The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-29
Mnr Nor A GREAr rNrosIrIoNe

WHY NOT GREAT EAfOsiiio>9
The cities and sections surrounding in
different portions Of the country where IN
dustriAl expositions of one character and
another have been held, unanimously and
emphatically testify to the marked and
rapid growth of themselves in capital and
population after the exhibitions referred to,
and in consequence thereof. Such was the
case at Cincinnati and Louisville and Der
yer, and in marked manner at Atlanta,
In fact, there is, as illustrations plentiiully
show, no better or surer way OF interesting
outside capital and awakening internal cd
ergy than through such means. Under the
| excitement OF the moment, the extended
display and novel features OF these
great expositions an enthusia m seems
/ to be aroused that cannot IN
any other way be stirred into life. All the
bureaux of immigration and offices OF sta
tistics that could be possibly run by state
could not reach as many people,. or as
effectively, as one successful and compre-
hensive industrial exhibition, where at one
coup Doll the present and future status
and possibilities of city or section are
seen, and under the most attractive cir
cumstances. Within the past two or three
years the southwest and Texas particularly,
has been looming up and assuming proper
tions as an inviting field for speculative
capital and investment that no other
section of the country has pre-
scented, and, as consequence,
the interest in us is lively in all portions of
the Union. The rapid extension of our
railway system and the opening up of
Mexico to American energy and enterprise
have doubled the desire to know more OF
us and come amongst us. il the conditions
be favorable and promising Tho great
awakening Of the southwest, in word, has
attracted notice everywhere. But, while
this is true, we cannot hope to derive the
full measure Of advantage at once from this
aroused interest in us and our section ON
the part Of the people Of other States unless
We take active measures to draw them here,
and under such circumstances that who
We tAN NiAu NAoA w AhNNi hhli w SUN Nv
once. We therefore think that
the time is suspicious for Il
great southwestern cotton and in
dustria exposition to be held somewhere
in Texas this year or next. The scheme is
perfectly feasible and the results TO our
state could not be measured in dollars and
cents value. Texas is fully as able as
Georgia to inaugurate such an enterprise
and carry it to successful termination.
New Orleans is trying to get up such an at-
fair, but the movement is slow and the con-
ditions there nothing like so favorable as in
Texas fer great display OF the industries
and possibilities of the southwest. Our
proximity to Mexico, our own great diver
sity and expansion Of territory and enter
prise, and the curiously active desire every.
where to visit and see Texas would enable
us TO make an industrial exhibit and
draw such crowd of visitors to such an ex-
position as suggested that has not been seen
at other of the enterprises OF the kind that
have heretofore occurred in the United
States with the deception of the Centennia
ut Philadelphia, lfacommittee of the cap
italists of Galveston, Houston, San Antonio,
Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas aud other large
towns in the state would meet and canvass
the propriety, practicabiity aud probable
results OF such q scheme, we doubt not for IA
moment that they would, as they well and
easily could, inaugurate measures locking
to grand cotton industrial exposi
ton TO be held in Texas for the south
west, ut al early day. While other sections
are taking steps In II similar direction aud
the attention OF the public Is being drawn
TO such schemes in other parts of the coun-
try, we think il not amiss to throw out
these reflections and suggestions to our
own people. We were, rs people, never
prepared for such an undertaking before,
but never will be better prepared than at
present., nor will the times ever be more
suspicious. With Mexico, Arizona and
New Mexico brought within day or two OF
us, and the southwest never SO popular
and prosperous us at present, the day has
arrived for a grand southwestern industrial
exposition. We should like to see the pub
lie aroused on this matter by the press OF
the state.