The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-31
THE SOUTH and WEST
Enthusiastic Preliminary Work for Holding
An Exposition Of Southern Products.
INCORPORATE AN EXPOSITION COMPANY
Governors OF The Thtrtcen Southern
States to re Asked to send Dele.
gates 10 Chicn90-The Plans or the
ProJectors.-Chic cngo VIII Take EknIf
the Stock and Furnish Building.

chicago ILL.,, Jan. 30.-I.ocal capital
ISIS, business men, public officials and
prominent citizens generally. have taken
an enthusiastic interest in the prcimi-
nary work for holding IL general eXposi-
ton of Southern products and resources
In chicago during next September and
October. The preliminary Committe tee
on Organization, which has just been
formed. is headed by William a. Giles
and associated with him are eight prom
lnent citizens, including Col. Henry L.
Turner. Commander of the. First Regi-
ment, Illinois National Guard, who
made triumphal entry of the South
during the Atlanta Exposition. This
committee of the Chicag 60 Southern
states Exposition Company will assist
Mayor Swift in the work OF bringing
dclegat tions from the South and getting
similar delegations from Illinois to meet
together in Chicago February 18th; also
TO obtain full Information regarding the
exposition building, its rental, the cost
of conducting exposition from now to
its opening. and from it's opening to the
close. and other information for the
benefit Of the delegate convention.
Mayor Swift upon his return from
Florida, will send official requests To the
Mayors of the principal cities in thir-
teen Southern States, asking them to
forward 10 the Governors Of the re-
spective States requests for the appoint
nent of five commissioners from each
State as delegates To the Chicago meet
ing. Petitions signed by the citizens of
these iiity-three cities 10 the same ef-
feet Will accompany the letters of the
Mayors 10 the Governors. IT is pro-
posed To have the same number of dele
gates to represent Chicago. At these
meetings steps will be taken to incorpo-
rate the Exposition Company and the
necessary stock will be subscribed for
If has hppn IStin1utnl Inv 10
| Ncill, Secretary of the Chicago and
Southern States Association and Secrc-
| tary of the Preliminary Committed
that less than 100000 will he needed for
the exposition and that {. handsome
surplus will remain in the treasury af-
ter all the expenses are paid. There
will be no dividend. however the de-
cision having been cached to give TO
charity any surplus of receipts over
expenditures. including the repayment
of the money subscribed. Chicago citi-
| zens will take half the stock and the
remainder will be subscribed for by the
thirteen States participating in the ex-
position, or as many States as join
hands. Chicago will bear the expenses
OF Il preliminary character and pay for
the building, etc. while the Southern
ers will be expected TO pay for trans
portation. installation and care OF ex-
hibitS. II is proposed to present all the
The exposition to the Field Columbia n
Museum, as the gift OF the various
| States to Chicago.
The plan proposed is that president.
vice president and general manger as
Sistant managerand secretary Of the cx-
| position shall be Chicago men. as the
southern promoters of the project so de-
sire and that the directory he composed
Of one from each a! the Southern
States represented with the same num-
| her from Illinois.
II is also expected that each South
| ern State will he represented by vice
president. who will be chairman OF the
State Commissioners. The name of
| Potter Palmer, Charles Counseiman.
| Harlow n Higginbotham President of
| the Worlds Fair; Fred W. Peck and
| cN-ljnitcd States Senator Charles T..
| Farwcll have been presented for pres
| dcnt. and that of Eavid B. Hill. of the
Willoughby & Hill, firm of clothiers for
general managers.