The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-14
THE COTTON STATES EXPOSITION.
A Delegation of Prominent Men In the
City looking Afier the Interests of the
Great Southern Fair.

A Delegation of Prominent Men In the
City Looking Alter the Interests of the
Great Southern Fair.
There arrived in the city yesterday
a delegation of brainy-loOkiny and
handsome gentlemen from the city of
Atlanta.
They came as representatives of the
Cotton States and International Expo
sitiOn. which is to be held in Atlanta
in the year of grace 1850: and they
have made d most favorable and effect
i've impression.
The members of the delegation are :
Messrs. G. A. Collier, president of the
Exposition: III. c. CabaneSs. of the At
lanta journal: Clark Howell. of the
Atlanta Constitutions: EX Governor /
Bullock. of Georgia: j. j. Spalding. {. !
l.. Pettigrew, Alex Smith, F. p. Rice.
/ L. A. Gloss, L. b. Neal, \. W. Smith, r. |
| u. Black. all of Atlanta.
I During the afternoon yesterday |
/ they called on Governor Carr, and at
! four o'clock, by special appointment,
met the General Assembly agricultural
committees of both houses, in the board
room of the agricultural building.
When the committees and visitors
had assembled. Chairman Lineback
of the house committee On agriculture,
raped the meeting to order. He stat
ed that he and the members of the
committee were delighted to meet the
committee from the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton. and that any matters they might
wish to suggest would be hea~ with
| pleasure.
Mr.. Clark Howell for the visiting
committee, addressed the Legislative
committees on the Cotton States EX-
and plans. He stated that tn.
fundamental basis of the move
ment was to. take some step looking t.
closer trade relations between thi.
) country and the countries south of Us.
) At this time fuur-fifths of the trade of
the South American and Central
: American republics went to European
countries, while the very natural
course and conditions were that such
. trade should lie between them and our
: country. He gave brief statement Of
the progress of the Exposition. He
was complimentary to this state in he
: course of his remarks. stating that he
: did not think he was quite 50 anxious
to have North Carolina make an eX-
= hibit ut Atlanta as he had been before
he arrived here; for since he had seen
such evidences of wealth and varied re-
: sources as were visible in the state
museum, he feared that the state would
= OvershadoW Georgia by the richness of
its exhibit.
/. Mr.. Spalding also addressed the
committees. giving comprehensive
talk on the material and financial
status Of the exposition. He said the
e company now had in tangible and
Z real assets, between 81 ,50O,000 and S.
). 100000 capital, and that its success was
o assured. 1t was evident that the move
e ment would 60 far beyond the most
i sanguine expectations of those who
: We're managing it. There We're al
: ready declarations that Brazil, Ven
eZuela, Italy, England, Austria and
g and the states that had so far decided
c to have exhibits We're Louisiana. Ala
bama, Florida, California, New
Mexico, South Carolina (unOfficially).
: Tennessee and probably Illinois. He
t spoke Of the exposition as grand
e medium for advertising the resources
of State. He remarked that atten-
l. ton was already being directed to the
a South by existing conditions. He be-
r lieved that the first breezes of pros
: perity would blow toward the South
: and the State that had its sails spread
would get the benefit of those breezes
l. Other interesting talks We're made
e by Messrs c. L. Pettigrew, Alex Smith
auditor of the Exposition, and Frank
l. Rice. Every one of the speakers pos
d sess the persuasive power of eiOquence
II Ea IN of them was profusely compli
t. mentary of the State. referring to it:
superb exhibit at the Worlds Fair. it.
l. marvellous variety of resources. climate
t. ETC., and expressed the most feryen
t. hope and wish that North Carolin:
IT would make an exhibit.
Ii Mr.. Smith said the Exposition could
not afford to let North Carolina STAY
is away. Mr.. Rice said he had seen TIN
n display made by North Carolina at al
" the eXpositiOns-had been to every on,
J. since the war-had always expected t
see North Carolina representative,
II asked about it the very first thing an,
to had always found it. He Therefore ex
ut pected to see it at Atlanta.
of FOR THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
~ A bill is pending in the House ap
u propriating $4,000 for the purpose O
ao making State exhibit at the Atlant
" Exposition. The bill provides tina
$4,000 of this amount shall be apple
r., to makinga special ladies' exhibit. an
$4,000 TO making an exhibit of the pro
We gress of the cOiorcd people.
VI A committee representing the ladie
" appeared before the agricultural CON
'e mittees of the Legislature last evening
:, and asked that the sum airport lone,
u for the ladies' exhibit be increased I,
he $1,000.
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