The news & observer., 1897-01-28
THE TENNESSEE EXPOSITION
The Legislature Win be Asked to Make
an Appropriation.

The Legislature WIN be Asked to Make
an Appropriation.
Mr. J. II. Latimer Southern Passenger
Agent for the Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis Railway, was in the city yes
terday in the interest Of the Tennessee
Centennial and International Exposition,
which will be held at Nashville from
May 1st to December 1st period of six
months.
He was very anxious to have North
Carolina fttingly represented in this
great display of the worlds wealth and
resources. A large number of States
have already made appropriations for
this purpose and Mr.. Latimer hopes that
North Carolina, being the mother Of
Tennessee, will not be behind any Of the
sisters in this matter.
Rhode Island was the first State,
said Mr. Latimer, ''to appropriate
money to have that State represented
at the Tennessee Centennial. 1t has
made an appropriation for Il State build
ing and has about decided to erect as
u State headquarters a reproduction of
the old mill and tower at Newport.
Rhode Island Day will be October 9th,
which is that States natal day Other
dates thus far fixed are as follows: May
5.-Confedeate Veteran Day; May Z and
S.-Art Day; May 12.-Red Mems Day;
May 27.-Tennessee Colleges; Sept. 22.-
Negro Oct. 5.-Rhode Island; Oct. 21.-
Presbyterian.
New York, Kentucky, Pennsylvania
Il 9th bnr oIgC Ia
handsome appropriations for State ex-
hibits or buildings.
'VFhe board of directors has instructed
the executive committee to have a suita-
BILE design prepared, and to begin the
construction of the building for the sub
department of History and Antiquities.
All patriotic and historical associations
are cordially invited to cooperate in
making this feature of our exposition at
traotive,and instructive The Confederate
and Mexican Veterans, the Grand Army
Association, the Sons and Daughters OF
the American Revolution, the Colonial
Danes, the Daughters of the Confeder-
acy, the Ladies' Confederate Memorial
Associations, and all kindred patriotic
associations, are invited and expected
to contribute; and it is understood that
proper and appropriate spaces will be
assigned TO their exhibits in the fire-proof
History Hall TO be constructed. Ooun-
ties and county associations, private coll
lectors and individual owners, are all
earnestly invited to contribute to this ex-
hibit. We solicit contributions of real
value and interest in the several depart
ments Of our exhibit historical, ar
Genealogical and antiquarian.
In a few days the knights of Pythias
of Tennessee will commence the erection
of a building upon the grounds of the
Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Open
house will be kept in this building during
the entire time for the reception and
entertainment of visiting Pythians, their
families and friends.
Ground was broken last week for the
erection of the Negro Building of the
Centennial. knowledge of this fact has
aroused the interest OF the negroes in
the Centennial. Several negroes of this
State have written expressing their in
tention of taking hand and having the
colored man in North Carolina well rep
resented
"It is proposed said Mr. Latimer, ito
make the Tennessee Centennial one of
the biggest displays of the wealth, re-
sources, inventions and history OF this
country ever seen at amy exposition in this
or any other country 1t will especially
be representative of the South and its
people | hope the Legislature of North
Carolina viii see fit TO make a very lib
eral appropriation to have their State
represented. There is no finer display
of States resources anywhere in the
Union than is to be found in your mu-
scum here and it ought to be sent to the
Centennial where all the world can see it
and know what you have in natural re-
sources and are doing in industrial lines. -
! Mr.. Latimer is travelling all over the
South in the interest of his road and the
exposition He left here yesterday for
Atlanta.