The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
The Chicago Exposition Ex-
hibit Matter.
The State, May l6.

At the request of Commissioner
Roche of the South Carolina E2posi-
ton company. charged With getting up
be exhibit from this State at the Chi
cago Cotton exposition, The State pub
fishes the folio wing circular letter to
the com c,issiosers of the several coun-
ties issued yesterday from the headquar.
ters in this city
COLUMBIA. S. c., May 16, 1896.
Dear Sir-A convention of the peo-
pie of South Carolina. 10 the interest Of
the State exhibit at the Southern States
exposition 10 Chicago next fall, was
held 10 the city of Spartan burg in
a pril last. at which It was decided to
form the South Carolina Exposition
company. Hia excellency. the COVER
nor of this State was made president,
aud H,n. W. A Courtney vice presi-
dent. Mr. E. J.. Roche, commissioner,
and Messrs. w A Clark. J c. Hemp
hill and J. B Cleveland. with The off.
GERS named, were constituted the State
executive committee. 1t was also de-
cided to appoint an active, progressive
man 10 each county as the commission
er for his county. who will have charge
Of the work 10 the county and who may
associate with him such persons as be
deems best to promote the work A
meeting of the officers of the State Ex.
position company ape the commissioners
from the different counties was held 10
Columbia on the 9Th inst for the pur-
pose of considering the best means Of
pushing the work. The first question
considered was the proper division Of
the amount to be raised for the czposi-
tion, viz: $4,000
The following was agreed upon as a
proper apportionment Of the funds to
the several counties :
Abbeville: $405, Aiken $349. Az
derson, 1884. Barnsell 1878. Beau
fort, s2l1, Berkeley $500, Charleston
$1,216, Chester 1928, Chesterfield S91,
Clarendon S15l, Colleton S251. Dar-
lineton 1921, Edgefeld $500, Fairfield
s211, Florence S215. Georgetown
S119, Greenville $407, Hampton
$129. Horny s96, Kershaw Sl58, Ian
caster $l31, Laurens $3.50, Lexington
S19S, Marion $249, Marlboro $l49.
Newbcrry $29S, Ocouee S155, Orange
burg $40, Pickens Sl25 Richlaud
SAB, Saluda S165, Spartan burg $643,
Sumter S377. Union Sl95. Williams
burg 1856, York 1855.
Mr. w A Clark. president of the
Carolina National bank, Columbia, was
elected treasurer Of the fund, and all
money should be forwarded to him as
soon as collected. 1t is necessary to
collect thc funds at once, as the time is
very short in which to prepare the ex-
hibit.
The exhibit will represent all the re-
sources Of the State, and all products.
manufactured and upmauufactured. 1t
will be arranged to represent the State
as whole, but companies or individ-
uals desiring to make special exhibits
will be allowed to do SO in the space
allotted to South Carolina. Each coun-
ty o. town will get full credit for all
articles exhibited by it.
The duty of the county commission
ers will be, first, to see to the collection
Of the money assessed to the counties,
to assist the State com % issoner in Sc
curing material for the State EXHIBIT,
aud to induce manufacturers and others
to make special exhibits. The commis
sioner 10 each county may appoint such
committees to aid him as be 6ods neces
sary. There should not be less than
one 10 each township, the commission
ers having charge Of all the details in
his county The women of the State
are invited to help to raise the money
for the general exhibit, as there will be
no separate woman's exhibit.
Commissioners may prepare lists of
all properties for sale 10 their respec-
tive counties, as farms, water powers,
manufacturing sites, fruit aud stock
farms, truck farms. timber and mine
raj lands, etc.. and such lists should be
printed for distribution at the exposi
ton.
As this is to be a strictly southern
exposition it affords US an unusual and
valuable opportunity to make our re-
sources Known to millions of people who
would oever become aware of them
through other. channels. 1t will ad-
vertisc our State far more extensively
and effectively than has ever been doDe
by any other means.
We call upoo the people of South
Carolina to zealously improve the
chance offered to them by Chlcago's un-
rivaled generosity. That city pays all
the expense for buildings and manage
ment, and the South has only to pro-
vi3e the eYh ihits