Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17
WILL GEORGIA SEND AN EXHIBIT.

The American Expeditions Proposition
to the Stats-Msj. Bacon to Lay the
Matter Before the Governor.
Mai. d. G. Bacon, Commissioner from
Georgia to the recent New Orleans Expo
sition, received a day or two ago a cir
cular letter from the management of the
proposed North, Central and South
american Exposition, giving a statement
of the plan upon which 1t Is TO be con-
Quoted. The NEWS has already an
nounced the appropriation OFFS 81. 900, which
the management proposes TO pay TO each
State and Territory, making a collective
exhibit in monthly installments of 20 per
cent. The amount, IL is stated, will be
paid 70 such persons as the Governors Of
The various States may appoint. In many
States il is understood that the United
States Commissioners appointed to last
years exposition will be reappointed by
The Governors and made State Commits
siouers.
Maj. Bacon's term of office expired
with the closing of the exposition in May,
and although be is still acting in the
capacity of a commissioner for the
purpose OF closing up affairs and disposing
of the exhibit, part OF which is still at
New Orleans, he Is doing so merely as a
matter Of accommodation.
els there prospect that the State will
make an exhibit II the exposition is
Ieopenedp he was asked by a NEWS
reporter yesterday.
at Is altogether impossible for me TO
say" was the reply. 81 shall lay the mat
ter before GOV. Mcdaniel next week, aud
the conclusions which will then be
reached will probably determine whether
Georgia will be represented OF not"
"Will you accept the commissionership
II appointed by the GoyernorW
mo. sir, my term Of office has expired,
and under no circumstances could | un-
dertake any commission with the new
exposition. Ny business affairs would
preclude any possibility Of my accepting
The office"
"Do You think satisfactory exhibit
could be made with the $1,000 which the
management proposes 20 giveW
THAT would depend altogether upon
what private enterprise would do. Two
thousand dollars 70 States in which legis-
1atiYe appropriations can be secured is
an inducement 20 send forward an
exhibit. In Georgia a legislative appro-
priation being impossible, whatever Is
done, II anything, Will have 90 be through
Individual enterprise. A portion Of last
years exhibit II still at New Orleans.
The mineral collection and some other
features have not yet been taken away.
With that az basis and with what else
could be got together with $4,000,
very fair showing might he
made. Il would be impossible, however,
10 send commissioner, and the eXpOsl-
lion would have 10 undertake itself the
lcare Of the exhibit. All these matters.
however / shall lay before the Governor"
No steps have yet been taken towards
retaining the exhibit made ia the old eX-
position. The wood exhibit has been
brought back, and Will be erected In the
Telinir Academy OF Arts and Sciences.
The two steamship models will probably
be placed la the academy also. The re-
suit Of the conference between Maj.
Bacon aud Gov. Mcdaniel next week
will probably determine what part, ifany.
Georgia will take Ia the new exposition.
The board Of managers Of the proposed
Exposition, having obtained the necessary
buildings aud plant, have formulated all