The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-11
GIVEN 4 FAIR START,
urS truly,
BROA DBRIAI.

Yours truly,
BROA DBRIM.
~
GIVEN 4 FAIR START.
The National Agricultural Exhibition, I1augu-
rated by the Southern Exposition Company,
Fairly Booming.
Courier ~ournal, Louisville. Ky.l
The favorable action of the Nation
al GIa anse and the cordial endorse
ment of the American agricultural
Congress given to the proposed Ma
tional Agricultural Exhibition, have
given the project inaugnrated }.y the
Southern Exposition Company fair
start before the country. The rep
resentatives of the movement who
visited Nashville, were treated by the
representatives. of the agricultural
interests cf the country with the
most hospitable consideration. and
their explanations of the purposes Of
the Southern Exposition Company
were listened TO with attention and
received with approval, and resulted
in favorable formal action. The
opinion was very gen. rally express
ed that tie agricultural interests of
our country bad not ha.' the same
opportunities in this dire c!ion as had
been extended to the arts and mann
factnring industries. and that COM
petitive exhibitions on a scale that
would cover the entile county and
bring together comparative displays
of agricultural and natural products
We're very essential to the develop
ment Of the farming, mining, timber
and livestock business. The uggre-
cation Of cap pital in manufactures and
the ease with which manufacturers
dispose Of their articles of display.
rs illustrated by the sale of 500 car.
loads Of machinery out of 600 at the
Southern Exposition Of 1888, and
the inability Of the farmer, acting
alone, TO make display at nation
al exhibition, led to the freely-ex
pressed opinion that it was Tow right
and proper that Congress should
contribute to tEe aid Of the farmer
in taking advantage Of the offer made
By the Southern Exposition Com
pany.
The press of the country are now
beginning 10 endorse the proposed
plan, as the few following extracts
will show, and in short tine the IN.
formation will he so wildly distribu=
ted that it is hoped the people and
the newspaper press all oyer the
country will give encouragement to
the undertaking.
FOa THE COUNTRY. %.
New Paris lO.,) Mirror.)
We have received the initial pros
pectus of q National Agriculture. and
Live Stock Exhibition which, It is
proposed to hold at Louisville, KY,
under the joint auspices Of the Sonth-
ern Exposition Company and the
Department of Agriculture Of the
General Government. The Exposi.
ton Company proposes to furnish
the large facilities now 10 its posses.
sion and to manage the exhibition if
the Government will make cer:Gin
appropriations to secure the proper
representation Of the greet agricr!:
tural int. estG CT ths patton. The
committee very truly says that all
previous national exhibitions have
been pIim, rily for the advancement
of the arts and manufactures. and it
is desirable now to give attention to
the agricultural interests Of the
country.
We do not hesitate 20 say that il
the money spent in our frequent po-
litical campaigns was directed in the
manner. proposed in this prospectus
it would DO far more to sid making
us a united, happy and prosperous
pecp:e.
IT CoMMENDs ITSELF:
philadelphia Times.J
The citizens Of Louisville, Ky,
having made remarkable success o!
their Southern Exposition for two
| successive years. now propose to In
augurate in their city the first Of q
series OF interstate competitive dis
plays of the agricultural, borticuItur
al anil mineral products, live stock
and lumber of the whole country
The scheme is framed upon granc
scale, and contemplates the holding
Of snch displays from time to time
in yarious parts of the country. !!
commends itself especially to tht
farmsra, stock raisers and owners II
rich ss.ineral and lnmi'er lands. an
gill nn DOUBT do muhh to snooIsag'
these most important interests.
wohray 2STeGpN1sE,
Grand Rapsds. Mich; Agricultural ftorid. J
The managers OF the Southern E&
position are out with prospectus