The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-11
AUXILIARY EXPOSITION SOClE.
TIES

II Texas is properly represented at
the New Orleans Exposition il will be
through the fundamentally of the vari-
Gus County Exposition Societies. Ev-
crybody now admits that the little ap-
preparation by the last legislature il
wholly inadequate to do us Justice at
New Orleans next winter, and liberal
supplement of private means will be
necessary to make the exhibit we de-
sire and ought to have.
But evidently the only way of sccur-
ing the required assistance from the
citizens of the state is through the aux
Hilary societies. The political ordinary
machinery of the county will not do;
cannot in the mature of things take the
matter in hand, and individuals without
organization cannot be depended upon.
There is, in word, but one way to reach
the object to be attained, and that is by
the county society, working with but
one purpose.
Already some fifty odd of these county
societies have been organized and are
doing fine work, but it will take over a
hundred such organizations to carry the
vast interests, products and prospects of
Texas properly to the Exposition. 1t is
estimated by the best authorities that il
will require all of $4,000 to make the de-
sired Texas exhibit. The 100000 given
by the Legislature will not more than
pay the salaries and travelling expenses
of the commissioners, and yet this is one
of the smallest items.
To place Texas before the world nj
New Orleans will require some SjO,OOO
in addition to the legislative appropria-
ton. Where is this money to come
from? Evidently, GA, from the county
organizations. One hundred counties,
through these auxiliary societies, ought
to raise $500 each easily. Let each
county see to its own exhibit, aud each
try to give itself the greatest promi-
nenco and attractiveucss at the Exposi-
ton. II is money well expended, for
an attractive exhibit will undoubtedly
draw brain aud muscle from ahroad. A
1900 exhibit might draw 100000 in capt.
tai to a county.
such representative counties az BAL
las, Grayson, Tarrant, Travis, McLen-
nan, Boxar, Harris, Galveston, Navarro
aud host of others ought in Justice To
themselves form big auxiliary societies,
and spond thousands in their ex-
hibits, They ought, too, to have
q representative at New Orleans
during the whole of the Exposition
talking up their community and in
ducing the immigration Of capital and
population.
To all the counties where Exposition
societies have not already been organ.
lied we say, "go to work at once. organiz
and work up an interest in this grandes,
of all Southern exhibits" No time is ia
be lost, for tho Exposition will open now
In less than -four months.
Tho Commissioner has arrived M a
most satisfactory understanding witt,
the railways. They will give the very
lowest fares and carry all bona tide
county exhibits free of charge, so that a
few hundreds will enable any
county to make even bril-.
liant display. The railway corpora.
tons have acted very generously and
nicely. They have manifested the
proper interest in our Texas exhibit and
nave Kept Up with tho most advanced
progress and i.h'ral,'y In tho premise,
and are entitled to the gratitude of tho
people. Let the people do as much ror
themselves as the roads are willing Ia
do, aud we shall have no cause TO com.
plain.
Tho Commissioner il now back In tho
state to look after aud urge the organ.
ization Of these auxiliary county socie.
ties, and ought to have enthusiastic en-.
dorsement and encouragement every
where. Let no, the good work stop for
IA uotnent