Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-01

old reliable Louisville and Nashville
railway has done an incalculable
amount of good in her wholesale
advertisement of this enterprise. Ny
business down here has been the work
ing up OF this business in the interest
OF the l.. and n. railway. and l know
what | am talking about"
AS most noble and gratifying con.
trast to the narrow little prejudices
which, having their growth in cities
Jealous OF our owa, we call attention
to me following proclamation issued
by rennessee's enterprising, whole.
hearted Commissioner OF Agriculture.
Colonel McWhirter has been at the
Exposion day and night for the past
week, receiving exhibits, and. with
tireless haEd, directing their arrange.
ment. Prot. j. NJ. Stafford and Joe
U. Guild, State Geologist and Assist,
ant Geologist for Tennessee. arrived
here this morning from Nashville.
bringing up the rear guard of the
mineral display to be exhibited BY the
State. Mr.. A. j. Petigo is also here.
from Knoxville, to watch the beauti.
ful pavilion erected on the space set
aside for the old Volunteer State.
But to return to Colonel McWhirter's
manifesto. 1t breathes spirit which
none but the noblest can emulate:
THE SOUTHERN EXPOSITION.
In the history of the South no
grander event has ever taken place
than that which is about to iromortal>
ize our sister city, Louisville. With
eommendable energy, with liberal
outlay, with generous hospitality, she
has pronounced the open Sesame" to
the treasures Of the South. God speed
her In her noble enterprise should be
the prayer of our Southern land.
Oh, we have had enough of war,
enough OF sectional prejudice, enough
OF heart burnings and chickering's and
backbitings in the political world
Let US all unite now to swell the great
diapason Of true Southern interests
The key note had been struck, and
all honor to our sister city for
this great step toward the future in
dustrlal greatness of the South
Whatever have been our political diff
ferences there is one platform upon
which we all can stand and that is the
development of industry and the en-
largement of the resources of our
country. On this alone rests the fu-
ture OF our land, and what war and
pestllenee and sectional rivalry have
failed to do in stimulating the ener.
gles OF our people may be accomplished
IN moment like this. Let us rise
above all urban jealousies. [ have
used the word with purpose--to
show the utter paradox of the idea
Let us hold up the hands of our sis,
ter; let the Aaron Of the North and
the Hur of South stand on either
side and hold up her hands in this
greatest OF all enterprises in our
Southern land.
With the exception of the London
Expositio1s Of 1851 and 1862. and the
Centennial at Philadelphia in 1876
the area of this Exposition is the
largest In the history of the world
The Louisville and Nashville and
Great Southern railway which has
always been foremost in every enter,
prise that affected the interests of the
South, bas enthusiastically and lib.
orally entered into the furtheraDce Of
this enterprise and has offered unpar.
alleled inducements to visitors. Mr..
U; II. Merrell, of the CourieF-J ournal
VINO has done so much for our State
by his trenehant pen and his
earnest, active influence, WI,
represent Tennessee upon the field
aud we do most heartily commend to
our people this opportunity to show
the power that is in us. No exhibit
can shame US. No State in this Qlori.
Gus Union can put US to the blush if
only that interest is shown which the
Importance Of the o ccasion SO signally
demands,
In my circular Of May %, directed
to the citizens of Tennessee, | have
endeavored to lay before them the
importance-yes, the neOessity-oi
active measures to the furtherancs of
this interest so grandly inaugurated
in the city of Louisville. Now il is
our opportunity, and it should be a
SUICIDAL p9licy that would throw one
stray in the way Of this great march
OF SSutheTp industrial progress.
" A. j. MCWHIRTER.