The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-20
REASONS TO BE HAPPY.
kXPOSITION DIRECTORS ARE FEEL
ING GOOD OYER THE SITUATION.
Presidedt Collier and Captain Howell Return
from Washinxton-Gormana and Cosgs-
well Were Friends i'm Need.

President Collier and Captain Howell
the last of the exposition contingent re-
turned from Washington early last Friday
morning and all day President Conner
was hard at work at exposition beadauait-
ers. He found upon his return q great ac-
emulation OF correspondence anu o'ae
matter to be attended to, and ne waded
right into it with characteristic ehersS'
During the day he was In consuitatioi,
with the members of the buildings ana
grounds committee, and with the
chairmen of the other Committees
and many features of the exposition WORK
were discussed.
Later in the day he had breathing
spell, AND found time to say something
about his trip and it's results.
They Are Happy Now.
''Well, OF course, we're all happy, said
he. THE happiest mortals in the country,
L reckon, Senator German told US that
there wasn't another state or another city
that could have gotten hearing at such
a time for a matter Of this kind, and L eX-
pect he told the truth about It, We GER
tainly have every reason to congratulate
ours elves on the favorable turn things
took. though 1 tell you 1t looked mighty
blue there once or twice"
After you got there?"
Eyes, while the bill was in conference.
AS you know, we were pretty blue when
we lert here. When the news came that
the proposition would have to be fought
before the house, a good many CI us
thought that the chances for putting II
through were pretty slim. The day after
We left, the party was pretty blue, ana
there wasn't very much time devoted TO
good Stories or anything else calculated
to raise the spirits, but when We got to
Culpepper the telegram telling of the sue
cessful fight before the house reached us,
and you may be sure the news made
r he A
lanta crowd, and when we got to the depot
in Washington we found the entire Georgia
colony on hand to meet us.
1--WE We're all happy that night, ana
until the two committees got together i'll
conference. The stumbling block, you
know, was the provision in the original
bill as il passed the house, providing spe-
cincally for space TO be set aside in the
government building for the exhibit OF the
colored people. This was objected to by
Mir. Allison, Mr.. German and other SEN
ators, as being decidedly class legislation
While we were waiting outside Senator
CockereH came out and told us that lie
didn't see any chance for an agreement.
that was the worst blow we had had, and
l tell YOU, We felt pretty badly After we
got inside, however, we assured them that
while 1t Mad always been our intention TO
provide literally for Il colored exhibit, ana,
indeed, to make it one of the features OF
that provision in the lin. Finally they
got together by our giving them the
agreement or guarantee concerning col
ored exhibit"
MIR. Collier and Captain Howell lad an
other scare later. Even though the bill
had been agreed on fully in conference they
did not feel safe at all until both houses
hal acted on the conference agreement
they were watching anNiously in the house
gallery for the matter 10 come up, ana IN
the meantime noticed that on the republl-
can side General CoEsNen WAS conlerrlhs
with different leaders and showing ihcln
ryh,t they thought was the guarantee or
course. they knew that General Cogswen had
been the exponent and friend throughout
and was STILL but feared that there might
be a fight. When, however, General Cosss-
well rose, making . brief statement cI tne
situation ana had read as a part OF ms
remarks the exposition guarantee and the
house without ANY objection agreed 10 IT,
they were two happy men.
II consider" continued Mr.. Collier, mat
we have been exceedingly fortunate
throughout the whole affair, ana that we
have every reason to feel more than nap
nv. We had many stanch friends up there,
!. nd the speeches that we're made for A.
larta were enough 10 make all Atlantians
proud"
The Exposition Guarantee.
Tho remarks Of General COSswell and
the agreement OF the exposition company,
as shown by the Congressional Record, was
as follows:
MIR. Speaker. said General Cogswen,
Il wish to occupy but q very few moments.
AS the statement OF the conferecs set forth,
the amendment agreed TO In the report IN
regard to the Atlanta exposition is SUB
stantlally in accord with the instructions
Of the house itself. The only material va
Rance is In retaining the government bulio-
ing exclusively fer the government tA-
hIbit. The house instructions involved the
eottino aDart of the vacant space in that
huil1ing for the exhibit OF the colored peo-
ME IL was thought best, however, that
the government exhibit should occupy the
government building exclusively; ana ms
was yielded because of the assurance that
the corporation itself would erect proper
structure for the colored exhibits; ana IN
this connection and at che request OF the
friends OF the exposition, l desire TO have
read from the desk as part OF my re-
marks the following letteI.'
The clerk read as follows:
washington, ID. c., August 74.--IIon.
Joseph y. Sayers, Chairman House Com
mittee in Conference on the Sundry civil
Lill-Sir: The Cotton States and inteTna-
tional Exposition Company hereby Suaran-
tees that the said company VIII provide
upon their grounds a suitable building,
to contain not less than $4,000 SQUARE feet
of space, and as much more as may he
needed for exhibit by the Colored people
of the United States, free of all expense
for rent and entrance fees for exhibits.
said space so provided to lie used eS.
clusively by said race for he purpose OF
making exhibits Of the progress Ct the
said race in education, art, ,nining, aSri-
culture, and all other pursuits ana indus
tries said exhibit 10 be made ut the time
and under the rules and regulations gcv-
erning all other exhibits.
I'm witness whereof, the said exposition
company hereunto attaches its Signature
by It's president.
THE COTTON STATES AND INTERNA-
TIONAL EXPOSITION COMPANY,
by G. \. COLLIER, President
"EVAN p. HOWELL Director,
"CLEMENT A. EVANS, Director"
'Tn presence of: ]. b. Gordon, United
States senator"