The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-09

| by the ore and coal are redistribuunS In
| diIstrial centers. Upon these lines, ami
| by the application of these principles,
| the south, from no place in 1866 has come
| to the front In the production of iron
and coal, and while New England and
| the western states have practically
reached the profitable limit and are
| standing still in the expansion of the
manufacture of cotton goods. there has
been the phenomenal Increase of l.30l,o0O
spindles during the year 1900 in the Caro-
! linas and their neighboIing common
| wealths. Capital and enterprise, which
are utilizing wood for it's varied purposes
industrial, domestic and commercial
! are converting the vast pine forests of
! this rich territory into settlements of
thrift, productiveness and happiness.
Will Enforce Reciprocity Lessons.
''rhe teachings of this industrial ex-
hibtion, carried by visitors from the
| Nest India islands and the South Amer
| lean states to their homes, will enforce
the lessons of reciprocity and open here
and there new and growing markets.
Our trade with the West India Islands
has received little encouragement 1t has
been the theme of neither the writer. the
orator nor the statesman, and congress
has been too busy with telescope visions
To use its unaided eyes. In 1900 our eX-
| ports to the West Indies were greater
! than to all the republics of South and
Central America toSether greater than to
all the Far East. and greater than to all
the countries of continental Europe COM
bined, leaving out Germany and France.
And yet. while Canada buys 80 per cent
of all her imports from the United States.
the West Indies only purchase 90 and
South America 10 per cent.
I'VE have assumed grave Responsible
ties in Cuba. Under the wise exercise of
/ our protection. she is soon to be an indo-
/ pendent state. Americans with American
capital and American enterprise will in
larger numbers every year become her
citizens and develop her wonderful agri-
/ cultural and mineral resources.
with Cubn this southern country is to
! open relations of incalculable benefit TO
| both
"Reciprocity has been a popular, but
underlined idea I'm American politics. Its
/ possibilities have captured our imaCina-
! ton. Its practical and beneficial limits
/ have never been revealed Where II
! brings the highly organized industries and
/ cheap labor of other countries In competl-
+ tion in our markets with our own. the
/ scheme will not be adopted. Bargains are
/ never one-stdc1 among shrcwd dealers.
and In large and in detail. reciprocity IS
/ bargain. But with the West India
/ Islands and most If not all, the South
ana Central American republics, and
Mexico. II is our plain duty TO offer such
/ mutual advantages by tariff concessions
! as will draw them to MS. and give Us in
return the better position for our products
! among their people.
I'VE are breakinE down barriers md
winning Industrial triumphs i'm Europe.
( Asia. Africa and Australia, but are Stl!l
unsuccessful beggars in our own hemis-
/ phere.
Merchant Marine Needed.
"Our failure to capture or hold what is
I legitimatcly our own is due TO the fact
1 that We have abandoned the sea. our
/ country, with It's superb energy aud limit
/ less productive powers. but without an
! adequate merchant marine, Is like Her
culcs chained to his forge. or an eagle
clipped Of its wings: Until ships under
the American flag are carrying American
merchandise and establishing routes and
/ ports and banking facilities for American
commerce. We cannot possess or ENJOY
our inheritance. When the tsthmian
canal is opened. built' owned ana con-
trollcd rs II will be by the United
States. our POVERTY on tho ocean viii
make ii the opportunity of our riyaiS
The day ought to be near-it should be
FASTENED hV this eNhbitiOn-whcu Amer
lean fleets carrying the surplus of The
haryests Of tho south from her fields, her
forests and factories. and returning with
I responding cargocs from the West Indies.
and South. North and Central American
countries viii utilize for our national
wealth. patricii ism and pride. the superb
| harbor and convenient location Of
Charleston
These cond dons make IT important
and impcrativ. that We maintain the
Monroe do,' Tir-t This American UTlnt &
pie of international 'aw is not "a menace.
/ But If one Of the great powers should
acquire naval stations harbOrs and bases
uf supplies, so as tp command the eastern
ana western side of the ISthmian canal II
our communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific. our most important coast
wise commerce. our dcen-sna traffic ana
our merchant marine. IL would endanEer
the future Of the results of which this
fair is the forerunner The Monroe doc
trinc I'm its integrity is peace.
"Thc east is surrcndcring its SpiudleS
and the middle states its furnaces. and
they are giving "A new and broader and
healthier life - the south. The past
is but a suggestion Of the future Of our
fnsf IA
appeared and iealousics and prciudices
have worn away. Tho nineteenth century
has opened eXhaustlc less avenues for spirit
nal. mental and material progress in the
United States. our mission I'm the TWEEN
tieth is their extension over the new
world"
Then followed the exchlngo of greetings
between President Roosevelt ana Mr..
Wagencr and the exposition, on a signal
from the white house, was lerl1rel open.
The fair while not as largo as ether
cxpostions that have been given. is an
exhibition Of mucn merit and IS already
an artist success.
The exposition is not in the st1ta Of pre-
parcdncs however. which its proleC tors
bad hop.t for. There hav" been delays
which mi similar enterprises nave en-
oounter,u hut tho chief de.errent factor
in the installation of eNaFls was the
scarcity T cars To transport thom here.
ihtlN 'tl tEb anu III ~ ii-tA''A' '''t =
exhibits are on ,nc tr.tcNs at tho park.
hut they are rapidly bainS ualoodel ami
put in place by an army Of mou work
ing tw, .Jy tour hours q day.
The exposition site occupies about iGo
acres Of land on the bank Of the Ashley,
with frontage Of 2,uGp feet on the river.
The architecture OF the buildings fol-
lows cl sely the STYLES which We're intro
duced II the Chicago Worlds fair.
There are eleven great department
buildires-the Cotton and Commerce
Palaces the Han of Agriculture. Miner
ais ana Forestry buildings and struc-
lures devoted to woman, art. the negro,
transportation and machinery.
The Administration building occupies
a commanding site. The Cotton Palace
covers $4,000 square feet of ground area,
tho Commerce Palace contains $1,000
Agriculture. the same area; the Admin
istratiou building. 5000 square feet and
the Trans pOrtation and Machinery build
ings each about 10000 square feet. y
United States Display.
The United States. in spite of failure
of con .sress to make an appropriation.
has "a display here. the exposition com
pany having provided the necessary ac-
commodatfons for the government cx-
hihit recently seen at Buffalo.
The Court of Palaces. around which
the main exposition buildings are group
ed. Is 200 feet in length and over 200
feet wide. This court contains 1850. 600
square feet. and one Of Its unique feat
ures is a sunken garden filled with trop-
ical plants grouped around an electric
fountain.
Tho woman's department is under the
direction of Mrs. Sarah Calhoun 81
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