Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-25
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Dy Ifesluent Ahyeb uuuer al act OIL COu'
gress to the Paris international Exposi-
ton:
Commissioner General-Richard G.
McCormick, Washington, ID. CT zap,
pointed BY the President and confirmed
by the Senate December 10, l877.l Ad'
d%itional Commissions (appoiuted by the
President p. A. P. Barnard, New York
city designated to act as Assistant
Commissioner Gsneral); Daniel j. Nor
rell, Johnstown, Pa; 0restes Cleveland,
Jersey City, N. j.; Donald 9. Mitchell,
New Haven, Conn; William W. Story,
Boston, Mass; Henry Howard, Provi-
dence. r. L; William I. Porter, Will
minpton. Del; Thomas B. Ferguson,
Baltimore, Nd; William A. Anderson,
Lexington, Va; George w. Campbell,
Delaware Ohio; John j.. Woodmsn,
Paw Paw, Mich Andrew J. Sweeney,
Wheeling, W. Va; Samuel Dysart,
Franklin Grove, III; ThomasE E. jenkins,
Louisville, Ky; Alfred Gray, Topeka,
Kan; James D. Dague, San francisco,
Cal; P. NJ. B. Young, Atlanta, Ga;
Aristides Gerard, New Orleans, La.i
Joshua L Chamberlain, Brunswick, Me /;
Sylvester Waterhouse, St, Louis, No.
These gentlemen all go under pay and
will have a good time perhaps at public
expense. 1t will be seen that only three
or four Of them are from the South. Our
own State, so rich in mineral and agrl'
cultural resources, is not represented.
Neither Is Arkansas, "a State that made
a more creditable exhibit at the Phila'
delphia Exposition than any other South
ern State, comparing fsyorably with any
State in the Union. Itis to be regret
ted that our section is not repre-
scented on the list. 1t was expected
that Mr.. John S. Toof, secretary OF the
chamber Of commerce, would have been
appointed, as strenuous efforts were
made in his behalf by Casey Young and
others in congress supposed to have
some influence with the President. But
it seems that it suited the purposes Of
the administration to send politicians
than experts 10 any particular
branch Of industry or science. General
Young, of Atlanta, Ga, received the ap-
pointmeut that Mr.. Tools friends tried
to secure for him. Young is a very
clever fellow, an e. oongressman who
happened to be out Of public employ
nent, and through the influence Of poll
licians be managed to get the place
Governor Porter, acting under authority
Of 9 law passed by the last legislature,
has formally commissioned q number OF
gentlemen in this State to represent Ten
nessee at the Paris exposition. These
commissions, however, confer no special
authority or distinction, as they are
honorary, The gentlemen &C.
them and going do so at their
own expense. The commission, how
ever, may secure some recognition and
at Paris which otherwise
would not be enjoyed. Men who work
without pay are apt to take their time
about it. AS far as the resources Of
and the inducements to i'm.
migration and capital are to be adver.
tised it will have to be done mainly by
enterprise. 1t is true that speci-
Of ores, cotton, cereals, and other
products of Tennessee have been collect
I'd at Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville,
Memphis and other points and sent for
ward. These will be placed on exhibition,
and our honorary commissioners who
get over there may do something toward
them properly arranged, dis.
and advertised. We will at least
be better represented in this display
han at the Philadelphia Exposition, be
WI had nothing there worth men
except a large block Of coal, and
that was sent through the enterprise of q
individual in East Tennessee
who, we are glad to learn, goes to Paris.
We hope at least that Tennesseeaus who
over this year will not be ashamed to
what State they hail from.