The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-20
The Call for the Cash.

AT the request or Com missioner H0che
OF the South Carolina Exposition COM
pany, charged with getting up the exhibit
from this State at the Chicago Cotton ex.
position, the State publishesthe following
circular letter TO thecomm issioners OF the
several counties issued yesterday from
the headquarters In this city:
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 16, 1896.
Dear Sir-A convention OF the people of
South Carolina, in the interest OF the
State exhibit at the Southern States ex-
position in Chicago next fall, was held in
the city Of Spartanburg in April last, at
which time It was decided to form the
South Carolina Exposition company. His
excsllency, the Governor Of this State,
was made president, and Hon. w. A.
Courtney vice president, Mr.. g, L. Roche
commissioner, and Measrs. WaA-+salh,
&c Hemphill apa5~pS.v7eland, with
the oficers named, were constituted the
Statc<executive committee. It was also
decided to appoint an active, progressive
man in each county as the commissioner
for his county, who will have charge of
the work in the county and who may as
socilte with him such persons al he
deems best to promote the work. A
meeting of the officers Of the State Ex-
position company and the commissioners
from the different counties was held in
Columbia on the 9th inst. for the purpose
of considering the best means Of pushing
the work. The first question considered
was the proper division Of the amount 10
be raised for the exposition, viz $4,000.
The following was agreed upon AZ q
proper superintendent Of the funds to the
several counties:
Anbeville S4O5, Aiken S349, Anderson
1884, Barnwell 1878, Beaufort SILL Berkt-
ley 1902, Charleston Si,2.6, Chester S223,
Chesterfield SOL, Clarendon $I5I, Collector
S251, Darlington 1921, Edgetield $500,
Fairfield $2ll, Florenrs S2l5, Georgetown
81 8, Gr~eenville S407 Hampton S,29,
Horny sos. Kershaw $l5s, Lancaster S13l,
Laurens $3.50, Lexington Sl9S, Marion
.$249, Marlboro $I49, Newbsrry $29S,
Oc0nee S155. Orangeburg $40, Picksus
SIPS, Richiand $443, Saluda Sl65. Spartan
burg SS43, Sumter 1917, Union Sl95, Will
liamsburg 9l55, York 1885.
Mr.. ". A. Clark, president of the Caro-
lima National Bank, Columbia, was elect
I'd treasurer OF the fund, and all money
should be forwarded to him as soon as
collected. 1t ia necessary TO collect the
funds at once, as the time Is very short in
which to prepare the exhibit
The exhibit will represent all the re-
sources of the State, and all products,
manufactured and manufactured. 1t
will be arranged to represent tho State as
q whole, but com panies or indi viduele de.
string to make special exhibits will be al
lowed to do so in the space allotted to
South Carolina. Each county or town
will get full credit for all articles exhibited
by 1t.
The duty Of the county commissioners
will be, first, to SEQ to the collection of the
assessed to the counties to assist
the State conn missioner in securing ma
terial for the State exhibit, and 20 induce
manufacturers and others to make special
exhibits. The commissioner in each
county may appoint such committees to
aid him as he finds necessary. There
should not be less than one in each town
ship. the commissioner having charge Of
all the details in his county. The women
of the State are invited to help to raise
the money for the general exhibit as there
will be no separate womau's exhibit.
Commissioners may prepare lists of all
properties for sale IN their respective
counties, as farms, water powers, manu-
featuring sites, fruit and stock farms,
truck farms, timber and mineral lands,
etc., and such lists should be printed for
Distribution at the Ok opposition.
AS this Is to be q strictly Southern ex-
position it affords US an unusual and val
liable opportunity to make our resources
known to millions Of people who would
never become aware of them through
other channels. It will advertise our
STATE far more extensively and effectively
than has ever been done by any other
means.
We call upon the people of South Caro-
lima to zealously improve the chance Of
fered to them by Chicago's unrivaled
generosity. That city pays ali the <
pense for buildings and management,
and the South has only to provide the
exhibits.
South Carolina should not be second to
any other State in the character Of her
E. l.. ROCHE,
Commissioner for South Carolina.