The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-02-15

Che interest in the coming centennial
exposition is spreading and growing
throughout the State. Counties are
sending IN their endorsements and APP
proyal, and prominent men Of the State
are expressing an appreciation Of the
opportunity.
John Cudahy, the great Chicago pack
en-, and largely interested in the Nash
vile Packing Company talks encourage
ingly of the Tennessee centennial ard
proposes to make one of the largest dis
plays ever made in his line Of business.
He is a firm believer in expositons.
Do eXpositions pay? Gov. Fishback,
in his message to the Arkansas legisla-
ture says; "From reports coming to our
commissioner Of mines, manufactures
and agriculture, since his report, there
have been brought into one single county
in Northern Arkansas since the Worlds
Fair upwards OF two millions Of dollars
Five mills tax on this will yield the State
all the fair cost her in less than two
years, ami this from one county. BY far
greater results will accrue to Tennessee
because Of the Tennessee Centennial Ex-
position.
The Worthington & Cooley Manufact-
uring Co., the largest makers of steele
goods aud the wealthiest in the country,
have bought a plant and will start a
branch in Nashville, employing seventy
five men. They have already applied
for space in the Tennessee centennial,
and propose to eclipse their great dis
play ut the Worlds Fair in Chicago,
which was one of the most elaborate
displays presented The building was
so constructed that from every point Of
view appeared steel goods in the shape
and form Of hoes, rakes, forks and other
farming utensils.
1t is self-evident that the greatest ben
efts and blessings will result from the
centennial exposition. How much inter
est is attracted by suchexhibits is clearly
demonstrated by the almost universal
assembly and exhibit of people and
products from every land and cline.
The world preceived the benefit of the
opportunity offered at the Worlds Fair,
and its success has gone into history.
The Mid-winter Fair at San Francisco
has added emphasis to this fact. The
application for space at Atlanta's coming
exhibition show that the world is still
alive to this most successful advertising
medium.
Though patriotism may be the prime
motive for celebrating the Tooth anniver-
sary of the admission of our State to the
Union, writes G. I'll. Slaughter to the
Nashville American, and though every
true Tennesseean must naturally feel
laudable desire to see this celebration
made a success, these are by no means
the only reasons why the enterprise
should receive every encouragement.
Worthy and intelligent citizens can not
do otherwise then fully appreciate and
endorse these noble sentiments of patri-
otism they should also consider the vast
wealth that will be brought to our State
through the hundreds of thousands that
will come as visitors to the exposition ;;
through the great tide of immigration to
all sections of the State through the adj
vertising that will be given our immense
hidden mineral resources, and their
proper development with the aid of am
pie capital, ETC., the amount of which [
shall not try to estimate. 1 would not
regard 800, 000, 900 of increased wealth
and 300, OU0in population as an extrava-
giant estimate of what may be added to
Tennessee within few years, mainly
through the efforts of the proposed expo.
sition.