San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-08

The southern states Will Do we'll re-
presented at the Exposition, notwish-
standing only q few of them have
made appropriations for that purpose.
Texas has already provided fund of
SIG, 900 and il vigorously pursuing q
plan which, it is believed, will result
in increasing the amount to ST. COO, 900.
1t has contracted for q 100000 build.
ing. Kentucky has an appropriation
OF $l0O, 900, and will erect handsome
building Florida lis confidant of
raising 500, 900, and will reproduce at
Chicago old Fort Marion for it's head
quarters. Arkansas is raising $40 600
aud with apparent success, for IL has
contracted tor the erection Of an
SIS, 900 building. In Alabama the wo-
meu have undertaken 10 raise $40, 900
or Sl5, 1000. The legislature of Louisi-
siana, now in session, is petitioned to
appropriate $4,000. Mississippi re-
fused to appropriate, and declined to
allo " counties and cities to tax them.
selves in order to make an exhibit.
Private enterprise, however, may yet
save the credit of the state at the Elk
position. West Vergiuia has gu
appropriation of $4,000, and will
expend half of it on a building. In
Tennessee county appropriations and
private su inscriptions are relied upon
Tor the funds necessary for the states
representation. The North Carolina
legislature appropriated $4,000, and
the State Board of Agriculture has
provided about $4,000 more. An
additional appropriation is hoped for,
and $4,000 from subscriptions is
expected for building. Virginia has
an appropriation of S25 600. and Is
trying to raise S50, 900 by su Inscription.
A Sl2 600 building will be erected.
Georgia is raising 800, 900. and propo.
res TO put up q $50, 900 building
Maryland has $50, 900 and will spend
half of 1t or more on q building. The
Columbi Board OF Trade is engaged
In raising SIS, 900 for South Cardinals
represen tation, and the next legisla.
ture will he asked to appropriate
like amount. Thus the South is
planning to spend about 100000
upon its represen taticn at the great
Fair. Reports indicate that in near.
ly all of these states the work of col
lectipg and preparing exhibits is pro-
crossing satisfaci orily, and that
Exposition is. universal.
In order to show the fine quality
of silk red in the state, aud the skill
the attained there in the
silk industry, the. women of the
Southern California Silk Association
will make an artistic banner especial
ly for exhibition at the Worlds Fair
The banner will De nome made i'm
every respect and also hand made,
even to manufacturing the fabric. 1t
will show designs of California flow
ers. fruit an scenery, and in artistic
design and finish, it is believed, will
attract mucn attention. Many expect
that the silk industry lie destined to
become one of the leading ones OF
Southern California.
A very interesting exhibit which,
it is reported, the British Commission
in planning TO make at the Worlds
Fair lie large scale map, showing
the discoveries which have been
made in North America by English
men Though Columbus discovered
the West Indies, the credit of first
sighting the mainland of America
E eems-if we'put aside the unrecorded
of the Mortimer Ito
be due TO sn Englishmen, Sebastian
Cabot; and the list OF names of Eng-
fish explorers of America, which is
headed by his, lie very long aud
distinguished one. Raleigh, Sir
Humphrey Gilbert, Cir Hugh Will
loughby, Frobisher, Davis, Hudson,
Baffin, in the seventeenth century, I
were followed. in the eighteenth
by Scoresby and Cook: while the
work they commenced was carried
on during our own century by the
Roses, Parry, Franklin, Collinson,
Mcclure, McClintock, Mares and
Markham. 1t will therefore, be seen
that the.e Ia annie material for