Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-17
THE WORLD'SEXPOSlTION
THE PROSPECTS FOR GEoR-
GAS EXHIBIT.

Commissioner Bacon to Meet the Dis
trict and County Commissioners in
Atlanta To-aTorroW-HoW the Work
of Organizing for the Exhibit is Pro-
nressiug - Chatham Yet Without
Commissioner.
Major D. C. Bacon, State Commits
sjoner 10 the New Orleans Exposition,
will leave for Atlanta tonight for a con-
ference with the heads Of the departments
and the District Commissioners from the
various parts Of the state.
A MoRNING NEWS reporter called upon
the Commissi Toner last night, and learning
that a conference would BE- had in regard
70 the Exposition, asked what the object
Of the meeting was.
"a general expression OF views VIII be
obtained" was the reply, ''as 10 the
nrogress towards a State exhibit The
position Of Georgia in perfecting an
exhibit IS different from any other state
in the country. Whatever is done re-
uuires money, and the plan which the
Commissioners adopted some time ago
asking a contribution from each cnunty IN
proportion % the amount Of the state tax
does not meet with the response when u
was believed il would. TIE financial dis
turbance has had much to do with dis
District Commissioners are actively AT
work. however, and over three-fourths OF
the County Commissioners have been ap-
pointed.
HAS any been appointed for Chatham
county:''
mot as vet. Commissioner Copper, Of
Brunswick. has appointed nearly all the
commissioners in the lower part OF the dis
trict. Mcintosh county and Brunswick
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exhibit, but Chatham is yet without
Commissioner"
sThe conference at Atlanta / suppose is
to decide upon a programme to be fol-
lowed -
Eyes. sir: 1 shall meet nearly, if not
all. the Commissioners in the State there,
and whatever is to be done will be decided
upon tomorrow and Thursday. some de-
cisive action will be taken. and the mat
ter OF raising money, which must be had
il anY exhibit is made, viii be nnally de-
termined. Upon my return from Atlanta,
can tell you Just what is the entire stu
alton"
Il have addressed to each Commissioner
in the State.v continued Maj. Bacon. ''in-
| terrOgatOry letters containing questions
which. when / receive the replies, VIII
place the whole situation right IN front Of
me where l can see just what IT is
Nv nat Is Bclug uOllc III OtASA 1tDIS0'
| asked the reporter.
Everything is going on with promise
OF brilliant exhibits, but it must be re-
membered that in other States there are
not the difficulties to contend with that
exist in Georgia. They have got all the
money they want. The MORNING NEWS
has already explained how we are placed,
and if we don't get the money there GER
| tainly can be no exhibit"
Inquiries in regard to the preparations in
| Florida develop the information that the
| State is well organized and the machinery
is at work. with every prospect, Gen:
| Sebring, the Florida Commissioner says, OF
calling together the grandest exhibition
| OF Florida's products and resources that
| has ever. been made. The same reports
| come from North Carolina, South Caro-
! lima and other States in the South.
Commissioner Bacon is undaunted IN
| his energetic and untiriDg efforts TO Sc
cure an organization and a fund which
| will enable Georgia to make an exhibit
worthy Of her resources as the Empire
| State of the South, and the cooperation
| Of every patriotic citizen IN organizing
| the stupendous work will certainly secure
/ its success.