St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-08
THE LOUISIANA PRESS.
a Plan for all Exhibit at the Word s.
Fair,

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. &c, 1892.
To the Press of louisiana
At the meeting of the Louisiana Press
Associations, held at Alexandria last
August, tho following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we regard the great
Columbian Exposition to be opened at
Chicago in 1898 as n matter OF intrrnA-
tional Importance, deserving the sup
port and encouragement OF the citizens,
the State and the nation, and we pledge
to it every effort IN our power to bcst0W.
We believe its national Importance ell
titles it to the financial support OF the
United States government. We com
mend our own state government IN the
appropriation made to enable our State
to present its resources before the eyes
of the world, and while the amount Was
small, it was commensurate with our
public financial condition, and we trust
and believe it will be wisely and eConO
mically expended
Thus assured OF your earnest co-oprr-
alton, the press committee Of the
Worlds Columbian Association Of
Louisiana, in joint meeting this day,
adopted the following practical plans OF
| carrying tho above resolution INTO ct
feet, to which they earnestly invite your
puuctual cooperation, viz:
AT their convenience, between Jan.
and March 81, 1892, the newspapers
throughout the State will each issue Il
Columbian edition.
We suggest that said edition be chief
ly devoted for each locality to a history
of journalism.
\ history of the paper, with biogra-
phical sketches of its editors, writer's,
contributors, etc.
4 history of the locality and its dis
tinguished persnDaEeS.
Statistical information Oh the poDula-
ton, valuation of lands and other pop
| erty, area cultivated and uucuitlvated,
Topography, woods. products, mineral
soils, industries, un,lcvelopcd resources,
schools, colleges aud all other matters
that will < We the reader a cOmprtheu-
size knowledge OF the locality.
1t il designed to bind these EXPOSE
tions editions in "a substantial manner
aud to supply for the information of
visitors to the Louisiana Building at
Chicago an adequate number of copies
of the work. This will enable visitors
to see copies of all the newspapers in
| our State and to take such notes as they
may desire.
The value OF this compendium,
| the most complete that could he made
for the development of localities and
the State generally, is obvious. 1t
would he a precious book of ready ref
erence in libraries, schnols, newspaper
aud business offices and for all persons
seeking information about Louisiana.
Therefore, the committee would Sug-
gest that each paper shall print a sutli
ri an n - a ;
book to every newspaper office contrib
uting, and to fill orders from this COM
mittee, accompanied with reasonable
compensation, say two cents per copy,
which shall be forwarded to the news
papers co cooperating in the undertaking
before January i, 1898, it being designed
to have the State cauvasstd for sub
scribels to the work, and to devote the
profits accruing from the sale Of these
additional copies to the Woman's Aux
Hilary Association in aid OF the exhibit
of woman 5 Work in Louisiana, which
these noble ladies are arduOusly en-
gagged in gathering.
AS these editions will be excellent adj
verisins mediums fer the various To-
caltes, the people thereof will doubt
less patrouize them literally, and local
contributors will gladly assist the edi-
tors and publishers in gathering the
requisite matter to render them as i'll
telesting aud credltabe as possible.
BY this means the State will be m0le
thoroughly advertised and accurately i
" written upH than it has ever been, /
and if the foregoing plan be carried out !
the State press will have done yeoman !
service in the good work OF tittingly rep
rosenting Louisiana at the COumbial :
Exposition. !
All papers will please publish this Cir
cular, aud those intending to cooper
ate with this committee in this plan .
will please communicate, without delay,
with Leon Jastremski, editor Louisiana
Review, New Orleans, La.
LEON JASTRENIskI,
Chairman Mems Press Committee
Worlds Columbian Exposition.
Mrs. j. PICKNEY SMITH,
(Of New Orleans States)
Chairman Woman's Committee Worlds
Columbian Exposition,