The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-04
An Opportunity.

sioner- General MOREHEAD, vi INV " w" %
Industrial and Cotton Centennial EXPOSE
ton. which opens at New Orleans neN'
December. recalls public attcniit1 to 'hat
great enterprise, intended for The iharS'r'aI
development not only Of the Soutli' but OF
the estire Union 1t is propcr that we
should give our readers the main points III
a very Interesting conversation with gene
raj MoEEnEAD, from which 1t VIII d. seen
that Il is 70 be most gigantic undor'ah'h~'
scarcely exceeded in many particulars "v
the Centennial Of 1876.
In the frat place, this cxposi'io'. D. - ~
held under charter granted bV tHe &C.
grass Of the United States more compie-
bensjye than that even Of the Centennial
all OF its officers and board Of mama frhs
being commissioned by the PrcSd' OF
the United States.
In accordance with the chatter Pr lent
Arthur some time since issued H. ~ IA
nation calling upon the States OF the Union
and fGreign nations 90 participate by making
governmental exhibits. ard in his recent
annual message to Com IS referred 10 II
NJ one of the national enterprises OF The
L zion illuStra jug the nations industrial
nrogress. and commencing itself to the
worlds approval and participation.
II was at first thought that the sum OF
$500. O0O would be sufficient to make
Grand eyposiIcn, but that amount was
ouici,y subscribed by the people OF New
r.esns and the capital stock increased TO
Z Z. DON. Oon, which has nearly all been sub
scribed.
The city OF New Orleans has appropri-
atcd 100000 TO build permanent hortI-
cultural building. besides granting eXten-
sve municipal franchises. The buildings
Of the exposition will be situated in a
beautiful park Of $50 acres, fronting nearly
mile on the Mississippi river. which is
two miles wide az that point. the main
building covering space CT twcnty-elght
acres, beng six acres larger than the main
building OF the Philadelphia Centennial,
and the second largest ever erected in the
world for exposition purposes, the Worlds
Fair OF London having been only little
more extensive. Commissioners have al
ready been sent to Mexico and South Amer
lea, from whence the most gratifying ac-
counts have heen received, assuring A.
ready large exhibits by Mexico as well as
bv nearly oil the Governments visited i'll
South America.
Governor IRELAND, of Texas. made the
eX positiOn one of the chief reasons for
calling special meeting Of the Legisla-
ture in order to have an appropriation
made for State exhibit.
Arkansas made an appropriation before
a dollar had been raised in New Orleans.
The State of Mississippi. whose Legs
ature has Just convened. Will undoubtedly
make liberal appropriation. Governor
LOWRY, Of that State, IN special message
On the subject, referred to it as "Beacon
Of Hope to the South"
Alabama and Georgia, through their
Governors and Commissioners OF Agri-
culture, have already commenced the work
OF organizing local exposition societies in
every county in order to secure compre-
hensive exhibits. These States will pro-
badly expend-s2O,O 900 each.
The Legislature OF South Carolina has
Just appropriated $4,000, and the efficient
OF Agriculture Will be ablcsto
add about as much more, to put that State
into line.
TenneSsee's Boston and Louisville eX-
hibits OF the past year have already been
shipped to New Orleans, and will be
largely added TO.
We all know that our progressive neigh
Dor the old North State-will not allow
her laurels recently won at Boston to be
taken from her.
While this is part OF the work being
done ut the South. the North is also taking
the matter in hand, Governor CLEVELAND,
OF New York, saying that he would leave
no stone unturned to have New York ap-
propriatcly represented, as will also be the
New England and nearly all the northern
Stales.
We are sure that the great Common
wCi'h of Virginia, "the mother of States
and statesmen" will not be outdone by
the progress of her sister States, and that
the bin introduced into the Senate OF this
State Yesterday by Senator GLASGOW look
ing 10 V'rginia's representation will re-
ceive 81, earnest consideration of the Com
mi'tcc on Agriculture, Mining, and Manu-
IA res, to which it has been referred.
~ .s city, too, must as a city be repre-
sented. AS we showed the other day,
III edmond has more than sixteen thousand
hands employed in manufacturing. Her
exhibits at New Orleans ought, therefore.
to he commensurate with her progress, her
and her prospects as a manu-
featuring centre.
Altogether. the scheme promises TO aid
in the good work OF making the South and
her vast resources known to the North,
and OF bringing about in era OF goodwill
between the two sections OF the Union,
when the one WI! 10 longer dread despotic
rule. and the other no longer fear imagi-
nary kukluX outrages.
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In speaking OF the fact that the Govern
ment would have to pay premium for the
privilege Of paying off is own bonds. the
Winchester Times says: