The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1902-09-12

70. T.
81. Louis Exposition
That figure prominently in Aber
deems history. He noted with
feeling the absence of many old
citizens who have passed over the
river and whom he had known
IN years that are passed, among
them General s. J Gholson, Judge
Joel VI. Acker, Gen. Reuben Davis,
Hon. r. O. Reynolds, Judge J.. K
Houston, Bishop Robert Paine.
j. Il. Dilworth and Joe j. Evans.
to each OF whom he paid fitting
and merited tribute. He spoke III
complimentary terms of Major s.
a. Jonas service as State Com
missioner to the Worlds Fair at
New Orleans and characterized
that exhibit as the only creditable
one that Mississippi ever had.
Commissioner Henry gave a de
tailed historical sketch of the
Louisiana Purchase, the statesmen
who effected il and the several
splendid States and territories that
have been carved out of it. Allu
sion was made To the richness and
wonderful resources OF this con
gregatiou Of States and discussed
iastructively the great exposition-
that have been held in America
and Europe.
Reverting to the subject in hand
the st. Louis Exposition Of 1902.
he held the attention Of his audi
ence while he said that Mississippi
had appropriated for the first time
in her history an adequate sum fof
an exhibit which had met the in
dorsement of the people. lie ex
planned that the ST Louis exposi
ton will celebrate the Tooth ami
versary of the Louisiana purchase,
and that because of the magnitude
OF the exhibition ii has been post
poned till 1904. This exposition
will be four times greater than the
Philadelphia Centennial and twic.
as large as the Worlds Fair 1T
Chicago, eclipse the Paris Exposi-
ton, and represent concrete pic
ture of civilization at the begin
ming Of the twentieth century by
presenting the products, resources.
customs-in fact every work of art
and nature of the several States
of the Union and the other nations
Of the world. He said that the
legislature had appropriated fifty
thousand dollars for this exhibit
and that the seventy-tive counties
OF the State must display every
thing grown, raised, manufactured
or produced, so that Mississippi
would take her true place among
the CONFERENCE.-The of America.
Col. Henry emphasized that sam
plies of the best agricultural pro-
ducts of the State are wanted
cotton, corn, wheat, oats, barley.
rye, rice, potatoes, peas. grass, etc:
all kinds of woods and lum Der;
fabrics from every loom and fac
tory; minerals of every character
found in the State; woman 5 work.
including every article of her hand
iwork; an educational exhibit rep
resenting the best work and most
advanced thought of the teacher;
fine art department of paintings,
crayons, pastels. sculpture, en-
cravings. etc: a fishery exhibit,
showing the product of fresh and
salt water, including canned oys-
tiers, crab and shrimp from the
gulf coast canneries; stock ex-
hibit wherein will be shown the
finest native cattle and stock: "A
collection of inventions, fossils,
relics and curios; negro exhibit
showing the craft, workmanship
and progress of the race.
Commissioner Henry said that
it was intended to reproduce Beau
voir, the home of Sefferson Davis,
as the home of the commissioner