The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-12
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
Complaint from Louisville,

1t has been, since the day on which if
vas Opened,a success in every particular.
Wen who are competent to Judge. who
nave visited the biggest expos tons the
world has ever seen, the Centennial at
Philadelphia, and the Paris Exposition.
lave pronounced the Southern Exposi-
lion in every way worthy to be classe |
among the best, and in some features
our show is ahead of them all. sucb q
display of machinery and agricultural
implements in numbers, variety and ex
;eilence has never before been collected
n the history of the world, and the cleo
Cric iights, to the number of 6.OOO. con
tribute a feature to which nothing at the
centennial could compare. Financially
ooth the Centennial and the Atlanta Ex-
positions, were failures, but in this as
IN every other particular the Southern
exposition has its ultimate success al
eady assured Since the opening day
here have been l49, 500 people in atten-
lance exclusive of employees which
makes an daily average of about 5000.
equal to over $4,000 a day from the
gate receipts alone. Subtract from
THIS sum OF Sl,S00 the average daily ex-
pense, and you have a profit of 81. 200.
something phenomenal in the history of
such undertakings. This success too
has been attained under adverse ircum-
stances Tor the incomplete appearance
of every exhibit or the opening day was
calculated to damage the prospects con-
slderably, and there was no assistance
from outside sources in a pecuniary way
10 help the enterprise forward. The
southern States however came bravely
to t e front and have aided materially
in its advancement. | say Southern
States, but in that number, North Car
DINA | am sorry to say, has not the
right to be included, for she has not
done II thing to kept: from being a
failure. 1t is a matter of surprise too to
some of our people who don't know the
inside of the business. Remeu berinu
what stand the old North State has al
ways taken in enthusiastic support of
every enterprise bearing Upon it the
word southern" some of our people
are utterly at a loss to account for this
passive Indifference observed in her ac-
tions with regard to this, the greatest
undertaking ever yet projected in the
South. Some people don't understand
it, but there are a few who have had
liICH eyes opCA. dllu W nav Ilt IDtIn
open was all that was necessary to see
through the entire affair.
A part which has added not a little to
the further bewilderinent of our people
who didn't leave their eyes open was the
North Carolina otficial(s) while not tax
ing any action al all in the Southern
Exposition were turning the old State
over from the mountains to the seashOre.
III order to have a big show at the
Northern Exposition at Boston. This
was too much for them, they couldn't see
through it. but right there lay the inside
of the business. North Carolina couldn't
make any exhibit at the Southe n Expo
sition, but she could expend $40, 900 of
her money and allow her Governor to run
about al over the State in order that the
5oStou show might be a success. and the
course of such a seemingly ineXplainable
curse can be told in a very few words
il was because the Richmond e. DanriHe
Pri,ood didn't hare any pecunaary IN
t,rest to ~retrieue at the LOunuiUe shOp,
and they lid ut Boston. That's the whole
thing in a nut shell and it can be accep
ted as truth as reliable as Holy Writ.
Then too, there is another cause which
lead its effect, the Southern Exposition is
an exposition. 1t is intended that the
people shall derive benefit from it 10
every way. There will be no monkey
business at our show. 1t is not a place
Tor soldering speeches and hand shaking
without heart feeling. No man will be
allowed to come here and slebber, and
splutter. and gush about the warm, the
true, brotheriy, ''dearie dear relations
which the North and South should feel
towards each other. Boston allows such
proceedings on her programme, and the
result is, North Carolina goes OFFICIAL
LY to Boston when a railroad syndicate
lushes behind, and the qualification of
ones vanity lures n from the front a
combination of powers is made which to
sopoe people is irresistible. A syndicate
push has more effect too when the good
of private interest is brought into play.
In the opinion of the writer, however the
people Of North Carolina would much
rather have spent their 10000 on the
Southe rn show. lie has seen something
like two hundred of them, who have at
tended the Louisville Exposition. and
in not one single instance has the ex-
pressed opinion of any or OF them been
Their than hat of indignant humil-
ration at that perverted action on the part
of North Carolina of6cial(s). Arkansas,
Dakota, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky,
Florida. Mississippi and Georgia, are al
well represented besides others, buI
North Carolina with the exception of ont
or two private individuals, Is not repre-
sentei a. all. IN. u.
We print a portion of our correspon
dents letter, because we believe in allow
ing the people TO be heard, and because
further it will serve to awaken though
on the whole subject of advertising Nortl
Cardinals resources We do not know
how far the decision to spend $4,000 a
Boston, and nothing at Louisville. wa
Influenced by Railroad influences. Tn
action was ordered by the Board of Agrl
culture though of course the Governo
is the ruling spirit in the Board. Blu
leaving all that out of the question, 1t
q matter of regret that North Carolin
does nearly all of her public advertiser
by fits and starts, In an uneven, nregula
way, which produces little fruit. Eve
since the war, both as a State, and as II
dividuals, we have been spending money
by books, by pamphlets, by circulars, b
AGENTS, and by exhibits, to advertis
the State, and invite immigration, -y'
always in such hap-hazzsrd, ierky, III
systematic way that only partial, an
long a-comiug benefit has resulted
State. with not half our advantages hay
drawn population and capital not on
|, away from our doors, but actually out