Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-27

tion if the southern states would provide the exhibits. Among the states repre- lssented at the convention in February Twas the state of Tennessee, and4no other state was so vociferous in It's enthusiasm and so pronounced in it's indorsement of the project. South Carolina. North Caro- lima, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas and Maryland have been at work and are still at work pre- pairing their exhibits for Chicago, and the last bulletin issued by the advisory com mittee announces that a single subscrip ton of $1009 was made to the Tennessee fund, so that it would seem even Ten nessee Is ready to join the procession which it proposed. to. head about four months ago. Under the circumstances we cannot believe that the managers have determined to postpone the show,
 If the story about Tennessee in the dispatch which we publish be true, the managers of the Tennessee centennial do not know good thing when they see 1t. An exposition at Chicago in August, September and October 1896 would not hurt an exposition to begin in Nashville in May, 1S97 On the contrary, 1t would be of the greatest assistance to the NaSh- vile show. Nothing would be easier than to remove the exhibits from the Chicago exposition to Nashville in time for the Tennessee centennial Of one thing we are certain-there will be, and should be, little favor shown to the Tennessee cen
  the influence of the Tennessee people, the exposition at Chicago shall be postponed We do not believe that Chicago would postpone the exposition upon the petition of the. Tennessee people, or at the sug- gestion of even "the secretary of the ad- visory board" ssss-s saA.
 The statement that in view of the ac- tion of the Tennessee people and the un- authorized suggestion of the secretary of the advisory board, the sentiment of the hot atnII ntfa ann be declared off and the matter left open to be taken up in new form at some fu- ture time" requires confirmation. The matter cannot be left open-it must be settled tomorrow and settled finally. The southern states, which have been breaking their backs almost to organize exhibits for the exposition in Chicago will not cooperate again in such an un- dertaking with states that will not keep their pledges or in a movement which can be declared off upon the suggestion of a secretary.
 We have learned recently that St. Louis was trying to break up the pro- posed exposition at Chicago. It would be to the interest of St. Louis to do this very thing. We have also heard that Louisville, Ky, was not desperately in love with the project and we are now told that Tennessee is holding back for selfish reasons. But at least seven of the southern states, trusting in the good faith of the rest of the south and relying upon the promises of the Chicago people, have gone so far with their preparations that the exposition cannot be abandoned without serious loss of time money and work The advisory committee at its meeting in Augusta tomorrow should is- sue an address to the public saying that the exposition will be held, whether Ten nessee and St. Louis and the rest of the kickers and schemers will help or hinder
 
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