The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-26
The New Exposition.

The following is the substance of the cir
cular issued by Colonel John B. Mead, the
New England member of the board of man.
ayers of the North, Central and South
American Exposition, which was briefly
noticed last week: The North, Central
and South American Exposition is the nat
ural outgrowth of the Worlds Industrial
and Cotton Centennial Exposition, held at
New Orleans in the winter and spring OF
1SS4-S5. That exposition immense as it was,
and enormous as have been the practical
advantages the whole country has derived
from it, yet fell far short in results of what
might have been its outcome, had not OBJ
stacles been encountered from which no hui
man foresight could have guarded it. AL
though the time for preparation was far
from sufficient, and although the early win
ter was stormy beyond any other on record,
yet by herculean efforts on the part of the
management, assisted by the United States
commissioners, that enterprise eventually
became the grandest exposition of the age
The astounding display of the varied re-
sources of natural wealth in these United
States the proofs afforded of the vast and
undeveloped fields that invite capital and
enterprise, the interest awakened among
the peoples of Mexico and Central America
in American manufactures, and the spirit of
fraternity and good fellowship cemented
between the citizens of all sections of this
republic at that exposition, all combined to
convince those who watched the progress
and contamination of that enterprise that it
ought to be continued. Consequently, a
new corporation was organized called the
North, Central and South American Expo
sition. This corporation neither asks nor
expects pecuniary aid from the general gov
eminent. 1t has purchased, at less than a
tenth of their cost, the entire buildings and
plant of the Worlds Exposition, and is now
ready for business There is an advisory
committee of one hundred of the principal
business men of New Orleans. The advant-
ages of the new enterprise, briefly stated,
are these o. Increased trade between
all sections of the Union through an exhibi-
ton of what each has to sell that the Others
must buy. CO. An extension of commercial
intercourse between the United States and
the Latin-American nations of North, Cen
trail and South America. 81 The more
rapid development of the natural resources
| of the United States, and the consequent
gain to our national prosperity. The great
depression throughout the country in bust
ness is caused, in part, by over-production
The object of this enterprise is to find 8
market for our surplus products in states
and countries contiguous and accessible tC
our own. The necessity for this may bt
seen and appreciated when we notice thai
of total demand from the countries o
| Mexico, Central and South America and tn,
| West Indies for foreign goods amounting Il
| 10000 900, the United States supplies bu
| S77 100000, or sixteen per cent. OF the
total annual exports of those countries
amounting to $4,000, 900, the United State,
takes but S16S 900 900, or thirty-siX per cent
Or, to put it in another way, the trade ex
| changes with the countries named ar,
mainly with Europe. This may be changed
if we apply ordinary business principles
with a little craftsmanship, to the solution
of the problem. To aid in accomplshin.
this desirable end, the exposition is pledged
| New Orleans thought by some to be too ia