Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-01
MEMPHIS APPEAL
TUESDAY, HAYIl 1883.


THE NATIONAL COTTON EXPO sITIOH
That the city Of New Orleans has at last
undertaken to allow itself the honor and ad-
vantage Of being made the spot where the
great cotton exposition is 10 be held, ia
subject for congratulaliou. The whole cot
ton belt, sensible Of the important advan-
tages that has resulted 70 il from the Allan
ia exposition, and wishing hat the second
cotton exposition should have something Of
metropolitan grandeur about it, decided
that New Orleans, and no other place, was
the spot for it. Il is accessible, from Mani.
toba down, TO thewhole wide Mississippi Val
ley; it is also accessible by sea to the whole
Atlantic and Gull coast Of the United
States. These facilities alone were sufficient
to designate New Orleans as the spot at which
to hold the grand cotton exposition. 1t
IL with the utmost satisfaction we know that
that question is settled. A cotton exposi-
ton at New Orleans ia an exposition that
will be owned by the entire cotton belt. New
Orleans ia the headquarters, prime market
and capital of the whole cotton country. An
fair, there being nothing local or provincial
about it, and every man and woman in the
cotton belt will take personal feeling and
pride in the SUCCESS Of an exposition held
there. This being known, the exposition
becomes truly representative, it csrries au-
thority and influence with it. The North,
on finding the high ground on Which, The
Southern people have get their greg! cotton
exposition, will feel strongly iupelled to al
tend what is 30 engrossing 70 those who get
it up. Thousands Of IheII will gladly
be present on such an occasion, know
ing that they will see there the Southern
people as they are, feel the genial glow of
the Southern sun, behold the magnolia, the
live-oak, and The growing Spanish moss, and
hear the Pat0is Of the negroes 80 accurately
described in Cables stories, and TIE elegant
French OF the Creoles as they 60 shopping
on Canal street. Aud from Liverpool. Man.
Rster, Lisie, and other European centers of
cotton manufacture, not few will be dis
posed to travel where they can SEQ the
srandes! display possible OF every detail
about the processes connected with the grow
ing. preparing and shipping of material
- Wnfoa-they handle 30 much and practi-
cally know 20 little. These localities will
also take Pride IN forwarding machinery
and specimens for exhibition at q seapor,
like New Orleans, to an extent they would
not have done 10 an interior city, Tor eyery
foreign cotton manufacturer has heard of New
Orleans. For the purpose OF inducing such
visits and the sending Of such objects for ex-
hibitioD, the act of Congress constituting the
exposition national one provides for invi-
tations to be extended foreign countries, and
relieves importations for exhibition from the
Payaas=' y I-'i-- W ---f - Q we b.9
begun to fear that the citzsns Of New Or
leans would fail to make effort to secure the
exhibition there, and We cannot withhold the
expression Of our admiration for the uncon-
querable president Of h National Cotton
Planters Association, +. G. Morehead.
There were difficulties of no easy character
to be overcome, preiudioes to subdue and
apathy to be aroused; only efforts most Wig
orous, and as indefatigably persevering as
vigorous, could have brought about suc-
cessful result. Those qualities and energies
President Morehesd has exhibited, and we
congratulate him upon his success.