The Atlanta constitution., 1900-12-03

position should not prove success. |
can sneak for the railroads, and ! want
TO say that they Will support the enter
prise heartily.
This declaration was especially pleasing
to the meeting.
Mr. Hemphill next called upon ". III.
Cabaniss. of The Journal. saying that II
was a remarkable fact that all three
of the daily papers We're together on TINS
propositiun Responding, Mr.. Cabaniss
said:
1T goes without saying that we are in
this movement The present time Is very
opportune for the holding of great eN-
position. The people are more prosperous
ten times more 50 than they were III
1856 and there seems to be no reason
why the big show should not be success
ful / want TO say. however, that tlefe
is nothing remarkable about the three
papers being together this time. They
are always together when the interests
OF Atlanta are at heart. The suggestion
for this exposition came from our neigh
bor. The Constitution, but we fall INTO
line. The fact that We have liberal rner-
chants viii give the movement an I'M
pctuS, and III the exposition Is held At
lanta viii stand many degrees higher III
the estimation Of the public"
j. X. orr. OF the Orr Shoe Company.
in response to the invitation TO speak,
said.
Il have only been in Atlanta about three
years. but / have learned that when the
Atlanta spirit is hacking an enterprise II
means success. our sister state, Ala
bama. is making a great fuss over iron.
and birmingham is Boing to hold a great
iron exposition. VIC have the cotton, and
ass these two products form the harome-
ter of commerce, then why not combine
the two big cNpositions. IT, the combina-
tiun could Zoe effected. then the great
exposition could be held i'm Atlanta and
We would lac doing "a good turn for a
sister city
This bit Of humor provoked laughter.
lie concluded hy stating that the two re-
cent state fairs had brought many people
TO Atlanta and he commended the state
mont Of Major Minis that the people
wanted 10 come to Atlanta.
colonel Hcmphill stated that the banks
wcr, represented hy Nj. Maddox and that
De wished that gentleman To give his
views.
"Olr cotton crop" he said. 'has in
creased from five to ten million dollars
and the south was never i'm better fnan-
cial condition than it is today. The coun-
try merchant has never been In better
condition and consider this an excellent
Time for such ana exposition as is con-
tempIated Tho small towns have adopted
the cotton industry; they have erected
mills aud believe the textile exposition
would benefit thc entire south
President J.. %. Beck. of the chamber
.f commerce pledged tho support of that
organization. saying that il was alwaS
behind an Atlanta movements, and said
that hc could sec no obstacle TO prevent
thc exposition from being success.
"tu Ne need. said hc. 'is the old At
Iart' suifiL'
Marion jackson was called on as the
representative nr the young men of the
ciN. ANA hc assured thc meeting that
thc vouue men would DO al in their power
to mako th. exposition great success.
Committee To BE Named.
IIan. j j. Sualding at this juncture
moved that an executive committee Of ten
d. appointed to formulate plans for the
exposition. which motion was passed. Hon.
Clark Heweu seconded the motion. aui
iu du.ur So Do. presented the reason why
70 teNtIl. e~ua tion should he he'd and
-hur-i that tl. tine h.d arrived when
tho euuth= great staple should bo exhibit
ga Zoo ,he world in its different forms Of
manufacture 1--WE should lct the people
know" saia he. "rhat the greatest rev
omti.n u several decades past has been