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THE LIFE OF ADDRESS.
BOHN IN WORTH’S STUDIO
BURIED IN A HOVEL.
How the New Yerk Anon; of the (treat Man Milliner
Worka-Ordering Ball Costumes by Cable—
fortunes Bpent in roUettes which are
Boaroely Worn—A Costly Article.
A favorite (though to be sure they arc all
favorites) actress last week exhibited to a
News reporter the dress she was to base the
suooAi of her next new part on. The report
er admitted it to be both gorgeous and beau
tiful, ami remarked that it must have cost a
great deal of money. “I should say it did,"
replied the wearer. "It was made by Worth,
through Ins agency here, for a leader of socie
ty. She paid a thousand dollars for it, wore it
once, and sold it back to the agent for a couple
of hundred. Her only objection to it was
that a woman she bated wore one on thosmne
occasion very nearly like it, so the charm of
uniqnencsH which invested hers received aset-
back which even its costliness and splendor
would not atone for."
"You spoke of an agent of Worth's here,”
said the reporter. “Do you mean to say the
great French man-milliner employs a drum
mer in New York?"
"Not at all. But there is a man here who
will take orders for him, and see that they are
carried out. Here’s liis card. Go an inter
view him. I must be off to the matinee."
The card she banded the reporter was that
of a customer who lias become famous for his
magnificent dressingof the performers in some
of the great successes at our leading play
houses. The news representative found him
installed among mirrors, Oriental wraps and
tajiostry and sumptuary productions of all
sorts, in handsome rooms on Broadway, witli
a very praiseworthy corps of good-looking
young fcomon assistants' lie spoke freely
and affably upon the-interesting topic with
which lie was associated.
lie lias, indeed, acted as intermediary be
tween many of our society belles and the fa
inons Parisian dressmaker. Some of the most
superb toilettes worn on great social occasions
here for several seasons past were furnished by
him. The process l>v which they are obtained
is simple enough. He is himself a professor
of the art in which Monsieur Worth is a mas
ter, and measures the subject himself, and
makes choice of the combination and color of
fabrics she is to wear. The order is then
drawn up with as much care ns if it was a
millionaire's will, ami forwarded to Paris for
execution. To tlic price Worth charges lie
adds a percentage for his own trouble, and the
business is done.
Toilets of the most elaborate and costly
character are thus worn here by Indies whom
Worth never saw, although his labor and art
contributed to their charms. Two seasons
ago the wedding outfit of the daughter of a
wealthy family was ordered through the
agent at a cost of over $10,000. In addition
the bride’s father paid for the dresses of the
bridesmaids at a cost of some $2,000 more.
For tiie birthday jmrty of a sixteen-year-old
metropolitan belle a most mngnificent cos
tume was ordered. It Was of gold brocade
and velvet, and assessed at $1,100. Another
stupendous construction was a white satin
sown with seed pearls, which was ordered
three months in advance last year to be worn
ut the charity isill. This .work of art cost
$1,200. Dresses of from $500 to $1,000 are
almost as common as Dowers in May to the
order book of our customer, and in the busy
season lie and bis assistants often have their
bunds over full. A couple of months before
. .one of onr great balls there is always a rush,
and Monsieur Worth’s services are in such de
mand this side the Atlantic that he doubtless
lias to put an extra force at work in his Paris
studio.
Orders are sent by letter, but on several oc
casions the telegraph has- been used. Not
long ago an order for a toilette for a Brooklyn
belle was raided across. The message cast
$1(52. In order to cable an order, Worth must,
of course, have the patron’s ■ measure and de-
seriytioa for which each order issentaminute
detail of the complexion and general style of
the person it applies to. Witli this to refer to,
it is easy enough for him to fill a commission,
but neither the wires nor those who operate
them could be trusted to carry the complicated
measurements necessary to secure the proper
fitness of a Hwell toilette. On several occasions,
when the order was a heavy one, the agent
has crossed the water himself to deliver it.
In addition to the leaders and bright lights
of society who command Worth’s services
through his agent, there are some very profit-
aide customers who belong to a class society
doos not recognize at nil. Ralston, tlic Bank
of California magma*-, whocomniittcd suicide
on the ruins of his fortune some years back,
ordered all the state wardrobe of his last mis
tress (who, hy-the-by, turned up in Italy not
long ago as the comisuiiou and accomplice of
gr ille of a band of American forgers who were
arrested there) in this way. The other noto
rious women of the golden state, were
not, of course, to be left behind in
this, and many thousand dollars Mowed
into Monsieur Worth’s purse in return for
dresses which the refined society of San Fmn-
franeisco—that aristocracy ot bnr-tenders,
black legs and mining sharks—alone viewed.
One of the heaviest patrons of tlic agency t«r-
dav is a female who ran a course ot painted
splendor in the glory days of the Paris of the
Pacific as the light of love of a many time
millionaire, who paid her a small fortune to
leave him to his legitimate family, and who
is now living in New York, the wife of a
• wealthy English gentleman who is in happy
ignorance of her post.
A curious feature of the trade n which
Monsieur Worth’s proxy officiates is the ulti
mate use that many of the splendid costumes
he.handles come to. Fully half the grand
tv.Aets, having been worn a few times, come
h-.ric to him in part-payment for newer sump
tuary fancies. I.iko a pawnbroker, lie pays a
price utterl v out of proportion to what the
goods cost. ' Thus for a $1,000 dress, scarcely
worn he will give at the uttermost $200. But
the richest folks are glad to get any price for
what they are tired of. The fine ladies whe
present their cast-oil finery to their maids are
mnch common than those who make it
help pav for its successor. These dresses are
deftlv repaired, freshed up and altered as may
In? required, and sold again at half their orig
inal price to be worn in society plays on the
Many of them arc not even sold, but rented
for that purpose, and for another quite as
cliaractcnstie. One costumer drives quite a
trade in fitting out ladies with more ambition
than means for state occasions, and you will
find the statelv toilets which commenced
their social careers in the charmed preeincts
of upper tendoms circulating about the mask
balls at a rental of twenty-five dollars a night.
