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

vlsed me that on and after the nth in-
slant very low round-trip rates will be
charged, the which will be not much
In excess Of one cent
per mile, This concession will
bring considerably over lO6,0O Tex
ans Ia this great exposition, and thus
put them In contact with myriRda OF
men az living advertisers Of the glories
Of our state and important iuspirators
TO "A fresh impetus TO Induce capital
aud labor into our midst. Besides this
I propose 10 inauRurate, at AN early
date cheap excursions into and
through Texas, so that all who may
choose 10 personally inspect our re-
sources and experience our delicious
climate, and TO view our wealth OF for
eat, prairie, stream and mountain,
will have the amplest opportunity Of
30 doing.
THE BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED.
The benefits To accrue 10 Texas from
this exposition, held ~ her very DOOR,
which will soon he the entrepoL for the
South American and Spanish Ameri-
can, Central American and Mexican
commerce, ~ we'll ~ Tor the Pacific
slope and our Norlhwestern.s states and
territories, are beyond estimation
The Atlaua exposition started
southwark battallons OF people and
Centennial gave TO Kansas IN ten
years eight per cent OF
her present large population.
What Then may not this international
exposition do Tor the great Empire
Late Of the South with every thing un-
surpassed and rarely tquaied In her
soil, climate, and other capabilities, n
by energy, perseverance, patriotism
and tact we engage attention toward
the investigation Of our attractions
We used 10 regard slave AZ worth
from $1,000 to 5000 In money valla.
tion, and skilled iHbOr Is certainly
worth much more, and If we succeed
in bringing only 1000 good freemen
into our state with their abilities, TO
say nothing Of their capital, and do
nothing more, we shall have imported
valuation OF $1,000 $50. If All the
other states OF this Union, many OF
nf them thousands Of miles away,
deem 10 wise To be here, II foreign
countries can undertake 70 put ~
most creditaole and eye1 expensive
displays; II Individual exhibitors ~
seTt IL highly profitable TO eXpeud
from SIC 900 to 500 900 each for such
wDrld-Wide publicity OF their peculiar
products or wares, surely Texas, with
the lnfinitiee, must be benefited cor
respondlngiy with her variety VI rich
Ofiuringa. I nave earnestly sOioited by
circulars, letters, through newspaper ar
tieles, and by personal appeal, the
active cooperation GA these grounds 0f
representative men from all parts "
our state, that their intercourse with
this mass Of humanity might BE pro-
| ductive u unteilible advantages.
TEXAS DAY.
! Some day Ia the spring Will be uesig
/ mated FOR our own e8peciul celebration,
/ 20 ne denominated "lexas dhy," on
which occasion "a appropriate Grafton
/ aud social euiertainmeut enOuld DO
had III each citiz n VIII appoint biiu-
self o sort Of missionary or COMMITTEES
| OF one ana Assist iu enligntening the
I world $40 10 Texas, who can forecast
! the rfsuliY
ORGANIZED BODus 10 VISIT THE
EXPusfIION.
4 / am now IN corr ~ lnden q with
our railway couipsoits on the subject
of excmrsiOna eOntpmlHpud 10y many
rexA- organizations, tnat are particu'
larly dfsr1l4s 10 visit ua. tn-wii; TDe
Texas Press association. the Texas
Drummefs' also ittiOn, and 9 number
OF our CJlitgea az SCHOOL,.
The Real Esafe association, the LiYe
Stock ass0 AfiUu, three military com
pauies aud 0ihfr bodies have written
W me on the subject IL 3 my fnr1esl
desire that The members Of ihe Nine
tenth legislature shall vleitil q body
this exposition aud u be ACCOMPANIED
ty your exceiiency and the heads ~
the other state departments, either
! during the session 81 in nodiately after