The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-26
EXPOSITION NOTES.
COM'R. ELLIOTT TO RAILWAYS
IN Earnest Address Ia the steel and Iron
Compnnics-h Chance for Texas
Railways Ia Boom the state
Ladies Up and Doing.

TlGE RAILROADS AND NEW ORLEANS
EXPOSITION.
The Texas State Commissioner, Major
Elliott, has addressed circular letter e.
the railroad companies ofToxas through
their respective general passenger
agents, asking that they consider of the
important question of rates for round
trip tickets and for excursion tickets
from the several points in this State
To the Exposition ut New Orleans. Most
of the roads in the country have put
their figures very low, for instance,
from New York to New Orleans and re-
turn the fare will DO only SOS; from
Montgomery, Alabama, to New Orleans
and return IL will be only So There
will be probably some 10000 persons
that will visit the fair from Texas. The
roads can afford to make the rates quite
low, in view of this, and also in view of
the vast numbers of people from all parts
of the country and from Europe that
will desire to visit Texas in the interest
of investment In our lands, resources,
etc. The letter reads:
New orleans, June 2i.-To the Traffic Mana
ger, etc
SIi,-f'rom the LIST of September next
various counties, firms and individuals
in this State will be prepared to forward
resources, ETC., to the Worlds Industrial
exposition. / would he pleased to have
your company at an early day, To con
slider the question of transportation OF
the same that may be along or in con
venicnt proximity to your line on lines.
And | also ask your assistance rs to u
convenient and equitable districting of
the State, for the establishment of proper
points rs repositories of articles To be re-
coived and shipped by the respective
lines.
i need scarcely call your attention tu
the paramount Importance OF tins
uncuiIallcd opportunity for the adj
vertisemcnt of Texas, its established in
terests, railways and others, as well rs
undeyclopcd resources, rs you doubtless
fully appreciate this view, but | would
invite Vour generous consideration TO
the fact of our utter inability to AIDE
quatcly display what IL now becomes
most gratifyingly evident that this won
derful State will have to present on the
great occasion, with the very small fund
allowed by legislative appropriation to
even secure in the counties collection
of our attractions. Since the Legislative
adjournment these Exposition matters
have developed into such unexpected
magnitude that il has become clearly
impossible to do justice to ourselves
without other means.
Upon the liberalty, public spirit and
patriotism, therefore, of the railway
companies in tho State, much must be
Without this contributing
aid. we must fail of the desired display,
and for n consequent success for the fli-
lure development of Texas which hhd no due
exhibition of our possessions anu possi,1
biIities would ensure. Your prompt and
generous action is respectfully re-
Sucsted. JONI +. ELLIOTT,
Commissioner-in-chic
WORLDS EXPOSITION SOCIETIES.
There are now over dozen Ladies'
Expositian societies In Texas, viz: NJ
galveston, Houston, Austin, San Anto-
MO, Richmond, Waco, Corsicana, Wax
nhachie, Dallas, Ennis Marshall, Pales-
tine, Abilene, etc. This week others
will be formed mt Fort Worth and Tyler.
The ladies of Texas are a long way ahead
II the men in this patriotic business, OF
such paramount Importance to Texas.
In few days, however, they will organ
ize in Dallas and Fort Worth. At
Abilene, Corsicana, Bolton and other
points societies have been formed, but
the work should go on with greater
rapidity or the Texas exhibit will not
show up as ii should, and the boasts of
this great State will be broken promises
and assertions.