The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-01

fat siw oJh.'"srtfos'f'os'
be- ~ tsstie wofId' rfp1sl'an a'oss
in isflrffl n rIoftfIons sud inlpffishts.
lip.tn rfs 10 iullg equal che rhi'adelphls
~ is7G. Ths 500 On iufnl'hed
b. New O'lssns is 20 he a, ones Increased
10 sioWto0 And TOW u u almost certain
that ne ELLia bill introduced In the lover
house Of oonrrfFs, Appfophstlng
81 10000, viii soOn become a Law
Added 10 this the United States will
send 10 the Exposition a vast numb'r 81
articles, curious aud usefal, % be placed
on exhiplion during The fair. All tho
siAiSa, north aud south, nrs becoming daily
more interested In the great event. The
space originally marked ont Is now found
20 be wholly inadequate 10 meet the de-
mand. DIREcroH-GgsFRAL buFEE told the
committee tho other drY that tho main
building covers eleven aerts more than the
main building ~ the Philadelphia oenten.
Mai, and covers three acres more ihsn beth
the main building asd machinery hAll
of the centennial. The horticultural
hall IL larger than o, the centennial and
the balance Of tho a'rangements are en-
n scale sufficient for an ordinary ma.
t,onal or international exposition, bat the
enterprise has gFogn beyond the original
conception. Applications from fourteen
foreign nations nsk for 275 coo square feet,
and from foreign exhibitors 2l0o0O sqnars
feet; nom states aud territories, 10000
SQUARE feet; from manufacturers and mis-
cellaueous domestic exhibitors, 10000
square feet; making q total space applied for
OF l ,7s5 600 square feet. The total syalluhle
space In the main building Is i,2l2, 500
square feet. In other words, eight months
before tho opening applications from
miscellaneous exhibitors IN the United
States, exclusive of foreign governments
and state exhibits, cal for $50 900
square feet more spsce than appeared at
Philaielphia 10 1876. To this must be
added tho exhibitors who may transfer
frorn. the expositIons to be held this rear in
London. PnilsdslphiO, Raleigh, Louisville,
Cincinnati, Cbicego, 81 Louis and Denver
all closing before the Worlds Exposition
opens. The management claim they can
no ID an expedition every way credi.sble TO
New Orlesna on the funds raised by tho
citizens, bu, II Is impossible TO meet the de-
mnnds for Bpsce from foreign countries,
states and territories. Thirty-two states
have applied. Others are raising funds, and
an additional building is necessary in which
10 group the e1hibi,s Of the United States
government, s'stes ard territories, thus
imrressing the visitors with the resources
and power of America.
In the very van OF all these states and
foreign governments, leading all, ont
stripping all, must ne this empire
state OF Texss. With her coils, her cotton
and her cereals and other agricuitu.
raj ipterests;with her live stock from the long
horn, and little mustang OF the prairie, TO
the domes,ic pet Of the Jersey breed, and
he fleet oourser; with her minerals OF iron,
copper and coal; with her marbles and
stones, some of which equsl the far famed
italian specimens: with her water power
res ources; with her coast and shipping IA
cilities, along with the fisheries and the
oyster beds; with her fruits OF tropic cher
acter, the orange. lemon and banana, aud
OF the colder climate, the apple, pear, etc.;
with her uneauslled school facilities and
system; .her railroads, her cities, ETC., etc.,
surely this state, reaching beyond oil her
go u.hern sisters in population, ought like.
wise surpRss them in the vsriety, value
and splendor OF the exhibits to be paraded.
But only 10000 he's been appropriated by
the state. Contributions to the extent OF
some $4,000 more must be made, however,
to do THE, TO thus secure the greatest adj.
yertisement throughout the countryand the
W orld that Texas ever had. Much is to be
done. Grounds at the exposition site are
to be selected; buildings for agricultural,
no genealogical, mineral and
marble specimens, for live stock, poultry.
fine art. her trees, lumber, her various
manufactures etc , ETC., are to be designed
and contracted for, end then constructed at
che apest cost consistent with due conVen-
ience and taste. Transportation to New
Orleans and back is 10 be negotiated for;
xcursions for our people thither and Tor
foreigners . to Texas are to be Or
gsniz.d; maps of the state ard
the co upties are to be made; possible ex.
hibitors nre to be correspondent With; statis-
teal data are to be prepared for distrihu-
ton to inform all visitors as TO the resour-
ces and possibilities of Texas. All this and
more will require twice the state appropria.
ton made, but cost what it may, Texas
must lead the van.