, 1881-03-26
COTTON EXPOSITION.
4 Grand Show to 10 Held mt Atlanta,
Gin. Next Fall,

4 Grand show to 80 Held Mt Atlanta,
t;n.- Next 1'nif.
sptttal Cor,espondtnee Of TIC Chicago Trtbuns
ATLANTA. Ga, March :ea-The weeyil-
eatcn politicians OF the t!ny have been gently
latd away to rest OH tho shelf. and the sllli-
tionnl, Is fading away i'll tho distance rs the
Worlds Fair Of the South grows into pronl-
nencc. The Cotton Exposition. which is to
be held In Atlanta, commencing Get. s. and
to continue until tho Isl Of january, Is nav
attracting the attention not only Of
Georgia: but Of the entire cotton
belt. Thy scheme, Is n grand one,
and REQUIRES tho cogperaton Of the entire
hold Ut tue enterprise, and tho affair cannot
hMt be. grant success in every particular.
The Exposition ts !oDked uloi' ns T. very int-
of,xsYeS naeG st m III III stSGY onp f y G IL Ss} Eso. i
t!0n will be Of nnre benefit 10 tie South at
large than all of the appropriations thar our
Representatives III Congress can get for the
Several meetings have been hsla
recently by those who have the Ex-
position III charge, and the plans for tho
:;. SarrynE ont OF the event ~ Hrs now matured.
tho Western 4 Atlantic lsaIlronti. This piece
0f ground contains about forty acres. and Is
fencetl,-llavtng f0r tlle pnst TEL, years been
AaA ttlH p1ll HUaS VI iUlI1lk t3t&ktG
Fairs. The Western d Atlantic l.aIfroad
will run double truck from tte city into tho
grounds, and II double truck wifi also be
PLACED between sho city md The same
Will givo all who desire to attenl
alupto opportunity IN 70 oltt niid
return at !t;,s,lre, without my inconyenIence
Mtateyer. 1he Eronnds Will bs covered with
| cry will bv placed fur tho manufacture of a!l
kinds OF cotton goods. These buildings, 1t Is
estimated. will cost about saD. .0Ou. Onr- aalt
Of this amount Inns already 6ecn raised in
| already 6een +. 3inl*eti. No venture In tl,e
history OF thu South was ever 10 warmly
supported, rs thu pconle look upon the atgair
outside world the wealth Ut their section.
III. space III the buildings nlrcady referred
to VII b. rented to exhibitors Of mnchl!!ery
81 nl kin!!s tlsea H. tue nn!!ufacrc t! Of Ill
OF land adjoining the Exposition grounds
will BIZ cut slp' Into small lots, anil given to
faritiers for the purpose Ut cultivation III cot
5 le So eot" a s II is INV n , Gta1s piesec % PS
visitors, Ailll passed first through one process,
aud tl!cn through nnothcr, until visitor cntl
bu sectl walking away from tho grounds
with Observation-Disclosures maue from raw
cutton within few hours after It was picked
from the plunt.
From tilis slnte to tho opening Of, tho Ex-
position every wheel VII ba turned II ille n
President of the -tttnnsa cotton factory, a1sd
SanLllel NJ. lnlNun, one of thu largest cotton
buyers I'll tlle South, who IL also partner itl
tho cotton firm Of 1Mlnan, Swan l. Co., OF
Now, York, have been ehosen ~ represent
the Exposition north Of the Potomac,; mud
thpsu gentlemen will make tanr Of tllu ell.
t!ro North null West Y tne Interest Of tho
Exposition. They will visit especially. the
Ex-tov. Rufus u. l3uiI6ck ltas been cltt,sen
Commissioner to Europe, alnl will sail ab0ut
tho cnl Of May. llo will visit, all of
sfton e E"Es1 susas snn'SSsss a acGcr2 Of ads nos
for the purpose of manufacturing cotton
goods. 1le wlIl By ahsent i, Europe three
Or folr, mouths, rhe south viii b. can.
the Georgia sia!e XxrIsult1ral Society, who
Will visit Atnf tbs lending cities OK tbs Snut!-
crn States, and place the enterprise In fnsor-
able.llght beturo tne Excllnlges and Boards
Urorsia,is l,ayo been selected Tor n ot,.or In.
portant work connected will, the manage
nlo,lt OF tho Exposition. An Office l,as u!-
ready been opened i. t''s elty tor the trats. #,
Exposition, Already .schcs Of letters are
pouring Intially fr0lMa'l scctlans Of the United
Statcs,-.stloWsng tho Interest that Is being
Taken. The Committee or Arrangements ilas
Of helpers tor tt,u purpose of attcnl'ng tn all
BUSINESS canl,ectel with the enterprise, ai,A
fnr tito purpose Of corresponding with the
manufacturers OF nj secit0sIs.
4ts le!orH stated aDo,!t $4,000 has al.
ready been sabscrlbed.. Ihts money Is helng
used fur the PURPOSE of purchasing stuck. <
sllIro Is valued ut Sl0O. A few days sltlco
saw 0,,c 0f tho lists, and fund the names
Ut several coIovl u,un a,Iong the
subscribers. The allbscr!hcrs nyU satisfied
TINT, the Investment Wlli bring them =
lal,Isonp prntit In the shnpe Vt q dividend,
but state tllnt they will be satisfied II they
get ,tllle Of It back, ils tho Snnlll will be 10
much lt,l'e!ltsA BY tl,e Expostlon That they they
to getting 1t back In Il ycur ar tw0, which
they will surely do, HI Whntuver benefits the
South Will benefit every reslhunt of II.
undertaking In the future. II. !. +.