When time and use have impaired its fresh
ness and beauty too utterly for such com
paratively small service, the dress is turned
over for whatever he can be induced to pay
for it to a less pretentious costumer, and re
commences its career of guyety in the social
reunions of the blush rose coterie, or the
original rams at Pythagoras hall.
So, by natural stages, it settles into the
squalid seclusion of the.Baxter street old clo
shop. Rescued thence, it enjoys another brief
period of use, and then we tiud it among the
collection of shreds and patches presided over
by the old woman at St. Paul’s churchyard,
fingered by the poor woman going- a market
ing, to whom its glories, sullied and faded as
they are, are still gorgeous as tlic storied
splendors of King Solomon.
"Last year," said the costumer, “I contract
ed to supply the costumes for a new piece at
the theater. Among them was to be a
used-up boll dress. Now it is easy enough to
THE WEEKLY - CONSTITUTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1881.
make new dresses, but hard work to get an
old one which will make the right show" on
tlic stage. I advertised, and several were
brought to me, but none suited. Then I took
a trip through Baxter street. In a miserable
hovel, half below the sidewalk, near Worth
street, I found a pile of oldrskirts heaped up
and marked fifty cents apiece; I tumbled
them over until I’came to one that gave me
quite a start. 11 was a dress I had imported
for a young lady of the very highest society
here a couple of seasons buck. Moreover, it
was just what I wanted. I paid my half dol
lar, and walked home with a bundle under
my arm that had cost, when I sent it home
first, $750.”
CHRISTOPHE.
"King Henri U King Stephen’s peer.
His breeches cost him but a crown!"
So from the old world came the jeer
Of them who hunted Touwalnt down:
lint what was he—this slave that swept •
The shambles, then to greatness leapt?
Their counterfeit In bronze, a thing
To mock—or every inch a king?
On San Soud's defiant wall •
His peo|<te saw, against the sky.
Christophe—a shape the height of Saul—
A chief who brooked no rivals nigh.
Right well he aped the antique state,
His birth was mean, his heart was great;
No azure filled bis veins—Instead
The Afric torrent, hot and red.
He built far up the mountain side
A royal keep, and walled it round
With towers the palm tops could not hide;
The ramparts toward ocean frowned;
Pencuth, within the rock-hewn hold.
He heaped a monarch's store of gold.
He mane bis nobles in a breath:
He held Uie power of life and death.
An.l here through torrid years he ruled
The Hiiytian horde, a despot king—
Marked Europe’s [soup—her minions schooled
In trade ami war and parleying.
Yet reared his <1 uskv heirs In vain:
To end tiie drama, late grew fain—
Uprose « rebel tide, and flowed
Close to the threshold where he strode.
“And now the Iilack must exit make,
A Craven at the lust,” they say.
No so—Christophe his leave will take
The long unwonted Roman way.
“Ho! ho!” cried lie, “the day is done.
And I go down with the troplcsun!”
A pistol shot—no sign of fear—
So died Christophe without u peer.
—Edmund Clarence Siednmu, in the Century for
November.
••Victory J-*
Under this caption, a gentleman in Iowa,
who had procured tiie Compound Oxygen
Treatment for his wife, writes: “I am suprised
at finding her so much improved in health.
When she began using tiie Oxygen she could
not sit up more than four hours at a time;
could not walk a quarter of amilc. Improved
from tiie first inhalation, and now, having
used tiie treatment for six we6ks, does consul
ernblc work around the house, and can walk
two miles anil not be tired. Raises no more
bloody matter. No coiiffr. Sleeps and eats
well. All that I can say is, ’Thank God and
Drs. Starkey <fc Palen!”’ Our Treatise on
Compound Oxygen, its Nature, Action, and
Results, sent free. Drs. Starkey & I’alen, 1109
and 1111 Girard Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Thiebs once said Prince Bismarck was “be
witching," Prosper Mcrimec said there was some
thing spiritual about him. There is a side to BIs-
marek in Iho contrast of man with man which
history may unearth, of which his mtemporar.v
chronicle knows little. He has the ideality of
true Teuton who dreams as well as acts.
A I.uJj In the Matter.
Chillir'otfce, Ohio, Itoss County Register.
That “woman’s wit is often superior to
man’s wisdom,” was convincingly proved in
a circumstance that occurred in this city re
cently. It appears that Mr. Ludwig Seliwarz-
ler, a widely known grocer on Station Road,
suffered with a very painful rheumatic head
ache to such a degree that he was obliged to
seek the aid of a physician. All medicines lie
used were of no avail. This induced Mrs.
Soliwarzler to buy St. Jacobs Oil. She pro
cured a bottle for her husband. With the
second application he found relief. The pain
left him, and he is ns well as ever again. A
remedy acting as promply as this certainly
deserves universal patronage.
Why Planter* are Poor,
Atlanta correspondence New York. Times.
The credit system is nn evil of, perhaps, greater
dimensions than the all mot ton delusion. Aside
from the demoralizing influences which debt ul
ways and every where has over those who Incur it,
file system of farm credits in the south has some
mischievous tendencies peculiar to itself. Its effect
is to muke the planter the serf of the merchant witli
whom he deals. All his gains arc his master's; he
cannot sell except to that master nor buy of any
other, and be must always pay the price demanded
of him, but is compelled to accept what he can get
for his crop. A farmer who is without capital goes
to his factor in the spring and pledges to him by
chattel mortgage or otherwise the cotton crop he in
tends to raise during the coming sea
son as security for the merchandise
ho will consume while the crop Is
growing. On this security the merchant advances
him'money from time to time to pay his help, and
furnishes him seed, tools, bacon, molasses, flour,
hay, and all farm and family supplies. It must not
l>c supposed that these goods are charged to the far-
inor at the cash prire. If this were the case the
credit system would be comparatively innocent.
