Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-13

staff Of sugar cane supporting i've
point or Texas star Over the eight
panels Of this octagou on the outer
side Just below the ceiling l have had
painted on white oil cloth in attrac.
i've flve-inCh gilt letters the following
data: Wealth valuation, 81 0i5, 3l7,.
1856 "SchOOl fund, $50 600 000;' "SuAte
tax, twenty cents on the SlO0;' Area,
pa 346 square miles;n "Ceroa ,products,
772ll .4S5 bushels;n Live stock 49,
100000 head;n Population, . 2l5 7O9;n
Cotton production, ,i6T S24 bales "
These figures have astOuished all and
have been published far and wide I'm
the Eastern eHnd Northwestern news
papers. On the other eud Of our
space have caused 10 be con-
spicuously placed three immense
screens or display boards, twenty feet
by twelve feet. On these respectively
II a large siX-fOOt star made Of pure
white cotton fringed two inches deep
with yellow corn grains, and this be-
lug on blue field Is emblemadc Of our
state cOlOTs. Above this il hneen-
inch lettering Of oue-inch corn cObs,
with grains Of corn and wheat hand
somely intermingled, the invitation,
welcome TO Texas Next, / have
sketched the famous map Of Mr.. At
kinsOn Of Boston, giving "A graphical
presentation Of the comparative areas
Of the states OF the Union and the
countries OF Eprope-nn ting Rvs Ia
and Alaska thus wildly showing
Texas with her 27i $40 square miles 10
be larger than any. Also, smaller
scroll on the same twenty-foot screen
giving the comparative status ~ her
population tO.wil: 1870, Sl9,579;
1880, | ,52l ,7la; 1884 2,2l5, 100 Also
her railway mileage, lowit: 1870
800 miles; 1880, 1903 miles; 1884 G737
miles. Also series of data showing
other evidences Of progress made 10y
our state within the past decade All
at this proclaims the fact that Tex IS
of to-day Is not only first in area. but
first In cotton production, FIRST ~
live stock industry; 9TH
IN railroad mileage; eighth In
population; that she is producing one
| fourth Of the entire cotton crop Of the
| Union, and one-iourth Of the beef
| yield; while she is making unpAral
leled Strides In the supply OF wool
I On the third screen IL being desig ed
/ Ina the most artistic style and finish
| symbols OF the vast varied and in
| dustrisl possessions which are ours A
| female figure dressed 70 this view Ia
! cotton, grain sheaf, mineral, ETC. Il
| the basis Of said design. The follow
! ing euperscrlptlOn embOdies the idea:
cotton or "c0rnH p 'liing may seem,
Buf teid ana forest, mine Hnd stream,
Combine within nu Lone STAR State,h
a peerless goddess u ereaie.
The above uniquely worked In let
ters made az our products was done to
! ollset special powers hauntingly pro-
claimed by certain other states re-
apecliyely.
| TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, ETC.
IN the matter Of the transportation
~ our exhibits, held frequent confer
ences with the Texas railway comps
MES, and finally agreed with them "a
have transported free Of charge all eX
bibits donated 10 the state, and 81 one
rate for al other material loaned "a
help Texas make ereditable display
/ The arrangement made with the ex
position societies, and with individl
AIS, thus aiding by loan 20 our collect
I've exhibit, wss that they prepare aud
place 0t their proper expense, at theii
own county depots, their contributions
and the slate fund would thence cnrG
FOR the cost Had I depended eolel,
On donations 10 the state, there wDulo
have heen llttle 70 exhibit / would
here ny that 40 the close 81 this fair VI
the woods. Rrasaes, samples OF grain
natural history specimens, will be for
warded % Austin for the use Of oui
people as hall be- designated.
PASSENGER FARES.
The Texas rail way fruuR line com
panies have Literally responded % ms
request made ~ the instance Of ihOu
sands Of our citlzenB. They have ~