Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-02
SOUTHERN STATES
VIII BE Well Represented at
the Worlds Fair.
Planning to Spend About Two
Million Dollars,

Notwithstanding That Only n Few of the
States Have Made Appropriations for
That Purpose-Texas in the Lead and
Hustling to Raise a Round Million.
The People Interested.
CHICAGO, June 2.-The southern states
will be we'll represented at the worlds
Columbian exposition, notwithstanding
only few of them have made appro-
priations for that purpose.
Texas.
Texas has already provided fund of
1926, 900 and is vigorously pursuing a
plan which, it is believed, will result in
increasing the amount to 100000, 1t
has contracted for a 800, 600 building.
North Carolina.
The North Canolina legislature APP
propriated $50, 900, and the state board
of agriculture has provided about $10,-
600 more. An additional appropriation
is hoped for, and $4,000 from subscrip-
tons is expected for a building.
Mississippi.
Mississippi refused to appropriate, and
declined to allow counties and cities to
tax themselves in order to make an ex-
hibit. Private enterprise, however,
may yet save the credit Of the state at
the exposition.
South Carolina.
Tho Columbia board of trade is en-
gagged in raising $40, Geo for South Caro-
linaAs representation, and the next legis-
lature will be asked to appropriate q
like amount
Tennessee.
In Tennessee county appropriations
and private subscriptions are relied upon
for the funds necessary for the states
representation.
Virginia.
Virginia has an appropriation of $9J,-
600, and is trying to raise $50, 900 by
subscription. A $4,000 building will
be erected.
Arkansas.
Arkansas is raising $4,000, and with
apparent success, for it has contracted
for the erection of an $4,000 building.
Florida.
Florida is confident Of raising 5000, 600,
and will reproduce at Chicago OLD Fort
MHIbOu IOf llS neSluI udfUeFS.
kentucky.
Kentucky has an appropriation OF
100000, and will erect handsome
building,
West Virginia.
West Virginia has an appropriation of
$40, 800, and will expend half of it.on
building.
Louisiana
The legislature of Louisiana, now in
session, is petitioned to appropriate $780,
600.
Georgia.
Georgia is raising 100000, and pro-
poses to put up $50 GOO building.
Alabama.
In Alabama the women have under
taken to raise $10,000 or $4,000.
Maryland.
Maryland has $50, 900, and will spend
half of it or more ON building.
About Two Million Dollars In All.
Thus the south is planning to spend
about g. 900 upon its representation
at the great fair. Reports indicate that
in nearly all of these states the work of
collecting and preparing exhibits is pro-
crossing satisfactorily, and that among
the people tho interest in the exposition
is universal.
The Pope and the Fair.
Il has been already stated that the
pope has promised to use ali his influence
to promote the Chicago Columbian ex-
position. 1t Is now announced that he
will appoint a commission charged with
preparing plan whereby the Vatican
will be officially represented at the Elk
position 1t is not thought improbable
that subsidy will be granted by the
Vatican
Paper Making.
The paper makers and manufacturers
of paper making machinery, who formed
stock company with a capital stock of
800, 900, for the purpose of making q
combined exhibit at the fair, have raised
the full amount.
To Garry Art Free to the Fair.
CHICAGO, June 2.-The fine arts depart