The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-04-13
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Some Ways in Which 1t Will
Help the South.

Baltimore Manufacturers Recordl
This Columbian year is season of
great opportunities from which the
South must reap advantage in many
ways, and the exceedingly favorable
turn which Southern affairs have taken
during the past three or four months
ands greatly to the value and impor
tance ofthe opportunities. The Worlds
Fair, of course, is the event Of the year
upon which the attention Of the
world is fixed, and propitious condi-
tions will bring to Chicago in mid
summer and early tall such a congre-
CATION of sightseers as never before has
been assembled in any city. Naturally
Chicago and its tributary territory
will enjoy the concentrated efforts Of
this mighty gathering of people, and
there can be no doubt that the direct
benefits will more than equal the mil
lions of dollars that have been and
will be expended in the creation and
maintenance Of this greatest OF all
expositions. But it is not reasonable
to expect that such volume of energy
will expend all its force at Chicago,
or that its effects will be confined to
the West and Northwest. Undoubt-
edly its influence will be felt to the
farthermost limits of the country. Al
ready, its quickening influence is felt in
many lines of business. Nearly every
branch Of industry is receiving more
or less Of an impetus from the ap-
proach of this great event.
The South will be benefited by the
Worlds Fair in many ways. The
exhibits of nine Southern States that
will have buildings of their own upon
the exposition grounds will create an
impression in the minds Of all the
visitors which the unrepresented
States will have cause to regret. 1t
is a great misfortune that every South
ern State has not made provision for
its own building and collection ex-
hibit, and particularly is it regretable
that States of such great resources as
Alabama, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima will have no suitable repre-
sentation.
The failure of these States to avail
themselves Of this great opportunity
makes it more incumbent upon them
to reach out for the indirect benefits
of the exposition. The Worlds Fair
not only will bring to this country
thousands of sightseers from other
lands, but also it will set in motion a
large proportion of our population.
Very many of those who visit Chicago
whether they come from other parts
of this country or from abroad, will
not end their travels at the chief OBJ
jective point, but will continue their
journeyings into the Northwest,
throughout the East and West and into
the South. As the section of this
country embracing the greatest unde-
veloped resources, as region OF rare
picturesque beauty and historical in
terest, and as the scene of the most
remarkable industrial development
this country has ever known, the South
will receive large share of attention
from those who will extend their
travels from the Worlds Fair for
pleasure, information or business.
This Incidental opportunity is OF
great Importance to the South, and
it is to be hoped that its value will be
fully appreciated by the people of the
South, particularly in those States
which will have no direct representa-
ton at Chicago. We hope that many
parties will be made up in Chicago
for the purpose of visiting the South
at the close OF the exposition, when
very much of what is most interesting
in this section can be seen under favor
able conditions. This is matter to
be kept we'll in mind by intending
visitors to Chicago and also by the
people of the South.