The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-10-19

to come freely into Chicago and
northern Illinois.
These repeated invitations have
been accepted by thousands of
well-tC- do s0uthernors who, dur
Iag the last doz n years or more,
have sought shelter aud security
from the dreaded Scourge II this
city by the lake, end have here
made acqnaintnnces and establish
ed business relations. In return,
with true southern hospitality,
they have invited Chicago busi-
ness men to visit them, and ia
this way Chicago capital has come
to be invested 10 the undeYeloped
forests, the coal fields, and the
iron mines Of that great region.
Western energy, western enter
prise, western ability, have met
with southern opep-handeducss,
southern trust, and the southern
sense of honor, and the result
has been the marvellous develop
me of the "New South
If any city in the Union north
of the OHIO river has claim upon
the South-if any such city IS the
distinctive exponent of the great
American idea, the one place
where a great worlds fair should
be held-that CITY is Chicago.
?. Chicago is pledged to the
greatest engineering work Of the
century--a work mat, measured
by IT. inevitable results upon The
material prosperity of the conti-
nent, vii eclipse all thar was
hoped for from De Lessep's gigan-
tic undertaking. The completion
of The or, at waterway between
Lake Michigan and the Mlssis-
sippi river means as much TO the
South as 4 does to Chicago.
When we have constructed the
ariifcial link Of the waterway
congress i, round by promise and
prect dent TO complete inc work
by corresponding development
OF the natural channel. This will
result in an improvement of the
Mississippi below the mouth OF
the Illinois vastly greater and
more pei manent than can be Sc.
cured IN any other way.
It will directly benefit every
city and town on the lower Mis-.
sippi and materially increase thC
Importance of New Orleans The
natural gateway of Central anC
South American commerce.
| Our own undertaking makes u.
he ally of every movement look
ing to securing deep-water har
bors on the gulf coast and o
every effort toward the develop
ment of inland navigation-mat
teIs of vital interest to the grea
Mississippi valley.
3. Competent judges estlmat
that the worlds fair, if held II
New York, Will attract 1,000,0 ,00l
visitors from the west and south
west; that the average expendl
lures of these visitors will amour
to $500 each, and thar there vii
thus be 100000, 900 withdraw
} from western and southern capi
tai to be added to the p!ethorI
Golfers Of the east.
Before this sum could find it
way back again through th
natural channels of trade seriou
embarrassment might result
J every merchant aud manufacture
in the depleted region. Flor
Chicago the return would be 5
: prompt that the effect would b
hardly apprcclable.
4. The southern railway cor
nections of Chicago-cxtendIn
southwest to the Mexican capital
! south to every point on the gull
[ and southeast to the F.orid
: panlnsula-are more complete i
! every respect. cover a create
l area of the ''New South" an
? are DONG more in the wonderfr
, development of the vast resource
? of that mighty empire than thos
OF any other northern city.
Finally: 1t Is to the interest Q
] the sNew south" that the expo
J sition of 1892 should be held !
4 Chicago, because here only ca
: the material resources Of tbs
r region be properly exploited. ]
: held in New York the fair will b
mere or less imperfect attemI
2 1T repeating the arti6cialitIes {
: Pals, of vienna, OF Londor
u The European exhibitor will b
: catered to and consulted an
7 tosdied. Ward McAlIister's 40
r snobs will dominate the who
e affair. aud the American exhibItC
5 and the American visitor will I
b snubbed on the one hand an
!, apclngized for on the other.