The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-02-02

active cooperation by the severa
States and the people thereof
Therefore, be it resolved, That tn,
people of the several States of tht
Union be urged to secure from thei
respective Legislatures liberal appro
priations for organizing, collecting
preparing and transporting their in
dividual and collective State exhibits
for said Exposition, and that in ad
dition to the aid thus sought from
their States, they cause their respec,
tive county and parish authorities to
give such material assistance as may
be possible and proper in aid thereof.
Resolved further, That the people
of each county and parish Of every
State be urged at once to create local
organizations for obtaining both in
diyidual and collective State exhibits,
for preparing, transporting and pre-
senting the same, and for procuring
the necessary means to defray the ex-
penses thereof by States, county or
parish and individual action, by which
means every individual in the State,
whether farmer, mechanic, inventor,
minor or laborer may be enabled to
secure those benefits intended to be
placed within his reach through said
Exposition.
Resolved, That the Board of Man
agcment indorses and approves the
following resolutions adopted by the
National Cotton Planters Association
of America, held at Vicksburg, No
vember n, % and 28, 1883, and
recommends their approval and in
dorsement by the Governors of the
various States and Territories, as well
as by the various agricultural, indus
trial and commercial organizations
throughout the country.
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, the Congress of the
United States, by the act approved
February 10, 1888, has authorized the
holding of Worlds Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition in 1884
and 1885, under the joint auspices of
the United States, the National Cot
ton Planters Association of America,
and the city in which it is to be held, |
the city selected being New Orleans,
La;
And whereas, the United States
Government has organized said Ex-
position by the appointment of com
composing the Board of
Management, and by extending invita-
ions to all foreign governments to
participate therein, thus procIaimiug
% the world its scope and objects as
rational and international;
And whereas, the Board of Man
'gement is now actively engaged in
:arrying out the purposes of the said
Ict of Congress, and the Governors
If all the States and Territories will
dominate commissioners, to be ap-
pointed by the President, to assist in
he Exposition;
And whereas, the industrial, me-
agricultural and other ma
erial interests involved in said Ex-
osition arc of incalculablo magnitude
nd Importance to every State and
Territory Of the Union, each of which
hould be fully represented at said
J Universal Exposition; L.
And whereas, the benefits to accrue
0 the people of the several States
nd Territories can be best assured |
trough collective exhibit from each
tate and Territory:
Be it resolved, That it is the sense
f the National Cotton Planters As
)Clation of America that it is the
uty of the Government of the United |
tates to foster and assist this enter
rise with substantial aid, and that
lis can be best accomplished by an
1propriation of such an amount as
ongress may deem proper, to each
late and Territory of the Union, to I
; devoted to the collection aud trans "
2rtation Of the collective exhibit .
ereof, and by an appropriation of y
lch an amount as Congress may = =
9em proper, to be used in the CON .
ruction of suitable buildings for !,
ch collective State and foreign Gov "
nment exhibits. u
Be it further resolved, That the q
.nators and Representatives Of. all 81 81
G States be requested and urged to \
ocure the enactment Of appropriate Z
gislatlon on the subject, so as to ~
oeure: |. An appropriation of not |"
IS than $4,000 for each State and
,rritory of the Union, to be expend-
i'll collecting, and transporting such Y
Il collective State exhibits, under p'
e joint control Of the Governors of in
C respective States and Territories
d the Commissioners thereof to be ia
pointed by the President; and. 3. n
further appropriation of not less a,
an 100000 for aiding in the con sb
actiop of suitable buildings for such No
.lectiye State and foreign Govern nj
mt exhibits, to be expended by the 81
ard Of Management of SAID Expo =
ion, or in such manner as Congress
y deem proper. .. T..... pa
E. a. BURKE, La
Director-General.
New ORLEANS, December Is, 1883.