The morning news., 1894-05-14
AFTER AN APPROPRIATION.
Atlanta Exposition Boomers OF for
Washington.

Many Prominent Local Business Men
in the Party. and Men of Prominence
in Other Cities to Join Them-The
Delegation to Be Given a Hearing
by the House Committee on Appro-
priations.
Atlanta, Ga, May 18.-A large party Of
prominent Atlanta men, accompanied by
a number of representative men from
other cities Of the south, left in special
cars tonight for Washington, where they
go to present to the House appropriation
committee the aims and purposes of the
Cotton States and International Exposi-
tiou to be held in the fall of 1895, and to
urge congress TO aid the enterprise by
making government exhibit and an ap-
preparation. The party is headed by G.
A. Collier, president of the exposition
company, and all of its members are
prominent men.
The Atlanta men in the party are: Hon.
Clark Howell, editor of the Constitution
and chairman Of the exposition committee
on legislation; Stuart Woodson, presi-
dent of the Atlanta Chamber of Com
merce; Ex-GoV. II. b. Bulloch president
of the Commercial Club; Hon. John B,
Goodwin, mayor Of Atlanta s. NJ. Inmau,
I head OF sac great cotton firm of S. Nj.
lnman & Co. DR.. Il. d, Spalding, presi-
dent of the Gambling Spalding-
Kingsberry Co; e. p. Chamberlain, OF
the firm of Chamberlain, johnson q Co; J.
! G. Oglesby, of the Oglesby Meadow Gro
Gerry Company; A. ID. Adair, of tho firm
of A. ID, Adair Il McCarty Bros; W. l..
| Peel, vice president of the Maddox
| Rucker Banking Company; T. b. Neal,
| president of the Neal Banking Company;
Hon. +, p. Rice, Judge II. B. 1omkins,
| Mai. E. l.. Tyler, general manager
OF the Atlanta and West Point and
| Western Railway Of Alabama; Martin f.
Amorous, general manager of the Atlanta
| Lumber Company; Forrest Adair, of the
| firm Of G. W. Adair h Son; Hon II. G.
| Stockdell, general agent of the Phgnix
| insurance Company OF Brooklyn and
chairman of the finance committee
of the general committees; j. J.
| Spading, of the firm of Calhoun,
King & Spalding Capt. J. A. Dodson,
superintendent Of the Richmond and Dam
vile railroad Judge II. Il. w. Palmer,
director general of the Exposition Com
pany, and Gen. J. Il. Lewis, ex-postmaster
of Atlanta and secretary of the Exposi-
! tion Company.
OTHER MEN WHO WILL JOIN THEM.
Among the prominent men from other
southern cities who left with the party
| or will join them en- route are: j. w.
Labouisse, president Of the New Orleans
! Cotton Exchange, and one of the most
prominent business men in that city; Col.
| w ID. Chipley, of Pensacola, the we'll
know railroad man, who Is one Of the most
| promiuentmember in the state of Flor
Ida Col I. T. Stockton, editor and pro.
prietor of the jacksonville Times-Union,
one of the most progressive and ener-
| getlc men of the south; Col @. Gunby
Jordan of Columbus, VINO is president OF
one of the leading banks of that city and
| Is prominently identified with railroad
enterprises; Hon. Fleming duBiRnon, the
brilliant lawer of Savannah, who Is
prominent candidate for United
States SENATOR J. w. Carwile, pres
ident of the Augusta board of trade;
Hon d. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte.
president of the Charlotte Board
prietors of the Charlotte Observer; Hon,
| Frank p. O'Brien, OF Birmingham, who
is one of the most prominent citizens of
| Alabama, and one Of the proprietors of the
Birmingham Age Herald Hon. A. S.
! Clay Of Marietta, president of the Geor-
| gia Senate and Col. b. w. Wrenne, of
| Knoxville, Tenn, General Passenger
Agent of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
! Georgia railroad system.
A strong delegation Of leading colored
men from all parts of the south, headed
| by Bishop Gaines and Bishop Turner, viii
! Join the party at Washington
TO BE GIVEN HEARING.
On Tuesday morning the party is to be
given a hearing by the House committee
| on appropriations The committee has
signifed its willingness TO give TO
! the gentlemen from the south full
and ample opportunity to make COM
| plete presentation of their case. They
! go armed with the Endorsement of every
| southern governor, of all the commercial
bodies of the sonth, of the city govern
ments of the southern cities. and of many
other bodies of representative citizens,
and with the unanimous backing Of the
Georgia, but Of the entire south.
The enterprise is by no means To-
cal, but 1t Is to be international
in its character II is designed to show
to the world the resources and possibili-
ties Of the southern states of this country
and Of Mexico, and the Central American,
South American and Latin American
countries. II is TO especially set forth the
Pan-American idea, and one Of the pri-
mary objects is TO bring this
country into closer relationships with
the countries south of us, with a view
TO building up commerce between the
states and these countries. The liveliest
interest is taken In the proposed exposi-
tion throughout the entire south. At
lanta has taken the initiative by securinga
magnificent site and putting up promi-
nently the nucleus fund asked for. The
gentlemen who go on to Washington are
amoung the most substantial citizens Of
the southern states. The men at the
head of the enterprise are Atlanta's very
best citizens
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