Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-21
GEORGIAINNEW ORLEANS
THE NEW PLAN FOR ORGANIC
ING THE EXHIBIT.

~
ING THE EXHIBIT.
Raeon's Conference with
the District and County Representa-
tfves-A New Plan AdOpted-The Peo-
pIe Made Responsible for GeOrgia's
DispIav-CommissiO COuPer to be
IN savannah Next Week-Chatham Yet
without a Representative
Nai.D.C. Bacon, Commissioner from
Georgia 70 the New Orleans Exposition,
returned yesterday from Atlanta, where
he met the District and County Cemmis-
siopers from various parts Of the State In
a conference in regard to the State exhibit
A MoRNING NEWS reporter called upon
the Commissioner at his Office and asked
him the result OF the conference MAJOR
Bacop replled that the matter had been
freely and thoroughly discussed. Nearly
every district in the state was repre-
scented. and the commissioners VINO Were
not present sent letters emDOdylng thelr
,-;o,-s with reports Of what had been done
.a-,-,-gIe organizing. slt was decided 10
sban5on the plan upon which we have
barefOfore been working" he added, land
whatever is done now Will be through tne
efForts If the County Commissioners VIII
ont reference To a State fund"
ssTben the plan of a county assessment
has been drOppedT
az was found to be impracticable:
There were no responses TO the appear OF
the Commissioners, and II anything was 70
ne done towards an EXHIBIT we saw lhdt
II must be done In some other manner; at
Ieast there was.nO probability OF obtain
inc any money upon that plan."
tsWbat course has now been decided
uponi' .ho
s5+,Tetion At the outset. when i was
annointad Commissioner from Georgia,
made it nv first duty 70 ascertain Wnat
constituted a State exhibit and what PRIV,
Ieges each State was allowed. ms 1 ana
bv a visit To New Orleans ana CONFER
ence with Major Burke and the y. EX2 ga,l
tion mana cement. j then visited len
nessae and was IN conference with MAJ,
McWhirter. Commissioner from that
soto and also the Commissioner from
North Carolina. At the meeting OF the
Commissioners from the various states
and Territories in Washington
few davs afterwards. the manner oil
orgauizing was fully discussed
TpOn returning from Washington con
ferred with the various departments, anu
with the advice Of Governor MCDANIEL
commissioners were appointed IN each
Conversational district, who, with tne
County Commissioners to be appointed
nv the District Commissioner, would
renresent the various parts OF the state III
or,,anizing a display. The first necessity
was a fund TO provide for the COLLECTION o.
/ the various products and manufactures
which would comprise the exhibit, and
how 10 secure this fund was a matter iol
much thought. Owing to constitutions
| inability. the State could apprOPIid.5I az
notbing in our behalf. 1t was finally de
| cided ~ aDneaI to each county TO RESPOND
| with fund proportiOnate to per cent
| of lie state tax. This would give
| between 500. 900 and 81, 900, part OF which
| n was decided to expend in the employ
mont Of scientific experts 10 travel through
/ tho state and collect together the producu
/ which would form the best organized ex
/ bibit. The plan proved unsuccessful.
| was continually receiving letters saylhl
that it was impossible to secure re
sponse to the call, and that nOthlug GouI1
/ ne done unless money were sent TO them
/ commissioners had been appointed II
| nearly every county in the State, ana
/ with no encouragement from them, ]
| became evident that if any exhibit was u
| no mad. il must be secured by some othe
plan" =. so,,o.h;ro def
/ Mite in the mater a conference OF Ih
/ Commissioners was called IN AIiahId
| After the subject had been fully dlsc1sse'
ii was decided to adopt new plan, leat
ing it wholly with the CNlhllllsslOlels :
/ OrganIze the exhibits in the various cOuh
/ ties and 10 forward them TO Macon
/ where they might be displayed at tn
Il state fair. which is held there IN OctoDef
/ and cOuld form a part Of that exhlOltlol
for.at least two weeks, when they Woui'
/ be taken by the United states COmmls
sion to New Orleans"
s.Tbis pIan throws the responsibility 0
/ the exhibit upon the commissioners rep
| resenung the various counties A.,
/ sit makes the people responsible LOT IN,
| disnIav which Georgia will make. Earl
/ county and district or part Of the stat
/ will be responsible for its showing. N
/ matter now rests with the people, ana !
/ remains for them to organize such a col
| lection of the wealth Of the State, It's mai
| uraI resources, and its manufactures
will he worthy of the Empire state oil IN
| South" nj. NJ.
| "What has been done in the FIRST Dls
| trict towards an exhibitV
| Reconnaissance James NJ. Copper, Q
| Brunswick. has been eneTgeticaliy a
| work. and is doing all that is possible I
| secure n exhibit from tnl
| section. Glvnn county is thoroughly or
! ganizpd- and pledges a display oil her pro
| ducts which will be exhibited at the stat
| Fair. and from there taken to New vi
| leans. Mcintosh county also promise
an exhibitg
"What Commissioners nave Deeh AZ
| pointed in this districtr
EVERY county, except Chatham an
| CIinch. is represented. Mr.. Coupers al
| pOintments are:
| AIMING County-G. H. HOltOn. OF Baxley
BRYAN COunty-Paul Haskell, OF ways sta
Balloch County-w. d. BrannOn, Of Mi
Camden County-Danel Proctor, of s
&c" Charlton County. R. BachlOtt, Of Folks
Fcbols Countv-C. F. Staten, of statesvhl'
| bingham COunty-Edward tOy- OF kgYp
| Emanuel COunty-E. Whane, OF ScafDoro,
GIvnn County-D. I. Dunn, OF BrunsWlcs
Liberty County,. A. NJ. King, OF Dor
Mcintosh Countv-W. H. Atwood. Of DarieT
| Pierce COuntv-A. y. Smith, OF Blacksheal
Scriven CoUnty--John Der, OF SylNl IN -. =
TattnaIl County-M. c. Macarthur, OF Alta
maha. ~.
WAYNE COunty--A. c. Clark, OF Jesup-
"It is probable that the vacancies /
| Chatham and Clinch will be nled IN
few DAYS. Mr.. Copper viii be in SaVar
1 nan TWO OF luEeE Jay hCAS "S~-N'
| will meet the members of the Cotton EN
change and Board of Trade with view
the appointment of a Commissioner, an
| to place the matter before the people
| that Chatham will not fail to NIL an I'm
| pOrtaut niche in the exhibition. In
| people all over the State are waking up I
| the importance of making successful
| display. There is always more or les
| rivalry between counties and localltles
4 -. - 4. Hheau w N "A
any county forms part Of the aggregat
TO the interest Of that section Of the state
| III the counties come forward under thu
new plan, which Will be explained 0.
| circulars sent throughout the state
| Georgia can eclipse the exhibits OF tn
most favored States in the exposition"
THE BASE BALL FIELD.
/ The Dfxies Withdraw from the LeaEu
The Young OEIethOrpes Defeat tn
| Amateurs on n Score of 10 to In a