Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-07
BOOMING THE EXPOSITION.
Southern States and Cities Urged to Take an Active lnterestin the Cotton
 Exposition.

Augusta, Ga, Feb. 6.-The greatest i'm terest Is taken in Augusta in the proposed Chicago and Southern States exposition. The provisional committee here is ac- lively at work promoting the exposition. Ex-Senator Patrick walsh has addressed the following letter to the governors of fourteen southern states and the mayors of fifty-seven southern cities: .
 'The idea of the proposed Chicago and Southern States exposition originated ih Augusta, The suggestion has been taken up by the leading business men of Chfl cago and cordially indorsed. Invitations have been sent by the mayor and leadingl business men of that city to the govern ors of the southern states and to the mayors of fifty-seven southern cities to appoint delegates for conference at Chicago on Wednesday, the 18th of Feb ruary. -.f
 "The first proposition was to hold an exposition to be confined to cotton and the products thereof, to show the won derful progress the south has made in the last fifteen years in the development of this great industry, but the exposition has broadened to embrace the products of southern manufacturers and the prod ucts of southern agriculture and horti- culture and all the natural advantages of the south. embracing its wealth of mineral and forest resources.
 'The proposed exposition, being exclu- sively for the southern states, it Is claimed by it's projectors that the oppor- tunity should be enthusiastically em- braced to show the people of the west and the northwest the products of the south and it's wonderful wealth of raw material for almost indefinite develop ment. as
 "The south missed a great opportunity in not being properly represented at the Worlds fair in Chicago. The Cotton States and International exposition just closed at Atlanta displayed as never be- fore the wonderful progress and natural bounties of the south. To make in Chi cago this fall an exclusively southern sx- position would be to concentrate upon it the public attention of the west and the northwest and to publish and promote by the most thorough and practical ob- ject lesson to the speedy development of the souths unrivalled wealth of natural advantages.
 "The success of the exposition depends upon the southern people themselves. It will cost very little for each state to be represented-a mere trifie for exhibits good will being the main capital required for the enterprise. Its success means closer relations between the south and the west and northwest and the migra- tion of people from those sections to the south and the investment Of capital and the certain development of the south.
 Now is the accepted time to present in the most attractive and convincing manner the varied and wonderful prod- ucts and resources of the south to the people of the west and northwest, who are anxiously looking in this direction for homes and investments. #
 Your county operation by the appoint- ment of delegates to, the convention at Chicago on the 18th instant is urgently requested. Yours respectfully,
 PATRICK WALSH Chairman Committee on Publicity and
 Promotion.
 "For further information telegraph or write and advise me of your action in this matter.
 HENRY D. STAFFORD,
 t.Secref A rv Prnvisional C0mr if fenn