The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-20
ATLANTA PLANS L SHOW
Gate City of the South Wants an
Exposition in 1902.
The Object to Demonstrate the
Growth If manufacturing Indun-
tries in the south and Its Re
sources-Great Strides Made Since
the Exhibition of Five Years Ago.

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 2G.-Appreciating
cent years in textile manufacturing and
DESTROYS Of demonstrating that growth to
the world at large, the leading business
men Of Atlanta are projecting plans for a
gigantic exposition 20 be held in 1907 the
principal object Of which shall be to ad
vertise and illustrate the South's re-
sources.
The Cotton States Exposition, which
ended with December. 1895, did much to
further this end, and to it is attributed
much of the development in the cotton
manufacturing and similar industries. The
business men OF this section feel, however,
that since that time conditions have chang
ed materially and that the time is ripe
for another enterprise Of larger and more
specific scope. Col. ". A. Hemphill is at
the head Of The new movement. The ex-
tensive buildings and grounds used for the
exposition OF 1895 are about to become the
property OF the hackers Of the present
movement, and it is their intention to
make many important additions to the
plant.
While it is planned to make the expo
sition especially a Southern affair, bids
viii be made for exhibits from every part
of the United States, and. for that matter.
the world. and 1t is hoped that the enter
prise viii equal, if not surpass, those at
St Louis and Buffalo
The progress of the South in cotton
manufacturing has been marvellous in the
last five years. Prior to that time the
bulk Of the Southern cotton crop went 10
New and old England 10 be transformed
into finished products and resold to the
inhabitants Of this section at greatly re-
daced prices. A campaign Of education
along this line was inaugurated, and as
result a large part of the staple is now
sold to local mills at good prices. Cotton
goods have decreased in price 10 the local
consumer and money that formerly went
abroad stays at home.
In addition TO this. The South is reach
ing out and selling its products in foreign
countries. South Carolina and Georgia do
9 thriving trade with the Orient in the
matter Of rough cotton goods. IL plans at
present under way are matured-and there
is every prospect Of such q contamination
many local capitalists viii so increase
their facilities thai goods OF 7 higher grade
may be manufactured and the foundation
laid for the capturing OF the bulk Of the
trade Of this and other countries. The in-
portance attached to this department Of
Industry can be seen at q glance b. the
fact that the Georgia School Of Technology.
IN this city, has in successful operation
textile department whose object Is the
training of Southern boys in the manage
ment Of textile establishments. The Leg
islature Just adjourned handsomely en-
lowed this 5Estitu ION and Il has patrons
among the leading phiia1thropists of the
United States, among them being James
Swami. of New York, and Aaron French.
Of Pittsburg Students attend II from ey-
erv Southern State, and it is probable that
within short time Alabama and Louisiana
will est>-Diish schools OF like character