Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-09-06
COTTON STATES EXPOSITION
Resolutions Adopted by the Board
of Directors.

Resolutions Adopted by the Board
of Directors.
ATLANTA, Aug. 29.-The fol-
lowing resolution of thanks to all
who have assisted the Cotton
States and International Exposi-
tion in securing the passage by
Congress of the bill making an
appropriation for Government
building and display werc unani
mously adopted to-day by the
directors, with the request that
they be given to the public
through the press:
In expressing the thanks of
the Directors of the Cotton States
and International Exposition
Company for the friendly help
through whose assistance the
enterprise is indebted for the
success of it's efforts to have the
Government fifty represented, as
an exhibitor, we pledge the faith
full application of the manage
ment of the Exposition to the
making of such a success of the
enterprise as will in every way
comport with the dignity of the
Governments participation.
1t being the prime object Of the
Exposition to cultivate the estab-
lishment of closer trade relations
between this country and the
Central, South and Latin Ameri-
can Republics. we are confident
that the success of the enterprise
on the scope planned for it will
be of vast benefit to every State
in the country, to every manu-
featuring centre, to our varied
agricultural and industrial re-
sources, and especially to every
port in the United States to which
it is our hope to attract at least
proportionate share Of the vast
volume of foreign business of the
countries to the South of us, four
ffths of which is now done with
European countries, while ma
tural and commercial conditions
justify preponderance of the
United States.
The action of the Government
in authorizing the removal to
Atlanta of it's great Worlds Fair
building, which cost S40O, 900,
and in it's appropriation of 5000, :
900 for the purpose of preparing
and installing its exhibit at the
Cotton States and International
Exposition, has enabled us to in
vite the cooperation of foreign
countries with the assurance that
our own is i'll hearty sympathy
with the practical effort to
strengthen the commercial re-
lations between this and the
South and Central American
countries.
! We are indebted to the various
boards OF trade and other com
mercial and agricultural organ
izations throughout the country
as we'll as to the press for the
encouragement extended the eff
forts to secure the cooperation
of the Government in this great
undertaking. We asked no bounty
!, and no Investment on the part OF
! the Government further than
, adequate display of it's resources
| at the international exposition
! where other great countries are
to be represented. and the sue
! cess of which will be of ines
/ timable benefit to our own coun
try,
"The Government has author
: lied the same building and th'
, same exhibit by which it was
, represented at the Worlds Fair
7 and for this liberal response WI
2 return our thanks to all who wer,
instrumental in inducing it anG
: especially to the Congress OF tn
t United States in granting it. W.
: are indebted to the President TO
e his signature to the measure, t.
the members of the Cabinet fo
e the assurance of hearty co-opera
;, ton Of their respective depart
Y ments in the preparation of tn
Government exhibit, and especi
: ally are we indebted to thos
j. members of Congress, throug,
c whose active cooperation tn
merit of our application was s.
y earnestly impressed upon Cor
l. gress. We are also indebted t
d the Representatives of the Cor
S gressional Committees of tn
various cities throughout tn
= country and leading colored cit
n zens for their presence with ou
e committee before Congress
demonstrating the broad scoI
of the movement, and we recoe
$ nize fully the good resuls of the
IS cooperation.
,tl I'VE pledge the people of tt
- country an international expos
" ton of which the whole countr
e will be proud. Already our con
ID missioners have been sent to TO
n eign countries, and response
=. received from everywhere i
-, dicate the splendid success I
= the enterprise on a degrs
IS which will be fully commens
y rate with its scope"