Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-19
A TEXAN TALKS.
He Favors Chicago for the Worlds Fair-Deep
Water and Brazos City to Begin Business
Next Year-Chicago Men in Texas.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

Col. John Y. Dickinson, secretary of
the international Fair ASSOCIATION of San
Antonio, Tex. is at the Grand Pacific.
The colonel is very much interested in
Chfcago's securing the world s fair, and
will do what he can for the Lakeside City
among Southern congressman. He was
secretary of the state capitol board from
the beginning to the completion OF the
granite capitol building at Austin from
1882 to 1888, which was built by a Chi
cago syndicate composed of the FarWells
and Col. Abner Taylor and Col. A. c.
Babc0ck.
Mr.. Dickinson was also the originator,
secretary and one of the directors of the
grand military and musical celebration
given in May last year at Austin i'll honor
Of the completion of the Texas state
house. Upon the conclusion of this Cele-
bratiOn Mr.. Dickinson was elected secre-
tary of the international fair association
of San Antonio, which had just been Or
ganiZed, and through his interchangeable
efforts, and that of his associates, San
Antonio gave a great TeXas-MeXican eX-
position last November, and will give its
second annual exhibition this coming No
vember.
Mr. Dickinson is in the city for few
days recupeTation, and VIII return to
San Antonio in time to assist in getting
up the November exposition. He states
that he is for Chicago for the world s
fair against the field, and that he will
interview Texas congressman and sena-
tors on his return and endeavor to obtain
their influence in favor of Chicago. The
following are some of his reasons for be-
-, Of ,ie .it OF OIL
for the world g fair:
Chicago, on account Of its central
location, would afford all the people of
the United States equal opportunity to
visit the exposition at about the same
+ cost.
In the summer, when the exposition
is to be held, Chicago is the only cool
city among those applying for the loca-
ton. In fact, it is the only city among
them all that has a national reputation
for being ii summer resort. The health
and comfort of the vast multitude of Wis
itors that viii be in attendance should be
the first consideration. If held IN any of
the other cities hundreds of sunstrOkes
are apt to occur daily.
Chicago is beyond doubt the most
thoroughly American city on this CONT
nent, and foreigners would i'll Chicago
obtain more intelligent idea of real ,
genuine American civilization than any
where else III this country.
''ChicagO is the Paris Of America,
and as more successful eXpOsitions have
been held in Paris than elsewhere in Eu-
rope, 50 ought the worlds far, given
under the sanction and aid of the Amer
lean government, to be held in Chicago
to be a complete and perfect success in
every respect.
81 can not understand how any unprej-
udiced. Intelligent American. who has
visited the leading cities of this country
can for moment hesitate in pTOnouncing
in favor OF Chicago, knowing the various
disadvantages of the other cities, and
there is rot one thing to be SAID against
Chicago, but everything in its favor, as
the most appropriate city in the Union in
which to hold gigantic and colossal in
ternational expedition.
est. Louis is too hot, Washington toe
small, and New York too mucn on one
side of this continent for any one of them
to be the proper place for the location OF
this exposition. while Chicago is cool 4,
large and central, and has ample rail-
way facilities for handling easily the i'm
mense thTong of people, aud it also has
the American energy, brains and money