The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-16
A BIG PULL FOR ATLANTA.
DiXiG'S Delegation Before the AppTO-
pTidtiOnS Committee.


American Countries Sure TO Be In
creased as a Result of the Big Show.
The Exposition win Give the Ne
groes of the South Chance to Illus
trate Their Wonderful Progress
Since Emancipation.
Washington, May ia party of rep
resentative business men of the south to-
day appeared before the House commit
tee on appropriations aud explained the
aims and purposes of the proposed Cotton
States International Exposition to be
held in Atlanta in the fall of 1895 Clark
Howell, editor of the Atlanta Constitu-
tion and secretary of the legislative COM
mittee of the exposition, told the commit
tee that the delegation came to present a
matter in which the people of the whole
country were interested
c. A. Collier, president of the exposi-
tion company, said the idea which in
duced those back of the enterprise to I'M
dertake it at this time, was that the time
had arrived for securing closer CONNER
cial relations with the South American
countries. The great bulk of this trade
now went to Europe, while, by all laws of
trade, the best part of it belonged to the
United States. With proper encourage
ment this trade could be turned in our
favor. The promoters of the exposition
wanted the governments approval. Such
! recognition was necessary for its success,
| and especially abroad. They did not ask
government appropriation to aid the
exposition, but wanted the government
to erect building and make an exhibit.
NOT A LOCAL AFFAIR.
While Atlanta men had started the en-
| terprise, it was in no way local affair.
| All the southern and western states had
| indorsed it and promised their support
| New York, New Jersey and some of the
| New England states had already ex-
| pressed desire to participate. The OBJ
| ject was to make it an international and
| interstate affair, and the government
| should be glad to indorse an enter
| prise which was for the good of
the whole country. The exposi-
tion company desired congress to
au thorize the erection of a $500, 600 build
ing and to appropriate 100000 for the
| transportation and care of a government
| exhibit. So far between $500, 900 and
5000, 900 has been secured, but the com
pany did not want to go beyond the
| limits of their state for subscriptions
until the government had given the
movement its approval.
FOREIGN MINISTERS WAITING.
Foreign ministers in Washington had
been consulted informally, and had given
! assurance that as soon as the government
had put the stamp of approval on the en-
| terprise, they would present the matter
to their governments
Representative Livingston, of Georgia,
enid that tho Of fOraiup
| governments would not take part in the
| affair, unless it was approved by this gov
| ernment.
Mr.. Collier echoed these sentiments,
and argued that it was useless to APP
| proach them officially until this appro-
| priation was given.
In reply to question by Representa-
tive Cooms, dem, of New York he said
| that one of the main objects of the expo
sition was to show our people and those
| abroad our ability to compete with Great
| Britain and Germany in trade with them.
Mr.. Howell added that if we could i'm
| press upon the South American republics
| the advantages of dealing with us and
our ability to supply them with goods, we
| would accomplish all we wanted. In
| doing this we would benefit the whole
country.
| NEW ORLEANS SUPPORT.
a. w AAdDOulSoC, pLIOlhNuu VI bHG 4NCW
| Orleans Cotton Exchange said that body
| heartily iud4rsed the movement. If we
! wanted to extend our trade the best way
| to do so was to show the world what we
could do. The best way to do this was
| by an exhibition such as was proposed
| At such gathering foreigners
could consult with our manufact-
urers and merchants. and could be
| shown what we could do. The great
coffee steamers come to our ports, unload
and take on a load of cotton for En-
| gland and return to Rio and Santos
| with cargoes of manufactured goods.
| Why should they not be loaded and re-
turned from our ports1 With the proper
encouragement, he thought that this
| could be accomplished.
S. M. lnman, of Atlanta, said that the
proposed exposition would have ten
dency TO impress upon the people of the
| south the power and dignity of this gov
ernment. OF all sections, the south most
needed to be shown this. 1t would
greatly benefit and enlighten the colored
people.
G. G. Jordan, of Columbus, Ca, spoke
of the railroad facilities of the south.
The exposition would largely develop the
| resources Of the southern states.
INTEREST OF THE CoLoRED PEOPLE.
MIR. Howell referred to the interest
taken in the matter by the colored peo-
pie. and introduced Bishop Gaines, of
Georgia, of the Colored Methodist church.
Bishop Gaines indorsed the statements
of the speakers before him. Nothing, he
said, could be brought to bear which would
be of more good, especially to the colored
race, than the exposition. The colored
men were not going to Africa. They were
American citizens and intended TO stay
here and help develop the country. They
wanted to bring exhibits to Atlanta and
let the world see what they could do.
They would turn the light on the bright
side Of their race and show what they
could do the dark side had been often
shown.
Bishop Grant, of the colored Methodist
church of Texas, said that those present
knew the colored people and what they
could do He wanted TO correct the Inn
preston that they were no good, There
were no strikes Ia the cotton fields; no
fight between capital and labor The col
ored race was q reserve force. When
strikes were on and men left their places,
the whites came for them, and they went
TO worK They did not come here be-
canse they were colored. They came TO
show that they We're citizens ana
what they could DO They came TO show
that they had nearly oyertaken the
whites in the march of civilization and
Improvement When this was done there
was no one else to overtake. Gentle