The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-10-22
T1EI PRESS COMMITTEE.
ssuggestl ems 10 Newspapers Of
E5osaisEana.-FEovv TO be Appro-
7sriateIy Represented
at the Worlds Fair

The press committee of Louisiana
for the Worlds Columbian Associa-
ton met yesterday in the rooms of
the Chamber Of Commerce. General
Leon Jaatremski. chairman, presid-
"a and read the following address
with tic request that it be published
by al! the papers, aud the attention
of the managing editors invited to a
consideration Of the subject:
New Orleans, ha., Sept. 26 1892.
To the Press of Loaisiana-at the
meeting Of the Louisiana Press As,
sociation. held at Alexandria last
August, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
"Resolsed, That we regard the
great Columbian Exposition 10 he
opened at Chicago io 1893 as a
matter cf international Importance.
deserving the support and eneour-
agement OF the citizans, the state
and nation, and we pledge to it
every effort in our power to bestow.
We believe its national Importance
entities it to the financial support
of the Uuited States government.
We commend our own state govern.
ment in the appropriation made to
enable our state to present It's re-
sources before the eyes of the world
and while the amount was sma |, il
was commensurate with our public
financial condition, and VIC trust
and believe it will be wisely and
economically expended.
Thus assured Of your earnest co..
op Grafton, the press committees Of
the Worlds Columbian Association
of Louisiana, ia joint meeting this
day adopted the following practical
plans of carrying the above resola
ton into effect, to which they
earnestly invite your punctual co.
operation, viz:
At their convenience, between
January ! and March 81. 1893, the
newspapers throughout the state
will each Issue a Columbian edition.
We suggest that said edition he
chiefly devoted for each locality toa
history of its purnalism.
A history ofthe paper, with bio-
graphical sketches of its editors,
writer's, contributors, etc.
\ history Of the locality and its
distinguished personages.
sStatlStieal Information on the pop
nlation, valuation Of lands and other
property, area cultivated and uncal
tiyated topographic, woods, products,
minerals, soils. industries undeyelop-
ed resources, schools, colleges and
all other matters that will give the
reader comprehensive knowledge
of the locality.
It is designed to bind these exposi
ton editions in a substantial manner
aud to supply for the Information OF
visitors to the Louisiana building at
Chicago an adequate number ofcop-
les cf the work. This will enable
visitor to see copies of all The news
papers in our state and to take such
notes therefrom astthey may desire.
The value of this compendium, the
most complete that could be mades
for the development Of localities and
the state generally, is obvious. II
would be a precious book Of ready
reference in libraries, schools, news
paper and business Offices and for
all persons seeking Information
abont Louisiana.
Therefore, the committee would
suggest that each paper shall print
a sufficient number Of extra copies
to give book to every newspaper
Office contributing, and to fill
orders from this committee, accom-
panied with reasonable compensation
at 2 cents per copy, which shall be
forwarded to the newspapers co.
operating ia the undertaking before
January /. 1893, it beiag designed
10 have the state eanvassed for
subscribers TO the work, and to de.
vote the profits ACQUIRING from the
sale OF these additional copies to the
Woman's Auxiliary Association, ii
aid Of the exhibit Of woman's work
10 Louisiana, which these noble
ladies are afduoaslY engaged in
gathering.