The morning times., 1895-08-11

at Chicago. The electric theater viii be
there, and the Hagenbeck show, and a
vaudeville hall, and even Buffalo Bill
viii gladden. the hearts OF the boys and
pose as the typical American to the for
eigners.
The negro VIII have a building all to
himself, and, If / am not mistaken, this
VIII be the first time in the history OF
the world that the negro has been given
the opportunity to display his individu-
atty and TO show what he himself can
do The building was designed in the
South and has been built by the colored
people alone, every timber and stone having
been laid by negro mechanics, the superin-
tendent having seen to H. that no white
labor went into the construction. There
VIII be an exhibit f,on the District OF
Columbia. including Dstents issued TO ne
rroes. upon which $4,000 will be spent.
In contrast to this, the exposition board
has planted about five acres of ground with
cotton, distributed in the planting so that
there VIII be ripe and growing cotton
throughout the time OF the exposition,
upon which Will be exhibited a machine,
Invented by a Northcrner, Angus Camp
bell. which suc-e ssfuny picks cotton,
work OF forty handpickers.
The public win be taken care Of by the
exposition board themselves. The CON
cessiou at Chicago Of The duties Of public
comfort TO a private company was not en-
tiraly satisfactory, ana the Atlanta people,
realizing this rgsol-ei 10 do il themselves.
So a committee OF the board, called the
department OF public comfort, was organ
ized, under the chairmanship of County
Commissioner Forest Adair, which will
have headquarters III the city. An elab-
orate canvass Of all the accommodations
in the city has been made, and the board
VIII handle the people and make no charge
for its efforts TO make them comfortable.
This is the system which was so sue
cessful at the Centennial in 1876. While
Atlanta is a city Of llO coo touls, yet
the probability is that on special occa-
sions there viii be fully that many
CUES s IL tie city, and some central board
of control becomes absolutely necessary.
With taIs board in control, Cannot see
where there VIII be the slightest confusion
in the accommodations for the visitors.
As hospitab!e city, l know or none
on this continent which can equal Atlanta.
On great occasions, all the people, from
the greatest to the least, from the richest
to the poorest, open their doors 10 the
stranger within their gates. The o,d
Southern spirit OF hospitality has lot been
smothered by the advent OF Northern com
| ncrcialism and the Atlantans are as open
] he5r,ed, the women as fascinating, and the
men as much filed with a high sense OF
honor and q spirit of caivalry as in the
ante-belum days. This from d Nortaer'
| ner.
When the people realiz ethe magnitude
of THE South's Greatest Opportunity
when they comprehend that this is the
| opening of the Chestnut burr for the New
South, they will flock to Atlanta-to
Georgia-and they will find Georgia S
arms wide open to receive them, aud tae
best that is Georgia's placed at their
command. And, judging from the reports
coming TO me every day from the land OF
cotton the greatness of the Cotton States
| and International Exposition viii be
dinlmed only by the luster of Chicago, and
! that even then, the light Of the former will
be of so different a hue that it viii hold
it's own in the memories OF the people as
one of the greatest achievements, not only
| OF the South but of our whole nation.
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