Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-21
AN ASSURED SUCCESS The Southern States Exposition
 Company of Chicago. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE Ii Was Adopted Unanimously by the Conyen-
 ton as Presented. CHICAGO WILL FURNISH THE MONEY The South Pledges Itself to Furnish Exhib- its of Its Products--Delegates Were
 Given Reception by the Un-
 ion League Club.
CHICAGO WILL FURNISH THE MONEY

Chicago Feb. 2O.-The deliberations of the special committee delayed the call ing to order this morning at the Palmer house of the Chica go-southern states delegate convention, but when the report was ready the 150 delegates quickly set tied down to business. H. N. Higgin- botham, president of the Worlds fair directory, was called into conference with the committee in an advisory capacity, and the great mercantile interests which he represents will be actively brought to bear in favor of the exposition enter prise.
 The report of the committee declared in favor of the exposition as follows:
 Tt is the sense of this meeting that 1t is feasible and desirable to hold a south ern states exposition in Chicago in 1896.
 That the name of the exposition shall be known as the Southern States Exposi- ton company of Chicago
 That the southern states pledge them selves to provide exhibits from their re- spective 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 under the direction of the Chicago organization, and that they will remove said exhibits from the building within fifteen days after the close of the exposition and the said southern states shall do all the necessary work of promotion and advertising in the southern states; that Chicago shall fur nishs suitable building, with such space as may be needed up to 100000 square feet of surface, and as much more as may be feasible, and pay the expenses of maintaining the exhibition, including po- 1tnf. G..r e. + three months, but shall not be responsi- ble for theft or loss by fire. And 1t is un- derstood that the administration and financial management of the exposition shall be under the control of the Chicago organization"
 The reading of that section which de- cidet the exposition should be held was reoei9ed with applause. but there was a difference of opinion as to the administra- ticn and financial management being ex- c1usively under the control of the Chicago organization. There was spirited dis cusslon of an amendment of Editor Hemphillof South Carolina providing for an advisory board, to consist of one per- son from each southern state represented or the chairman of the state delegation, to cooperate with the Chicago managers. The friction was finally removed by the withdrawal of the amendment and the report was then adopted unanimously as presented.
 The following resolution presented by the Chicago delegates was then adopted:
 Resolved, That the Chicago delega- ton in this convention resolves that a provisional committee of forty or more, to be appointed by the mayor of Chicago, to organize and incorporate a company to be known as the Southern States Ex- position Company of Chicago, and to se- cure subscriptions to the stock of said company tA- such an amount as may in their judgment be necessary to insure the success of the enterprise.
 When a board of directors shall have been elected by the stockholders of the company to be so organized, the duties of said provisional committee shall oease."
 : Colonel HemphilPs resolution providing for the appointment of an advisory com mittee for each of the southern states, to be named by the delegations, to confer with the managers in regard to all expo sition matters, was again presented and adopted.
 Ex-Governor Bullock of Georgia favor ed the naming of an advisory committee because 1t was in the direction of state rights, a plan for independent state &C., ton, rather than cooperative southern action. Tennessee and Georgia delegates spoke in favor of making the exposition a permanent one but c. w. Giles, chair man of the Chicago delegation, said it was premature to debate that question.
 The South Carolina delegation an- nounced that their state would be repre- scented by million spindles, and defied any other cotton state to beat them.
 A resolution was adopted naming Chairman Walsh, who is general mana ger of the Southern Associated Press, as the best man to give the enterprise the widest publicity through the medium of the press. He announced that as all southern publishers were heartily in favor of the exposition no money would be. needed to conduct the department of publicity and promotion.
 The Announcement was made that Mayor Swift had appointed eighty of the most prominent bankers, merchants, lawyers, manufacturers, capitalists and newspaper publishers. railroad men and others in commercial pursuits as mem bers of the committee according to the provisions of the resolutions on Chi the following delegates were presented to the convention as advisory committee members from their respective states:
 Alabama-T. S. Plowman.
 Florida-W. A. Simmons.
 Georgia-C. A. Collier
 Kentucky-W. T. Rolph
 Louisiana-Morris Schwabacker.
 Mississippi-W. w. Stone.
 Maryland-Fred Bracket.
 North Carolina--W. J. Andrews.
 South Carolina--E. L. Roche.
 Tennessee-Johf w. Thomas.
 Texas-Georges P. Zeiss.
 Chairman Walsh was chosen a mem Der at large of the committee.
 The time for opening and closing the exposition was left to the Chicago man. agers and the advisory committed
 Before adjourning sine die Chairman Walsh in a happy speech congratulated the delegates on the success of the con- vention, which had exceeded his most sanguine expectations and presented the golden opportunity for the south to show its great possibilities for future devel- opment. He impressed on the south erners that Chicago had done her part and the responsibility was now for the sQuh.
 Three lusty cheers were given for the American flag. and when Governor Bull