In general argument and discussion it is customary
to sjs-ak of the credit price as being from 25 to -10
per cent higher than the cash price. The difference
is really much greater. The Georgia department of
agriculture has carefully investigated this matter,
and iis published statement shows that In north
Georgia bacon sells on an average at 9 cents per
pound cash, and 11 cents on lime, an advance which,
if we take Into consideration the time for which
the credit is granted—that is from the datj of pur
chase until me first of November—amouut&on an
average to 44.5 per cent per annum on The cash price
Com . ells for (Vi cents per bushel for cash and 90
cents on time, an advance of 81.2 per cent For the
whole state the average advance on cash prices is,
for bacon, 40 percent per annum, and.for corn, 01.4
per ceut. To buy on credit in October a bushel of
com worth 64 eeiitsaud pay 90 cents todischurge the
debt on N’ovember 1 is equivalent to borrowing
money at -to wer cent per mouth, or 480 per cent per
annum. There is no occupation in file world, ex
cept. peril*. ... uecessful bank burglary or diamond
digging ■* h can be made to pay a return on cap
ital borrowed t such a ruinous rale. How can it be
poss.olc for th planters of file south to raise cotton
tor S or y > enis a'pound, sell It for 10, pay their ex-
o ouant provision bills, and have anything left?
As a matte' • f fact, , few of them
have anything left. The factor, the
buyer, the uv... . . „ins, presses, and compresses,
the shipper, and the manufacturer levy their toll
on the cotton crop atid all get rich. The poor far
mer alone grows poorer, and his own f<m y Ls the
cause of his pover.y. Atlanta handles every year
120.000 bales of cotton. On every bale she levies
various tolls and commissions, amounting in tlic
aggregate to 8150.000 or SlsO.OOO a year for the city on
its whole cotton business, exclusive of manufactur
ing and speculation. This money goes Into the
pockets of u limited number of men—a few hun
dred at most—in sums varying from SI00 to
315.000 or more. The 200,000 cotton fanners
of the state do hot average more than 810 apiece
as their annual share of the profits for
their year's work. If they raise 750,000 bales, sell
ing for 837.500.000, their share of the profits at the
liberal estimate of 10 cents per pound would
amount to 87,500,000, or 837.50 each. Ry raising
their own supplies and buying for cash whatever
was needed to supplement home production, they
could easily diminish their expenses to a degree
which would reduce the cost of cotton low enough
to allow a profit of 6 cents per pound, or 8112.59
annual profit for each planter in Georgia—a very-
large average net gain on a single product.
Will Wonder* Brer Cease?
Fort Wayne, Ind., Sentinel.
Mr. John G. Fledderruan, the well-known
Merchant Tailor, in Union Block, writes
was a sufferer for many years with Neuralgia
and Rheumatism, and found no relief until I
tried St. Jacobs Oil. After using two bottles
I was entirely cured."
President E. W. Cole, of the East Tennes
see, Virginia and Georgia railroad, after a talk with
Mr. C. P. Huntington, says that the road from
Knoxville to Cincinnati via the Kentucky Central
will be ready for the traffic bv next September.
Fortune Throw* Her t*luncc* All A round.
Tiie wide spread popularity of the old estab
lished Louisiana State Lottery is easily attested
by the great diversity of residence of its for
tunate winners at the -136tli grand drawing on
September 13th last, when the principal win
ners turned up for their money from Mem
phis, Tennessee; Indian Bay, Arkansas; Vin
cennes, Indiana; Albany, New York; Cull
man, Alabama; Brooklyn, New Y'ork;
Warsaw, Ind., and many thousands of other
plactS all over the world. Tiie next drawing
(the 138tli) will take place on Tuesday, No
vember Sth. and any one writing to M. A.
Dauphin, New Orleans, Louisiana, will
quickly learn all about it.
novl—d&wlt
THE EXPOSITION.
FACTS AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY
NOTED.
A Distinguished Party Comes from the East—Geor
gia’s Exhibit—An Old-Time Gin—General Beau
regard—Cotton Manufacture and Yarns—
Two Good County Exhibits.
From the EmL
A DISTINGUISHED PARTY ARRIVES.
Sunday the fast mall brought in one of the most
distinguished parties which has visited the exposi
tion. It is composed of gentlemen whose wealth
and culture make them valuable in every way to
this great industrial show. Nearly all of them are in
one wav or other interested in cotton, and they will
study the esc position closely. The party met in New
York and intended to come direct to Atlanta, but
were prevailed upon to stop in Richmond, where
they remained from 11 o’clock Saturday until 3.
This stay, though brief, is agreed by all to have
been very pleasant. Tho visitors were taken in
hand by a citizen committee who showed them vari
ous points of interest in Richmond and put in the
few hours as well as they could.
The party left Richmond for Atlanta already well
disposed toward the south nnd its people. The trip
was pleasant to Atlanta, and when the .excursion
rolled Into the city the gentlemen were all fresh
and happy. They were soon comfortably at home
in the various hotels.
M rnday they visited tho exposition, and there
was but one opinion among these men who know
what such a show should bo. They agree thut it Ls
a great success; such an exhibition os should at
tract crowds from all parta of the country. Atlanta
artd her big enterprise made some good friends yes
terday and we hojie tho first impressions will he
strengthening. Tho party will remain, here the
rest of the week and will attend the exposition
every day. (
The party is composed of the following gentle
men, the list showing tho number of spindles and
looms and capital employed with tho umount of
cotton consumed cash year:
Hon. Edward Atkinson, a member of the New
England cotton manufacturers’ association, and
president of the Boston Manufacturers’ mutual fire
insurance company: Alexander G. Commock,
agent Boot milLs, Lowell, Mass., represents 125,009
spindles, 3,800 looms, 82,500,000 capital, and uses
2,700 bales per annum; O. S. Brown, Salmon Falls
manufacturing company, of Salmon Falls, New
Hampshire, represents 55,000 spindles, 1,200 looms,
8000.000 capital, and uses 0,000 bales of cotton per
annum; F. E. Clarke,agent Pemberton mills, Law
rence, Mass., 50,000 spindles, 1,200 looms, 5800,000
capital, and uses 8,500 bales of cotton per year:
William II. Jennings, treasurer Merchants’ mills,
Fall River, Mass., represents 90,600 spindles, 2,100
looms, SS00,000 capital, and uses 10,500 bales per
year; Charles Nourse, president Social mills compa
ny, whi own Social mills, the Globe mills and
Woonsocket mills, represents. 94,000 spindlei
2,100 looms, a vast amount of capital, and
works up 10,000 bales of cotton a year; Harvey
Kent, agent Exeter manufacturing company, Exe
ter, N. H., represents 20,000 spindles, 478 looms,
8323.000 capital, and uses 2,500 bales of cotton per
annum; II. D. Sullivan, treasurer Naumkaegsteam
cotton company, Salem, Moss., represents 93.000
spindles, 2,100, looms 81,500,000 capital and uses
12,300 bales per year; J. S. Ludland, agent
Merrimack manufacturing company, Low
ell, Mass., 150,000 • spindles, 4,250 looms,
82.500.000 capital and uses 18,000 bales of cotton per
year. Moses W. Richardson, treasurer Lewiston
mills, Lewiston, Maine, 25,000 spindles, 800 looms,
8500.000 capital and uses 10,000 bales of cotton per
year. Richard Gersed, Winghocking mill, Frank-
ford, Philadelphia, 17,000 spindles, 310looms, 8350,
000 capital and uses 4,000 bales of eottou per year.
