The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-09-13
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1 People who have neysrgisitsd q Sioux City
/ Com Palace have little or no conception Of
its magnitude, nor Of the opportunities there
afforded for exhibiting every product and
manufactured article OF any section of our
country. The attendance averages from H.
900 TO ID, eco per slay for thirteen consecutive
days, and e. rule, are q class OF people who
are close observers Of the resources and the
/ products Of the different sections. Fnr this
reason, the ILLINOIS CENTRAL Railroad ts
/ DESTROYS that Tennessee, Mississippi and Lou
isiana should be represented at the coming
Corn Palace, with fine exhibits OF all the pro
ducts and resources Of these three grand
states, The south looks to the northwest Tor
capital and immigration, and IN no possible
way can they 90 well reach the masses, with
specimens of what they can probably grow
and. manufacture, as through creditable exhlb-
It's ct the Palace, which opens at Sioux City
September ~, and closes October 9th. To
sseure such an exhibit requires patience and
hard work by enterprising citizens whp are
aHxious 70 see their respective states cretita"
bty represented. The Illinois Central he Will
ing to cooperate with the people IN securing
such an exhibit, and will not only transport
free all such exhibits to and from the Palace,
but will De to the expense of fitting up the
space assigned each Of the above named
states, and furnish q competent man to look
after and return all exhibits ate. the Palace
is closed We want small quantity of every
kind Of canned fruit and vegetables, every
kind of grain, cotton, cotton seed cane
syTups ard sugar, every variety Of wood,
manufactured articles, when tine raw material
Is grown IN the state. any and everything that
will advertise what the south can produce.
Citizens Of Tennessee, AisSissippiaud Lou
isiana, shall We have your hearty and imme-
diate cooperation in this matter VIII you
not al once organize at every station or the
line Of the Illinois Central, and through sys
tematic effort, secure the very best possible
exhibits, and have them at your nearest sta
ton September 18th, nicely packed, and care
fully marked with oFner's name and town to
which they are to be accredited. A southern
exhibit such as these three states can make,
would b. the center of attraction at the Corn
Palace, and would advertise your resources
as nothing else possibly could, Parties who
are willing to aid In this matter should at
once write Capt j. T MERRY, Assistant Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Manchester Iowa, for
printed Circulars concerning the Palace, And
any who can possibly attend this eighth Won
der of the world. will not only have al OPP
p0rtunity Of seeing an immense Palace Of
Corn but they will visit the coming great
metropolis of the northwest city that to-
day has greater possibilities than any other
in the United States. and whose people for
enterprise, push and genuine aggrersiveness,
are unparalleled in the history Of the world.
Friends Of the south, this is your golden
opportunity, will you improve it Letters
addressed to either OF the undersigned will
have prompt attention.
i. +. MERRY,
Asst. zen. Pass Agt. Manchester. la.
j W COLEMAN,
Asst Gen. Pass Agt, New Orleans La.