Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-15
LOUISVILLE CINCINNATI.
THE FORMERS EXPOSITION ST.
PERIOR TO THE LATTER,S.
Both Cities Inspired to Every Enterprise
by Their Jealous Rivalry-The ''NIorn-
ing News" scheme for Developing
the SOuth-GeOrgia's Absence from the
Exposition to be Regretted.
Corres0ondence ofAe Aorning Ne1oS


Exposition to be Regretted.
CorresDondence ofAe Norning Ne7cs.
LOUISVILLE, oct Ill found the Gin
cinnati exposition a snug, hOme-like,
dainty affair, easily taken in at a glance.
and attractive and beautiful in all its
parts. A single day of critical obserya-
tion would take it all in, and give the visi-
tor a valuable fund of information,
Not so here-where the whole south
claims share in the grand exposition
now in operation. 1t is true the Main
Building holds most of the exhibits, yet
this magnificent structure is subdivided
into so many parts that it really seems
like a cluster of buildings deftly Joined to-
gether.
1t would take me a week to 90 over the
whole Exposition and write a letter
worthy of its chief features of interest,
not to mention a thousand lesser attrac.
tions. Here and there vacant spaces are
to be seen, and in other places the pres
ence of insignificant displays or some
catch-penny show, give evidence that the
pressure for space was not greater than
the supply. This same fault, however,
characterized the Atlanta Exposition,
ard Will no doubt be a feature Of the New
Orleans Exposition. On this account /
am frank to call the Louisville EXposi-
tiOn a grand success, in some depart
ments wonderful success. There are
| the usual defects in the management and
IN the arrangement of exhibits. as well
as the large number of peddling stands.
yet 1t is tar easier to find fault about such
things than to remedy the evils.
LOUISVILLE Is a LIVE,
pushing, aggressive city, and the sharp
rivalry existing between her and Cincin-
natl keeps them both as watchful and as
springy as a cat with its
eye on a rat hole. If Bruns-
wick We're another Savannah it
would stir up some of your merchants
| and men of wealth, and we should hear
no more about an ''Old fOgy city, A
sharp, generous rivalry and cOmpetiti ion
keeps all the arteries of trade and indus
try full Of warm life blood. The people
move quicker, think more rapidly, watch
their interests closer, and push out after
new customers that Il rival may gobble
up if Il delay occurs.
Louisville took hold of this Exposition
with prompt and generous action, ana her
thrOnged streets, crowded hotels and
busy merchants all proclaim that she is
being amply repaid. You cannot 90 into
the leading stores here and not see GeOr-
gians, Alabamians, Floridains and Car
Ollnlans spending their money freely for
articles N value to carry home. Atlanta
people, despite her great dry goods
| houses with their low prices, are buying
largely here for winter wear. In a thou
sand ways, as Atlanta was benefited by
her Exposition, will Louisville gain in
wealth, population and reputation by this
! Exposition. Thus the bread so generous
ly cast by her upon the waters will return
after many days.
The scheme originated by the MORNING
News to advertise the resources of the
South through the local press has not been
without good results, although the final
work remains to be done. Handsome
special editions Of various leading news
papers are being scattered through the
| Exposition building, as well as mailed all
over the country from the home Offices
1t is impossible to measure the vast III
tluence that is sweeping over the land
from this practical scheme. COmpactly
and carefully prepared descriptions and
tabulated statements of the advantages
always in demand, and never more so
than during great Exposition.
Up to this time | have seen no paper in
the list Of competitors that makes as at
| tractive an appearance as the MORNING
NEWS and its mammoth weekly issue.
A more graphic, valuable and interesting
description of Georgia and her climate.
soil, growth, resources, productions, ETC.,
ETC., could hardly be written. And l note
with pleasure that the visitors to the En-
position carefully pocket the News to
carry home for more full and thought
ful perusal. do not hesitate to predict
that the influence for good Of this grand
scheme that started in your sanctum and
has been pushed forward by your liberal
lty, will be felt in Georgia's growth and
1 progress for the next ten years to come.
1t is just such publications as this that
have peopled Texas and the great West
with their most intelligent and progress
i've settlers.
TENNESSEE, ALABAMA AND FLORIDA.
Are making fine organized exhibits here
of their varied Industries and products
Visitors admire the grand display of IRON
coal, wood and stone that the Louisville
and Nashville Railroads liberal action
has put on exhibition. But a careful read
| ing Of the MORNING NEWS handsome
exposition will tell those same visitors
that Georgia, unrepresented though she
! be here, can furnish from her rich hill
! side iron, coal, copper, gold, wood, mar
/ bic, granite, etc, equal in purity and du-
! rability to those of any State in the
! Union. Also, that South Georgia COM
! petes with Florida in the raising Of fruits
/ and vegetables, and North Georgia puts
! her wheat and corn in competition with
! that of Tennessee.
! Still, admitting all this, it would be bet
! ter for our state to have here. side bv side
/ with Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. a
/ display of her resources worthy the proud
Empire State of the South" AS the
! Governor Of Indiana we'll said on yester-
! day, the South no longer goes North and
! West for her useful articles. Factories
are sprnging up in the midst of cotton
fields, and fOundries and machine shops
plant themselves within sight of the iron
and coal mines. New life has been in
! fused into all our industries, and the ewes
! OF the world are upon us. From colder
! and more barren cline the people are
| coming to the "Sunny SOUTH to seek new
| homes and lighter labor. Every eNDOsi-
| ton like this one at Atlanta ami the one
! that is to be at New Orleans. serves to
! advertise to the world our resources and
advantages. In few years the great
! agricultural implement works of the
! West will come to Alabama. Tennessee
and Georgia, where they can find cheap
coal and iron and wood within sight OF
! their very doors. The Governor of Indi-
ana says we must bring the Northern cot
ton mills to our Southern cotton fields.
/ Yes, and we will also bring his ploW
! wagon, reaper and portable engine facto.
ries from Indiana to our iron and coal
| mines. We propose to be impartial and
| to draw from the West as well as the
North, the iron manufacturers as we'll as
| the cotton spinners.
GOVERNORS DAY HERE WAS
a sort OF duplicate of Governors Day at
the Atlanta xposition-noticeabl for
! the absence of the Governors who ought
/ to have been and the presence of those
! least to be expected. Alabama, Georgia.
| Tennessee, Florida. South Carolina. Mis-
| sissippi, Arkansas aEd Virginia were NOT
represented, but far-off Utah, and Indi-
| ana and Missouri sent their Governors tC
/ join Governor Knott, of Kentucky, and
Governor Jarvis, of North Carolina. in
| bridging the "bloOdy chasm." The pres
ence of Ex-Governor Hawley, of Connec.
tiCut, a native of North Carolina, made
the reunion dOubly pleasant and CON-
plete. His remarks were both patriotic
and practical, and will read we'll at anv
freside in this broad land. His sugges.
tion that in time this mighty continent.
with its outlying islands, might tinalIy
come under one flag and one government.
called forth hearty and general applause.
Yesterday was a lively day for Louis
! Vile. In addition TO the Governors at the
| Exposition we had the National Bankers
Convention in Masonic Hall, the General
| Passenger Agents Association at the
| Gait House and the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars at Excelsior Hall. In fact. il
seems that the city has been full of simi.
lar meetings and conventions for month
or more.
The Passenger Agents paid Georgia
quite a handsome compliment and die
themselves honor in electing B. w