Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-10
THE SOUTH'S GREAT FAIR.
THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EXPO
SITION.
The WOndrOus Resources of the
south FIily ShOWn-What North
ern Railroads Can DO for the Sue
cess of the Display y-"Uexican
Veterans' Day"

ATLANTA, November 9-It cleared off
pleasant at noon. There is better attend
ance of visitors from abroad. The hotels
are doing good business. All the depart
ments of the Exposition except the Florida
building are now ready and presenting great
attractions.
The display Of sheep to- day was small but
remaTka ably fine. The SouthdoWn sheep
from Eogland, owned by Mr.. Davenport, of
Kentucky, took prize; also the splendid
MeriuO sheep and AugOra goats exhibited
by Col. Richard Peters, of Atlanta, who also
took prizes for splendid Jersey cattle last
week. DR.. Wm. B. Jones, of Birdsville, has
the finest specimen of Hurlong cotton, and
DIR. j. B. Jones, of Herndop, the finest ripe
bananas, raised in Burke county. They are
marked attractions in the Georgia display,
which is nearly complete.
"a The Exposition is now fully prepared for
a thorough inspection, and visitors should
no longer wait for a more favorable time.
No crowd is anticipated and all can secure
comfortable accommodations.
The Intern AtiODal Cotton Exposition is
acknowledged to be unprecedented in mag
nitude ana usefulness, and interest in 1t is
unabated. Exhibits are made of all kinds
of cotton from every country where it is
grown, together with every instrument for
latter feature is significant as revealing the
great strides made, and foreshadowed, to-
wards greater chespness In the production
of textile goods
In addition to cotton, every ore OF the won
| derfully varied products of the South is
represented. 1t is a surprise to visitors to OBJ
serve the evidence Of agricultural, mineral
and forest wealth in the Southern States.
| Gold, silver, every kind of iron known to
| geOlogists and almost every other mineral
are shown. The display of grains is ex
tensive. The flora of the South is repre-
sented by six hundred and fifty specimens,
and native tobacco appears in every shape.
GuanO and phosphates testify to the
ability of the South to furnish its own fer
| tilizers. These are but inadequate refer
| ences to the astonishing array of the useful,
beautiful and instructive objects of the ex-
| hibition here. 1t is greatly to be wished
| that every American citizen should have an
| opportunity to visit the colossal exposition
| or the resources Of a part of his great coun-
| try, and It is hoped that the Northern rail-
roads will initiate their Southern con-
nectiOns by giving excursions rates not ex-
! ceecing one cent per mile.
The intermingling Of the people brought
! together from widely separated parts Of the
| y Uaion daily would be sure to promote fra
| ternal sentiments. Our people heartily well
come all corners, and believe that the cOun-
! try has entered upon new social and In
dustrial ers, in which every diligent man
may aid and participate in the common
prosperity.
General Sherman and his comrades OF the
Mexican war will be present on Tuesday
next, which is "Mexican Veterans Day."
Soldiers but recently arrayed against one
another will then meet to celebrate the
former brotherhood and rejoice in the
present reunion. Secretary Blaine's exhibit
of consular statements regarding foreign
cotton is extremely valuable in aiding our
manufacturers and exporters to meet the
wants of foreign countries.