The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-29
CHICAGO SOUTHERN.
The Proposed Exposition Both
Feasible and Desirable.
n Harmonious Meeting of Southern Deie-
gates and Chicago PrOmoters-AIl
Plans Perfected and an Adj
yisory Committee Chosen.

49,
the Palmer house, of the Chicago
Southern States delegate convention,
but when the report was ready the $50
delegates quickly settled down to bust
ness. Ii. n. Higginbotham, president
of the Worlds fair directory, was
called into conference with the COM
mittee in an advisory capacity. and the
great mercantile interests which ne
represents will be actively brought to
Deal in favor of the exposition enter
prise.
The report of the committee declared
in favor of the exposition as follows:
at is the sense of this meeting that it
is feasible and desirable to hold a
Southern States exposition in Chicago
in 1896.
THAT the name of the exposition
shall be known as the Southern States
Expedition Co. of Chicago.
That the southern states pledge
themselves to provide exhibits from
their respective states and to deliver
them free of cost at the exposition
building, to be provided by Chicago, and
to install the same in said building I'M
der the direction of the Chicago organ
i~zation; and that they will remove said
exhibits from the building within Ii
days after the close Of the exposition;
and that the said southern states shall
do all the necessary work Of
promotion and advertising in the
southern states; hat Chicago shall
furnish a suitable building with such
space as may be needed, up to 100. OO0
square feet of surface, and as much
more as NAV be feasible. and pay the
expenses of maintaining the exhibi-
ton, including police and fire protec-
ton, for not more than three months:
but shall not be responsible for theft
or loss by fire. And it is understood
that the administration and financial
management of the exposition shall
be under the control of the Chicago
organization"
The reading Of that section which
decided the exposition should be held
was received with applause; but there
was Il difference of opinion as to the
administration and financial manage
mcnt being exclusively under the con-
troll of the Chicago organization.
There was a spirited discussion of an
amendment of Editor Hemphill, of
South Carolina. providing for an ad-
visOry board. To consist of one person
from each southern state represented
or the chairman of state delegations. .
to cooperate with the Chicago man
ayers. The friction was finally re-
moved by the withdrawal of the
amendment and the report was then
adopted unanimously rs presented.
The following resolution. presented
by the Chicago delegates, was then
adoptcd:
R'S"tred, That the Chicago delegation in this
recommend that 4 provisional com-
mittcc of 40 or more be appointed BY the
of Chicago to organize and incorporate a
company to be known as The Southern States
EXPOSITION Co. OF Chicago" and 10 secure sub
S,riDtlonS to the stock of said company TO such
IN amount rs may, in their judgment. be nee
cs>ary to insure the success of the enterprise.
When a board OF directors shall have been
ted by the stockholders Of the company to
be so organized the duties of said provisional
shall cease.
Col. H~emphills resolution providing
for the appointment of an advisory
committee of one from each southern
state, to be named by the delegations.
% confer with the Chicago managers
N regard to all exposition matters,
vas again presented to the convention
md adopted. !
EN-CiOv. Bullock. OF Georgia. favored !
naming of an advisory committee, ,
because it was in the direction of state
a plan for Independent state .
action, rather than cooperative south |
,rn action. ;
Tennessee and Georgia delegates :
poke in favor of making the EXPOSE |
ion a permanent one, and objected to |
h2 requirement that the exhibits
be removed in fifteen days.
W. A. Giles. chairman of the ter:- 7
Chicago committee, said Il was
TO discuss the question of !
the exposition permanent.
could be decided better If there
vas a surplus after the debts of the ,
had been paid, and the Chicago /
Promoters were not disposed to as t
anne any obligations in hat direc- a
ion. L
South Cardinals delegation an z
ounced that their state would be rep C
by n million spindles and de- il
cd any other cotton state to beat
hem. "
a resolution was adopted naming u
hartman Walsh, who is general man II
ger of the Southern Associated Press, n
5 the best nan to give the enterprise b
ne widest publicity through the me- r
of II southern press. He an p
ounced that as all southern publish
RS were heartily in favor Of the expo
no money would be needed to F
Onduct the department of publicity
nd promotion.
The announcement was made that n.
Iayor Swift had appointed 50 of the o.
lost prominent Chicago bankers, h,
lerchants, lawyers. manufacturers, \,
capitalists, newspaper publishers. rail- in
BAD men and others in commercial 8
as members of the committee, n
ccording to the provisions of the res h
luton OF Chicago organization. 70
1t was decided to adjourn until $3.50 X
clock to give the delegations an OPP W
ortunity to decide on their advisory h;
GARD members. II,
When the convention reassembled ",
nc following delegates were presented
!, advisory committee members from
LIN oC,n.+iva StotnS.