Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-24
EXPOSITION NOTES


EAFOSIIlON NOIE6
The So Louis Fair.
The Worlds Fair Bulletin (oficial
orsan) announces that Mississippi 10
considering the matter Of exhibiting
her lumber resources In the form OF q
diminished reproduction Of her new
million dollar State House. designed
by Theodore c. Link OF St. Louis. who
has consented to supervise the repro
duction
In the same issue Il reioices BE-
cause "A telegram from Jackson. Miss
March IL. states that plans are os
foot to raise $4,000. Ia addition d
the 10000 appropriated by the Legi1
lature. and get up . Mississippi dis
play sciipsing that Of any othed
Southern State at the Worlds Fair"
In speaking OF the favorable reportd
from home and foreign lands. the BuI
lstin says provision for State exhihitl
has been made in New York. Penn
sylvania. Ohio. Illinois. Wisconsin,
Minnesota. Kansas. Nebraska, Cole
rzdo. Missouri. Mississippi. Georgia
South Carolina. Arizona. New Mexico
and Oklahoma. Bills for the SAND
purpose are pending In the Legisla
/ tur-s Of other States. Where thG
State Legislatures will not meet il
time. or are hampered by eonstitn
tional restrictions. the people hav(
taken the matter in hand. a. in Texz1
and Arkansas. and confidently declare
that their exhibits shall be the mos
attractive displays at the fair. Nearl1
all the States referred to will have
splendid buildings on the expositiod
site. and Illinois. Missouri. Texas
Kansas. Arkansas anS West virgini1
have already selected the grounds I'd
their buildings.
II would be well for some Of tn
critics among the newspaper fold
(anu some OF the people at largeD 4
read over with care the following sel
sible editorial in a recen, issue of III
Ellisville News. from the forcible ped
Of Mat Gray:
No matter whether you agree wfsl
the Governor upon hts choice of
worlds Fair Bureau. and with n
bureau upon Its choice Of . commid
sioner OF not. there is but one thin
for the loyal Mississipplan now to d(
and that Is to contribute by eyed
means in his power to the exhi5
made by Mississippi At St Louis. tn
news would be glad TO see the Cie
Council take action by appointing
committee of patriotic citizens to 4
that an exhibit be prepared here
Eilisvilie as well as for the counr
Every citizen has q direct interest (
the exhibit TO be made. and every od
should do all in his power 20 add
the effectiveness Of the exhibit n
value Of such advertising Is direct an
very great The principal need Of Il
State at this time is capital for 4
development. The Worlds Fair vi
present the resources and opportuu
ties TO millions OF people. many
whom are seeking opportunities Il
profitable investment Aid all I'd
can
In reply to a number OF letters frol
correspondents over the State.
take this means of stating that up
the hour Of this writing the Govern(
and his associates OF the bureau han
not given cut any appointments. n(
have they. or Commissioner Henry,
yet decided upon the matters OF sue
interest to the public When they
they will. We feel sure. communica
their decisions to the people, in who
interest they are laboring. The wol
before them Is great in its scope. al
, they have a high duty to perform
| the proper performance OF the tasl
assigned them by the State. Hem
1t Is only Just to them and to the p@
, pie that they go about the whole m1
: ter with deliberation and give 1t car
, full thought They are now postiI
: themselves on the matter in its eve
{ phase. reading and studying about
: past expositions. informing themselv
T as to what the State can exhibit, al
I they will also visit st. Louis. lo(
: over the field and do the very b
! they can for the State in the locati(
5 Of her buildings. etc. As these thin
e are decided upon, the public will
/. informed.
! As to the correspondents who {
) interested in the woman's exhi
, land in particular the corresponds
r from Warren county,. we can only {
e as yet that We feel sure the women
0 the State will not suffer at the han
: OF the Governor. the commissioner
the bureau. The State Of Mississil
has made name and fame throughd
the land because Of the justice vi
winch (unsought) she has treated
women, and because of her splent
generosity to her girls. Now that
4 has given them the training and
opportunity to carve out their bra
careers. We feel sure that they
have fair showing and courted
treatment in Mississippi's exhibit
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
As to the proposition that the wd
en- start out to raise a supplement
fund for a woman's exhibit-with
Difference to the distinguished ID
making the suggestion-we beli(
that it will be better for the Sts
I better for the exhibit, better for
WOMEN. IL we will all join hands
work together for Mississippi's Z
cess.
4 Her friends and her admir-
; throughout the State-and where
: else her gifted pen is known-will
, gret the retirement from .ournalis
fields of Mrs. Hala Hammond Butt