Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-23
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
COMMISSIONER AVERY IS IN THE
CITY TODAY.
He Speaks In Glowing Terms Oh
what the south Can DO by Dis
playing Its Products-wiil Meet
the Chamber of Commerce.

Col. /. w. Avery of Atlanta, Ca
for many years chief editor OF the Az
lanta Constitution, came to Fort Worth
yesterday afternoon as special chin-
missioner OF the Cotton States and In
ternational exposition, to bring hat
enterprise before our business men,
and confer with cur Chamber o: Com
merce.
The exposition is FULLY organized
and in working order. Its chief aim
is to obtain for the United States the
eleven hundred million dollar trade of
| the seventeen Central and South Amer
ica,. republics and the West indies be-
sides Mexico. of which we get only
about one-nfth. when by the laws of
trade and ncighborly nearness we
should have the most Of IL.
Atlanta has subscribed 100000 of
| the 100000 TO be spent on 1t, all the
Southern governors. including Gov.
Hogs. have Endorsed It. the foreign
ministers at Washington from those
countries have all approved and pledge
cooperation, and the house committee
| in congress has favorably reported a
Il
TO put the stamp of the government on
the enterprise to induce the fullest
foreign cooperation.
Col. Avery has brought the matter
before the commercial bodies Of two
thirds of the cities and states Of the
Union, from the gulf to Chicago, and
the Atlantic TO Kansas city. and all
have Endorsed the exposition, recon-
mended state exhibits and asked their
senators and representatives at WASH
ington to support the measure for
the national aid Many large organl-
cations have warmly Endorsed IT,
among them the International Press
Lengue, the Wichita South and West
Trade and Grain congress. the Angus
tn (Ga-) Immigration convention OF
governors, the South and West Rail
way club Of thirty railways the I'LL
nois Grucers association, the Arkansas
Press association. the Alabama Com
mercial association, and others.
The combined trade of those South
| American countries and Mexico Col
; Avery says will run to nearly four
teen hundred million dollars Soutl
America has eight hundred and TWEEN
T. eight millions, the West indies on,
hundred and eighty-one millions. TIL
trade field FOR the United tSates Their
is vast. OF the Argentine Republic
: commerce (Sl4S ,OOOO0O) the Untet
States gets only $4,000, 900; OF Ecua
doris 03O,OOOO 0O) less than 81, 1000 900; o
uruguay's Gi4OOO,O O0 under s9,O00,O00
In Chill, sl2,000000 of her 1885,, 0O0, 600
OF Paraguay hardly anything.
England sells 81 0OO0 900 tons of Goa
TO other lands worth s7l.O00000. an
$4,000 900 tons to South American lands
] worth SS.O0O,OO0, while the same yea
the United states sold outside bu
500 tons, worth SS,O0O,000, which W
should have sold.
s In 1899 OF the Sl20 900, 900 worth of cot
fee imported into the United State
n from these countries, hut $40 900. 00
came through Southern ports, thong
| right at NJ
Texas has a large interest In the re
suits Of this exposition, and must &c
y great share of the increased trad,
Texas has five customs ports, Calves
ton. Corpus Christi, SHluria, Brazos d
r Santiago and Paso del Norte. doing
!, business OF over S55, 900 600 Of Whlc
h S44,OOO,OOO are exports and 81 900 600 i'm
: ports. In one favorable year Galvesto
n exports grew nearly s10.000.000
The Increase Of this business Ia
:, large prospect Col Avery says h
y found In Kansas city and other Yves
:. orn points an ardent looking to Text
gulf ports as outlets for their breat
q stufs and meat products to sen
abroad. New markets and compel
. tive lines Of transportation with NOrtl
= ern routes TO foreign countries the
y are seeking. and Texas has tremei
! dous possibilities of foreign commerce
D. Three years ago Col Avery and CO
!. Stovall started the agitation of gel
- eral Southern direct trade. and half
!. dozen lines have been started at Ney
u port News, Port Royal. Savanna
Brunswick, Pensacola and Mobile. vii
II results officially reported OF increase
sS9OOO,0O0 Of Southern exports, main
Western stuff.
Col. Avery viii bring these matter
before the Fort Worth Chamber
m Commerce today.