A number of gentlemen who properly belong
with the party will arrive to-day. They are:
D. J. Johnson, Harmony mills company. Cohoes,
New York, uses 30,000 bales per year. Whittentoti
manufacturing company, the Cohaimet mills, West-
ville milLs'and Elizabeth Poolo mills, of Taunton,
Mass., are represented by Charles L. Lovering, the
president and treasurer: the several factories use up
25,008 bales per year. Amos D. Lockwood, of I’rov
idence, R. I., represents the Lockwood company, of
Waterville, Me. The Quinnebaug company,
of Dairielsvllle, Connecticut, and the
Danielsville company, of Datiielsvllle,
Connecticut, the three using 15,000 bales per year.
George C. Richardson & Co., of Boston and New
York, principal owners nnd ageuts for several New
England corporations, are represented in Mr. Atkin
son’s party by Mr. Smith, the New York partner of
tho firm. This firm represents manufactories which
use up 95,000 bales per year. The party is accom
panied by Mr. Thomas Pray, Jr., managing editor
of the Boston Journal of Commerce, and Mr. F. W.
Rollins, of the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Georgia'* Exhibit
in tne center of the main building, up stairs, is an
honor to the state, especially when it Ls remembered
that it was not collected by auy authority of the
state or by its aid, but.simply through the industri-
ous and patriotic efforts of such men as Judge Hen
derson and his efficient assistants in the department
of agriculture.
They secured the best of the state fair, and by file
aid of Dr. Cary, general superintendent of that ex
hibition, brought it to Atlanta to form the basis of a
general Georgia exhibit.
Judge Henderson, has also sent out the specimens
from file state department of agriculture and they
are one of the features of tho exhibit. In woods,
minerals, and vegetables there is a very fine show.
Some of the crop specimens bhown from Georgia
will compare weil with any. The entire exhibit
gives a good general idea of what Georgia can do
even with her present imperfect system of agricul
ture. It will be found of interest to all who will
inspect it.
An Old-Time Gin.
An old gentleman of this city has in his posses
sion one of the primitive cotton gins—the interme
diary between the process of picking off the lint by
hand and the invention of the saw-gin. By this
old-time implement the ginning br separating of
the lint and seed was effected by tho passage of the
cotton through rollers. It was a tedious process,
though much more expeditious thau picking by
hand. The contrivance was a simple one and not
at all ornamental—affording in this respect a con
trast with the handsome nnd ingenious cotton gins
of the£ present time, as strikingly illustrative as
the difference between the rude implements of the
last century and the wonder-working machinery
of this day.
The gentleman possessing this interesting remem
brancer of a former industry is not willing to pro
cure space in the exposition buildings for its exhi
bition alone, but is willing to contribute it freely to
any other exhibit. It would add to the display of
former cotton manufacturing Implements made by
the Willimuntic company, or other exhibitors, and
can be freely obtained by them if desired.
General Beauregard.
Among the arrivals yesterday was Genenal Beau
regard, who stopped on his way from New York to
New Orleans. He took rooms at tho Expodt on
hotel, and was soon discovered by his friends, who
warmly welcomed him, and during the afternoon
showed him over the grouhds and baildlngs. The
general was very much pleased with the
exposition and pronounced it an honor to Atlanta
Several of the general's old soldiers met him during
the day. He bears his age well, his eye has its
wonted fire and his step is sliU elastic. He will
leave for New Orleans this afternoon.
The New Tort Exhibitor*.
A meeting of the New York exhibitors was held
yesterday, and the New York exhibitors’ association
was organized with E. Gilbert, president: N. C.
Mosher, first vice president; William Joslyn, second,
vice president; R. A. Hewitt, secretary, W.
Herendeen, assistant secretary, and T. M. Bams,
treasurer.
After the transaction of some general business,
the executive committee were instructed to draff
resolutions thanking the people of Atlanta for their
kin<J reception last Thursday evening, which they
difi as follows:
Whereas, On Thursday October 27th, the exhibi
tors and visitors at the International cotton exposi
tion were most courteously and hospitably enter
tained by the citizens of Atlanta; be it
Resolved, Thut we, the exhibitors from the state
of New York, desiring to express our appreciation of
their hospitality, do hereby tender our sincere and
hearty thanks to our entertainers; and be it
Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be pub
lished in the daily papers of the city.
Coming to 8m U*.
A distinguished party from Boston, Mass., will
arrive in our city on next Thursday. They will
come in the"care of the president of the New York
and New England railroad. The following gentle
men compose the party; Hon. Leopold Morse,
member of congress from the Boston district; R. M.
Pnlsifer.E. B. Haskell and C. II. Andrews, proprie
tors of the. Boston Herald; Dr. Samuel A. Green,
city physician, of Boston; W. A. Haskell. E. W.
Dennison, William B. Fowler and Thomas Mack
all leading citizens. Major L. Mims received a
telegram yesterday stating the party was on the
way and would be hare on next Thursday.
C-ottan Manufacture* and Yarn*.
THE EXHIBIT OK THE STATI? DEPARTMENT.
