The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-23
SOUTH CAROLINA'S CHICAGO EXHIBIT.
A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETING IN SPAIsTANBUIfG.

MEETING IN SPARTANBURG.
The Representative Mon OF tho State
We're In Attcndancc-Govcrn
Evans and Senator Walsh DeIiyc,
Interesting Addresses.
SPARTANBURG, S. c., April 10
South Carolina has taken hold of The
Chicago Cotton States Exposition with
iirm grip. She proposes to have tho
best exhibit at Chicago, as Chairman
Calvert said from "The best State in
the South" There is determined
and vigorous life in the moveme MT t.
have South Carolina properly repre-,
sentcd ut Chicago. Tho State has
OF recent years had u most remarkable
industrial growth and wants the great
West to become moro thoroughly ac.
qualnted with its resources and indus
trial progress. Carolina was among
the first to accept the invitation to be
represented at Chicago. a delegation
went to Chicago to consult with the
central committee, and the convention
mere tonight was the result Of that
conference, it was the substantial and
popular acceptance Of tho proposition.
There came an invitation from the
business men to hold the first convcn-
tlon IN Spartanburg, the centre Of the
cotton manufacturing industry in tho
south, and Spartanburg, 400, 76S spin
dies, thought it had a right to hold
the hrst convention in the interest of
u southern States exposition, and it
has proven to be IL great success.
commissioner Roche took the matter
IN hand, and With the corporation Of
l,.,l, Il tl~..
tatlvc business gathering in the State
in years Every interest met here to
cooperate in seeing that the State was
thoroughly represented at Chicago,
Farmers and mill presidents, bankers,
editors and merchants came from ali
over the State to consult and yet cl-
bow touch.
GOVERNOR EVANS TALKS.
The meeting which was held in the
opera house was called to order bv
commissioner Roche who proposcd
Mayor calvert as temporary chairman,
Mr. Calvert welcomed the delegates
ana wanted to see South Carolina have
Inc pest exhibit from the State in the
South at Chicago. President Aull the
State Press Association, and August
kOhn, Of the News and Courier sian.
were elected secretaries. On motion
OF Senator Moses, the temporary
organization was made permanent
Mayor Calvert then introduced Gov.
Evans to the audience Of delegates.
lie was well received and spoke at
some length. Governor Evans said
ne was here Tor work and not talk he
sald ne had had some experience with
cXpositions. Laughtcr. The lcuis-
Ihturc gave him some trouble about
the Atlanta money. There is, how
ever, be remarked, Il tide in State
which If taken at its flood leads on TO
success and he was satisfied that the
Hood was now here. The South has
the resources and advantages and i,
rapidly going to the front. The great
advantages have been partly rccog-
h,Heu. Iherc WAS no need to recount
the Development Of the South in the
last few years, but he believes tn.
time has come when parties will be
organized according to geographic
III lines ana not SO much on principles
Inc South and West must and will
unite for mutual protection. In the last,
Ten years the South has gone rapidly
forward In manufactures. In 1890
there were only $50, 900 spindles run
ming in South Caroiiua, while how
there are in the State over q million
splndlcs. South Carolina must adver-
tlse herself and blow her horn. There
Is no nceu for narrow .mindcdncss in
hiding from the world the ad .antagcs
OF the State. There should be no such
effort He believed the people Of the
Piedmont were willing to help auver-
tlse the State. All that is asked is to
furnish the exhibit. Chicago will sun.
ply the buildings. The State thought
ltsolf unable to provide funds for The
The thing to do is TO organize
and furnish The funds for T. propcr cx
hibit. 1t can be done. The South
must advertise her resources and pro-
ducts, and this is her opportunity.
we met with some success in the ap.
peals Tor the Atlanta Exposition, but
very little was raised outside OF
charleston. There is no reason to
have such indifference again and he
did not believe that such was the
spirit OF this convention he hoped for
and expected success.
SENATOR WALSH's ADDRESS.
lie then introduced Mr.. Patrick
Walsh, OF Augusta, the father of the
Chicago Exposition movements, and
praised his work for tho South. Mr..
Walsh was received with applause. He
said he was full OF hope ana confidence
Of the South to-day: ne felt that it was
in the hands OF the men OF TODAY TO
make this South and this people great
cr than in any era of the past: he said
he had addressed similar conventions
in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia,
and this was the largest convention to
promote the exposition yet held in the
South. This exhibits q spirit OF enter
prise and independence. Most com
strides have been made in
industrial and substantial lines in re-
cent years. Chicago fully recognizes
that the South is on the march towards
Il greater industrial position, and
wants closcr relations with the South.
land.
Thon he reviewed the LIBERAL propo.
sition made by Chicago, Lnd explained
that all that was needed was to pre-.
pare the exhibits. II there is any good
IN eXpositi0ns, the wares to be shown
should be tancn to that centre where
products can be bought and where in.
vestmont is wanted. The progress and
OF Chicago have been
so much so a., to command
the notice OF every one. Chicago
Claims to have tributary to it a popnia.
ton {" no less than thirty millions.
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