The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-12
At the Charleston EXPOSITION.

~ VIC charleston CNpOSluOn.
To the Editor of The Post
Charleston, :. c.. May U.-Unike the for
mer expeditions held In this country the
South Carolina Interstate and West Indian
exposition now being pushed in this historic
seaport city is not intended to commcmo.
ate some past event, to GlorIfy histcr5 and
Impress the popular mind with dee Is tina
have been done 1t Is by no means a va t
International bargain counter with shop ,
bazars and booths galore, but prlmaiil. ~
and 1t can be said radically. al onter-
prise intended to lu6ugurate manufacturers
and open additional commercial relations
for the Southern states aud emphIsiz. tle
tact that Il State and city wrDcAed b. the
Cv.l war and the subsequent horrors ~ the
reconstruction period are aguid gu top an /
have taken place IN the front ranks OF
modern American life In iurtncranCt o.
this iden the people OF Charleston an littla
South Carolina have conferred the m.gItF
resources of their capital unl intellect an /
they Justly considcr the results matter
OF National Importance.
IL Is Il huge affair In every resp yet AMI
the grounds are CROW dcd daily by t-ousan Is
from all parts Of the United states. Many
StttcS have superb buildings, the la get
and most costly being that ~ the Stat OF
south Carolina, the hitter being hlel VITA
the products of the farms forests. min s
and industrial establishments Of the State,
moth building would do credit to the Test
local exhibits presented al the Coumb Il
exposition at Chicago, Notable umm s
these county exhibits Is that OF Spartan
south" This is the !cad,ng cotton m. |
center Of South Carolina. State tnNt hlS
made wonderful advancement IN the pa
ten wears and now ranks only second t.
massachusetts, in the textile industries. IT
is a revelation to any one t. visit this
spar9nhurg display, as 1t evidences to a
remarkable degree what pluck. entaip isG
and concentration can accomplish
Ten years ago the town Of Spactanhurg
was II typical country village. bur the PEG
PIE took tumble 10 thcmsciy,s" anu It
Is now an up to dare place of 10 600 people,
with elegant hotels paved streets and hug
mills that rise up cOnSpiCuouSly along tao
hlllsides, and her electric street chr lin &
give connection to suburban points a'mo t
as large.
The great exposition was engincc @
without government pnp, congress hN,in I;
fulled to pass the hin taking stuck alihou ii
II had been done In the rasc Of all pret nis
cxposltlons. This aroused tho soiid mrn Of
Charleston and they doubled their suhscr p
lions on the spot and announced that
should be held. This action Of congress
seemed also to arouse a feeling over the
country In favor Of tho grand Ola ,lty an
In addition to the list OF costly State btih-
iugS on the grounds Philadelphia, Gin In
hntl ana olher large Northern points have
erected special structures In recognition of
the broad National commercial Importance
Of the affair Space was set aside I'm on
main building for those States that did not
erect structures and advantage has breA
taken Of II, for In addition 10 tho od cd
ton states, Missouri Colorado, Oregon ami
other Transmit ssSslppl states have hnc Is.
hihlts, mat from Missouri being tho most
| deeply regret To state that imrcr'nl
Texas, with natural resources. surpasSirg
amy state In the Union. is conspicuous =
her absence
The exposition as direct financial ven
ture will not pay. The Charleston busl-
ness men viii not get their money back.
1t is snid that single cnterprlsi,r cltl.
zen Will sink upwards of Sl01LCo but all
are satisfied, for the show has placed the
uoble old city in touch with the world nnl
done her incalculnbc good. and Tho lndi.
rect dement's Will be lasting. and r,n nor
be OYorcsiimuted ~
May rs and II will he West India dar.
and every city In Texas shonid h renre
sented: All the cities OF The i,nion skef
ing west indian trade viii 10 on hand
win delegatcs. The exposition n,anase.
ana nvnt -, mas Sfnt out Invitations b ondcast
anu me ieplCs coming In show that there
VIII be great attendance. Goyernors
mayors and other public ofhcials I'm addi.
u zion 70 the commercial bodies viii come
members Of roncr oin'er err and distinguished
'rgue win the countries below Isl
SAas sells beef. lumber. rice and other
blou1els 70 the West Indies now ana
tb sndi nter Inc grain and other products Of
ot stntd ~, states and has Big interest
LIKE LIKE ~ the situation and look ont for ber
means va H"nu py All
There Is large btilding on t,e grounds
devoted. exclusively Ia The prna1c,s soa lnuT
and u n, and crude, Of Cuba. Porto nj q
S ~ sS Ss0ef , issndS q the south Wat an
Vast trsd Lhere WI satisfy any ohe o. tho
totsen TO the point where they need I'm M.
uaae, A. they are no longer