
The premiums offered will be on an unu-
.,, liz l;foral a La u.,d will nfar snch indnco