Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-01
THE ATLANTA COTTON EXPOSE
TON.
The Project Assumes Substantial
F0rms



The Executive Committee of the Cot
ton Exposition has rented q handsome
suite Of offices in the Grant building, on
Marietta street, which are now being
furnished for occupancy. It is expect
ed that the Secretary, Mr.. Ryckman,
will take formal possession to-day. and
with such clerical force as the work de-
mands, will prepare to dispatch bust
ness. Several hundred letters are await.
ing answer, and these will receive the
Secretary's first attention.
Mr.. Ryckman informs US that the fol-
lowing is partial list of those who have
already applied for space to exhibit:
The Within Machine Works. Whitins-
vile. Mass. the Mason Machine Works,
Taunton, Mass. the Franklin Foundry
and Machine Company, Providence, r.
L; The Whitehead & Anterior Machine
Company, Tukesbury, Mass. John
M. Pevey, Lowell, Mass. (Fass s.
Pevey, under fiat cardl; the Brides
burg Manufacturing Company. Phila-
delphia; George Draper s. Sons, Hope
dale, Massachusetts; P. Z. Deidrick 81
Co., Albany, New York; John III.
Sharpless & Co., Philadelphia; Atwood,
Crawford & Co., Pawtucket, r. L the
Fall River Spool and Bobbin Company,
Fall River, Mass. Eaton & Aver,
Nashua, N. H., etc. There are many
others covering various important de-
vices that it is impossible to mention in
detail at present. Mr.. Ryckman will
furnish lists from time to time.
Sufficient assurances have already been
received to indicate that the English ma
chine builders will be here in good force.
Representatives of the manufacturers of
Manchester, Oldham, Huddersfeld,
Blackburn and other English cities an
nounce a willingness to send machines
If they can be entered without duties
being imposed. 1t is understood that
the Executive Committee will take &C
ton to have bonded warehouse placed
in connection with the exposition build
ing to be used as English machinery an
mex. where machines can be put upon
exhibition under the supervision of
custom house officer.
The Executive Committee held meet
ing yesterday at the office of the Chair
man, Fl. |. Kimball, at which the follow
ing committees were appointed to act in
conjunction with the Chairman and Sec
rotary, and report at the next meeting,
which will be held at the office of the
exposition on Monday morning at II
o'clock, viz:
On By Laws-Messrs. L. P. Grant, E.
P. Chamberlain and s. M. Inman.
On Subscription Paper-Messrs E. P.
Howell. B. E. Crane and W. L. Calhoun.
On Plans-Messrs. l.. P. Grant, J. G.
Peck and s. M. Iuman.
On Location-Messrs. R. F. Maddox,
]. f. Cummings, E. p Howell, s. NJ
Inman. L. P. Grant, E. P. Chamberlin
and Richard Peters.
The Secretary was instructed to notify
the members of the Finance Committee
that they are requested to meet with the
Executive Committee on Monday morn
ing to review the situation and take such
active measures as are expedient toward
procuring the ways and means. This
committee is composed of Messrs Robert
J. Lowry, Paul Romare, D. N.
Spear, Campbell Wallace, and w.
2. Inman, all gentlemen who are we'll
qualified for their branch of the work,
and who will acquit themselves with
credit when they formally organize.
This committee has not thus far been
called into service. but it now becomes
eminently important, and each member
should consider that this is in one sense
an Atlanta affair, and that as Atlanta is
to receive the greatest benefit, she should
freely contribute large percentage of
the capital