The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-26

Day by day the Worlds Exposition grows
In lareeness OF proportions and importance.
Il ,omises to fully equal the Philadelphia
centennial OF 1876. The $500, coo furnished
by New orleans Is TO be ut once increased
TO 81 100000. And now II is almost certain
that the ELLIS bill introduced In the lower
house OF congress, appropriatlng
81. 100000, will soon become law.
Added TO this the United States will
send to the Exposition a vast number OF
articles, curious and useful, to be placed
on exhibition during the fair. All the
states. north and south, are becoming daily
more interested In the great event. The
space originally marked out Is now found
TO be wholly inadequate TO meet the de-
mand. DIRKcroR-GESKRAL BURKE told the
committee tho other day that the main
building covers eleven acres moro than the
main building OF the Philadelphia centen.
nial, aud covers three acres more than beth
the main building and machinery ball
Of the centennial, The horticultural
hall 10 larger than at the centennial end
the balance OF the ARRANGEMENTS arc on
scale sufficient for an ordinary ma.
tional or International exposition, but the
enterprise has grown beyond the original
conception. Applications from fourteen
foreign nations ask for $4,000 square feet,
and from foreign exhibitors 100000 square
feet from states and territories, 100000
square feet; from manufacturers and m's'
cellaneous domestic exhibitors, 0O0C00
square feet; making n total space appl'ed tor
OF ,7s5 600 square feet. The total available
space in the main building 10 l,2l2,5OO
square feet. In other words, eight months
before the opening applications ftom
miscellaneous exhibitors In the United
| States, exclusive Of foreign governments
, and state exhibits, call for 10000
/ square feet more space than appeared al
Philadelphia 10 1876. To this must be
added the exhibitors who may traDsiei
from the expositions to be held this year in
London. Philadelphia, Raleigh, Louisville,
| Cincinnati. Chicago, St. Louis and Denver
all closing before the Worlds Exposition
opens. The management claim they can
hold an exposition every way creditable to
New Orleans on the funds raised by the
citizens, but II is impossible to meet the de-
msnds for space from foreign countries,
states and territories. Thiriy-two states
have applied, others are raising idnds, and
an.additional building is necessary in which
TO group the exhibits Of the United States
government, states aud territories, thus
INTERESTING the visitors with the resources
aud power Of America.
In the very van OF all those states and
foreign governments. leading all, out
strippipg al, must be this empire
state of Texas. With her soils, her cotton
and her cereals and other agrlcutu-
raj iaterests;wiih her live stock fromthe long
horn, and little mustang OF the prairie, 10
the domestic pet OF the Jersey breed, and
The fleet courser; with her minerals OF iron,
copper and COAL with her marbles and
stones, some of which equal the far famed
italian specimens; with her water power
resources; with her coast and shipping Ia
clities, along eth the fisheries and the
oyster beds; with her fruits Of tropic char
acter, the orange, lemon and banana, and
Of the colder climate, the apple, pear, etc.;
with ner unequslled school facilities and
s istem; her railroads, her cities, etc., etc.,
surely this state, reaching beyond ell her
southern sisters in population, ought like
wise surpass them in the v'riety, value
and splendor OF tho exhibits o. 20 paraded.
But only 500, 600 has been appropriated by
the state. Contributions TO the extent OF
some 10000 more must be made, however,
TO do this TO thus secure The greatest ad.
verlisement throughout the country and the
world thai Texas ever had. Much is to De
done Grounds at the exposition site are
to pe selected; buildings for agricultural
genealogical, mineral end
marble specimens, for live stock, poultry.
fine srt. her trees, lumber, her various
manufactures, etc, ETC., are TO be designed
aud contracted for, and then constructed ut
cheapest cost consistent with due conven-
fence and taste. TraI sportation TO New
Orleans end back is TO be negotiated for;
excursions for our people thither and for
foreigners to Texas ere to be or.
gani.ed; maps of the state and
the oou mites ore to be made; poss IDLE ex.
hibitors are TO BE- corfesponded with; statis-
tioa data are to be prepared for disti.bu
ton TO inform all visitors as 10 the resour-
css aud possibilities Of Texas. All this and
more will require twica the state appropria.
lion made, but cost what II may, Ter's