The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
A PROPOSITION TO SOUTHERN
STATES.

The Manufacturers and Mech8li-
cal Institute of New England in
vites the governors of all the SOUTH
ern states to make an exhibit of ag-
ricultural products and resources of
their states at the third annual fair
OF the institute, to be opened in Bos-
ton the first week in September
1888, to continue until some time In
November. tits stated that the pur-
pose of the proposed exhibition is 10
afford an opportunity to all those
states and territories which wish for
settlers from the north to present in
practical shape examples of the pro-
ducts of the soil, illustrative of its
adsptability to the various branches
of planting, farming and horticul-
ture. The new railway system of
the great west will be invited 10
make similar exhibition at the in
stitute, that the north may thus be-
come for the time being the arena
in which the south and west may
compete with each other for that
surplus population which yearly
leaves New England in search of
homes elsewhere. The invitation ia
forwarded at this early day that
governors may have ample time to
consider the subject and to make
such suggestions hereon to leglsla-
lures as may be deemed appro-
pirate. AS to the powers of this
institute, it is represented that it pos
sesses the corporate authority TO CO.
operate with the people of any por-
ton of the United States, in any en-
terprise likely to result in mutual
benefit and to develop the resources
of any portion of the country; and
the attempt has been TO carry out
this policy iu its broadcast and most
liberal sense. An official circular
says: with the legal power, with
the most willing spirit and with
very considerable facilities at COM
mand, the institute extends an invi-
tation to all who engage in the ad-
vancement of the interests of the
country to avail themselves of the
opportunities offered by it and to
make this into a national institution
pledged to subserve the advance
ment of all" A gentleman who
takes a deep interest in the
proposed exhibit on the part of
southern states, writes that this in
vitation to southern farmers is
result of the cotton exposition of
1881, besides additional interest in
all that relates to the southern eli
mate, resources and business oppor-
tunities created by the splendid ex-
hibits made this year at the second
annual fair OF the institute by the
Richmond and Danville, the Vir-
ginia, Tennessee and Georgia air
line, and by the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway companies. The &C.
reals in the collections of the first
two companies have been seen by
thousands of northern agricul-
turists, who express an ardent desire
to learn more OF the characteristics
of the regions where grain of such
extraordinary weight can be grown.
Capitalists also, who wish to invest
money in various industries for
which the timbers and minerals of
the south are guarantee of an am
pie supply of the raw materials need
ed, wish to know more than they
now do OF the capacity of the soil for |
supporting a numerous population |
employed in other vocations
than agriculture. The STATES
MAN has no doubt that a
proper representation on the
part of Texas at Atlanta would have
been of great benefit to Texas Our
products, agricultural and natural,
should be shown to the world; and
from such exhibits a rich reward
would be obtained. A few
thousand dollars, so spent annually
at the great fairs of this country
would create an interest that would
return millions for thousands. The
manufacturers of New England, in
seeing what we have, would neces-
sarily be led to put money in Texas