The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-07
PEOPLE URGED TO
GO TO EXPOSITION.
GOV. M'sWEENEY ISSUES ADDRESS TO
THE PUBLIC.
As to "south Carolina Day''-Reason Why
Everybody in the State Should Feel
an Interest In the Success
Of the Exposition.

the governor III regard W OouIu
Carolina Day" at the Charleston ex-
position, for which the railroads have
just announced very cheap rate.
To the People of South Carolina:
I desire to bring to the attention
of the people of the State the follow
ing resolutions adopted by the gene
raj assembly after the return from a
visit to the Charleston exposition:
Be it resolved by the house of rep
resentatives, the senate concurring:
Whereas the board of directors of
the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition company
did extend an invitation to the gen.
eral assembly to visit the said expo
sition now being held IN the city OF
Charleston under the endorsement of
the State of South Carolina and the
city of Charleston; and
Whereas the general assembly did
accept said Invitation and visited the
said exposition on the 9TH and 9Th OF
February; and
Whereas the members of the gen.
eral assembly deem it proper to ex-
press to the board of directors of the
exposition company and to the peo-
pie of the State at large their opin-
on of the said exposition; be it
Resolved, That having viewed the
exposition, the grounds, buildings
and exhibits therein contained, we
unhesitstingly and unqualifedly say
to the management Of the exposition,
and to the people of South Carolina,
that we found the exposition in every
respect far in excess Of our expecta-
tions, that in many ways there are
object lessons to be seen Of adVsn-
| tage to every citizen of our State.
Resolved, That it is the opinion of
the Legislature that special South
Carolina day should be named, and
suggest March goth as suitable day,
and we recommend to the people OF
| the entire State that they assemble
at the exposition on that date and in
| spect the resources and industries of
our State so fully exhibited in South
Carolina's building as we'll as to see
the great industries and resources OF
other sections of our country and to
be able to Judge justly of a city and
it's people who conceived and carried
through a project that will unques-
t1onably be of great advantage to the
entire State and its people.
Resolved, further, That the COVER
nor be and is hereby authorized and
requested to have these resolutions
published throughout the State, and
to arrange through the State exposi-
tion commission for such public ex-
ercises on the exposition grounds,
etc., as he may deem necessary on
that date.
1t is my duty, as we'll as my pleas
ure, to call attention to these resolu-
tinns, unanimously adopted by your
representatives, to the people OF the
State, and to urge every man, woman
and child in South Carolina to take
heed and make it q special point to
visit Charleston On the occasion of
South Carolina day, March 10th.
There can be no doubt that the ex-
position is beyond question the most
elaborate, complete and successful
enterprise of its kind ever undertaken
in the South, and aside from the pa
triotic duty that the people owe to
the undertaking, those who fail to 90
to Charleston will have sincere cause
to regret the opportunity that they
have lost.
Without an exception everyone
who has visited Charleston returns
singing the praise of the exposi-
ton, and it is my pleasure to
commend the undertaking in the
strongest terms.
1t is the duty of every citizen OF
South Carolina to attend this exposi-
ton at some time during It's progress
1t is essentially a State enterprise
conceived and carried into effect fol-
/ the benefit of the State, and deserves
the hearty support and encourage
ment of every citizen of the State
Horo aro 1isDlaved TO the world tht