Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-31
TEXAS SPRING PALACE.
The Meeting at Humans Hall Last
Night Largely Attended.
The Sum of Thirteen thousand Dollars Still
Needed TO Insure Success-Another
Meeting at To-Day.

at Huffman S Han last night, among the
number being many ladies, to hear about
the Texas Spring Palace and see what
could be done
Col. Wynne called the meeting to or
der and set before the audience the i'm
portance to Texas of the enterprise.
Texas had railroads and should now give
them something to do. The men of
Texas had been at work for years past
but this was the first opportunity given
the ladies of Texas chance to help the
state. The ladies assistance was neces-
sary to make the Texas Spring Palace
a success. The eyes of the country were
on Fort Worth, and he hoped the city
would not fail III doing its duty.
Col. Wynne then introduced Col. N. c..
Blanchard, who told of the Sioux City
corn palace and what it had done for Da-
knta, Nebraska and Iowa. The first
palace Of 1887 had been hurriedly built
and had cost $50 900, but it was a great
success. The palace of 1888 had cost
$50 900, and was a still greater success.
Both years people had come from every
state in the Union to see the wonderful
attraction and Texas could build a pal
ace that would so far overshadow the
Iowa Corn Palace there would be no COM
parison. He said the people of the
North did not know what Texas could
and did produce, and this was a good
way to show them.
Col. Blanchard s remarks were re-
ceived with applause.
Col. Wynne then introduced T. j.
Hurley, who said:
A state officer holding a prominent posi-
ton in this great commonwealth has just
published to the world statistical in
formation with reference to this city SO
misleading in its character, and which,
if not Immediately corrected will do US
an injury so far reaching in its conse-
quences that years may be required to
overcome its effect.
l can see but one way in which to prove
to the world that the printed statements
of the commissioner of agriculture of this
great state with reference to Fort Worth
and Tarrant county is not correct, and
that is by erecting this Spring Palace,
and thus by it attracting strangers from
all over our broad land from the Atlantic
to the Pacific and the bleak and blizzard
stricken districts of the far Northwest to
the Gulf of Mexico TO our beautiful and
prosperous city, thus proving to them
from what they will here find that our
city is greater in population, wealth, in
telligence, modesty with enterprise, than
her most sanguine citizens have ever
claimed for her, and that she is truly a
bright star in the grand constellation
composing the live and enterprising cities
of this Union. Now, not much is known
of Texas in the East. You can better
understand that statement when inform
you that the managing editor of one of
the great papers once asked me: How
many troops we had at the Fort. Now
this Palace will attract thousands of people
of all classes TO our city who, when once
here, can see for themselves the
wondrous possibilities of the Southwestern
empire, and particularly of our own Fort
Worth. A more comprehensive system
of advertising was never conceived, and
TO our staunch friend, Gen. Cameron,
are we indebted for the idea. Now this
building will not cost as much money as
was generally anticipated Gen
Cameron submitted his plans this morn
ing to Mr.. Memory, the construction
superintendent of the firm of Hurley &
Co, who figured out the cost
l might state here that Mr.. Memory
was the Superintendent in charge of
the construction of the exposition build
ings of the World S fair at New Orleans,
and, therefore, thoroughly understands
the peculiar details of structure of this
kind. The plans of Gen. Cameron call
for mammoth building, the picture of
which many of you have seen. 1t is to be
200 feet square, to be surmOunted by
seven extensive towers, the main tower,
or dome to have a height of 100 feet.
While rough estimates place the cost at
$50 900, Mr.. Memory offers to perform
the work for SIG 600 1 would, there
fore, state, Mr.. Chairman, that
I have been instructed by Messrs.
Hurley & Co. to say that
in the event of your committee desiring
that firm to execute the contract for the
erection of this great building, that they
will undertake the same for S26 900 and
finish the building within fifty-five
days from the signing of the contract
and furthermore that they win subscribe
$1,000 of the contract price TO the stock of
the company. Great applause
Gen. Cameron, the father of the Spring
Palace idea, was then introduced and
was received with hearty applause He
said the need of Texas was to have mis-
sionaries in all the states, and
the way to get them was to
bring thousands of people to an
exposition of Texas products and mate
rails, graduate them and send them back
to talk Texas. Let the world know that
Texas has all that humanity needs. Let
them know that Texas can take care of
so 900 600 people. The railroads were
asking what is Texas doing, 'could any
one answer. 1t was time Texas was
doing something to help herself and the
railroads. Texas has more copper than
Michigan does the world know it? Texas
has more lead than Missouri, how
many people knew that, more iron than
Missouri and Michigan combined, but
few knew that she has an endless variety
of timber, enough oak to make furniture
for the United States but few knew it.
Texas wants deep water. Bring the peo-
pie here and show them miniature
representations of Galveston and the har-
Dor, of the mouth of tbs Brazos, of
Arkansas Pass, Of Sabine. Enlist the
ladies in the work and il would be a
marvellous success. Fort Worth must go
to work and put the heart in
this enterprise. Get up the
Palace, and have President Harrison
and President Diaz meet on Texas soil
loud applause. Have the governors of
the states present. Show the people of
America what Texas Is, and make the
heart of every American proud because
Texas belonged TO the Union Hand