Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17
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STATE EXHIBITS AT NEW ORLEANS.

STATE EXHIBITS AT NEW ORLEANS.
COLUMBIA S. c., April, 18S4-The Worlds
Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposi-
ton, to be held in New Orleans, beginning
December, 1884, under the joint auspices of
the United States, the National Cotton
Planters Association and the city of New
Orleans, will be an event of the greatest
consequence and of vital interest to every
southern State. All the civilized nations of
the world have been asked to participate in
this Exposition and many of them have
already accepted the invitation and have
given notice that they would make exhibi-
tion of their products and representation
of their industries All the States Of the
Union will be fully represented. AS this
Exposition will be held in the chief city of
the Cotton States, the world will naturally
expect that these States will make the most
complete resources. In fact, capitalists,
realizing the benefits to come to the South
from this Exposition, and knowing that al!
the prosperous and progressive States will
endeavor to make the best showing, will at
tend the Exposition to obtain information
that could not be gotten elsewhere. We
feel that it is unnecessary to dwell upon the
Importance of this matter. Our State Leg
islature at it's last session, after full investi-
CATION, and appreciating the benefits to be
derived from having South Carolina prop
erly represented, appropriated $4,000 for
the purpose, to be expended under the di-
rection of the Department of Agriculture.
AS this is the Centennial celebration of
the first expectation of cotton from Ameri-
ca, it is the peculiar province of South Car
olina to occupy the most conspicuous place
in the picture, as the first cotton exported
was sent from Charleston. We have good
reason to believe that the cotton gin was
invented in South Carolina, and we are now
about to give to the world the first and only
successful cotton picker. These, however,
are sentimental reasons and appeal only to
our State pride; but the practical reasons
are even more forcible from a business
point of view, than those already given
from sentimental one.
The South needs capital and immigra-
ton. This all will admit. How is she to
obtain these? Just as everything else is
made successfully judicious advertising.
What better advertisement can we get than
the exhibition to those who control capital
and those who desire to purchase homes of
the splendid products of the soil, specimens
of our minerals and samples Of our manu-
factured goods. In no way can the advan-
tages of the South be better shown than by
such evidences as such an exhibition would
furnish. And what is true Of the South
generally is emphatically true of South Car
olina. We want to build railroads and in
crease our transportation facilities we want
to erect more cotton factories, build woolen
mills and establish all the smaller manu-
featuring industries; we want our waste
lands brought into cultivation, and we want
to increase our population. All of this can
be done only by proper, systematic, deter
mined and continued effort. The recent
publications showing the wonderful manu-
featuring and agricultural progress of the
State have attracted the attention of busi-
ness men in every direction, and already
men of means have been here prospecting
for solid investments, and inquiries for in
formation are coming from every section Of
the Union. The good impression thus made
should be followed up promptly and vigO-
rously, and we now have the opportunity
to do so successfully.
The amount appropriated by the Legisla-
ture for making the exhibition is inadequate
for the purpose unless we can obtain volun-
tary assistance of the people throughout the
State. This we feel sure we will receive,
and now confidently appeal to them for
their aid and encouragement.
In addition to the help that may be en-
ployed, representatives, of the department
will be appointed in every township in the
State, who will constitute Commission for
the State, and who will be requested to see
tlldC luCdl OlSdIIlLdIOllS Will ScS w ~ tidt
all the resources of their townships are
made fully known. This appeal however,
is addressed to the people generally, who
are urged to take this matter in hand with
out delay, and communicate with the Com
missioner of Agriculture promptly, freely
and frequently. The railroad companies
have generously offered to transport free to
Columbia all articles intended for the ex-
hibitiOn. The cotton manufacturers have
promised specimens of their goods without
charge, and some have offered to contribute
to the expense of making the exhibit; and
the press of the State, with characteristic
public spirit, is giving us the benefit of its
vast influence. 1t only remains therefore,
for the people to do their part, and South
Carolina will make, as we have promised
she shall do, "the best exhibit on the
grounds" Any information that may be
desired regarding the matter will be cheer
fully furnished by the Commissioner! of
Agriculture. Very respectfully, -
A. P. BUTLER,
Commissioners of priculture