The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-02-22
SOUTHERN STATES
Fan In with ohiOaGos Idea for an
Exposition.
TO Be HELD DualRS THE CURRENT YEAR
For the Exploitation of the Various Prod
uets Of the States Of the South.
in Chicago, Promoted by
Chicago Capitalists.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20--The deliberations
of the special committee delayed the
calling to order OF the Chicago South
ern States delegate convention, but
when the report was ready the $50
delegates quickly settled down to busi-
ness. II. N. Higinbotham, president
of the Worlds fair directory, was
called into conference with the COM
mittee 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!
1t is the sense OF this meeting that IL
is feasible and desirable to hold South
ern States exposition in Chicago in
1899.
That the name Of the exposition shall
be known as the Southerl States Exs
position 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
under the direction OF the Chicago or.
ganization, and that they will remove
said exhibits from the building within
is days after the close OF the exposi-
tion; and the said suthern states shall
do all the necessary work of
promotion and advertising in the
southern states; that Chicago shall
furnish suitable building with such
space as may be needed up to 100, ,Ootl
square feet OF surface, and as much
more as may be feasible, and pay the
expenses of maintaining the exhibi-
tion, including police and fire protcc-
tion 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 difference of opinion as TO the
administration and financial manage.
ment being exclusively under the con-
troll of the Chicago organization. There
was spirited discussion of an amend
ment of Editor Hemphill, of South
Carolina, providing for an advisory
board, to consist of one person from
each southern state represented, or the
chairman OF state delegations to coop
crate 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 ther
adopted;
Resolred, That the Chicago delegation
in this convention recommend that /;
provisional committee of 40 or more
to be appointed by the mayo
of Chicago, to organize aud in
corporate company to be know
as "The Southern States Exposition Co
of Chicago" and to secure subscrip
tions to the stock of said company t
such an amount as may. in their judg
ment, be necessary to insure the sue
cess of the enterprise.
| When board OF directors shall hav,
, been elected by the stockholders of tn
. company TO be so organized, the dutie
of said provisional committee shal
cease.
: Col. Hem phill's resolution providing
, for the appointment of al advisor.
} board of one from each southern stat
to be named by the delegations to con
} fer with the Chicago managers in re
gard to all exposition mat ters, wa
again presented to the convention ant
adopted.