The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-06
THE WORLDS FAIR.

COis Andrews t1SlI 10 Cn1CagO.s ne
HOnoIs Accorded to North Cardinals
Representatives-Col ol.Andrews Opin-
ion as to What the State Ought to
Do.
The CHRONICLE had a pleasant little
talk yesterday with Col. A. B. Andrews
with reference to his visit to Chicago,
where he attended the national COM
mittee of the Worlds Columbian Com
mission, of which he is member, and
Of which he was elected vice -presi-
dent.
The law creating the commission was
passed by Congress, and gave it the
power to supervise and control all mat
ters relating to the great Worlds Fair,
which is to be held in Chicago in 1892.
The law provides that the national com
mittee shall be composed Of two mem
bers from each State-one from each
political party-to be appointed by the
Governor OF the State Under this pro-
vision Governor Fowle appointed Col.
A. B. Andrews and Col Thomas B.
keogh, of Greensboro, commissioners
from North Carolina.
Both these gentlemen attended the
meeting of the national committee re-
Gently held in Chicago, and won and
were accorded as many honors as the re-
presentatiyes of any other State.
Col. Andrews was elected one of the
vice-presidents Of the commission and
Col. KeOgh was made member of the
committee on permanent organization :
the most important of all the committees.
At this meeting the location for the fair
was decided upon.
| Col. Andrews says that those people
out there arc enthusiastic and in dead
earnest over the fair and will make it
the tiggest thing ever seen on this globe
whether any of the old States aid it or 60
| into it or not.
The ciIy of Chicago has already sub
! scribed $5,OO0,000. The State legisla-
ture has beei. called to meet on July 23rd
with a view to raising another S., ,000,-
O0O and it is pretty certain that this
amount will be secured. Besides this
another measure is on foot to raise So,
100000 This will carry and will make
the total fund $12, 100000.
It was the impression of all the com
missioners from all the States that each
State would make handsome appro-
priation for the purpose of having itself
| properly represented IN its resources &C.,
and Col. Andrews strongly hopes that
North Carolina will make big move in
this direction. She ought to seize the op-
portunity to show her rich and varied
resources. There are thousands of
progressive and well-to-do men in that
Northwestern ection who are weary
and tired Of the severe winters there
They desire a more balmy and sunny
cline for their homes. They will move
many of them-and they will move
!, where the most and best advantage
appear.
This State can induce very desira
BILE immigration by showing what sht
is and what she has. The opinion O
the Colonel is that she can make a bet
ter and more attractive exhibit thar
any State in this American Union, ant
he hopes she will do it.
, He says the legislature ought to max
an appropriation of at least $40, 900 fo
this special purpose. He confidently as
, serted that if this were done, that i
would be one of the greatest and best il
| vestments ever made by North Carolin
in any way. There would be prompt re
E payment of the principal with an i'm
= mense interest.
The State has most efficient an
! able representative in Col Andrews
one who it seems never fails to do hin
+ self and his State honor, in either put
lie or private affairs; and it is absolutel
!, certain that if the State will make tn
! proper move now, she will. with Co
Andrews influence and assistance, max
such bound and reap such advantage
as she has never anticipated or dreame
of. This can be said with confdenct
for Col. Andrews stands ready to
everything in his power for the adval
r tage of North Carolina.