Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-08
proclamation.
proclamation.
APPROXIMATION
by THE
GOVERNOR!
A Call for Specimens Of Georgia Pro.
duets, Agricultural, HOrticul.
tural, Forestry, Minerals
and Manufactures.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
STATE OF GEORGIA,
A I'll A NIA L. Ian11aI.,- 4 1902

ATLANTA, GA, January 4, 1887
WHEREAS, heretofore, wit, IN the month
w of November last, the following cOmmu-
nication was received by me, as Governor Of
the State, from the Secretary of the New
England Manufacturers and Mechanics In
stitute, of Boston, Mass, to-wit:
''NEw ENGLAND MFRS. AND MEcH's. INST,
TREASURER's OFFICE, IS HAWLEY ST.,
BOSTON, MASS, Oct. 30, 1882.
$40 His Eecekkeney the G0CernOr Of Georgia.
''DEAR SIR-In behalf of the New England
Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute, and
by the authority of its official board, hereby
extend to the State of Georgia cordial invi-
tation to make an exhibit of its agricultural
products and resources at the third annual
fair of the Institute, which will be opened the
first week of September, 1893, ana continue
until a day in November to be determined
hereafter.
San invitation of like tenor has been sent
to the Governor of every one of the South
ern States. The purpose of the proposed ex-
hibitiOn is to afford an opportunity to al those
States and Territories which wish for settlers
from the North to present, in practical shape
examples of the products of the soil illustra-
tive of its adaptibility TO the various branches
of planting, farming and horticulture. The
new railway system of the great West viii be
invited to make a similar exhibition at the
Institute, that the North may thus become for
the time being the arena in which the South
and West may compete with each other Tor
that surplus population which yearly leaves
New England in search of homes elsewhere.
1.-THE invitation is forwarded at this early
day that your EXcellency may have ample
time to consider the subject, and to make such
suggestions thereon to the Legislature of your
State as you may deem appropriate. With
high consideration, | am sir, yours most re-
spectfully,
''FREDERICK ID. GRIFFIN, Secretary"
And whereas, the above communication was
submitted by me to the General Assembly Of
the State at the last session for their consider
alton and such action as they might deem
proper in the premises, whereupOn the Gen
eral Assembly passed the following resolution
tO-wit:
''ResoIged, by the General Assembly Of
Georgia, that His Excellency, the Governor,
be and he is hereby authorized to invite and
receive specimens of the agricultural, hOrti-
cultural, mineral and manufactured products,
and of the forestry of this State, that may be
furnished him by the citizens of this State, for
the purpose of forwarding the same TO the
exposition to be held in Boston, Mass, in Sep
TENDER, 1888.
approved December 8, 1882"
Now, therefore, in the discharge of the duty
assigned to me by the resolution of the.Legls-
lature, | hereby in this proclamation give
general notice to the citizens of Georgia that
| have put this business in the hands Of Hon.
j. L. Henderson, Commissioner of ATlcul-
ture of this State, with directions that ne
take charge of all the correspondence on tlls
subject, and that all citizens of the STATE DC
and they are hereby requested to send to him
such specimens of the agricultural, hOrleul-
tural, mineral and manufactured products
and of the forestry of this State, as they may
be able and feel disposed to contribute to the
eXposit aforesaid.
/ moreover hereby give cordial invitation
to all citizens to make such contributions Is
they may be able to make, that Georgia, ~
her vast and varied resources, may be wen
represented among her sister States IN Ihs
exposition.
The collection thus made by the COmms
siOner of Agriculture 10 be held by him SUD-
ject to the disposition OF the Legislature al
adjourned session in July next
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS,
BY the Governor. Governor
I. W. AVERY, See'y EX. Dept.