The Opelousas courier., 1895-01-12
Exposition Notes.

The consuls Of several foreign ma
tons have expressed interest in the
Cotton States and International Expo
sition, to be held this fall at Atlanta,
Ga, and have sent home reports to
their governments. Among these are
the consuls OF Spain aud Germany at
Savannah, the Consul General of Col
ombia at New Orleans, the Consul
General of Peru. The Secretary of the
Spanish Legation has also a decided
interest in the Exposition.
The acceptances of foreign govern
ments continue to come in with surpris-
ing regularity. just before Christmas
the cable announced that the Argentine
Congress had voted an appropriation
Cotton States and International Ex-
position. This is one OF the most
enterprising nations 10 South America,
and Buenos Ayres, with it's half million
people, is called the New York of South
America.
The management of the Cotton States
and International Exposition having
provided for the completion of the
principal buildings by June 1st, has
turned its attention actively to securing
exhibits. The purpose is to put quality
before quantity, and the indications are
that the management will be able to
pick it's exhibits in almost every depart
ment. Notwithstanding this bright
prospect, no reasonable effort will be
omitted in securing the best exhibits.
Mr.. Edmund A. Fielder, assistant TO the
President has opened an office in Chica-
go, where he will give full information
to exhibitors and also to parties wish
ing concessions.
The arrangements for transporting
exhibits and passengers to and from the
Cotton States and International Expo
sition will be very satisfactory to the
public. Exhibits for the Woman's
Building will be carried free of charge
by the lines of the Southern Railway
and Steamship Association. Other ex-
hibits return free after paying full fare
coming. A passenger rate of one fare
for the round trip will be made by most
of the railways of the country. Within
$50 miles of Atlanta, a rate of one cent
a mile will probably be put on. The
Pacific Mail Steamship Company will
carry exhibits fIom South and Central
America points reached by its lines free
Of charge, and will make liberal eon-
cessions to passengers visiting the
Exposition.
The rapid growth of the Cotton
States and International Exposition is
a matter of wonder to even its ambiti-
GUS and enterprising promoters. The
project is already ten-fold larger than
the original conception, and some new
feature is added almost every week.
The secret Of this growth seems to be
that the Exposition came on at the
right time. There is a general DISPOSE
ton of manufacturers to reach out for
foreign trade ; the home market is glut-
ted and existing plants kept running
would keep it over-stocked. The manu-
facturers meet in Cincinnati January
S2d to form a national organization
whose principal object is to work for
foreign trade. This meeting came out
of the Cotton States and International
Exposition, whose objects are largely
the same. The editor of Dixie, in this
atmosphere, made the suggestion which
the Cincinnati Manufacturers Associa-
| ton adopted in inviting a meeting of
all the manufacturers of the United
States to form a national organization.