The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-29
GEORGIA AND THE FAIR.
THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
HIGHLY ENTHUSIASTIC.

The Movement to Have the State Rep
resented by an Exhibit Revived-An
Effort to Re Made TO Have the Legis-
iature Appropriate $4,000 for the
Purpose.
ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 2s.-Gov. Northen
and the joint legislative committee from
she Senate and House, together with the
newspaper representatives who left Atlanta
last Wednesday afternoon TO visit the
worlds fir, returned to this city this morn
ing, arriving at O'Clock Mr. Smith of
Gwinnett and Mr.. Camp of Douglas missed
the schedule and were left in Chicago, The
delegation left Chicago Saturday night at S
o'clock. The party, which included twenty
members of the House of Representatives,
ten members of the Senate, the governor
and half a dozen newspaper men, left At
lsnta in two special cars In charge Of B.
W. Wrenn Of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Wednesday afternoon, arriv-
ing In Chicago Friday morning.
Friday they inspected the grounds
Of the worlds Columbian exposition.
Saturday they saw the sights of the
Windy City aud called on Vice President
The members of the committee return
full Of enthusiasm over the worlds fair. A
number express themselves in favor OF a
state appropriation for an exhibit at the
fair. Others are for an exhibit, but doubt
the constitutionality OF an appropriation.
A majority Of the committee will favor a
state appropriation and a report to that
effect will be submitted with minority res
port against an appropriation.
AMOITNT or THE
No measure is at present pending before
the general assembly relating TO a Georgia
exhibit at the fair. The amount of the APP
preparation that will probably be asked is
yet in doubt 1t will be, however, between
5000 and $50, 900 very probably.
Gov. Northen, who has always been an
earnest advoca e of a state exhibit at the
great exposition, and who has been at work
TO that end for more than a year, comes
back more thoroughly aroused than ever.
He IS surprised at what he saw In Chicago
and declares that it will be a disgrace to
the state not TO be represented there. The
governor is inclined to believe that the
state can appropriate for an exhibit and yet
keep within the bounds Of the constitution.
He is doubtful about the wisdom
of undertaking TO erect a state
building at this late day, but is
emphq tic,In the opinion that Georgia will |
miss the opportunity Of the age if she fails
TO make proper display OF her vast re-
sources there.
The trip was revelation to the commit |
tee despite the volumnous literature that |
has been sent out regarding the exposition |
and the wonderful Illustrations accompany |
ing them. Those who had read this |
matter and looked upon these illustra-
tions considered them, as is usually the case,
eAaggerations, but they give a most made
quate idea of the real.
On Saturday the party, according to |
previous arrangement assembled at the |
Palmer house, where Vice Prssdeut-elect |
Stevenson was and paid their |
respects to that distinguished |
democrat. Gen. Stevenson received them |
in the parlors, the members being intro |
duced by Gov Northen Of the committee. |
The Vice Presdent-elect was heartily COR
dial in his manner and expressed very high |
appreciation Of the honor the governor and |
his party had conferred on MIN by calling, |
saying that he had intended to do himself |
the honor to call on the governor when he |
received notice OF the party's coming Gen. |
Stevenson said he looked forward with
much pleasure to his coming visit to At
lanta In December at the opening of the
Commercial Club.
II the visit of the committee TO Chicago
does not result in state appropriation, IL
will at least have given public interest in |
an exhibit great impetus, and private en- |
terprise may do what the state does not.