The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-21
OUR GREAT EXPOSITION.
CHATHAM RESPONDS NOBLY
AND WILL HAVE A BIG
EXHIBIT.

An Appreciative Editor Speaks Patri- |
triOticaily Of the Value of the Inter.
State Southern Exposition.
Mr.. HENRY a. LONDON, editor of the
Chatham Record, was in the city yester-
day, and was speaking enthusiastically
about the Inter States Exposition. In
his paper this week he writes IN a Strain
that will please progressive men in all
sections of the State. He says:
For the Whole State.
The whole State will be benefited by
the Exposition which will be held at
Raleigh next autumn, and all the citi-
zens of every portion Of the State ought
to feel sufficient interest in it to do all
they can to make it grand success. All
persons who attended our State Exposit-
ion in 1884 were surprised and gratitied at
the magnificent exhibits there displayed,
and the proposed Exposition will be much
more attractive and much greater sue
cess than that was. The Exposition of
1884 was only a State Exposition, and,
being our first, it was somewhat of an
experiment; but the Exposition next fall
will be on much more extensive
scale. 1t will be the Southern Inter-
States Exposition, at which there will be
exhibits from every State south of Penn
| sylvania. OF course, then, it will be
grand affair and a memorable event in
| cur States history
Why Raleigh Was Selected.
The proposed Exposition will be held
under the auspices of the Inter State I'M
migration Bureau, whose permanent
| headquarters have been established at
Raleigh. This is one of the direct re-
| suits of the Interstate immigration
| Convention held at Asheville last De
cember, and is due to the iberality and
| public spirit Of the citizens of Raleigh,
who have contributed the sum of $12, 900
| for that purpose. tien. B. T. Chiffon,
Of Texas, is the President Of the Inter
| State immigration Bureau, and be has
already arrived at Raleigh and estab-
lished his headquarters there. That city
was selected because of its central posi-
ton, being more accessible to English
and Northern capitalists than a more
southern city. If properly managed
and sustained Gas we doubt not it
" Il be), this immigration Bureau will be
OF incalculable value to North Carolina
and our citizens should all feel highly
gratifed at the establishment of its head
quarters at our Capital city. It will IN
] QOubtedly attract much money and many
! desirable Immigrants to our State. This
| Immigration Bureau is intended to be
| permanent institution, with its head
quarters permanently located at Raleigh
and the Exposition next autumn i
] merely one Of its methods Of advertising
to attract capital and immigrants and t
give an object lesson of the South
resources.
Let Us Make it Attractive.
Several Of the Southern States vii
make officiai exhibits; that is, exhibit
by authority and under the management
Of their State officers, just as will be on
! States exhibit at the Chicago Exposition
| Already preparations have been bagu
| in some States for their exhibits, an
| several of the exhibits will be on quite
grand scale. 1t behooves the people {
/ North Carolina, therefore, to .begi
preparations for their exhibit As til
Exposition will be held in our State, (
course our exhibit ought to be muc
larger and more attractive than the e.
: hibit of any other State, and there is u
doubt of our ability to make it so. The
let the people of every portion of til
State determine it shall be, and it wi
5 be!
An Example Worthy of Imitation.
: The public spirited citizens of Raleig
/ have set an example worthy of INIT
tion by the citizens of every section
the State. For contributing so promp
ly $12, 900 to secure the proposed Exp
sition they deserve the thanks of all Il
o citizens of the State; and not only tia
O but they also deserve and should recel'
the substantial encouragement and a
Of the other cities and counties
the State. While, of course. q
/ holding Of the Exposition at Raleis
,e will be of peculiar local advantage
! that city, yet all portions of the Sta
: will have an equal opportunity of adve
II tising its resources, and that county
st section will be the most benefited tn
" has the most attractive exhibit. I
: ! Exposition will be held during t
= months of October and November, t
- most suitable season that could be s
~ lected for the purpose, and the low rat
: that will be given by the railroad col
=, panies will enable everybody to attel
at small expense.