The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-31
GREAT CORN. PALACE
Sioux City, Iowa,
SEPTEMBER 23D TO OCTOBER 5TH.

IhEOPLE who have never visited Sioux
VI j City Corn Palace have little or no con-
caI zion of its magnitude, nor Of the opportu-
% ies there afforded for exhibiting every pro
Nuct and manufactured article OF any section
of our country. The attendance averages
from 1000 to 10000 per day for thirteen con.
secutive days, and as O rule, are class of
people who are close observers of the resour
ces and the products of the different sections.
For this reason, the ILLINOIS CENTRAL
railroad is desirOus that Tennessee, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana should be represented at
the coming Corn Palace, with fine exhibits of
all the products and resources OF these three
grand states. The South looks to the North
west for capital and immigration, and IN no
possible way can they so we'll reach the mass
es, with specimens of what they can prOhta-
bly, grow and manufacture, as through cred
liable exhibits at the Palace, which opens at
Sioux City, September %, and closes October
). To secure such an exhibit requires pa
tence and hard work by enterprising citizens
who are anxious to see their respective states
creditably represented. The Illinois Central
are willing to cooperate with the people in
transport free all such exhibits to and from
the Palace, but will be to the expense of fit
ting up tke space assigned each OF the above
named .tes, and furnish competent man
to look ter and return all exhibits after the
Palace y closed. We want IL small quantity
every kind Of grain, cotton, cotton seed, cane.
syrupS and sugar, every variety of wood
, manufactured articles when the raw mate
rial is grown in the state, any and everything
that will advertise what the South can pro-
duce.
Citizens OF Tennessee, Mississippi aud Lou
isiana, shall we have your hearty and imme-
diate cooperation in this matter Wlll you
not at once organize at every station on the
line Of the Illinois Central, and through sys
tenatic effort. secure the very best possible
exhibits, and have them at Your nearest sta
ton, September 18th, nicely packed, and care
fully marked with owners name and town to
which they are to be accredited. Southern
exhibit such as these three states can make,
would be the center of attraction at the Corn
Palace, and would advertise your resources
as nothing else possibly t~slld. Parties who
are willing to aid in this matter should at
once write Capt. j. F. MERRY, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Manchester, Iowa,
for printed circulars concerning the Palace.
And any who can possibly attend this eighth
wonder of the world. will not only have an op-
portunity of seeing an immense Palace OF
Corn but they viii visit the coming great me-
tropulis Of the northwest a city that, today,
has greater possibilities than any other in the
| United States, and whose people tor enter
PRISE push and genuine aggressiveness, are
unparalleled in the history of the world
Friends OF the South, this is your golden
opportunity, will you improve it Letters ad
! dressed to either of The undersigned will have
prompt attention
}. w, COLEMAN, j. h. MERRY,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Asst Gen. Pass. Agt,
New Orleans, La. Manchester, Iowa.