The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-10

Colonel John +. Elliott, commissloner.ln.
chiei of Texas % the New orleans tAposi'
flor, h Ia The city, had IA casual oolVtr,
sation with News teprs'sLla'iSs, uftsneu
fully bis plans for displ lying ltNfs ~ the
Wofldis fair, Colonel Elliott ms his whole
hear Ia The WorF, and ~ ho receives proper
supptr. II M bis pfsitiants Hnd the Fene,hl
pubir. there is no doubt that he Will make
Texas take a front position,
The great work Of properly representing
mex. winter TIE vssi und varied products OF
TexsswIth rs 81 couute.-larsrT IN al
thnu the six NV Elg' nd ana the four
Middle tta,Vs, with Mtrginud n d The wv
Virginia. oomblnci, pr ieiger than Penn
sylyan'a, Oli0, luoiiua, llitnoiti Michigan
and Wisconsin c1mbinct-!s work OF
Gigantic proportions in the general plan
and defai.R. COR several interests -gRri-
cultufAl aud horticultural, livestock, mia
ersl teX'ilH, food and other mhnuisc' ureP,
mining and the iine Arls, our water courses,
soiF, Tailfoads, Newspaper our elegant
public bulldogs sud she private atuo-
iurss, our increasing commerce, zoology,
entomology, etc Ell aud more are 10 be
fhoroughlt s0ugut siier, collected, CLASH.
fled, arranged exc, 20 duly repfesent this
entire state with NEARLY 100000 people.
Colonpl Elliott has formulated a most
thorough aud all-embraclng organ'z tinn
for this almost limitiess and Intricate el'
t.rprise. L. Is substaLtisliy as lollnwt:
frs, provision ior the pentrL SxGlbit;
second provision Tor the department Of
wonan's work. For the first, he has o.
signed the district commissioners 10 he
duties OF forming county exposition sccit'
ties, through the honorary commissioner
of the respective counties OF such distfic .
For tbs second, he mas appointed MIS-. q.
NJ. Winkler, OF COrsiosno, Ia orRablie ladies'
exposition societies 10 the Chief cities OF the
state.
Then sub. dividing the work into the
Texas department and the New Osleans de-
partment, he has appointed Mr.. 4. W. An
drew OF san Antonio 10 the dnties OF re.
ceivlng and fecsipung for, Classifying and
arranging, booking aud labelling the articles
received al New Orleaus from those Texas
county socieiies. Ae has appointei Mrs.
Kate NJ Terrell, OF Houston, ~ the duties
OF receiving ana reoCiptug for, classifying
aud arranging, booking and labelling the
articles received at NeY Orleans through
those Texas ladies focleties.
The county commissioners will report 10
their district commissioner the articles de-
posted with the county societies aud the
ladies societies. The dis,ric. comm s5l0ner
will report to the com miasloner-in ohioi at
New Orleans. The issioner-il chiei
will ct indicated times ~ September ana
Ootobfr, haya the sTiicles forwarded 10 him
ut said city from ole or more convenient
points Ia ina district.
CJlone, T. lott claims that this system
mskes a perfect whole, and under which
Satisfactory action can alone be bad, the
several commissioners be III PIT q WORK,
and thus also receive iAeir ia share OF
creiii, while at tho Same time every county
ia the state ON b. represented through "a
responsible agency 40 once fHuilinr 20 the
citzen8 Of tbs county, ana etec i've. And
thus too, will 10 one, not even iwseli, IN
fringe upon the rights and territory not bis
own, or Interfere sith collections or arrange
menta for exh bits GU. Of his assigned
sphere
He elaine, Furthermore, that these
county organ zGtiJus wa eer7e as means
for dittributiou Of inllrull ton 90 ciuz 'ns
which be could not furnish By the promis'
cu0us mailing OF 70 +iter 70 thousaudsoi in
t.lyldual iuqulrerl, aB ALEC as cJuFcni ent
depOsr oiss gud shipping pCiniH articles 10
be exhibited, ~ also 90 g3t epir o OF COM
petitive emulation $40 between c1untlc as
also for the securing ci small private con.
fributious now coucetediv needed a. tup'
Elementary % the utterly inadequate leris'
latiye nppr9 r.aiiOu 81 only $4,000, thu
amount remaining Of the $4,000 after the
payment Of the $4,000 for the sal trc1 and
the Texas state building.
No or ioe VIII be received fer mpeii'
tive exhibition alter the l5tl IT Oo ooer.
Ard all such arlioie8 must be accompanied
by the entrance fees, 10 DO hereafter an
nouuced 10 the several county societies.
The above does not apply to articles sent
merely Tor TX NNlIuN.
All bulky articles should DO worked mp
into their utilities, the rev material being
sent In the smallest possible quantity. For
instaucs kaDln should be shown in the
actusl product Of cupf, saucers, plates and
other Ike crockeryware, silica should be
worked into plato glass. Specimens OF our
woods shout be sent in The polished form
as well as in the rough SancBtones, mar.
bles and lumber should be fashioned into
some unique and attractive deiiBns SO, tooi
With fruits, 4 lwer}, agricultural, pomolog-
ical products, etc.
Mr. rmsn G. Klttrell OF Leon county
has been epp3irtCd 10 cooperate with Com.
missioner Brewster ia furnishing tue stats
tich work, 40 already mapped out, TO show
up the enure lnu uslrHl stA.us VI Texas,
and for free distribgtiOR at the exposition.
The CO lection Of data md other matters
TO be furnished by tue eta.e authorities
domlcil q "a husiia ara within the district
OF D.. V. o King, Of Bsxar county, who
will gee % their dne representation through
the honorary commissioners OF Travis
county, under the sYa.Cm es above SET
forth -lGalgeston News.