The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-07
THE WORLDS EXPOSITION.
House Committee on Appropriations
Recommend Government Loan
to the Exposition.

2 20 the Exp0slt10n.
n WASHINGTON, April 30.-The foIIowin
n is the report Of the Committee on Appro
!. priations upon the bill 70 provide for ii,
celebration Of the Worlds Industrial an.
. Cotton Centennial Exposition at New Or
+ leans:
!. The Committee on Appropriations beg
leave to report that two years ago the Cot
: ton Planters Association Of the United
States determined to hold an exposition
of cotton, its culture and manufacture, il
some city Of the cotton belt, to celebrate
the 100ih anniversary OF the manufacture
! and export OF cotton from the United
States. The city of New Orleans was final
ly selected as the place, and December,
1884, as the time for the inauguration of
the Exposition
La order to enhance its Importance and
lend it dignity, Congress passed an act,
approved February 10, 1888, entitled IAN
act 10 encourage the holding of the Worries
Industrial and Cotton Centennial Ex-
position in The year 1884" The eondi-
tions OF that act were in substance as fol-
lows:
The Exposition was to be held under the
joint auspices of the United States, the
Planters Association OF America. and the
| city where il is heated. The Exposition
was to embrace all conditions OF culture
and manufacture Of cotton and included
all arts, manufactures and product of for
esfs and mines; that the Ex position should
be national and international in its char
aeter; that the President should appoint
six commissioners, recommended by the
| Cotton Planters Association, and seven
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| thirteen commissioners to constitute a
board Of management. The said board OF
management was ~ prescribe all needful /
rules and regulations for the proper cele- I
brat.on of the Exposition; that no compen- |
sutton was to be paid the board of manage |
ment by the United States, and the United /
States should not be liable for the expen- |
ses attending such Exposition; that the /
President should at the proper time make
the necessary proclamation of the opening /
of said Exposition, aud should invite /
foreign nations to be present and partici-
pate therein.
Sections 10 and II OF the act provided
Tor the preparation of medals and award,
etc, at the United States Mint, and for the
admission free of duty of all goods, manu-
features and srticls designed for the E<
position, except in certain cases of sale
within the United States after the Expo
ton closed.
Such in substance is the act OF February
10, 1888. II was closely modelled after the
act which provided for the great exh;-
bition at Philadelphia in 1876, as to its
terms and conditions These terms and
condition have been fully and exactly
complied with. Nearly 100000 has
been raised by the city of New Orleans
AID fI o,.fT -
t the stoet, and by donations.
Substantial and commodious buildings
have been erected. The main building is
tue iarg st ever reared in the world. 1t il
quarter of mile long and fifth of
mile wide.
Vast as it and the other building are,
containing an exhibition space of ], 10000
square feet, yet, even now, eight months
before the gates are to open, nearly 2,000,-
600 feet of space has been applied for. In
diyidual exhibitors alone have asked for
900. COZ square feet, which Is nearly 200,-
900 more than that occupied by individual
exhibitors at the Centennial at Philadel-
phia.
Every State in the Union and every Ter
ritory will be represented. Fourteen for
eign nations have applied for space. The
world in miniature Will be there, and all
indications are that a more national and
greater International display will be made
than at the wonderful exhibition at Phil
adelphia in 1875. The vast demands made
for space, the cordial acceptance of so.
many foreign nations of the invitations
sent by the President, and the inability of
the city OF New Orleans and the Cotton q
Planters Association and the State of
Louisiana TO furnish the requisite means q
ia accommodate the vast proportions that
this exposition is assuming, induced the
Board Of Management to apply to Con- I
gress for such aid in the shape of loan,
such at was extended to the Philadelphia
Exposition in 1876, but not so great in
amount.
Congress loaned the Philadelphians ST.
100000 Tie Board of Management of
the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centen.
NAL Exposition asks for SI,000,O00.
The bill has been so amended as to guard .
the Government from possibility of loss
All OF the receipts of the Exposition, ex
q pit its mere cur ent expenses of admins 2
ration, are m lde subject to the repayment
If the loan proposed by the bill. This Sc 4
,urity is strengthened by bond of $780,,
100, with good and solvent security to be
approved by the Secretary of the Treasury J
BY special amendment, the expenditures
II the Board OF Management are limited.
Your committee fail to see how the Govern i
nent can suffer loss. C
The object of the Exposition Is one of
interest, Il is certain that Mex !
co and Central and South America will :
De present, AMI will make grand display
II their vast resources. Some of the
younger States and Territories and som ten r
IF the older States who were too much l
crippled in 1876 to go to Philadelphia,
viii be at New Orleans to show their Il
riumphs of peace. Not a State, not !,
territory viii be absent. Iudian Territory
will make creditab'e exhibit.
Provision will be made to display the 2
n lustrial and educational advancement l
ii the colored race. Even far off Persia,
Japan, China and Turkey are coming, By C
ne closest economy the money obtained b
some $7o0,000l has been made to do won
lers. Ii the Government will make the +,
loan an Exposition will be {
leld which viii be creditable and honor
tble to the Union and of incalcnlable ben
fit TO the whole people OF every section, b
While the intermingling people of all States, q
i every climate aud nationality will ce-
nent our own Union anew and foster p
pirit Of peace and progress throughout the n
World
Your ccmnittee report The accompany
NJ substitute for the bill, House reso- y
ution 6679, and recommend its pas j.
age.