The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-11-23
THE WORLDS COTTON CEN
TENNaAL EXPOSITION.
From the Planters Journal.

Among the resnlutlocs adopted al
the Little Rock Convention of the
National Cotton Planters Association,
was one to hold in 1884 a grand Ex
position under the auspices of that
body. It is to be called the Worlds
Cotton, Centennial: Exposition, and
will be to The whole country the event
of the decade, and, so far asEcotton
interests are concerned, the event o.
the century. Never before 5:iu the
history Of the South wasa movement
! more enthusiastically 'iuaugurated
Thee idea vas hailed with universal
approba,ionc atits announcement, and
not a single doubter ofthe feasibility
Of this colossal enterprise has been
! found among the oumorous planters
and. manufacturers with whom We
! have 9sinee hdiscussed7it. Even al
this earlyodg plumber of,manufac.
! tursrse have agnifed their eagerness
to be among its exhibitors, and letters
of inquiry concerning it have already
been received. Although cotton viii
form the chief exhibit, Jet it is pro
posed to make its scope universal, SC
as to include rot only everything ap:
pertaining to cotton culture and man.
faeture, but whatever improved i'm.
pieneuts may be necessary for the
most approved methods Of diver,
siied farmiug-in fact all inven.
tions, devices and fabrics that may
possibly prove Of interest to the peo.
pie Of the South or promote their
general industries. . H..
The resolution Of the Convention
authorizing this man moth Exposition
provides that it shall be held at such
city as may offer the greatest induce.
meut, and it is privilege well worth
conteDdiug for. Nearly all the lead.
ing cities have had successful exposi.
tions, supported only BY local or
quasi.local interests and patronage,
and haVe found it profitable to invest
large sums 10 such enterprises !; but
this proposed Worlds Cotton Centen-
nial Exposition will comuaDd the
direct and united support of the en-
tire cotton producing territory of
America. In view Of the vast extent
of this territory and the commercial
Importance of its leading staple, it is
self evident proposition that any
city could afford to expend ten fold
more in order to secure such au Ex-
position than upon any uere local
affair. So far as exhibits are con-
eerned, it cannot fail to attract them
from the. whole Union, aye from the
four quarters Of the globe. The
fact that it is to be Centennial Ex-
position, will likewise give it great
and Yogld-Ride prominence. It may
interest the public to know that in
the year 1884 eight bales of cotton
were exported from this country to
England, where, upon arrival, it was
condemned as contrabspd, and seized,
by order of the Privy Council, who
held that so large an amount of cotton
could not possibly have been raised in
America. Thus the year 1884 will
be both an agricultural and CONNER
cial Centennial in tie history of cot
ton. What contrast between the
opening and the closing year of this
cotton century! DO enterprise could
be too stupendous to do justice to the
celebration of such Centennial.
The whole South will be ofganized
for the purpose of contributing to its
grandeur-indeed all the cotton pro.
ducing countries ip the world will
doubtless participate in swelling its
attractions. .-.:5
If ne are fortunate N its location
aud can secure men of sufficient
breadth of view to compass so gigan
tic an undertaking, it will prove but
little, if any, less magnificent than
the National Centennial Exposition Of
1876. So far as its location'is con
cerned, We are inclined to the belief
that New Orleans is the most eligible
site, but the claims of all competing
cities will be carefully and impartially
considered. Correspondence 10 this
direction will be Immediately insti-
tuted, and a month given to the
various cities in which to make
known what inducements they may
have to offer. The Executive Com
uittee has not yet taken action on
this point, but among the cities that
will probably be invited to compete
are New Orleans, St. Louis, Balti-
more, Cincinnati, Louisville, Rich
mond, Memphis, Nashville, Charles