The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-02-02
THE WORLDS INDUSTRIAL
AND COTTON CENTRN-
MAI EXPOSHTEON,
Plan for State and County Or.
gaRizaGiOns.

ganizaGIOns.
For the purpose of facilitating anC
hastening the work of State organiza
tion, the President and Board ol
Management Of the Worlds Industria
and Cotton Centennial Exposition
deem it proper to submit the follow
ing suggestions to the Governors OF
the various States and Territories
l. AS the act of Congress creating
the Exposition requires the appoint
ment of Commissioners prior to Feb
ruary |, 1884, the immediate appoint
mcnt of the Commissioners is, there
fore, of paramount Importance.
2. 1t is suggested that the Cover
nor of each State and Territory
request the citizens of each county or
parish to meet and form a permanent
local organization, for the purpose of
collecting thorough exhibit of the
resources of the county or parish, and
the distribution of information.
3. Each county or parish organiza-
tion should elect a chairman, and
such officers as it may require, name
of chairman to be forwarded to the
Governor, and by him to the Director
General, to be commissioned by the
President of tho Exposition.
T. The State Commissioner should
have general supervision of all local
organizations, conduct all correspon-
dence, and distribute information, in
order to unity the varied interests of
the State in a general exhibit, making
such report to the Governor of the
State as he may require, and the
Commissioner should be the medium
of all communication with the Board
of Management
5. There should be meetings of the
county and parish organizations at
least once month, for the purpose
of forwarding the work and hearing
reports of committees. The chairman
should, at each meeting, make a |
written report ofprogress of work to |
the State Commissioner, who should |
forward the same, with suggestions, |
etc, to the Director General.
8. In order to avoid confusion, a |
uniform system of naming the local
organizations should be adopted, as, |
for instance: "-- County or
Parish Worlds Exposition Associa-
sion.m
7. The Commissioner in each State
and Territory should, in accordance
With Article 10 of the General Regu-
ations, communicate directly with
he Director General of the Exposi-
ion. The duties of the Commits
ioner are thus defined
"To make known throughout the
State the rules concerning the organi-
alton Of the Exposition; and to dis
ribate the forms of application for
as well as all other docu-
lents relating to the Exposition.
ITO encourage the exhibition of
works of All, and of the agricultural
nd industrial products of the State.
''To encourage and to organize the
objective exhibition of groups Of
lmilar products of the State, and to |
redit to the President the delegates
harged with the representation and
lsnagement of each collective exhi- {
i0n." II
8. For the purpose of securing t
congressional aid and appropriations, t
he attention Of Governors and Com q
lissioners in the various States is 6
lylted to the following resolutions,
ioPted by the Board of Manage t
lent, and it is suggested that they be 5
Iade the basis for petitions to Con c
ress L
Resolved, That the Board of Man /
gemeRt Of the Worlds Industrial and 5
otton Centennial Exposition indorse p
id approve the following resolutions
lopted by the Cotton Planters As
'ciation of America in respect to
curing collective exhibits and ad-
sing local organization throughout
10 respective States and Territories,
I'd recommend the same to the Coy,
nors of said States and Territories, G
ith request for their aid and co. a
)eration. h
RESOLUTIONS. d
Recognizing the magnitude and =
lPortance to every State in the !
nion of the interests and benefits 2
yolyed in the Worlds Industrial and 8
otton Centennial Exposition, to be
IA at New Orleans, La, in 1884 and .,
$50, under the joint auspices Of the i,
nited States, the National Cotton +,
anters Association Of America and
g city Of New Orleans, pursuant to
6 act Of Congress approved Febru- RI