Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-27
Local Exhibits at New Orleans.

The great exposition at New Orleans
will open on the LIST OF December, a
date but about two months distant.
Whatever is to be done in securing
representative exhibits should be done
at once, The most active work in
gathering, classifying. arranging and
forwarding articles to the exposition
will be necessary for a complete col
lection of Texas products, even if be-
gun at once, and a delay OF few days
or weeks will render Improbable any
attempt TO get together representa-
tive collection of articles for exhibit
ton. The state commissioner who
has In hand the work Of compiling a
general display of the resources Of the
state has been energetically at work
since his appointment and has done
his work thoroughly az far as the
means at his disposal allowed him. 1t
was no part of his duty to get up more
than a collection illustrat-
ing at large the wealth
and resources Of the state. Cities,
towns and localities that desire spe-
cial exhibit must depend upon them
selves to provide 1t. Some cities have
done 80, and by local subscription of
funds and diligent cooperation Of
their citizens have provided an ex-
hibit illustrating the special capabili-
ties and advantages OF such places.
The value Of such a display at New
Orleans cannot be rated too highly. OF
the millions of strangers who will visit
the exposition. between December and
May, thousands will be looking for in
formation as to the advantages of diff
ferent parts of the country for business
enterprise. Those cities which engage
their attention will be the subjects of
further investigation, and If the facts
bear out the promises they will be at
tracted thither for business pursuits,
adding population, capital and COM
merce to the cities which invited
them. An opportunity for advertising
our local points of superiority such as
this has never been offered, and will
not again be offered soon.
III Fort Worth means TO profit by
this offer, our people should be COM
pleting the preliminary work. A
movement looking to the securing OF
a local exhibit was begun some weeks
ago, and the ladies exerted themselves
to further the enterprise, but we hear
nothing OF 1t of late. What was ac-
complished is not known, but it is
very sure that IL fell far short of what
ought TO be accomplished to sustain
our reputation as the most forward
city in Texas in all affairs requiring
push and activity. 1t will not do for
"brislS" city to be outdone in the
eyes of the world and obscured by one
Of the "slow coachesn that we have
been accustomed to laugh at. The
only opportunity of forming an
opinion of the people of town by
the visitors at New Orleans will be
provided by the towns themselves,
and that opinion will be good or bad
rs they are worthily or unworthily
represented there. If we would
impress people with an idea of
our importance we must put
our best foot forward" and not be
bashful about 1t. The time to 20 to
work is nop. In a few weeks It will
be too late, Then our pride will re.
ceive fall when we go to the exposi.
ton and see other towns of less conse-
quence than Fort Worth displaying all
their resources for the inspection of the
multitude assembled there, who will
go home full OF information concern
Ing them, but ignorant of Fort Worth.
The way to go to work is TO 90 10
work, and The GAZETTE hopes, be-
fore the month is out, to note a general
move in behalf of having our city fair
ly represented Mt New Orleans