Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22
A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION.
westward the Star OF Empire Takes
Its Way--The Next WORLDS Fair
Should BE at Fort Worth.

Fosr WoHrIi, May ~, 1881.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
The idea of IA National Live Stock
and Textile Exposition or worlds
fair, to be held in the fall of 1857 and
continue till the spring of 1855, is one
that has long occupied my thoughts.
Why should not the great cattle and
wool-growing interests Of America
have a worlds fair, es well rs the cot
ton Interest," The latter will be the
predominant feature at the New Or
leans exposition this winter. or
course, every other industry and
resource will be there represented,
but still cotton will give tone to the
fair.
Atlanta, Ga, in 1870, had a popula-
ton of only 10000. The citizens of
that place started a cotton exposition
and worlds fair. 1t was grand SUE
cess. To-day Atlanta boasts of over
$4,000 people, most of them gained
since her worlds fair held in ISL
Fort Worth has over -, 600 now. t!s
the center Of great live stock and
sheep region. The organs of these two
interests are published here. This is n
stockman's city. Au exposition, start
ed here ON grand scale, will be n sue
cess. For three years the newspapers
of the entire world will daily contain
illusions to the great World's
Cattle and Wool exposition to be held
at Fort Worth, Texas. For years
after our fair, remarks will be made
about the last worlds fair at Fort
Worth. The exhibitors that gain
premiums will advertise our city every
where. FORT Worth can raise n large
amount for such purpose, and the
great cattle and sheep kings of the
Southwest will subscribe literally
The government will loan our fair n:
mucn as IL did the Phil ldelphia ol
New Orleans eXpositions, u million
each, aud Texas as state can aid tn,
fair. Our city is plenty large TO grasl
such an undertaking and 10 carry 1
out. The need of an immense hote
will be then a need no longer
but an accomplished fact.
Below Is u clipping from the New
Orleans Times-Democrat that vii
! show few of the financial benefits IL
: city will derive from the coming expo
/ sition:
! The appropriation of si.0jOClo by the fed
!, ernl government, the iuftneT amount Una
Will be given for the national display, III
sums subscribed by our own people ana "
contributions maze by various states and D!
Mexico and other powers, Will considerbl
ex ecd So 0l,0u0-will, indeed, come close 4
the neighborhood OF 2soO,t o. This none
win all be expended in the city or It's yicinit
among the Glasses whom II will benefit mos
-lnboring men and mechanics, and AT TN
most favorable season-thc summer time
when they are generally out OF employ III I'll
and have nothing to do. The putting In ci
' culntion Of something over two million do
:, lars here during the summer and early IN
will prevent that tishtness always prevail
: ing during the hot season. The money wi
roman in circulation here. and Will bench
all classes OF the population.
: 1t seems strange that Fort Wort
has apparently made no effort to hav
a creditable exhibit mt New Orlear
s this fall. We cannot afford to be lief
and would suggest that our mayo
$ and council take action by making
!, suitable appropriation sufficient to
4 least pay Inc freight to New Orleai
4 on exhibits from here. Fort Wor,
! should "get there, Eli" CoNAnAR.