The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-14
GREAT CORN PALACE,
At Sioux City, Iowa, September 23d tO
October 5th.

People who have never visited u
Sioux City Corn Palace have little or
no conception OF its magnitude, nor of
the opportunities there Afforded for
exhibiting every product and manu-.
factured article Of any section OF our
country. The attendance average from
10000 to 50, 600 per day, for thirteen
consecutive days, and as rule, and a
class of people who are close observers
of the resources and the products OF
the different sections. For this rea-
SOD, the Illinois Central Railroad Is
desirous that Tennessee, Mississippi
aud Louisiana should be represented
at the coming Corn Palace, with fine
exhibits OF all the products and re-
sources of these three grand states.
The south looks to tha Northwest for
capital aud immigration, aud In no
possible way can they 90 we'll reach
the masses, with specimens OF what
they can profitabiy grow and manu-
facture, as through creditable exhibits
at the Palace, which opens at Sioux
City, September %, and closes Oclo-
ber s. To secure such an exhibit re-
quires patience and hard work by
eEterprlsing citizens who are anxious
to see their respective states creditably
represented. The Illinois Central are
willing to cooperate with the people
in securing such an exhibit, and will
not only transport free all such exhi.
bits TO and from the Palace but will be
to the expense of fitting up the space
assigned each of the above named
states, aud furnish competent man 10
/ - nfa enls nl1 hi ftne
the Palace Is closed. We want = small
quantity of every kind of canned fruit
aud vegetables, every kind of grain,
cotton, cotton seed, cane, eyrups and
sugar, every variety of wood, manu-
factured articles, when the row ma
terial is grown in the slate, any and
everything that will advertise what
the South can produce.
Citizens OF Tennessee, Mississippi
and Louisiana, shall we have your
hearty and immediate cooperation In
this matter. Will you not at once
organize at every station on the line of
the Illinois Central, and through
systematic effort, secure the very best
possible exhibits, and have them at
your nearest station, September 18th
nicely packed, and carefully mark
cd with owners name aud town
to which they are to be accredited.
A southern exhibit such as
these three States eau make,
would be the center OF attraction ut the
corn palace, and would advertise your
resources a. nothing else possibly
could. 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 ths
Palace. And any who can possibly
attend this eighth wonder OF the worlt
will not only have an opportunity o
seeing an immense Palace Of Corn, bu
they will visit the coming great me
tropoIis Of the northwest, a eity tina
to-day, has greater possibilities thai
any other in the United States, ant
whose people for enterprise, push au'
genuine aggressiveness, are uuparal
leled in the history Of the world.
Friends of the South, this Is you
golden opportunity, will you fmprov
IL? Letters addressed TO either OF tn
Z undersigned will have prompt after
{ tioD. j. w. COLEMAN,
! Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt. New Orlean
I J. +. MERRY,
D Asst Gen. Pass. Agt. Manchester, low