Daily Republican., 1882-01-02
THIRD EDITION.
TMsAILANlA ExPOSiTI0s.

IN 3 Al LAMA EArOSiAsVN'
Atlanta the Rlsins city OF the
sOasp-A Field ofCOttOn Nesr the
Exposition The Products Of tho
Sousu-A number Of Wilmington
ExhabiIars.
Correspondence Of tho REPUBLICAN
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 10th, 1881
True, there are many things on exhi'
bition that are not connected with cot
ton. but they ara all in the range
of human wants, and a., in the line OF
improved methods. But when you
come TO see the various articles that
are requisite from tue cotton seed which
is planted, to the b autitul coIored sar-
uen q that adorn our wives and chill |
dreu, we fiud AL iurinite variety CT sklli
in machinery and periec ion otmechan-
ism. which the leading nations of the
word are contcnding for to day.
Thousands for the first time have
seen King Cotton just as it, ew IN its
natl ye boil. Near the grounds there is
a loS OF grown cotton, standing I'M
touched by the picker, tor HE ben, nj OF
those who never saw field in lis tieecy
Wilderness, to feast their sight, There
is something in the arrangements that
reminds one of the Centennial, the
main building, the State building, the
carriage department, department OF
public comfort, Judges ball and art
gallery. The different States exhibit
all in their own department, and the
art gallery is filled by articles IRON DIS
tant States and cities and Some have
erected buildings for themselves tor
Ana furniture, pianos and instrumen =
of music ftom the North.
OF the States, it seemed to ne that
the exhibit of Nor h Carolina Is the
most remarkable. | applied 10 a gen
tle.nan for some items for publcation,
and he introduce d me TO q. ID. smith,
State Geologist and minera'ogist, WI oI
gave me such an array of fact. and ii2
ures az to amount to confusion. boi, It
1t down to this. II is the only State il
the Union that fills every space IN the
bl anks sent out from the agricu tural
bureau, at Washington, consequently 1t
produces everything grown between
Canada and the Gulf OF Mexico. In
climate 1t Is almost as remarkable, the
west end extending through the Blue
Ridge Mountains, whose altitude gives
a lower temper ature, IA 20 20 degrees on
the same day as compared with Smith
Vile on the eastern coast. In wood,
there are 112 varieties on exhibition. In
minerals, North Carolina is rich-the
only Stale that produces Corundrum IN
paying quantities. kaolin for porce-
lain manufacture and the finest Asbes-
tos and Sopestore for the contectioner's
uses. In metals she produces seven OF
the most useful kinds in paying guam
titles. New York companies have
bought very extensively; also, some
Philadelphia parties, ard are now work
ing their mines with profit.
south Carolina showed equally as
well on the cereals and points you TO
her inexhaustable beds of phosphate of
lime underlying her rivers and marsh
es... Though she has something min
sral wealth, and is not barren Of naval
stores, still the phosphate business Is
her leading industry, and by it the pro-
due ion has been Increased in all the
cotton States, except Mississippi and
Texas.
Georgia has, by her thrifty yeouan-
ry, brought her cotton yield up to an
average of 400 pounds per acre, by
usins fertilizers. She too has some
gold mines, rich enough to work profta,
bly,, and shows many rich specimens OF
mineral wealth.
The day set apart for Florida day, and
the land Of flowers did her best, even
her Governor bling on hand and made
a tiowery speech Tropical indeed is
the appearance of the Florida building,
whose beams aud timbers were all
brou hit from home, and her display OF
citric fruits was simply immense; not
forgetting tie cereals, but having few
mine rails; but what is lacking in this
is more than made up of the finest spe
ciuens of cereal formations She had
more specimens of soil on exhibition
than any other State, and two OF mari,
for 1, rtiiiZer.
1t vas left 70 Tennessee, the old Par
son Brownlow STATE, 10 produce the
handsomest specimens of marble, from
white through the grays, to the beauti-
ful variegated variety so costly aud 30
muc h admiled. All Of those from hear
Knoxville, the old Parsons home AMI
pride, where his name shines more IL
iustripus as time rolls on, and his pro-
phecies come true that with the advance
of freedom and Industry those VALLEY $
would light up with furnace fires that
should never 20 out.
Perhaps TO Alabama must be given
the credit Of the richest deposit in close
proximity of iron, coal aud flax, so that
pig iron can be produced az $40 per ton
for the next thirty years. 1t was on
These lands that Gen. Gordon recently
realized such a handsome sum. Nir-
pinia and Kentucky had no State ex.
hibits but many Railroads put in
exhibits and Virginia was re-
represented by Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad and Kentucky by
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Kansas and Co orado showed together
again as they did at the Centennial
10 good advantage,
The arts OF peace are preferred to the
arts of war, and | think this exhibition
will tend to alay prejudices ard bring
about all era of fraterual fee i'lg aid 10
such feeling | have heard the au-
dible expression given since l.. have
been here
This Is the first time we have gone to
them with implements Of peace, though
we made an exhibition, and gave the
invitation, it required means to go he.
yond what only a few could command
in these days.
am glad that the following Will
mington houses were repres nted at the
exposition, viz The Lobdell Car
Wheel Co., Jackson Il Sharp Co., Wal
ton & Whann ,'o, Diamond State
Spring Co., aud McLear u Kendall,
carrlt 70 manufacturers.
RAMBLRR