Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
A GREAT SCHEME.
Americas international Industrial
School and Exhibit.
A Bore Outline of Gigantic Undertaking
Now in the Hands OF Fort Worth
Citizens.

For several days past there have been
rumors of a colossal undertaking which
is rapidly assuming shape. Yesterday
GAZETTE man ran down one of the
projectors and asked him what was in
hand. The gentleman says the name is
to be America s international industrial
school and exhibit. He guided the
reporter to his Office and there unrolled
several large maps containing plats,
spaces marked for buildings, schools,
factories, etc.
Will you give me some idea about
this new wonder of the world for which
you and your associates are arranging a
permanent organization?
81 certainly have no objection, as it is
nodon9er a secret from the press, espe-
eially such enterprislng papers as
yours,
Well please give me an outline of
your grounds and how they are laid out
and for what purpose the different plots
are to be nsed?''
You see this map has been remodeled
from time to time and now it is as near
perfect as we can get it. -
"Ponderous, astounding Two Sec
tons or more of land, and beautifully
laid out, too, and it explains itself al
most, here you have ia the center large
plot marked Central building, what is
that intended for?
"We make this general headquar-
tiers for all offices, and to be used for
many purposes too numerous to mention.
The dome is TO be 200 feet high, with an
elevator running to the top, in this dome
we have on the different floors many at
fractions, and curious things which re-
quire study and thought, you see. from
the lmmencity of this building that we
Aave space for things as yet not thought
Of -
Il see forty eight blocks represent
ing the different states and territories of
the Union, what are they for. -
t'These state blocks are to be donated
to the different states as you see them
laid down, and they forever remain va
cant unless occupied by the owners as
named. -
"You have these larger blocks adjoining
on the outside of states. named for diff
ferent foreign nations. 1 suppose they
are also given free to them. -
6S, anu 10 T0Dldlu uuJll OCCuplSu Dy
them as you see them now.
''Here you have surrounding these
blocks, agricultural, horticultural, 20
logical stock and manufactures
grounds. and 1 see sub divided to some
extent to the different states and
nations. -
'fThese grounds we may make some
changes in. The locality of the grounds
Il fhof
''Lastly, but not least, here 1 see a
beautiful border of named lots and blocks
which completes your map, and must
confess that it is one of the most hand
some things l ever saw, and the whole
thing to be given away together with
homes for the attendants on the border
lots.
esThis is our plan; to.donate all of this
land in the way you see it on this map"
--''Now we are through with your
grounds, how do you propose outside of
donating the grounds, to induce these
different states and nations to build upon
them?'p
"Our plan is simple and will come light
on the whole nation, as 1t is a co-opera-
tive enterprise and charitable school.
To illustrate: Say we begin in our own
state to raise funds for the construction
of Texas exhibit building, we will have
our fine map with descriptive circular
to accompany same. We make a canvass
over the state going from county TO
county will call meetings at the county
seats and explain to these gatherings the
objects of our enterprise and ask each
county to take stock; and in proportions
to the amount of stock taken that
amount OF space viii be given them in
our state building. This space will be
located in the building as the counties are
shown by the state map; if they re-
fuse, the space will be held
by organizers for a future consideration
of such a county; but say we get one
half of the state to take stock, we viii
have 125 counties, some subscribing as
much as our limit, SO 900; say they
average $4,000, you can see what can be
done, and in the same way Old Mexico
would come IN and other states and ma
tons follow, carrying out the corpora
ton plan.
Where does your school feature come
in, and by what means do you secure
your teachers and other help required?'
ssEach state or nation is required TO
furnish one or more teachers, one super
htendent and assistants. They are al
lowed one or more scholarships free,
these to.be orphans or uncared for chill
dren.
- How do you propose for them to pay
their Nelps and defray the.IrHnning ex-
penses of4heir departments?
''The managers of the different state
or national buildings act as agents for
the country he represents. He has his ex-
hibits marked as commission merchant
would DO business, makes his sales from
samples or exhibits, forwards his orders TO
the owner of the exhibit, the goods or
articles are shipped direct to the party
making the purchase. In this way
making sales, charging a commission on