The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-19
TO TEXANS.
coMm'R ELLlorrs CIRCULAR
Tie Dilaiss Upon the Importance "1 I'm
mediate Acllon by the state an' fr''
,aie Individuals What other
commemorative are Ealing,

The following from CHIEF Commls-
sioner Elliott, relative h the roNis Ca
hlblt at the Worlds Fair, viii prove of
interest;
CIRCULAR NJ, 3,
Nav ORLEANS, June li.-DE "a SiR;
1 would again urge upon You the nerrN-
slty for tho immediate formation Of
county exposition societies, Increased
experience confirms me Ia the opinion
that Il II 10y this means alone We can
hope for the collecting of sniil-
Client amount of exhibits, and the proper
manner of arranging them for transmits
sion to the coming exposition Indeed ~
would appear thai this II the only means
hV which all portions of the .intc can be
filly, imparlnlly aud best represented.
| furthermore earnestly request You to
make prompt report to incal these head
quarters, Of the organization of these
societies, when the Same shall bo per.
fccted, aud to advise mo from time To
time, M near rs possiblc,th articles pro-
posed Ia hc exhibited, ~ also the shapes
In which they are To be- forwarded.
All articles intended for competitive
exhibit must be distinctly So marked,
aud must bc accompanied by adyisement
aud the required entry fee.
Minerals and materials In the raw, must
lit sent ~ llf NlllAll'NA ll'Nnlhl' YUM
Whenever practicable IL II especially de-
sirnblc that raw materials loo worked up
into products. rs evidence of the utilities
of such materials.
Every package must hc labelled with
the oWncr's name, address and the con
tent. II must be securely put up so as
10 bear transporting without damagc.
Tho packing, unpacking, placing In pO-
sition In the building and ropAcking
Of tho Ind llnul
or of the society transmitting for exhibit
Whenever practicable. county exhibits
In the "TcNns State building will be
located by counties or by districts.
Packages will he received from time To
time by the commssioncr-in-chlcf be-
tween the 10th oi September and the 10Th
of October next.
Depots for the receiving from the
societies of all articles viii bc cstab-
llshed ut convenient points on the lines
of the several railroads. In the mean
while, the following points are dosig'
mated ~ repositories, viz: Houston, san
Antonio, Austin, Waco, Fort Worth,
Abilene, Dallas, Marshall and Palestine.
The commissioner requests that the
county societies shall obtain and for
ward To him all city and county maps
for display, and all descriptive circulars
of the counties and of the state. lie
public buildings, handsome private
structures, and of Texas scenery, urban
and rural, shall he loaned or donated TO
the State. for displaying in the building
as Illustrative of what Texas really IL
and has.
The circulars will he issued ut in-
TERMS ms may be necessary for the
proper enlightenment of those proposing
To exhibit. The commissioner takes oc-
casion To announce that he Is daily in
receipt of intelligence that several of
the States are making the most siren
uous efforts through liberal lcgisla-
tive appropriations, by county
subscriptions, and by donations OF
corporations, firms and individual citi-
zens 10 make magnificent displays, I'M
approached by anything shown ut the
| Philadelphia Centennial. He therefore
urges and implores the people of Texas
| to so bcstir themselves rs to secure foi
our State the very best of all that Is
within our borders, to the end that We
NAV shine out as conspicuously before
the world ut this Great Internationa
Fair, in the number, variety and excel
lcnce of our offerings rs we do, As llne
aualled in size of area and in actualtie'
and possibilities, by any other state II
the Union Respectfully,
JoiIS +. ELLIOTT,
| Commissioner.