Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-09-13
AN APPEAL TO TENNEssEANs.
Tennessee at the Worlds Industrial
and Cotton Centennial Exposition,
New Orleans, La.

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February 10, 1884, a Worlds Indus
trial and Cotton Centennial Exposition,
in the year 1884, was duly authorized
and provided for, to be under the joint
auspices Of the United States Govern
ment and the Board of Management
of New Orleans, for the holding of a
grand cosmopolitan display Of universal
industry. Pursuant to this Act, the
President issued his Proclamation, in
wiling each State and Territory of the
American Union, as we'll as all the
civilized Nations of the earth, to par
ticipate in the exhibit of National and
International industry. The Exposi>
ton will be open on the first Monday
in December, 1884, and close not later
d than May 31st, 1885. This Worlds
Fair has been projected on a scale
never before attempted. 1t covers
under one continuous roof thirty-three
acres Of space. 1t is 1885 feet long
and 905 feet wide, or one-fourth by
one>sixth mile in dimensions.
The Government building, to con-
tain the United States Government and
State exhibits, will be of itself one of
the largest exposition buildings ever
erected, being SS5 feet by 565 feet.
Besides, there are being constructed
other extensive buildings, Agricultural,
Horticultural and Art Halls, each gi-
gantic in its own proportions.
Over $50 leading lines of railway
are already under contract to carry
passengers on Season Exposition Tick
cts at a uniform rate of one cent mile.
This arrangement will be extended to
cover all trunk lines.
A Bureau of Accommodations has
been organized by the Board of Man.
agement. a register of rooms and
boarding houses will be kept at head
quarters, with a description of location,
their price, means of reaching them,
etc., for the benefit Of strangers. Prices
will be brought down to reasonable
limits, and everything done to facili'
tate the comfort and pleasure Of visitors.
Rooms and suits of rooms will 90 of
the register when engaged, by sys
tenn of telephone connections, and &c
on again when becoming vacant.
Nearly all the States in the Union
are actively moving in this matter
Some have made large appropriations
The question with us now is, shall the
great resources of Tennessee be showr
beside those of her sister States ? W.
are all proud of our State, We are
proud of its wealth in forest, mine ani
stream-proud of its agricultural snC
horticultural products. This genera
ton, at least, will never have such an
other opportunity. There will, per
haps never be time in the history o
the State when she can accomplish fo
herself so much good es by going tt
the front in this Exposition.
We accepted this position and com
menced this enterprise without mean
of any kind. But through the publ
spirit Of the Exposition management
we have received small sum whicl
will be increased from time to time, q
the installments from the general COY
eminent are paid over to the Director
General. The counties of Davidson
Shelby and Knox, have each appropri
ated $500; those of Madison, Hardt
man, Fayette, Dyer, Gibson and Sulli
van, $3.50 each, and Hancock $50
which sums will be used exclusively i
making displays from those counties
Tennessee has not made any approprii
ton for this purpose whatever, Will
some of her sister States have apprC
priated as much as fifty thousand do
lars. One State, Louisiana, appropris
ted 100000.
To enable us to make such displa
as we can and ought to make, we nee
more funds. We therefore adore!
ourselves to those public.spirited cit
zens Of all the counties in the Stat,
invoking their aid in this great, tn
most important work. 1t require
money, labor and time to do this wor
as 1t should be done. The more dor