Daily Republican., 1884-05-27
TIE Louisiana Cotton Centennial.

The Louisiana Cotton Centennial.
The Louisiana Cotton Centennial is
now thoroughly organized and incorpo-
rated under the laws of Louisiana, and
from present appearances it will be the
equal If not the superior in interest and
usefulness Of the great Louisville Expo
Gtion held last year and will compare
favorably with the Philadelphia Ma
tional Centennial of 1876. 1t certainly
Is mark ofprogress, prosperity and
financial success when New Or
leans will undertake such stupendous
enterprise. But Philadelphia has had
her great centennial, Atlanta, Ga, has
had hers and Louisville, Kentucky,
has had hers, why should not New
Orleans, larger city in population
than two of those named, and with
greater commercial advantages, have
hers?
Now that New Orleans and in fact
the whole South have turned their old
slave pens into industrial exhibition
grounds the people of the North should
not be backward in lending a helping
hand. Though the intended fair is to
be called Cotton Centennial, it need
not be inferred that other industries
will not be as largely represented as
that great southern staple that the
South once claimed to be king in con-
tra-distinction from the King corn of
the North.
As the time has come in the new and
brighter era Of the country when the
Blue and Gray commingle together,
how appropriate it is that King corn
and King cotton should forget old
animosities and sit down together in
fraternal unity at the New Orleans Ex-
position.
AS cotton is the basis Of Southern
industries the fair has been called a
Cotton Exposition, but at the same
time the fair will be thrown open to
mechanics, the arts and the sciences,
and all that has contributed in mate
rial manner to make this country as
great and prosperous as it is, will be
welcome at New Orleans, and will be
gwen equal privileges,
The Board of Management is ap-
pointed by the President of the United
States. Edmund Richardson, the
largest cotton planter and cotton factor
in the world, and worth SO, 900, 900, is
President, and Albert Baldwin, Presi
dent of the New Orleans National
Bank, is Vice President. and associated
with them in the Board are such men
as William B. Schmidt Of Louisiana,
one of the largest produce merchants in
the United States; Governor r. NJ.
Patton, of Alabama Hon. James
Hardeman, Jr., member of Congress
Hon. Duncan f. Kenner, President Of
the New Orleans Gas Company, and
some seven other equally influential
and responsible gentlemen,
The departments Of Horticulture,
Agriculture and Education and In
structi0n are in the hands of prominent
well-known gentlemen, who have ac-
quired a national celebrity for the work
in which they are engaged. This CEN
tennial of cotton is commemorative ofl
the first shipment from America, and
it may be celebrated with less expense
and display, Notwithstanding the fact
that 1t clothes a ma jority OF the people
in the world, and has grown in produc-
ton in America from SIX bags for ex-
port in 1874, when the worlds supply
was II $50, 600 pounds, in one hundred
years, to 800, ,07O, 40 pounds, or So per
cent Of the worlds crop.
Some idea of the extent of this Expo
position may be CLEANED from the fact
that the building act provides for 81,
OOO, 600 to be used in constructing the
buildings; $780, for grounds, grading
and drainage $50, 900 for other build
ing expenses 800 900 for T.. ). Com
mission expenses 800, 900 for bureau of
awards $1,000 for State and Terri
toral expenses $50, 600 for art collec-
tions $50, 200 for wonens department;
$50, 900 for education and instruction
department, and $50, 900 for the colored
department. The buildings are now
being constructed, and some Of them
are well under way. 1t is desired to
have every State and Territory in the
Union represented in some Of their lead
ing industries. Delaware, though one
of the smallest Of the States is rich in
large industries. Scarcely large fair
has been held anywhere in the United
States in which Delaware has not been
figured.
Ifshe has not cotton she has fruit
that cannot be excelled if she has not
tobacco she has iron ship building and
her Pullman Palace cars roll with ma
jestic beauty over every trunk line Of
railroad in the Union if she has not
the sugar cane she has coaches, morocco,
gunpowder, paper and paper machinery
and if she has not the cotton in bOlls
she has it in the cloth in abundance.
Delaware should be well represented at
the New Orleans Exposition. The
managers have done well in falling in
with William Dean, OF Newark, "nd in
making him the accredited agent TO:
lur DelanaIe. All who want to know
more about this great Exposition, with
"A view of exhibiting, should correspond
with Mr.. Dean.
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