The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-15
CEORGIA'S EXPOSITION.
The Great Show Of Southern Pro-
ductions at Augusta.
NEARLY ALL STATES REPRESENTED

Governor Northen and PRECEDENT walsh
Call Attention to the Rapid Growth Of
the New South in IndustryEnd Wealth.
and Predict Glorious Future.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 15.-For the third
time In the history of Augusta have the
people OF this city been Joined by repre-
sentatives Of over half the states of the
union in the formal opening of the Au-
gusta exposition. On this occasion, how
ever there is Joined with this enterprise
the Georgia state fair, under the manage
ment of the Georgia State Agricultural
society, the two combined forming an ex-
position that will equal in its scope any
similar enterprise ever attempted In the
history of the south.
Fifty thousand people turned out to wit
ness the grand procession of the military,
civic bodies and firemen of the city that
paraded the principal streets and wound
up at the exposition building, which vas
packed with a hustling, bustling crowd
of good natured humanity. In the pro-
cession there was Governor Northern of
Georgia, Ex-Governor Mcdaniel and Cen
eral Clement A. Evans, the most probable
future governor now before the people.
In he building is the finest state agri-
cultural display of southern products ever
seen, fifteen counties of Georgia and South
Carolina and the collective exhibit of the
state of South Carolina participating. In
the industrial, mechanical and electrical
departments nearly all of the states and
eight nations are represented, while among
the attractions are many of the best fea-
lures from the Midway Plaisance at the
Worlds fair President Patrick Walsh of
the August Exposition company, delivered
the opening address after prayer by Rev.
Lansing Burrows. In the course of his
address he said
"Nature has endowed the south with
manifold advantages over the west. 1t is
our mission to utilize them. Let us invite
capital, skill and labor to develop them.
Let the people of other sections and other
countries understand that all good men
are welcome, and that life, liberty and
property are the inalienable and the sa-
cred rights Of our citizenship. / wish it
to go out in this great business city OF ours
there is no such thing as section, creed or
politics. Inscribed over the doors of our
city and this exposition is Charity, toler-
alton, brotherly love for ALL Peace and
good will should prevail among all classes.
Harmony should be the watchword."
Mayor Alexander was the next speaker,
and when he concluded he introduced
Governor Northen. The governor said,
in part:
"rhis exposition of the south is an OBJ
ject lesson for the diversified industries of
her future. Augusta claims to be the
largest lumber manufacturing city in the
southeast. Augusta is the second largest
cotton market in the union and the largest
cotton manufacturing city in the south.
She has surpassed every other manufac-
turing city In the percentage Of increase
in the number of manufacturing estab-
lishments, not another city in the union
equalling her record.
"Eour city has made an increase of 893
per centum in the number of establish
ments for manufacture in the last census
decade. The past history of the manu-
facture of cotton determines its future al
most wholly for these states. With cheap
material, cheap labor and no strikes the
south can claim the entire control of the
manufacture of cotton goods at no distant
day Nothing but ourselves can hinder
the growth Of our section and the wealth
of our people.
SIN this republic of ours Is lodged the
hope of free government on earth. Here
God has rested the ark of thMcovenant
with the sons of men. Let us sJar above
all provincial pride and find our deeper as
pirltions in gathering the fullest shcaves
in:o the harvest and standing the staunch-
est and most devoted of it's sons as it
lies in the path and makes clear the way
through which all the peopleof this earth
shall comein Gods appointed time"
Benediction was asked by Rev. J. T.
plunkitt, and then, amid the widest en-
thusiasm awakened blythe stirring notes
of Dixie from the cornet of Miss Alice
Raymond, of Washington, the exposition
was formally opened.