The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-12

Il was thought proper to take its title from
the lea1ing southern product, but 1t is not
intended to conane the scope Of the exposi-
zion 10 cotton and its analogous interests.
The international aspect and feature Of the
enterprise consists in the invitation Of for
eign governments to make exhibits, and or
rangements have been perfected through tho
customs department OF the United States
for all such exhibits to DO ad.
mitted free of duty, unless they shall be
sold. Foreign governments have also been
invited through their ministers at Washing
ton to appoint commissioners to represent
them at the exhibition and make full official
examinations and reports, and most favorable
responses have been made. Ga tho question
of awards, the prospectus says: "Compe-
tent jures will DO organized for the official !
examination Of all exhibits submitted for
competition, and awards will be made on ar
tcles in departments I, II, Ill and ~. In
addition, exhibits Of new and valuable i'm
provements, or Of extraordinary merit, sub
mitted for competition in Departments v
and vi, will be examined by competent ju
riss and receive appropriate awards. State
and municipal governments and corporations
are invited to make collective exhibits, for
which the most ample accommodations will
be accorded. Tho grea. gold medal of the
international cotton exposition will be
awarded only for the most important device
or process, which shall have been proved for
practical use, to be of such value as virtual
~ to supplant all those previously used
in its stead. Awards will bs made for arti-
cles or processes which shall show amarked
improvement on those previously in use, aud
be considered the highest importance in
science or the arts, or Of great importance
and extraordinary merit. Diplomas will be
awarded for superiority or excellence.
Special money premiums will DO awarded
for superiority in cotton culture on the
grounds of the expositions--plats already
sssgned-as provided for by special circular.
Also, special gold and silver medAs and
money premiums on devices for cotton
cleaning, ginning, bsling, packing, ETC. u
There will be six departments, tho first four
for competitive exhibitions and awards
those being in department one; productive
tive machinery, implements, processes, etc.
department two, natural products-textile
etc; in department three, manufacturing
machinery, etc; in d apartment four, manu-
, features. The other two departments ar,
for exhibition only, embracing 10 depart
! ment five, miscellaneous natural products
and in department six, machinery and man
ufactures. There will be an entrance fee o
sos on all exhibits except for products o
the soil and for space, fifty cents a foot o.
A fifty square feet or Jess will be charged, an
at decreasing ratio per foot on all spac
above fifty square feet. We have not spsc,
y to give list of the articles included in eac
n department, but suffice 1t to say that
a embraces every character Of machinery an,
4 mechanical apparatus, cotton, silk, wooden
+. linen and other kinds of textiles and fabrics
as well as woods, minerals, stones, clay
ksoln, slick, lime cement, graphite, minera
waters, artesian waters, models Of minea, orc
Ia and alloys, gums, resins, vegetable Wa,
"a lichena, moses, fungi. ferns, seeds, nuts, etc
: fruits, temperate and tropic cereals, grssse;
!. leguminous plants, csculsnt Vegetable;
q roots, tubers tobacco, hops, spo ngas, mill
~ butter, cheese, hides, furs, leather, preserve
I. meats and fruits, sugars, syrups, wines, ma
n liquors, vegetable oils, fishes and a
" things pertaining TO them, militar
d arms, cutlery, productions Of art, education'
T. systems, ETC., elc. In short, this expositio
!, will embrace everything ever seen at any il
10 ternalional exhibition held heretofore. CO,
IA ton being given pre.emuonce, and when "
ia say cotton, this includes all machinery f
I'd its cultivation, for ginning It, manufac,ul
70 ing II, etc. This Is big undertaking, but
10 must be one fraught with much good TO Il
"a south. Cotton is king. Ho has never bee
r de,hroned. True he has gone through SON
IA ;eiges ard revolutions akin to those Of Il
a aihists In Russia, but he still reigns and b
re kingdom is growing in strength and pow
ia and importance every year. His immed
or ate realm 10 10 the southern states; but
fact, tho sun never sets upon his domi
ions. Cotton Is 10 tho southel
states as means Of incon
he and profit, what grain is to 4
of western states what their manufactures a
es to the New England and some Of the mild
10. states. 1t will always bring money, res
So cash never 10, strictly speaking, glut up
10 the market, therefore any movement, nj
m undertaking calculated to advance the c,
I'M ton interests, to point out way by which
DC can DO advanced Is Of vital Importance 10 I
no SOU hern states as whole, and as Texas n,
,r. produces more cotton than any other ct,
Of in tho south, Il 10 Of especial importance
q her. Because Of this we have thus allud
IN. and briefly outlined the objects and COZ
sd pass Of this exposition II Is ono in which ,
on entire country, 10 fact Is interested,
sts what helps the product cotton, must be
Of the fabric cotton. We should like we'll
ho seo Texas wall represonted NJ this cxnositio