The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-17
TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Columbia S. c., April, 1884.


held in New Orleans, beginning
December, 1884, under the joint
auspices of the United States, the
National Cotton Planters Aseocia
ton and the city of New Orleans,
will be an event OF the greatest con
sequence and Of vital interest to
every Southern State. All the civ
ilized nations Of the World have
been asked to participate in this
Exposition, aud many Of them have
already accepted the invitation and
have given notice that they would
make exhibition of their products
and representation OF their indus
tries. All OF the States of the
Union will be fully represented.
As this Exposition will be held in
the chief city of the Cotton States,
tho world will naturally expect that
these States will make the most
complete exhibits of all their man.
ufactured, mineral and agricultural
products, and full displays Of all
their resources In fact, capitalists,
realizing the benefits to come to the
South from this Exposition, and
knowing that all OF the prosperous
and progressive States will endea-
vor to make the best showing, will
attend the Exposition to obtain in
formation tLat could not possibly
be gotten elsewhere. We feel that
it is unnecessary to dwell upon the
Importance of this matter. Our
State Legislature at its last session,
after full investigation, and appre-
ciating the benefits to be derived
from having South Carolina proper
ly represented, appropriated $40,
900 for the purpose, to be extended
under the direction Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
As this is the Centennial celebrs
ton of the first expectation Of cot,
ton from America, it is the peculiar
province of South Carolina to occu
py the most conspicuous place in
the picture, as the first cotton ex
ported was sent from Charleston.
We have good reason to believe
that the cotton gin was invented
in South Carolina, and we are now
about to give to the world the first
and only successful cotton picker.
These, however, are sentimental
reasons to appeal only to our State
pride; but the practical reasons are
even more forcible, from q business
point of view, than those already
given are from sentimental one.
The South needs capital and i'm
migration. This all will admit.
How is she to obtain 'hese? Just
as everything else is made success
ful--by judicious advertising.
What better advertisement can We
get than the exhibition to those who
desire to purchase homes of the
splendid products OF the soil, speci
mems OF our minerals and samples
of our manufactured goods. In no
way can the advantages of the
South be better shown than by such
evidences as such an exhibition
would furnish. And what is true
of the South generally is empbat'
ically true of South Carolina. We
want to build railroads and increase
our transportation facilities; We
want to erect more cotton factories
build wooden mills and establish
all the smaller manufacturing in
dustries; we want our mines oi
gold, silver, copper, iron, &c, de-
veloped; we want our waste lands
brought into cultivation, AID we
want to increase our population
All of this can be done only by pro
per, systematic, determined and
continued effort. The recent pub
lications showing the wonderful
manufacturing and agricultural
progress of the State have attracted
the attention of business men in
every direction, and already men
of means have been here prospect
ing for solid investments and in'
quilics for information are coming
from every section Of the Union,
The good impression thus made
should be followed up promptly and
vigorously, and we now have the
opportunity to do SO successful
ly.
The amount appropriated by
Legislature for making the exhisi
t;on is inadequate for the purpose
unless we can obtain the voluntary
assistance of the people throughout
the State, This we feel sure we
will receive, and now confidently
appeal to them for their aid and en-
coursgemrnt.
In addition 10 the help that may
be employed, representatives OF the
Department will be appointed in
every Township in the State, who
will constitute q Commission for the
State, and who will De requested
to see that local organizations are
perfected; and it is desired thai
these organizations will see TO il
that all the resources of their Town
ships are made fully known. This
appeal, however, is addressed t.
the people generally, who are urge,
to take this matter in hand witt
out delay, and communicate witt