The daily gazette., 1881-08-11
ATLANTA's COTTON SHOW.
DisfinEufshed Vfsitors,


DistinEufshed Visitors.
At recent meeting of the Farmers
Club, of New York, passed a resolu-
ti0n to be represented at the exposi :
tiOn by committees who would look
after their display, and they also
agreed to attend the exposition as a
body. The National Cotton Plapters'
Association adjourned their annual
meeting at Memphis to meet at At
lanta during the exposition. The
New England Cotton Manufacturing
Association at their last meeting an
pointed a committee to attend the ex-
position and make an official report of
the result Of their observations. The
State Of Florida has appointed three
commissioners and made an am ole ap-
preparation for an extensive exhibit Of
the products of that State. The Ham
ilton Disston Company, of Philadel-
phia. who bought $1,000, 900 acres in
Florida, will 10 represented. Various
railroad and manufacturing companies
and large orange growers and tropical
fruit planters are also preparing for
attractive displays in fact, the whole
State of Florida will be brought to At
lanta and put on exhibition.
The various Southern railroad svs-
TENS have made appropriations to
make display of minerals, woods and
other things of interest along their
different lines. The Atchison, Topeka
and Kansas promises to make q more
extensive and attractive display than
they did at the Centennial. The press
associations of every Southern State
have promised to hold their annual
conventions at Atlanta during the ex-
position.
Ex-President Hayes has accepted al
invitation to spend at least q week
with Director General K,mball during
the exposition. President Garfield
promises to attend if his health will
permit. Roscoe Conkling has an
nounced his intention of visiting At.
lanta during the exposition. Secretary
of State Blaine has promised to come.
One OF the most notable features of
the exposition will be the reception
given by the people of Georgia to
George Q. seney, the great philan-
thropist.
GENERAL ITEMS.
Over 1900 entries have been made
and the applications for space are daily
increasing. Already twice the space
contemplated has been add
ed and as much more will, from the
present indications, be in demand,
Director General Kimball, promises,
however, to add to the exposition
buildings as fest as the demand for
space necessitates, and like an omni-
bus he will always have room for one
more.
Que of the most attractive features
will be the display Of Georgia miner
ais. Onr gold fi4ids which are being
rapidly developed will furnish every
thing from Nuggets Of gold not bigger
than pin-head to pieces of quartz
over one hundred pounds
and worth from $500 to 81, 600.
The marble of North Georgia, which
is said to be superior to the Tennessee
will be on exhibition, and as
for minerals everything from a dia-
mond to iron ore will be shown.
Remarkably low rates of fare are
being given by the railroads to visitors
to the exposition. The fare from
Cincinnati and return will be only 50
and $14 from Chicago, and from other
cities the fare will be proportionately
low. Transportation committees are
being organized to get up excursions
to the Exposition at even much lower
rates.
MACHINERY IN OPERATION.
Hon. Fl. v. NJ. Miller, foreign COM
missioner for the exposition. wri es
that two stea mships loaded with
machinery will sail for this
on the 18th of this month.
The English Manufacturing Company
will send skilled operatives to demon
strate what their machinery is capa-
BILE of. This will put the American
and European machinery in direct
The Clark Thread
Com pany have taken large amount
Of space and will send operatives from
their manufactory and run minia-
ture factory at the exposition. They
will take the cotton as it comes from
the fields and, carrying it through the
various stages, will give spool thread
ready for market. The Willimantic
Linen Company, with over one hun.
Ired operatives, will show us the pro
cess of making their different fabrics.
They take the seed cotton and gin, card
and spin it, showing how the coarser
and timer fabrics are made. These
operatives have also been engaged to
test the merit of the machinery of the
various manufacturing companies that
make exhibits of the machinery they
use. All of the Augusta, Ga, cotton
factories will make Joint exhibit,
showing their mode of manufacturing
thread, prints, checks, etc., and what
their mach merry will do also showing
their goods in all stages of manufac-
ture. The Eagle and Ph~nix Mill, of
Ga, will make q similar
exhibit. The Clement attachment,
that created such sensation about
year ago,will also be thoroughly tested.
Elsas May s. Co., large paper and pa
per.bag manufacturers of this place,
will give the public their process of