Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-23

a board of managers for the same, viz: F. Y. Anderson. Birmingham; A. c. Dan ner, Mobile; M. B. Houghton, Montgom- cry; T. w. Pratt, Huntsville, and Hector D. Lane, Athens. This board was per- manently organized on the 18th instant, electing F. Y. Anderson aS president and N. F. Thompson as secretary, and the different members of the board were as- signed to the following departments in the collection of an exhibit: F. Y. Ander- son, minerals; A. c. Danner, forestry; M. B. Houghton. agriculture; T. w. Pratt, textile and manufactures; Hector D. Lane, state agricultural exhibit, etc.
 All materials for an exhibit in any of these departments will be collected under supervision of the member to whom that classification has been assigned, each member being authorized to employ such assistance as may be deemed necessary to collect a creditable display for his de- partment, subject to the approval of the president, to keep the expense within the limit of the fund obtained for this pur- pose.
 The board further decided that build ing was necessary to present the divis- ing was necessary to prevent the divis- tity of the state in the general display. As the interest in this exposition is worldwide, and as 1t will be attended by almost countless throngs of visitors, many of whom will come for the express purpose of Investigating the resources of the south, with a view to invest or locate somewhere within it's borders. it will be apparent that no such opportunity has ever before been presented of exhibiting to the world the magnitude and attrac- tiveness of the south's advantages for both capital and immigration.
 But to Alabama this opportunity ap- peals with greater force than to any other state in the south, from the fact that no other state has such wonderfully varied and magnifcently endowed re- sources. In truth no other state or nation on the face of the globe has greater va riety of products or such wealth of re- sources as has Alabama, and we owe 1t to ourselves and to posterity to demon strate this fact to the world by proper exhibit at Atlanta.
 With such an exhibit portion of that tide of capital and immigration that is
 owing jsouthward will sbe irresistibly attracted to Alabama, and the state will receive in return even a thousand fold on the outlay entailed.
 This appeal is therefore made to the citizens of the state without regard to class or condition, for contributions to a fund sufficient to erect an Alabama building and place an Alabama exhibit therein. All should do something, for all are to reap the benefits that will accrue from it. None should be willing to be ben eficiaries at the hands of their neighbors, but all should generously decide to do his or her share in this enterprise to advance the material prosperity of Alabama.
 Postmasters, sheriffs, probate judges and mayors of towns and cities are specially requested and authorized to so- licit funds in their respective localities, AAIoM le sIB ssIpoq IeIoIsmuoo ou eIeqM for this purpose; and newspapers throughout the state are requested to publish this appeal and otherwise lend their valued aid in this great work for Alabama.
 Any public-spirited citizen desiring to contribute can do so direct. All remit tances are to be forwarded to N. F.