El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-31
Ell PAsO TEXAS MONDAY, JANUARY 81. 1898.
A Southern Expositson in New York

A southern EXpOSlt6Ou III new IOFA
The holding of an exposition oi
southern resources in New York CITY
in 1900 would be of vast benefit in has
tening the agricultural and tndustria
developme ent of the south.
The future supremacy of the south
in nearly all lines of manufacture il
conclusively proven by the phenomen'
al success of southern cotton manufac'
tories as compared with the unprOfita-
bleness of similar competing factories
10 the east.
The superior advantages of the south
assures the same success In other lines
of industry as has been attained In cot
ton manufacturing.
The proposed exposition would be
the most effective means of attracting
the attention of the capitalist, the man
of enterprise, the farmer, and OF those
expert mechanics who flourish
in the east from small beginnings by
making Yankee notions, in which in
genuity and skill are combined, al d
which are frequently the foundations OF
great industrial enterprises. 1t would
bring to the south diversified indus
facture of litLle things of general utili-
ty and never ceasing demand, such as
table and pocket cutlery, hair pine,
shoe strings buttons, needles, and in
Vulnerable articles that enter into the
every day economies OF life.
The interest of the south would be
better served by holding q southern
exposition in New York than else
where. In the national metropolis ard
the country within radious OF one
hundred miles are over six million peO-
pie, many of whom would at frequent
intervals visit such an exhibition and
gather from its displays information
they could not otherwise obtain.
A majority of those attending south
ern expeditions on southern soil are
from this section: few Thousand, at
most, come from the north ard east,
and as a rule these are semi-oficial
official organizations, who wish to
compliment the enterprise of the peO-
p e, enjoy the social festivities extend
ed them and have q good time general
ly. Not more than five in q hundred
come here to study southern resOur-
res.
Americans going to the great in
ternatiOnal expOsitiOns like the Phi
ladelphia Centennial and the COlum bia
At Chicago, look at the foreign exhi-
bits, rather than at those of their own
'untry. And, in addition, their at
tention is attracted from the practical
ny the side shows andt amusements.
An exposition in New York in 1900
will not only attract the attention Of
the millions from North and South
America and every part of the world
sho visit the m tropolis every year,
ut, at the same time, will interest the
thousands of prosperous Americans
who go to the Paris exposition via New
York.
Such an exposition, with nothing to
attract atten tion from it, and giving in
formation about the e-inducemente the
south offers the capitalist. the mechan-
ic. and the man of enterprise, who has
his own way to make in the world, will
be an object lesson that will command
consideration, and carry the convic-
tion to enterprising citizens of al sec-
tions that they must investigate and
locate in the south if they expect to
win in the sharp industrial competition
of the future.
The sectionalism and prejudice, that
for many yeas prevented northern
cspi: alists and prospectors from inves-
,igatirg the south as q field for invest.
ment. has almost entirely disappeared, ,
and the time has arrived when an
elaborate setting forth of it's material
resources and advantages at the centre
of wealth and population will receive
the consideration of all who are seek.
ing the most profitable employment
for their capital, skill and industry
Farm and Trade.