The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1896-04-22
GOOD PLAN ADOPTED.
TO sEcURE AN EXHIBIT AT THE
SOUTHERN STATES EXPOSITION.

TO sEcURE AN EXHIBIT AT THE
SOUTHERN STATES EXPOSITION.
A COMPANY wlli DO Formsd-Gov. Evans
Wnt1e Prcsidont-Tho onoers and Exc
ontiVs f,ommittoe Good nusiness n1on.
SpAETANBURa, April 16. The bust.
ness convention that met at Spar
tanbu5g last night rounded off its
work kSHthis morning. Governor Ev-
ans WAS elected President of the
conys;Etion, and he and Hon. Patrick
WalslgIof Augusta, Ga, addressed the
convection on the Importance of
SouthG G)arolina being we'll represented
IN ths8Southern States Exhibitlon to
be held In the city of Chicago. The
delegates, who represent the best in.
terests sOf the State, are determined to
nave! South Carolina take frat honors
ut tho Southern States Exposition as
she diFat Atlanta. The delegates aps
precia,fsS the opportunities OF The Chi.
sometlSspgo the resou urcss and sSYgels
opment .ntho State. at last iiight's
session d committee Was apnointed
consissing Of Messrs. r. q. Hemphill.
chairman, A. O. Shaffer, Nm. A.
Courtenay, w. B. Smith Whaley, A,
Fl. White, w. Evans, 81. w. Finlav.
son aud Altamont Moses to prepare a
plan on which the proposition to have
a creditable exhibit might be carried
out. Mr. Whaley being called away
last night, was unable to serve.
BYjiWay of preface to tho report of
the committee Mai. J. O. Hemphill
stated that the committee had not
doneSall that itSdesi;ed, but that the
plansSWere ample for active work. He
hurriedly related the importance of
havinga a good exhibit ut Chicago and
emphasized the talk by reference to
the settlement at Fitzgerald, Ga. The
poof.siii the west ToTo hunting bet.
ter climate, better soil and more prof
table Investments, and there was no
placesWhere these could better found
thansin South Carolina.
Chairman Hotnphill then, on behalf
OF heXcommittee, submitted The fol.
lowing plan:
For the purpose of making com.
pleteiAnd representative exhibit of the
resources of South Carolina at the
Southern States exhibition to be held
in the city Of Chicago, beginning
August 18th next, this convention
provide for tho organization of the
South Carolina Exposition company.
'Fhlsscompany shall consist of the del
egatsa to this convention and others to
be appointed.
Thelptttcers of the company shall be-
o president, vice president, commits.
slonetSand financial committee to
consist of three members. The head
guatters OF tho company shall be at
the State capital
TlleSpresident, vice president, com
missioner and members of the finance
committee shall constitute the execu
tive committee, three of whom shall
makSas quorum.
Ihat this convention designate an
actl.ysys progressive man from each
coMlity as county cOlnmfssi0 who
shall associate with him such persons
as hesball deem expedient to perform
the work.
That the commissioner be given
power to fill vacancies occurring and
make removals.
The urgent necessity OF funds (for
which purpose about $4,000 will be
needed) being raised at once to make
a proper representation of the resour.
ces OF the State of South Carolina. be.
ileving as we do, that it can be made
to lead the South, that the commits.
sloners be instructed to organize their
respective counties without delay and
report to the State commissioner the
amounts their counties will contribute
TO the exposition fund and collect the
same aud forward as fast as collected.
to tho chairman Of the finance com.
mittee.
That the convention invite the act
I've cooperation of the manufacturing,
mechanical, agricultural and all other
lndustrla! interests of the State. The
co operation of the owners of arabic
timber and swamp lands, undeveloped
water power and mining properties,
that they may have for sale or lease,
is also invited, towards making the
state exhibit at Chicago q success.
Appreciating the very great interest
already manifested by the railroad
companies of the State in promoting
the success Of the enterprise, as evi.
denced by tho free transportation fur
nlshed TO the members of this conyen-
ton and the presence of representa-
tives Of railroad corporations in this
body-tbe convention will invite a
continuance of this interest and suuh
further aid as they shall be able to
render. ''O
The committee recommend further,
that his .excellency, the Governor, be
made president of the company and
that the Hon. William A. Courtenay
be made vice president, and that Mr..
E. J.. Roche be commissioner for tha
State, and that these three designate
the finance committee. 5o
The committee further recommend
that the press of the State be requested
editorially and otherwise to bring this
matter to tho attention Of the citizens
OF the State, and to urge upon them
the necessity for contributing to the
fund. and the advantages to be deriv.
ed from this exposition TO commune
ties as we'll as individuals.
Respectfully submitted.
j. y. HEMpHILL, Chairman.
The only proposition to change the
plan was in so far as the president OF
the company was concerned. The
committee recommended that Cover.
nor Evans be made president of the
company. Editor N. G.. Gonzales. said
that while he hesitated to oppose the
plan in any way he felt that the con.
yention itself ought to select the presi.
dent; that the selection ought to made
entirely without reference to politics
and that the officer should be selected
from business reasons alone. He
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