Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-25
GEORGIA DAY A SUCCESS.
OVER 1000 OF HER CITIZENS
AT THE EXPOSITION.

quent Tributes Paid to the State by
the Speakers.
NEW ORLEANS, March 24.-GeOrgia
day was celebrated at the exposition to-
day with great success. Thousands of
visiting Georgians are now in the city in
attendance. Gov. Mcdaniel, accompanied
by his daughter and staff, the Chatham
Artillery of Savannah, the Governors
Horse Guards of Atlanta, the Putnam
Rifles of EatOntOn, and the Americus
Light Infantry are also here. The cere-
monies commenced this morning with
parade from the st. Charles Hotel to the
river at the foot of Canal street, where
boat was taken for the exposition. The
parade was headed by the military, the
Washington Artillery of this city acting
as special escort. In the carriages
following were Gov. Mcdaniel,
Col. j. d. Harrell, f. f.
Converse and Commissioner General
MOrehead, Col. Charles H. Olmstead,
AdJt. Gen. John A. Stephens, Senator
John S. Davidson and William H. Ross,
Col. Wilbertoree Daniel, Col. Richard
Hobbs, Y. j. Woodward, Col S. A. H.
Ross, Clifford B. Grimes, A. A. Winn,
Col. j. II. Estill, and Col. c. w. Anderson.
In the last carriage Mrs. and Miss Nc
Daniel, Mrs. Joseph Bridgie and N. p.
Pratt, Commissioner of Georgia. On
reaching the exposition wharf the process
sion was formed and marched through
the grounds to the Music Hall, where an
audience of several thousand, mainly
GeOrgians, had assembled.
ON THE PLATFORM.
On the platform was the celebrated
Mexican band and a large number of the
United States Commissioners to the expo
sitiOn representing every section Of the
country. Commissioner Pratt introduced
as the leading speaker Col. J. r. q. Pit
kin. of Kentucky, who delivered the ad-
dress of welcome. Col. Pitkin's speech
was substantially as follows:
No intelligent American can recall the
name of Georgia without a remembrance
of James Edward Oglethorpe, her noble
founder, who sought in planting this col
Ony to afford poor struggling Englishmen
and especially insolvent debtors an Op-
portunity for industrious and prosperous
lives, and prosecuted religionists an
asylum. 1t was primarily a missionary
effort to which the nobility and clergy re-
spOnded in generous contributions, and
Parliament In grant of territory, but the
early immigration to Georgia was
of class which, by reason of having
achieved barren success in lite, was ill
calculated to plant a suitable colony.
Mr.. Pitkin then gave brief sketch of
the history OF the struggles and triumphs
of the infant colony that is to-day the
great State of Georgia. He eulogiZed
OglethOrpe, the founder of the State, who
died just 100 years ago. He dwelt at
length and humOrOusly upon the episode
in the life of John Wesley, who Tilted
young lady of the congregation, and af-
terwards eXcOmmunicated her because
she married another man. Being CEN
sured by his congregation he left Georgia
and returned to England, there to achieve
renoWn.
THE WEALTH IN HER SOIL.
Continuing the survey of Georgia IS his
tory the speaker, after touching on the
civil war, said:
"Promptly after the clamors of our late
civil war had lulled Georgia caught a
whisper of the wealth in her soil. She
reused to the fact that she was more than
four agricultural feet deep-that her reach
was 1000 miles beyond her seabOard. 1t
is the victorious Georgia, with it's high
lands and lOwlands; its accumulation of
climates; its agricultural yield, from
Dakata corn to California rice; it's
rivers. with affiuent water power
for miles, and the volume of COM
merce that challenges our atten-
tiOn, not only in cotton, in which she
Is the second American State, but in min
ing, manufacturing and railway enter
prise. and in all the evidences Of growth
that distinguish progressive people,
Georgia calls forth our heartiest respect.
Col. Pitkin was followed by Senator
John 5. Davidson, who delivered an ad-
dress on the part of the State, formally
rendering the exhibit to the Board of
Management. lie denied that Georgia
men followed the example of the ilIustri-
WQElnV nj
gianS teach their sons is to admire and
reverence the other sex, to which Georgia
largely owes her proud position. She was
indeed pauPer colony, but became the
home of those who, though poor in wealth,
were rich in principle and religious free
dom.
GEORGIA'S INDUSTRIES.
The speaker sketched the present con-
dition of GeOrgia's industries, regretted
that the State constitution prevented their
entering for competitive exhibit. The
exhibit made is such as could be made by
private donations. While we do not pre-
scribe competitive exhibit in the ma
terial world, we do present to you a COM
petitor in the manhood Of our men and
the beauty of our women. One by one
we are giving you the men and women of
Georgia as the best evidences of our earn
est desire for the success of your great eX-
position. l join In the wish which has
been so recently expressed by
the distinguished gentleman who has
just taken his seat: That this exposition
may be the means of uniting with closer
ties the different sections of this great
Union. Let there be in this land, united
by a common and glorious flag, no North,
no South, no West, no East, but one land.
one country, one nation, now and forever.
The exhibit was received on behalf Of
the board of management by Commits
siOner General Morehead in the follow
ing address:
Il feel a peculiar sense of honor in ap-
pearing before an assembly of GeOrgians,
and feel that Georgia has done not only
her exhibit, but this great exhibition
honor, in coming here to-day, because it
is from her own city, Atlanta. that the
South has learned her great lesson of the
strength of industrial institutions. Our
gratitude is due to Georgia for many
things.
A TEACHER TO THE WHOLE SOUTH.
''She is not only the Empire State of the
South; she has not only taught us the ad-
vantage of industrial institutions. but she
has learned how to renew her worn-out
lands. She has taught the South to manu-
facture by the enterprise, industry and
skill with which her manufacturers have
put their shoulders to the wheel and made
manufacturing in the South success.
Applause. We all look to Georgia
and the Ge0rgians when we think
of the word Progress L know
the constitution of Georgia prevented the
appropriation of any money for her rep
resentation in this exposition, but think
that it is due to the distingu guished gentle
men here to-day, and the Commissioner
and Acting Commissioner, to say that too
much credit cannot be given to them and
the people of their State for
the part they are playing in
this exposition" At the close of the
ceremonies, the gubernatorial party
and the soldiery were photographed in a |
group about the Liberty Bell. At night |
Gov. Mcdaniel held reception at the
st. Charles Hotel, which was largely
attended. Georgia daY was one of the
largest of the exposition year. The num-
Der of Georgians present is estimated at
over 1000.
The Georgia Press Convention met the |
Governor, the military and visiting Geor-
gians at the wharf at exposition grounds |
and marched to the exposition building.
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