One of the most interesting exhibits made at the
exposition Is that of the state department, which
sends a sample of cotton, wool and cosmos, and of
the fabrics therefrom, collected by Uie consuls of
the government in foreign countries. This exhibit
is in charge of Mr. Charles T. Hill, formerly upon
Forrest’s staff, and one of the most gallant of the
men who iollqwed him. Mr. Hill is a member of
the bureau of statistics, and is rapidly getting a
reputation as an authority. He is an affable, courte
ous gentleman, nnd fully up in the exhibits that
are made uhder his care. The following corres
pondence will explain the exhibit, and the circum
stances under which iteame to be made:
Department op State, Washington. October 22,
1881.—His Excellency, Governor A. H. Colquitt,
i’resident oi the Cotton Exposition, Atlanta, Ga.—
Sir: 1 have the honor to present for exhibition
at your cotton exposition a large collection of sura
pies of yarns and manufactures of foreign produe
tion and consumption, which have been selected
and forwarded to-this department bv United States
consuls an illustrations of the’ soils, stvles
quantity uud quality of cotton goods wanted in
their several districts.
TheseLsamples are fully described In the consu
lar’s reports published by this department, and I
have added thereto an analysis of the “Cotton goods
trade of the world."
Both the samples and published reports will be
presented to you by Mr. Charles T. Hill, of file bu
reau of statistics, who will represent fills depart
ment in connection therewith. I have the honor
to be, very respectfully, your excellency’s obedient
servant, James G. Blaine.
SENATOR MORGAN OK ALABAMA TO SECRETARY
BLAINE.
Washington. May 19, 18X1.—Sir: The expo !tion
which will be inaugurated in October at Atlanta.
Ga., premises to be the most important and useful
industrial meeting that has ever taken place in the
south, or, perhaps, in the whole country. It will
have an especial reference to the growth and manu
facture of textiles. ,
I have observed with much pleasure that the de
partment of state, through our representatives in
foreign countries, has collected samples of cotton,
wool and cosmos, and of fixe fabrics manufactured
from these materials, from almost every part of the
world, and has accumulated most Important infor
mation touching their growth and manufacture,
and in reference te the markets In which the dif
ferent classes and styles of goods find the best prices
and greutest demand.
I am so impressed with the advantages that must
follow the exhibitions of these collections at the
Atlanta exposition that I venture to ask thut you
will place them in my charge for that purpose, "un
less you prefer to seud them in charge of an officer
of the state department, and I will see that they are
properly eared for and returned to the department
of state.
With great respect, your obedientservant,
John T. Morgan.
Hon. James G. Blaine. Secretary of Stale.
SECRETARY BLAISE TO SENATOR MORGAN.
Department ok State, Washington, Juno 22.—
SiR: In reply to your communication of the 19th
ultimo, wherein you request to have the various
samples of cotton and cosmos manufactures trans
mitted to this department by the consuls of the
United States placed at your disposal for exhibition
at the cotton exposition to be held in Atlanta, Ga.,
in October uext, said samples to be returned at the
close of the exposition, I have the honor to inform
you that it gives me much pleasure to comply with
your request, believing thut the exhibition of these
samples, as proposed by you, will be a matter of
great interest and profit to our cotton manufacturers
and exporters.
Iu connection herewith I have also the honor to
infonn you that tho consular reports transmitting
the foregoing samples, on file cotton goods trade of
file various countries and the share of the United
States therein, are now beiug prepared for the
printer, ana will be published in good time for the
Atlanta exposition.
As these samples nnd reports represent in a large
degree the various phases of the cotton goods trade
of the world, I sincerely hope their exhibition will
fulfill all your expectations-.
1 have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,
James G. Blaine.
The Hon. John T. Morgan, United States Senator.
Borne Mutter* of Interest About the Exposition.
To-day opens the cattle show—one of the weekly
exhibits in which the agricultural world and all
lovers of fine cattle.must feel au especial Interest.
The judges will meetiu the room of the Georgia
exhibit at 10 o’clock to-day for the purpose of or
ganization. Most of the cattle have arrived and
all will be here to-day. The list of entries is as fol
io wss:
D. J. Whitmore, Troy, Ohio, Devon herd; J. B.
Wade, Atlanta,herd of 23 Jerseys; Edward R Hicks,
Nashville, Devon herd: A. J. Uartis, Jersey bull;
Richard Peters, Atlanta, herd 17 Jerseys; J. R. An
derson, Anderson's, Ohio, herd of Short-horns; Dr.
J. S. Holliday, Jersey bull; A. W. Holcombe, Mil-
ton county, jack and one pair of
work oxen; -George W. Palmer, Saltvlllo,
Virginia, herds of short horns and Jerseys, and u
number of Devons: A., 11. Davenport, Lexington,
Kentucky, herd of sheep.
SPECIAL DAYS.
There are several local organizations that are pre
paring now to come to Atlanta by special excursions
io see tiie exposition.
The business men of Rome are working diligently
in the matter, and the prospect is that we
will have a large crowd from the beautiful
hill ciiy iu a few days. It has been proposed to hav
a Rome day on the 12th. A reporter of The Con
stitution asked Mr. Kimbhll If there was anything
to conflict with such au arrangement, and he said
“no.” On thecontrary, he said the exposition man
agers would do all in their power tc
make the Romans have a grand time,
and give them a reception worthy of north
Georgia’s livest city. Next to Atlunta Rome comes
in for thrift, and when the people of that place sei
their heads todoa filing thwre is no such thing as
failure. A11 the leading business houses will there
fore be closed in Rome on the 12th, and Atlanta
may as W ell make up her mind to meet three thou
sand Romans ou that day. Indianapolis
has arniuged for a large excursion on the
2d, the rate of fare for the round trip being only
812.50. This is to be a good excursion and comes
from a good country and one that will certainly
send others.
We have a circular in which it is announced that
an association of the textile manufacturers of
Philadelphia will leave that city on Monday morn
ing by the Pennsylvania road for Atlanta.
A full train of Pullman sleeping eftrs will be made
up and brought through to Atlanta. A Pullman
car will be provided for every twenty-two persons
purchasing tickets. They come by the Kennesaw
route, and the time of the excursion tickets is lim
ited only by the duration of the exposition. Phila
delphia has the largest textile interests of any city in
America and Mr. W. T. Seal, who is the secretary of
the Manufacturers’ association, thinks that several
hundred persons will come ou the excursions, ana
will represent an enormous amount of capital.
