The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
BEHIND IN
EXPOSITION PLAN
Other Southern States To Be
REPRESENTED at Panama
Pacific Exhibit
FUND OF $4,000 is NEEDED

0dtIieIliiY THicSl SpeClIIic'iS
of This Seasons Crops For
Display Provided Necessary
Amount Is Raised For North
Carolina To Participate
North Carolina is far behind in yhe
matter of participation in the Panama
Pacific International Exposition to be
held next year during 10 months at
San Francisco. Various plans have
been looked at in connection with the
participation by this tate in the
greatest Of all expositions.
The other Southern States will be
represented but North Carolina, which
certainly is in the very front rank in
opportunity and development, is very
uncertain as a participant at this
writing. The Virginia building is un-
der construction. That of Florida is
arranged for and this is also the case
as to the other States in the South.
A telegram from the memberS of the
Florida commission, which has been
some days at San Francisco, is to Mr..
w. w. O'Hara, who ia in charge of
the representation by the Southern
States. In behalf of the Florida com
mission it thanks him for having
interest in hat State to bring
about its taking part in this greatest
and best international exposition ever
projected.
Believe 1t Will Benefit South.
The telegram says, further: Since
u coming to San Francisco our last
prejudice has been overcome and we
feel it a great thing to our State to
participate. The character and con-
duct of the exposition and of the State
officials of California thoroughly sat
isfy us of not only fair but
imous treatment. We believe the whole
South will be greatly benefited if it
will get into the game. Every South
ern State ought to be in, for while
California has US beat as to
we can show them many things which
will open their eyes. The solid South
a beat the world and we want it to
see it's day Of opportunity. When the
South gets On her fertile soil as many
folks in proportion as they have in
California we will take our proper
place among the states in the Union.
We find that this is not a local, but a
truly international exposition"
Will Send Fresh Fruit.
Messrs. j. P. Felt and w. N. Con-
nelly, the members Of the Florida com
mission who sent this telegram, have
made all the arrangements for their
States participation. 1t will send each
week a carload of fresh fruit to the
exposition, the citrus fruit W OF
Florida having put up a great sum fol-
this purpose.
None Of the Southern States, except
Virginia made an appropriation fol-
participation in the exposition. Vir-
ginia is duplicating for it's State build
ing there, Mt. Vernon, the famous
home of Washington. The other
States raised the necessary funds ir
various WAYS Tho GAnrrio o~:clot
ure is now in session and it will make
the necessary provision. In NORTH
carolina various means have beer
: tried for the raising of funds, one be.
ing contributions by communities a.
5 centers, representing not only them.
, selves, but the territory around them
ana charlotte undertook to raise 81,
600 for this purpose. In several State:
moving picture exhibits will be mad
IN State buildings, Illustrating il
, State from end to end. This neces
states a State building, which Nee
not be costly, and an auditorium il
Whlch the picture are to be shown.
Appropriation May Lapse.
The Board Of Agriculture of thi
r state made an appropriation Of SIS,
GOO, conditioned upon the raising b
other means Of $4,000 by the expo
sltlon commission, which was name
early in May by Governor Craig, an,
which held its first meeting on tn
18th of that month at Raleigh. S
far no funds have been raised and il
about three weeks the appropriate
by the Board of Agriculture will laps
unless funds are secured. The Leg
d i%slature does not meet until next Jan
b uary.
n Vhis is the situation, clearly Sc
J. out, and the only question is whethe
e North Carolina is going to miss the op
h portunity. 1t now appears that 1t Wi
& be the only State III the south unrep
resented. and that it will fail Of rep
e resentation unless something is don
IS within the next few days, in som
manner or other. The agriculture
II department went promptly to work i
Iune to secure the finest agriculture
. snecimens of this eason's crops an
st has secured these, it being certai
Is that no State in the South can sur