The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-05-19
HHSOUTH AT THE WORLDS
FAIR.

THE SOUTHA AT THE WORLDS
FAIR.
In its issue Of May Is the Manu-
faetuye,s' Record, of Baltimore, de-
votes fifteen pages Of its space to the
Worlds Fair, giving illustrations and
descriptions Of the buildings and
very full account Of the part that the
South will take in the enterprise. In
an editorial summary Of the prepara-
tions that are being made BY the
South, the Monsfaeh1rers' Record
says:
" The, people of the South are
awakening to the importance Of this
great OCCASION. and will not fail Of
having their section Of the country
properly represented in this the great
est international exposition the world
has ever known.
." Texas is making the most exten-
sive preparations of all the Southern
States. The people Of the Lone Star
Empire have already provided for =
fund of $4,000, and they propose
to increase this amount to $1,000
900, to be used in behalf of Texas.
Not a dollar Of this amount comes
from the State treasury, but it is all
to be raised through private enter
prise.
"The State of Kentucky is the only
one in which very large appropria.
ton has been made by the legislature
for Worlds Fair purposes, the amount
of $1,000 having been appropriated
by the Kentucky legislature for the
representation of that State at Chica-
go. This action has but recently
been taken, and the plans of the wor K
are as yet incomplete.
Florida is doing unique work in
this connection. Although the legis-
lature refused to appropriate any money
for the purpose, the people have taken
the matter in hand, and they expect
to raise $2oo, 900, with which to re.
produce old Fort Marion at Chicago,
and provide an appropriate display
of the resources of Florida.
The Arkansas Legislature did moth
ing towards providing means for q
State exhibit, but the State has moi
been allowed to suffer on this account
and the people are raising by privat.
subscription a fund of $4,000. Ar
kansas will have a building on tn
. Worlds Fair grounds and will be ap
tpropriately represented.
r Alabama, we regret to say, ha.
. done but little in behalf of tn
Words Fair. The ladies Of tha
. State are the active spirits in the mat
, ter, and through their instrunentalit.
$ it is hoped that fund of $4,000 o
,$12,ooo will be raised for the repre-
, sentation OF the State at Chicago.
Louisiana mas not raised an
; funds thus far, but petition to tn
legislature, which will soon be pre-
!, sented, asks an appropriation
$4,000, and vigorous efforts will b
p made to secure this amount.
i " Mississippi is disgraced by a leg
n islature which not only refused t
+ make an appropriation of $4,000
but also refused to allow cities ant
l. counties to tax themselves for fund
= for an exhibit. The whole matter
= thus thrown upon private enterpris'
r and the people Of the State are doin
.s the best they can to repair the damag
e done by their Legislature.
"West Virginia has a fund
!, S4o,o which was appropriated a
h the last session Of the Legislature
st One half of this amount is to be e.
4 pended in the construction of a hant
ofl some State building upon the IA
20 grounds, and the wonderful natur
n resources of the State axe assured
magnificent representation.
n The Tennessee legislature refus.
II to appropriate any money for Il
,d Worlds Fair, but authorized the cou
he ties of the State 10 appropriations {
a this purpose. A considerable fur
has thus been raised, and it is prob
80 bic shat sufficient amount will
n. provided to give to this State the re
be lresentation to which it is entitled
re- its prominence.
- North Carolina has no legislati
-, appropriation to depend upon, b
~ there is a widespread interest
+ Worlds Fair matters in tha, Sta
b. and the people are making acti
~ efforts to create a sufficient fund
=. private subscription to defray the Ct
,1 of reproducing the famous old Tyr
,m palace at Chicago, and to make
-. representative exhibit OF North Cal
~, lina's interests.
" Virginia has legislative approp
~, alton Of SIS 900, to which it is p
Mh;s M posed to add $4,000 by private 81
~ -, scriptions. The question Of bui
-. ~ ing has not yet been settled, but
State will be we'll represented
Chicago.
ia, Georgia's interests will be suita
~ represented at the Worlds F
II. through the efforts of Gov. North
and a number of leading citizens
- ''e the State, who have taken the mat
Inc in hand because of the failure of
nts legislature to make any appropriate
'er- Efforts are being made to rais'
low fund OF $1oo, 900 to be expended
on, Worlds Fair purposes.
ant Maryland will spend 500, 1000
y, the Worlds Fair, one-half Of wi
will be used to defray the cost Of
State building. The manufacturer
this State are availing themselves