The Maryland exhibitors held a meeting
on yesterday to prepare for a grand Mary
land excursion, which will reach here some
time next week. Besides ordering
badge* and preparing for special entertainment o :
the guests tney resolved to arrange for a special
Maryland headquarters. This excursion will be a
large one.
THE OHIO EXHIBITORS.
The Ohio exhibitors' association held their regu
lar weekly meeting yesterday, 8. R. Smith, of Cin
cinnati, president, presiding, and after some routine
business the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted:
Whereas, The Cincinnati Southern railroad com
pan? has, with manifest liberality and public spirit,
been the pioneer in the movethnt for a low passen
ger rate to the Internationa! cotton exposition at
Atlanta and has established the lowest rate yet an
nounced, that of 87 for the round trip; and.
Whereas, The success of the cotton exposition and
the interests of 2,000 exhibitors there assembled de-
pe d upon the co-operation of the railroads in es
tablishing a rate of fare that will induce an attend
ance commensurate with its magnitude and charac
ter; and,
Whereas. The rates now established by the south
ern roods are much too high to accomplish this re
sult—
Be it resolved by the Ohi6 exhibitors’ association,
That the thanks of all exhibitors at the Interna
tional cotton exposition are due to the Cincinnati
Southern railroad company, and that the thanks of
this association are hereby tendered to that corpo
ration.
Resolved further. That a copy of these resolu
tions be properly transcribed and certified to. and
that they be transmitted to the president and man
agers of the Cincinnati Southern railroad com
pany.
WHAT HE SAYS. »
The following dispatch was received yesterday
from the committee sent to Savannah to sec Mr.
Itaoul in relation to the low rates of fare:
Savannah, Octobers!.—G. Kettlewell, Secretary
Exhibitors’ Railway Committee. Headquarters Expo
sition Grounds: Mr. Raoul will submit a preposi
tion for low rate of weekly excursions to railroad
directors on November Sth.
lion. Edward Atkinson'* Telegram to the New York
Herald.
Hon. Edward Atkinson, at the head of the
committee of the New England cotton manu
facturers’ association, and himself the initial
projector of our great exposition, took a rapid,
jut intelligent, survey of the buildings and
grounds and their contents ou yesterday. In
addition to the interview widen is published
elsewhere, we are permitted to print tlic fol
lowing glowing telegram sent from Mr. Atkin
son by wire last night to the New Y’ork
Herald, and which will appear in that journal
tikis morning:
To the Editor of the Herald: Having come here
with a committee of the New England cotton man
ufacturers’ association and other gentlemen greatly
interested in eottou manufacture. I desire to ex-
iress their profound convictions of the great impor-
ance and grand success of this exposition at At
lanta. In what I say as to their judgment, I fully
concur.
The exhibition exceeds in its scope, in its influ
ences and in iu completeness, anything that 1 ever
dared dream of, and it gives me a painful sense of
responsibility even to have suggested the idea. Few
cun conceive the magnitude, the variety and the
influence of what there is here. My friends concur
with me iu the judgment that there are the begin
nings of greater iniprovenients and that rest its
more profoundly affecting the whole industry of
this country in this exhibition than iu any groat
exhibition ever held anywhere, and several of mv
friends are familiar with most exhibitions which
have been held.
The industrial revolution now proceeding and
far advanced iu this southern land must be seen to
be apprehended, and its visible and tangible re
sults are here. No one who has any private jnter-
est in connection with this section of our common
country; no one who has any public interest in the
welfare of our nation, can afford to stay away from
here, who can spare the time to come, if I may use
file expression, the potentialities of the future are
to be found here in the ores, in the timber, in the
coal, in the productions of agriculture, in new ap
paratus, new machinery and absolutely new inven
tions for the treatment of eottou—all in wonderful
variety.
The one fifing wanting, and the only thing want
ing to-day, is the hearty co-operatiou of the rail
road corporations, even in far distant places. If
they could understand their, own interest as fully
as we can see it, they would do the work of bring
ing great crowds at absolute cost,or even less, for tho
sake of the influence upon the future traffic, which
will come out oi this grand undertaking.
I am uufiiorizcd.aud warranted by my associates,
who represent the active management and control
of one-eighth of the eottou spindles of the United
States in those who are now present, in ul! that I
say; and one of them has just said that if he could
find stronger language to put the statement in he
would do so.
Other members of the committee will presently
join us who will bring onr representation up to
one-fifth the cotton spindles of the United States.
Edward Atkinson.
Tt will be naturally concluded from the
above estimate promulgated by Mr. Atkinson
and his associates that he and they are right
fully proud of and astonished at the outcome
of his perhaps chance suggestion.
The following telegram was sent by Mr. At
kinson last nigiit:
Atlanta, October 31.—5V. G. Raoul, General Man
ager Georgia Central railroad, Havaunah, Ga.: This
exhibition lias greater vulne than any one ever held,
it is the second step ill an industrial revolution ou
which the welfare of our whole country depends.
The country is not yet aroused to it, and all now
depends on the uction taken by file railroads. Only
make a low fare, not over a cent a mile, and the
crowd cannot fa'il to come. The north waits and
watches vour action. You will make money and
vou will bring men. You will start emigration,
success or failure rests with you. The whole thing
here is a marvel in its completeness. Accommoda
tions are good and cheap.
Two Georgia Counties
Have an excellent exhibit in the railroad build
ing. Thoy are Glynn and McIntosh. Captain G.
C, Dent has arranged the display with great taste.
It consists of some of the most beautiful rice of pif-
ferent varieties we have ever seen. There is also a
good show of tobacco, and some specimens
of native wines, fit for any epi
cure’s table. Fure olive oil, made from
olives grown in these counties is another feature of
the exhibit. There are also specimens of tobacco,
oats and coni. AU these articles are displayed on
stands of the prettiest curled Georgia pine. A na
tive of the wire grass regions—au enterprising
gopher—is one of the curiosities.
Professor Rllej’s Address.
Wednesday there was a general disappointment
among the planters on the grounds thut Professor
Riley, of the department of agriculture, did not
deUver his lecture on the cotton worm. It has been
arranged that he shaU deliver It Friday at 12 o’clock
n Judges’ hall. Oil this subject the professor is ac
knowledged authority, and in his lecture he will
treat of the bestmethods of exterminating the wotm.
