The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
a Plan for an Exhibit.

Delegates from Tennessee, Georgia ana
Alabama met at Chattanooga last week to
organize tri-State exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. The meeting was largely attended
aud a permanent organization effected to
carry out its purposes,
The following resolutions cmbody the
plan of operations, and we reproduce
them to suggest basis OF organization
for similar joint exhibit for the states
of Virginia, kentucky and West Virginia
''Resolved, That we the representatives OF
Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama in conyen-
ton assembled do recommend that for the
purpose of being properly represented at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition in 1893
"That there be a central organization form
ed to consist of a President, nine Nlce-Presl-
dents, three from each State, and Secretary
and Treasurer, to be known as the Tennessee,
Georgia and Alabama Tri-State Worlds Far
Association, whose duty it will be to meet not
later than July l, '9l, and select for each
State a State Central Worlds Fair Board,
consisting of seven ~ members, whose duty
it shall be to select in each county throughout
the State Sub-World's Fair Board;
shall report to their respective State Central
Worlds Fair Boards, and it shall be the daty
of such county organizations to canvass their
respectiye counties in the interest and to the
extent of arousing sentiment fayorlng q
general and generous exhibit of our diversified
Resources, products Ct the soil, agricultural
and horticultural, the output OF our mines and
factories. and also our historical and archeo-
logical interests. Further, that the county
organization cooperate with the State Cen
trail Boards in perfecting arrangements to
carry out the objects Of the Tennessee, Geor-
pia and Alabama Tri-State Columbian Worlds
Fair Association.
"That it shall be the duty of the Central
Organization to act upon all sacE matters as
shall require the joint action of the states OF
Tennessee. Georgia and Alabama, such as
building or buildings that may be found nee
cssary TO carry out the objects of this asso-
citation and such other matters as may from
time to time be brought to their attention by
the respective State Central Worlds Fair
Boards;
"That it shall be the duty of the State Cen
trail Boards to secure the necessary funds
from their respective States as follows:
/. State appropriation.
2. County and municipal appropriations.
,. Private subscriptions.
4. Such other methods as in the opinions of
the boards they may deem eXpedient;
"That the Vice Presidents of the Central
Organization shall be cx-oificio members of
the State Central Board Of their respective
States
"That it shall be the duty of the State Cen
trail Board to report its action or progress to
the Central Tri-State Association on the 30th
day OF each month and make such other or
special reports as may be called fog by the
President Of the Association;
'Rcsoived, That this Central Board by its
proper officers confer with all other organza-
tious in the three States which have been or
may be formed for the same purpose looking
to Joint action under this central organization.
'Rcsolved, Further, that the Central Board
shall have power to adopt such rules and regu-
lations as may be deemed necessary for the
government of said Central Board and of the
several State Boards"
The Pulaski News seems opposed to
this plan of having joint exhibit, and
saws Virginia should have y building Of
its own. But is there any likelihood that
q sufficient amount can be raised to make
a creditable display without adopting
some such plan of cooperation? 1t is
not what the state should do, but what it
is likely to do. For the matter of that,
ny appropriation of 100000 by the legs-
lature would prove a profitable invest
ment. That sum would be sufficient for
the construction Of building for this
state alone, the employment of a corps Of
competent persons to fifty display our re-
sources and demonstrate their value, and
for vast collection Of such specimens as
would be necessary for the purposes of
the exhibit. But no one believes the
Legislature will make such an appropria-
ton. On the contrary there is every rea-
son to believe the funds appropriated and
otherwise raised in Virginia will be ex-
ceedingly limited Under such conditions
it seems to us judicious and even neces-
sary that we join other states and adopt
the cooperative plan.