Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-27

OF the Tennessee Centennial. who was
until recently the Tennessee member OF
the Advisory Board. dsprecating the mac
ton OF Tennessee. In this letter / In
formed Major Thomas that II Tennessee
was hostile or Indifferent TO the Southern
States Exposition | would resign my po-
siton as chairman forthwith The
answer 60 this letter confirmed me in
tho belief that nothing had been done In
Tennessee. and Major Thomas Informed
me that II would be impossible TO prepare
Tcnnessee's exhibit in three months.
was In Washington when Major Thomass
reply 10 my letter reached Augusta. on
It's receipt, General-Managcr Deberard
and Mr. Thomas X. Scott, who has taken
an active Interest in the exposition. visit
cd Major Thomas in Nashville. The re-
suit OF their visit - briefly summed up
In the statement that Major Thomas went
with the Augusta delegation before the
Tennessee commissioners. advocated the
Southern Exposition. and agreed TO sub
scribe $1,000 to the fund Mr.. Deberard
came on TO Washington and explained
the situation IN Tennessee.
II returned TO Augusta last Wednes-
day TO find that eleven appointments had
been made for me In Georgia by President
Nesbitt, OF the Georgia Exposition Com
Dany. l was not satisfied with the gene
raj situation, and my appointments were
postponed.
CHICAGO's DEMAND.
ION my return from Washington |
found an official notice from the chairman
OF the Chicago Committee that the South
must have exhibits from nine States. This
was the agreement entered into at Chi
cage. prominent citizen Of Chicago
wrote me cOnhdentially that he thought
the Chicago management would be salts
fed with exhibits from seven states. |
could only see in sight exhibits from four
States. supplemented by exhibits from the
Southern railway. the Mobile and Ohio.
and Georgia railroad. Under these cir
cumstanccs. with a notification from Chi
caGo that the management there would
have 20 be definitely Informed Of the
SOuth's action by the 18th. issued a call
for "A meeting Of the Southern Advisory
Committee TO be held In Augusta on
Thursday next. I wired the Chicago man
agement Of the Augusta meeting, and in
vited Chairman Lawrence TO be present
or 10 send a delegation. as the meeting
was important. In response TO this Chair
man Lawrence wires to-day: The COM
mittee deem II unnecessary 10 be repre-
scented on Thursday. Have written
Il have not been officially notified Of the
postpOnement of the exposition 10y the
Chicago Company. If the Southern Expo
sition is a failure IL would be a perver-
sion OF the truth 10 place the blame on
the merchants Of Chicago, who have made
the most publc-spirited and most liberal
offer ever made TO advertise the products
and resources of the South. If the pro-
posed Southern Exposition fails, let us
place the responsibility where It belongs
on the citizens of the States who have
failed TO avail themselves Of Chicago's
unexampled offer Of opportunity 10 adver-
tise the varied products and unriyailed
natural bounties Of the Southern States
u have given three months time to the
Southern states Exposition Of Chicago,
and / feel that the work has not been in
vain.
(signed PATRICK WALSH
Chairman"