The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-21
TEXAS TO THE FRONT.
What She Is Going to do NJ the Worlds
Exposition.
Suggestions from the state Press
County Organizations at Work.
Iuterest Manifested by the Ladies.
M'cLKssAS COUNTY TO ruK FRONT.

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apart Ia the Texas building panel for each
county In the ttstc where he desires It 80
| give its resources, location, government,
population, and all such matters 40 they may
desire 10 present TO the world. The money
provided by the state, Is sufficient 10 DO
! little more than employ supervision, erect
| buildlnF and aid or enatle c9nnties, citiue,
companies rrd individuals 10 make exit
! h'tious. II Waco aud McLennHn county
wish 10 he represented, they should organ
| ize on association, appoint an auxiliary
commissiJt or 10 collect data ana resources
| OF this country, orange them and provide
| for q credi,eble exhibition, such c0mmis.
sioner, chosen by n local association would
be appoi ted by tho governor, in addition
| TO those already appointed, and could nct
with the full authority Of state officer.
Every species OF soil in the county
should be collected; also, all kinds If grain
and fruit, vegetables aud other products;
also, stones, minerals, woods and all classes
OF manufactures. Orr cotton and wooden
| mills should be largely represented, as IN
| this line We stand ahead OF any city in ths
STATE. Statistics sId history should be coll
| l0cted and published in neat form for dis-
tribution. No place in the state can excel
McLennan IN making an exhibition OF The
| kind. The local association should represent;
all parts OF the county With central oiiice IN
| Waco and com missioner ut every post
| e flee and nelghborhoOd in the county 20
| collect the best specimens OF that section.
Oar people should move promptly IN this
| matter time Is rolling or harvest viii e0On
ne here and 70 10 the time when fine speci-
mems t small grain should be collected.
| Who OF our enterprising citizena Will step
| 10 he front and take tho initiative? The
main building for tho New Or
leans exhibition will contain l,656SO0
square feet OF space, ar 70 OOO net Ices en-
| hibiting space. This will cover thirty
three acres OF ground, snd 10 Rrest,r IN biza
than the main building and machinery hall
combined OF the Philadelphia exposition 10
! 1876 It is TO be what its name implies
worlds industrial exposition. ToXas must
make q creditnble showing. The oppor-
tunity is too great to DO neglected. Let eY-
| cry ptrson who can help along the Texae
exhibit correspond with Commissioner lI'
| lott at Dallas, 40 he requests Waco EE'
| amintr.
HOWARD COUNTY IN LINZ.
The appropriation by the legislature is
certainly insufficient to secure ruch al er-
hibit of the resourceg capabilities, etc OF
our great state M her cilizsnu would like to
see and feel proud OF ut such e world'e exc
position. And We concur in the above sug.
gestions--that the people Of each district
sid their commissioner by making oollec-
tions of such resources OF their respective
counties rs would be suitable for exhibition
on this occasion Let all their adyan.
rages be fairly represented NJ New Or
leans and 10 will result in much good TO the
state. Ofthis. the eleventh district, Mr.. O.
Il. Gilbert, editor OF The Abilene Reporter
nss been appointed commissioner. No
other in the district 10 more lifted for this
positiou than Mr.. Gilbert or would take
more iaierast IN securing Tor every portion
OF the district, q credit, bic exhibit, bat he
should receive the Liberal aid and co opera.
ton OF the people oil tho entire
distric' that our display may
iayorab.y compare with any IN tHe
| state. Howard county 10 not wanting IN
things worthy OF being placed on exhibition
at New 0rennf. Then Jet our citizens
| maniieat an interest by gathering up such
| material ~ the county may Afford. Some
wocl samples; any mineral resources
| specimens OF ore, salt, eio, end specimens
| Of our building 6;oue, which 10 equal 20 any
qusrred In the state; and an evidences Of It's
excellence IL, that II Is being transported to
| 4 pileue 10 use In trimming their now court
house. We should have few pieces dressed
nicely, and make all other collections pos.
| siblo for our district commissioner. IL viii
cost but tribe, and NAV greatly benefit
the county. Big Springs Pantagraph.
TAYLOR COUNTY AT WORK.
Colonel j Il. Elliott, editor of the Dallas
| HERALD chief commission ui the state for
the great Worlds exposition at Ne~ Or
leans, next winter, informed the writer last
week that he would Immediately 20 to New
I Or!Cgnb anu confer VIII tllt VI 1lh
exposition, arrange for the ground, suitable
building etc ,gst all Information tha, would
be valuable TO him IN the prosecution ofthis
work, and on return TO Texas call the
assistant commissioners together, submit o
systematic plan OF operations Tor occurring
a. coed III exhibit OF Texas resoutcesj capa-
bilitieq, ADVANTAGES, etc, az Is possible TO
do, with tho available means. He thinks
the amount appropriated by the state
so Uvu) made quaLo 10 lAo great obJec' Ia
view, and hopes the liberal people OF Texas
will supplement it with contributions OF
money aud assistance. TO that end 1t is
| suggested that the people in every county,
particularly In the larger towns, should
have local organizations and committees TO
further tho work. 10 10 important, and
will be of material advantage 10 Texas, II
the display at New Orleans is one
we'll worthy OF 30 .grest astste--a
state go rich In uudeyeloped resources,
brain and Drawn. For the state eppro
priation Texas will be we'll repaid in
increased yaluGe, taxes and products, and
lust as we'll can the individual afford to
contribute TO the upbuildingo OF the country
around him, and In so doing add to his own
prosperity and happiness generally Abb
lene Reporter.
HARRIS COUNTY WORK.
The ladies OF Houston will hold meet
ing OF The Ladies' Exposition society on
| Thursday evening, the I'D Inst, Tor the
purpose OF further work in securing eXhib.
its for the great exposition next fall. All
manner OF ladies' handiwofk Is to be Sc.
cured for the occasion, and magnificent
display will be thus secured for Harris
county. The leading ladies Of the Bsyon
city will have charge Of the affair and a
certain sucess will be scored.-tHoueton
Exchange.
The Texas Commissioner to the EXPOSE
| ton.
Major J. +. Elliott, Of the Dallas HERALD,
| commissions .in-chief OF the State OF Texas
to the Worlds exposition, has prepared an
i outline of the programme he will pursue in
making Texas exhibits. The amount con-
tributed by the state for this purpose, So
600. 10 inadequate, he thinks, and as 1t Is
desirable that Texas should make very
large aud handsome display, he ia endeav-
oripg TO secure additional subscriptions,
from 5000 to $4,000 from each con-
gressionnl district. Major Elliott proposes
that Texss shall erect state building here
Of Texas material. He has already Sc
cured q number OF valuable exhibits,
among others, 5000 botanical specimens or
and metals, while the state geologist Is
even now at work collecting specimens OF
copper, iron and other ores aud
coal; and complete chronological
cabinet OF bugs, beetles, worms,
cstterpillars and other insects that damage
the cotton cereals ard the roots OF trees,
vegetables, etc. Major Elliott IL In corre-
spopd.nce with the district commissioners,
manufacturers, farmers and others on the
saoisos OF the exposition. aud Is busiiy en-
gagged in preparing the Texas display. He