The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-01

A company has been formed in Bertie
county. n. c., for the construction of typi-
cal tar kiln, which is TO be exhibited at the
Chicago Fair among the many interesting
articles of various kinds which will be sent
there from the Old North State in illustration
of its different industries. BERTHE county lies
in that part of North Carolina which has long
been famous for the quantity and quality Of
the tar which it produces, and it seems pecu-
liarly appropriate that the design referred TO
should have had its origin among mum Der
Of its enterprising citizens. The idea en-
bodied in it is an excellent one. and is well
worthy Of imitation in other States which are
distinguished for industries equally charac-
teristic of the soil.
No State could adopt plan that would
bring before tho vast multtudes who will
assemble in Chicago during the Fair more
vivid and graphic picture of its special re-
sources Deposit this kiln in the North
Carolina department in the great exhibition.
and the whole operation of the manufacture
of tar and the part that it plays in trade and
commerce, will be impressed more deeply on
the minds of the spectators than thousand
specimens of the product, either in its raw or
manipulated form, would be able TO do. and
to that extent the interests Of North Caro-
lima. which derives such large revenue from
this source. will be more fully promoted
Tie whole process Of putting tobacco and
cotton into condition for the hand of the
manufacturer should be illustrated at Chi
cago in the same practical way. Indeed
every industry that aids in bringing wealth
and prosperity to the Southern States should
be presented to the attention of the visitors
at the Fair in the shape of an object lesson as
far as it is feasible TO do 50.
The Southern people do not as yet appre-
ciate as they should the importance of the
Exhibition in its bearings upon the industrial
development OF their section. Such an oppor
tunity of displaying the resources of the
South will not again arise, in all probability,
for an hundred years. Among the thousands
and tens OF thousands and millions of persons
who will gather from every quarter of tho
United States and of the world in Chicago.
there will be countless numbers who will have
been influenced in coming TO the Fair not by
curiosity alone, but by the very strongest de-
sire to obtain information as to new fields in
which they can either advance their personal
fortunes or invest their capital
1t is to this class that the South if its ex-
hibits are thoroughly representative will make
very powerful appeal. 1t is this class
which our section wishes to attract. and
under no circumstances could the chance of
doing so be more favorable than on such an
extraordinary occasion as the Chicago Fair.
In the light of this fact. it is gratifying to
see that many enterprislng individuals, fol-
lowing the example Of those to whom we
have referred in connection with Bertis
county. North Carolina, are organizing them
selves in many parts of the Southern States
into private companies for purposes which
are really essentially public in their charac-
ter. and. therefore. calculated to advance the
Welfare of tho Soufh al laroa