The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
LET THEM RISE TO 1T.

Mentioning the close of the Boston
industrial exposition, the Industrial
Review adds: 1.-THE exhibits of the
great natural resources of that Won
derfully rich section of the south COM
prised in the hill counties of the Vir-
ginias, the Carolinas, Georgia, Ala
bama, East Tennessee, and portions of
Kentucky, were never before equalled.
The success of the southern exhibits
and the interest and inquiry they have
already elected stimulated the man.
ayers of the institute to invite and in
duce, for the next exhibition, in 1888,
larger and fuller displays of the re-
sources, not only of the various south
ern but of the western states as well.''
Some time since the STATESMAN
touched upon this point, and urged
that the legislature of Texas provide
fund to be used in securing repre-
sentation of the states products and
resources at these great industrial
eXpositions. The centennial eXposi-
ton at Philadelphia had no represen-
tatives in the shape of its natural and
industrial products to speak volumes
in favor of Texas. Nothing was done
at Atlanta to demonstrate to the In
quiring people of the world that in
the far west stretches an empire of
unbounded native wealth, with ca
pacity for producing as much as is
now produced in all the southern
states. Texas had no exhibit at Bos-
ton; she has had none at st. Louis
none at Chicago, none at Cincinnati,
none at any place where an exposition
of the treasures of its soil and climate
might attract capital from all parts of
the world. At Philadelphia but one
voice spoke for her, but words are
not what is needed. The Vesuvius of
oratory that went up from and out of
Dick Hubbard, at Philadelphia, GER
taiply held hearers entranced; but
where were the palpable evil
dences of strength of soil,
of geniality of climate, of
animal and vegetable production from
the rolling prairies and lowlands of
broad and beautiful Texasp They
were not at Philadelphia, where the
people of wide earth assembled to
witness the products of all countries.
There was not a nook in all those
broad pavillions and halls possessing
one single evidence that Texas was
among the states of the world. es,itis
said that there was on exhibition there
one little horned frog, labeled From
Texas"-signifcant of reptile creation,
of creeping things, of barren deserted
plains, of Understanding repul-
sive instead of attractive. The leg
islature, which meets in a few days,
should inaugurate new era. The
constitution forbids the use of public
means to procure immigration, but at
these expositions comprehensive
exhibit of our vast and varied re-
sources and productions would at
tract to Texas capital that
would disembowel earth of
its mineral treasures, capital
that would convert its natural pro-
auctions into things useful to the
peoples of the earth, money that would
make waste places return rich har-
vests and independence for millions.
Win the legislature of Texas rise to
the dignityof such a purposeg Let it
do so, and the proudest achievements
wiz result therefrom. The expenoi-
lures on such account would be small,
and thousands thus spent would add
millions to the taxable wealth of the
state.