The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-21
THE TEXAS EXHIBITION,
IT'S MAGNITUDE AND VARIETY
In the worlds Industrial and Cotton Cen
tenBial Exposition-AnO ffieiaI Re
port from United States Com
missioner Gammage.


centennial exposition now be.
ing held in the city Of
New Orleans, Louisiana. Both in mag.
nitude and variety it excells all other
expositions heretofore held in
this or any other coun-
try. Besides, it is the most attractive
one, principally because it contains
many inventions and improvements
no yer before collected together. In
these it far surpasses those heretofore
held in London, Vienna, Paris, Phila.
delphia, New York, Cincinnati, Louis-
vile and Atlanta. In other words. the
world in miniature was never
before so faithfully delineated.
and it is safe to predict thaf
no ono now living will ever see its
equal again, The nation, in its official
capacity, has united with its states and
territories, individually and eollectjyeIv.
for the purpose OF exhibiting TO the en-
tire world our resources, our improve
ments and our capacities. and the other
nations have placed their offerings
along side OF ours, and the entire world
has been summoned to witness this
grand display and pass it's Judgment on
the same. This fe0st has been set for Ali
nations, regardless of expense, and there
il enough of it 10 surieit each and every
guest. To critically examine every arti.
Gle on exhibition here would reonire
more time than il allotted to any one in.
dividual, and truly it may be said that
''life is too short" for such task.
Itwoulu DC ioreign to our purpose to
enter into details with view of SHOW
ing up this entire exhibit; we will .tbere
fore, limit our description to our own
section,
THB LONE STAR STATE.
AS Texas leads all the other states and
territories III area and resources. 50
does the space allotted for her exhibits
and l9,OOO square feet were set apart for
her exclusive use. This space her man
ayers have economically utilized so as
to give her exhibits the prominence due
10 theh: In this connection we cannot
had been added to he above area. thsv
would not have expressed more space
than would be required TO exhibit :peoi-
mems OF the products the great state OF
Texas Is capable of furnishing. Hence
her present display is very meapre
one when compared with what sho
mightdo. Although the state commits
sioner OF Texas, Col. John r. Elliott.
and the United States commissioner for
the state of Texas, Hon. II. II. Gammaee,
entered inc held immediately after
thelr appointment and worked as faith
iully as any two gentlemen ever worked
III any cause, yet the states exhibits
are lar from being as full as thew
should be. 1t is true that the
lVOOO fset OF space allotted are all filled.
yet had the state appropriation been
$4,000, instead Of the meagre sum of
$4,000, and had the people of the state
tully appreciated the great value to be
derived ny their exhibits, an annex at
the states expense, embracing twice if
hot three tlnes rs much space az has
peeh allotted, could haye been added
ana hlled. But we are not ashamed of
our exhibition rs it is. 1t does not
suffer by comparison with that of any
other state. 1t should have led all IN
tne same proportion that Texas leads
all the other states in size. This. of
course, would have necessitated large
appropriation and much more space.
out IL would have paid. Even at this
early day-and we write before all the
exhibits are placed-TeXas has been
benefited by her exhibit more than il
has cost her. This exhibit has alread '
attracted the favorable attention of tens
OF thousands of visitors, many of
whom, by seeing, have resolved
10 visit the state In person and see il
these things are ms represented What
then may we expect when millions in
stead of thousands have stndied our ex-
hibit? The truth in Texas cannot ever
estimate tho benefit that will be derived
from her exhibition, meager as it il. No
Dresd was ever cast upon the waters
that yielded richer harvest than this
Will. Not day passes that the mana
gers of the Texas exhibit do not answer
scores OF questions put by representa-
tive mon RON all parts of the union,
conserving the resources and capabili-
ties OF the "Lone Star state"
we nave spoken of the indefatecable
enorgy and industry exhibited by our
two leading commissioners eyer since
their appointment as such. We will
now let them speak for themselves. We
will give the report of the United States
commissioner lirSt, because 1t was the
first one published:
REPORT or THE UNITED STATES CoMAfIs-
SloNKR, HON. n. n, GAMMAaE.
Department of Texas at the Worlds Emo
sitlon, New Orleans, In , Dec. y, lS3t To
Ills kSeellency, John Ireland, Governor OF
Texas;
EXCELLENT SIR:-It becomes INV
pleasant duty to report to Your Excel.
lency that the collective exhibits from
Texas IL now all upon the space allotted
to that state in tue government and
states building, aud in consideration OF
the fact that this is the first time in the
history OF our state that its citizens have
attempted making, at an international,
national or other great fair, an exhibit
OF its ministries, resources ami capaci-
ties of tho state, ~ well as by compari-
son with The displays made 10y the other
states Of tue union, our exhibit is pro-
nounced success.
beg to report that on the 9TH day OF
May last, having received my commits
sion as representative of the state, In
obedience to a summons from the di-
rector-general, went TO Washington
city, and there joined in the conference
of United States commissioners, aud the
director general, at which the
whole plan for tho collection of state
exhibits was formulated and agreed To,
under which | and those appointed by
your excelleucy under the act OF the
legislature OF the state of Texas APP
propriating money, ETC., have worked to
the successful end above noted. AT his
conference IL was also proposed and ac-
cepted by us that the management of
the exposition should donate to each
state making an exhibit the sum OF
$1,000, TO be expended by the United
States commissioners for such state,
In the collection and plac-
ing such states exhibits. Upon
my return home on tho 10Th day ui
May, entered at once upon the work
of collecting an exhibit from Texas.
opened correspondence with J. Il. El.
hot, state commissioners OF the eleventh
district, aud tho numerous honorary
commissioners, asking their assistance
and cooperation, which was promptly
accorded me. l then took the field IN
person and canvassed the entire state
accessible by rail, and many portions
to visit which had
Ia use private conveyances
The months ofJune to November inclu-
sive,were occupied by me In canvassinp
the state, lecturing at principal points
and organizing societies TO aid In the
great work Ii any portion of the state
was not visited by me u was for The