No subject could be of more vital importance to
he planters of the south than this. All are invited
be present and to participate in tlic discussion
which will be had ufUM the address. Professor
RUey will leave for Washington Friday night.
Commissioner Loring.
A GRAND OCCASION AT OGLETHORPE PARK.
Wednesday was the day set for the meeting of the
national cotton planters’ association,as is explained
in a brief address by Mr. Kimball. The association
determined to postpone the meeting until the Clh
of December. United States Commissioner Loring,
however, determined to be here, and was ac
cordingly present. An address by him wosecIdown
for 12 o'clock yesterday, and at that hour Judges
hall was filled with a large and intelUgent uudi
nee, Vhich had gathered to hear him. There were
many distinguished men iu the audience, the mem
bers of the excursion of New England cotton mill
officials being out iu farce. When everything was
ready, Director-General Kimball arose and made
the following remarks:
Ladies and Gentlemen: This isan occasion which
has been looked forward to with exceeding interest.
The National cotton planters' association, an or
gauization which has its headquarters in Mississip-
Y>i, at their last meeting in Memphis, adjourned to
meet here on this day. They number some 600,
and it was their purpose to come in a body and to
invite the planters and all parties interested in agri
culture to meet them here upon this occasion. Dr.
Loring, the commissioner of agriculture of the de
partment at Washington, united in this matter and
assured the earnest assistance of his department.
He kindly consented to come here in his official ca
pacity, regarding this exposition of sufficient im
portance to demand the recognition of the depart
ment. He lias seen here exnerimenLs in ma
chinery and invention wh'ieh will be of
great interest I doubt not, to every planter and
every person interested in such matters. But un
fortunately the drouth, lateness of the seasons and
other causes, forced the association, at a very late
moment, to decide that it would not be desirable to
meet until the 6th of December. But General
Ixiring is here, any way, and what he says to you
will be made a part of file official record.
When Mr. Kimball concluded his remarks, non.
A. Smith, of Texas, was requested to preside, and
ou taking the chair said:
Mr. Director General. Ladles and Gentlemen: I
thank you sincerely for the honor of,being selected
to preside at this time over this meeting—a meeting
of the thoughtful gentlemen of the southern coun
try, men whose thought govern the actions of men.
The objects of our meeting to-day have been so
clearly and handsomely stated by the director gen
eral. I shall not detain you with one wo-d
further on that subject. You will
be so much better eutertained, so
much more instructed by the commissioner of agri
culture, who will immediately address vou.thun by
anything that I can say and us I know, too, thut
you have not come here for words,but for thoughts,
I shall no longer occupy your time, but beg, re
spectfully to present to you l>r. Loring, the United
States commissioner of agriculture.
When Mr. Smith sat down Commissioner Loring
arose and delivered an able and lengthy speech,
which will be fonnd reported in -full on the 2d
page of to-day’s paper.
At the conclusion of his speech Hon. Edward At
kinson was call on and made some appropriate and
able remarks. The entire exercises were exceeding
ly interesting and instructive. ^
A National Association.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING BASSES RESOLUTIONS.
At 4 o'clock yesterday, a large number of exhibi-
toreassembled at Judges’ hall for the purpose of or
ganizing a general * thibitors association. The fol
lowing officers wer. elected:
President—Mr. Frost, of Illinois.
First Vice-President—R. S. Smith, Ohio.
Second Vice-President—B. F. Yoakum, Texas.
Secretary—Clement R. Hoops, Pennsylvania.
Treasurer—X. H. Lyon, New York.
The following resolutions, after a great amount of
discussion, were adopted:
The two thousand exhibitors at the international
cotton exposition,convened in a general meeting at
Judges’ hall on the ex|vosition grounds, concnr
in making the following statement to the people of
America;
Many di us have taken part in foreign exhibitions,
and a much greater number luid exhibits at the
centennial, and we Unitedly affirm that tne
display now made at Atlanta is in every respect ono
of the most varied, complete and instructive exhib
its of American industries that has ever been
brought together. Especially is this true in every-
thing relating to cotton, to sou them agriculture and
to tiie household wants of the southern peo
ple. We invite onr friends of the south to
visit this great exposition and examine the wonder
ful machinery that fills the main building and its
annexes. We invite our frinuls of the north to
come and see the grand display of minerals,
woods nnd fibers made by the sev
eral railways which illustrate ’the immense
and varied resources of the whole south, from Vir
ginia to Texas. We unite in testifying to the cordial
hospitality with which we have been reebived ami
to the warm welcome which awaits all visitors. It'
is our experience that the prices of living in At
lanta are no higher than in auy other citv, and that
all visitors will lie well eared 'for. Wp
believe that this exposition by bringing togefirfT
the people of all sections will serve a higher pur
pose tlimi simply to increase our inter-state com
merce that will bhid us all in the ties of a.eommon
brotherhood, one and uudivisitdc forever. ’
The resolutions were signed by the presidents of
aU the state exhibitors’ associations.
llow to Dye.
Oneof the most unique exhibits on the exposition
grounds Ls that of N. Spencer Thomas, manufac
turer of Thomas’s concentrated dye stuffs, Elmira,
New York. The exhibit is under the management
of Mr. Maleolm lWnrv, assisted by Sir. Robert John
son. Everything will be in order to-day, nnd the
public will lie initiated into the mysteries of the va
rious processes of dyeing. These gcutlemen will
dye the two suits that are to be made for the gov
ernors Thursday.
Expo*!tion Notes-
—One of the most interesting exhibits in the art
hall is made by Annie May lbiiuc, who is only It
years old. She is the daughter of.itr. J. 8. liainc of
this city and her drawings aud paintings show that
she possesses talent of a high order.
—Georgia turpentine is to be made on the grounds
l*y two processes, and Nortli Carolina is showing
bow she gets her proverbial tar.
What the Paper* Say.
Hamilton Journal.
The Atlanta ex|K>sition is too immense in its pro
portions to be taken iu in a single visit. When you
go—and if you can borrow the money do not miss
the opportunity—go prepared to spend a week.
Arrange for a boarding place before you leave
home, take your wife and children along and sec
all that you can. Such nn opportunity of improving
and enlarging your ideas will not present itself
again in tnLs century.
Fuvnnnah News.
The Atlanta exposition is arousing the attention
of tiie whole country to the south. Tier increasing
prosperity, her natural productions mul her manu
factures. In proportion os the exposition is visited,
its les-ons pondered over, the intelligence it
gives the world respecting southern entet prise
and southern capitalists reflected upon, the effect
will be to attract the attention of persons whonro
seeking new homes, and of capitalists desiring em
ployment for their money; the result must bo
greatly in favorof our advancement and prosi>erity.
Correspondence New York Sun.
ThLs morning the grounds present a superb and
animuted appearance from the windows of the press
pavilion, where I am writing. An unusual num
ber of visitors arc within the enclosure, scattered
about the buildings and about the grounds. To
day the Georgia state fair exhibits are brought hero
from Macon. The horticultural and Uoricultural
exhibit of this exposition also begins to-day. It
will close ou .Saturday. These two additions to the
attractions of the show (for such it is rapidly becom
ing) have drawn over two thousaud or more visitors
already to the park, and it is now only noon. Up
to this date the receipts -at file gates nave shown
that file avcrage’atteudance has been over five hun
dred a day ever since the exposition opened, and
ou some (lays it lias run up to a thousand.
Charleston News and Courier.
We most heartily concur in the resolutions
adopted by the olliccrs and exhibitors of the At
lanta exposition appealing to tiie railroad com
panies in all parts of the country for reduced rates
of fare. The exhibition is now complete in every
deimrtment; the various buildings covering an
area of more than twcift.v acres of ground are
finished, ami tiie different displays are
in position—making altogether the most
extensive exhibition of the wonderful re
sources of tiie south ever collected. But
this grand exhibition of the products of oursoll nnd
of the wonderful achievements of human industry
and genius will fail to do its perfect work if there
should not be a large attendance of people from all
sections of the country. So that the success or the
failure of file exposition depends in great measure
u)hui the wisdom oi file railroadcomjauiies in mak
ing their rates so low that it will be within the
power of every one to attend the exposition. The
hirin' is ulready low on many of the roads,
but it is still too high for many who
would like to visit the exposition but
are in reality too poor to do so. We believe the
railroad authorities of thLs state will sec the wls-
dfim of reducing their rates to suit the exigencies
of the situation. The cotton exposition does not-
belong to Atlanta—the whole south is interested in
its success. The railroads would be doing the pub
lic a grateful service and consulting their own per
manent interests in coming to the relief of an en
terprise upon the success of wtich their own pros
perity so largely depends.
Correspondence New York Times.
It has been so many times demonstrated that the
southern farmer might become independently rich
if he would correct even one of the serious defects
of his system of fanning that one begins to suspect
that there is a mistake somewhere. Scores of
writers have proved on pa;*r that the better fertili
zation of the soil, improved cultivation, smaller
farms, tiie raising of: applies «i home, and the nl o-
lition of the credit System would, auy one oft! cm,
put millions of dollars in the imckets of the fanners
of the south every year, and if this is true, it appa
rently ought to be true that by a general refonn in
all these matters the south could in a lew years have
the whole world deeply in its debt, a feat wlicih
would be contrary to all commercial experience
and practically impossible. This sort of reasoning
docs not disprove the statements of the advocates of
more economical nnd better methods in fanning at
the south, for ihe lowering of prices as production
increased would put an automatic check upon the
too sudden growili of wealth. There is one mis-
takezhowever, which most southern farmers make
tliaqmight be corrected without bringingahout any
diminution in the prices of the staple crops which
the south has to sell, while it would certainly and
largely increase tint aggregatp value of
the annual product of her soil. The
raising of their own torn, bacon,
wheat, hnv, oats mules and dairy products would
greatly reduce their outgo without in the least di
minishing their income. Experience has already
clearly demonstrated ihut cotton is most profitable
when raised as a surpiuacrop. grown upon soil ami
w ith labor not required for the raising of file sup
plies consumed ou the farm. Thousands of farm
ers in every northern State keep out of debt and
bankruptcy only by reason of tiie fact that they
raise on their own land nearly evefytliing they and
their families eat and wear. The shipment east of
cheup western wheat aud com. and of fat steers
from Illinois, Kentucky, Texas and Virginia,
shuts out the New England farmer from the markets
he had formerly profltably supplied, and left him
with nothing to sell but woolandafew minorcrops;
but he has never to any eonsidefable extentbceome
a buyer of corn, flour, and beef. He still produces
enough of these for his own use, besides pork, oats,
barley, hay .apples and maple sugar. Having so little
to buy, he can still live comfortably even when he
has almost nothing to sell. He illustrates in a
striking manner the independence of his occupa
tion. The amount of his annual money dealings
with tradespeople, either in buying or selling, is
often surprisingly small, considering the value of
what he produces and consume*, yet he is happy
and comfortable, and perhaps lays by something
every year. The condition of the southern planter
who farms upon the all cotton plan is very differ
ent. He sells everything he produces and has to buy
everything he consumes. It is fortunate for him if
this exchange balances; rarely is there auy surplus
left iu his hands. When a bale of cotton is paid for
less than a ton of hay, or for forty bushels of com,
it is only necessary to know that the cotton has cost
the farmer about SM) to understand the impossibili
ty of his getting ahead in fire world. 8o long os this
exehunge of his cotton against the supplies requir
ed to raise it Ls even and both ends are made
to meet, the planter's condition Ls not so
much worse Ilian that of a very large per
centage of the rest of liis fellow beings, but
everybody sees at once that so long as he
does no more than this he Ls guilty of a
gross neglect of his opportunities. Favored as he Ls
by climate and soil and in the nature of his product,
which is always saleable on sight, he ought to make
money. It is only by the most blameable misman
agement that he can help it, for with a reasonable
exercise of that faculty which the yaukee farmer
calls "calculation,” he would become rich in spite
of himself. There Is no excuse for poverty among
the cotton farmers of the south. Their extravagant
and wasteful management Ls the cause of the hard
times of wliich they complain so much.