Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-18
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Committees Appointed by Chair
man I. j. Hurley.
The Petitions to bs Presen ted to the Coming
Legislature for an Appropriation for
an Exhibit.

As matter OF interest to the state at
large THE GAZETTE publishes the names
OF the various committees appointed al
the Worlds fair convention which met
at Houston on the 10th. The committee
appointed from the different senatorial
districts is to memorable the coming
legislature for the purpose of securing a
legislative appropriation OF 81 900, 600,
as will be seen by reference to the me-
mortal.
The exhibit should be matter of state
pride, and no opportunity ought TO be
lost for impressing upon the minds of the
| people Its Importance. Those who saw
the Spring Palace know how it spoke for
Texas, and full exhibit worthy of this
state at Chicago in 1893, will do vastly
more, for the self-evident reason that it
will Speak to the people from every part
of the world, and in language all can
understand.
Thomas J. Hurley. chairman of the
worlds fair convention, has announced
the following permanent committees:
! On ipance-Messrs. Hutchinson of Harris
| county, Thompson of Dallas county,
| Gribble of Cooke, Iutcher of Orange
| county, Malone of Tarrant county, Sea-
ley OF Galveston county, Hamilton of
| Travis county, Gammage OF Anderson
, county, LYON Of Grayson county, Nav
| erick of Bexar county, Prather of Nc
| Lehman county.
The following are the perman ent exc
| cutive committees:
Gentlemen-S. X. McIlhenny, Hous-
ton; j. II. Kirby, Houston; A. c.
Herndon, Houston; w. l.. Thompson,
Dallas; r. d. Gribble. Cook.
Ladies-Mrs. o. +. Holt, Houston;
Mrs. Ida Lorine Turner, Fort Worth;
Mrs. Kate S. Terrell, Dallas; Mrs. Val
c. Giles, Austin; Mrs. Mira kimball,
Galveston. Tnos. j. Hurley,
Chairman.
A committee has been appointed from
the several senatorial districts of the
state to present. TO the legislature the
following memorial Of the World IS fair
convention and urge the appropriation
upon that body at its coming session:
The resolutions and memorial adopted
BY the convention were as follows:
HOUSTON Tex Dec. 10, 1890.
To the Hon. T. j. Hurley. President of Worlds
Fair Convention, Assembled at Houston,
Tex:
Your committee on resolutions hegs
leave to submit the following report as II
substitute for all resolutions pertaining
TO the World g fair that have been sub
mitted to us:
Whereas, the World g Columbian eN-
position, to be held in Chicago In 1893,
promises to be one of the most important
events in the history OF this country,
illustrating our progress and exhibiting
to the nations Of the world our immense
al.
arts of civilization; and
Whereas, it is of the utmost import
ance that United States and the several
states aud territories of the Union heart
ily cooperate with the management of
the Worlds Columbian exposition, their
efforts to make this one of the greatest
expositions the world has ever witnessed;
and,
Whereas, the advantages of this expo
sitiou to the state of Texas in directing
attention to the vast resources and won
derful diversity of soil, climate and pro-
duction. and the uneQualled opportuni-
ties il offers i'm migrautS cannot be estI-
mated and recognizing the great ad-
vantages that must accrue to the state
of Texas, il an exhibit mmensurate
with her capacity is placed at Chicago
during the Worlds Columbian exnibi-
ton.
Therefore, be it resolved. that we
recommend that our state legislature at
its next session make an appropriation of
81 600 200 to defray the expense Of the
Texas exhibit at said fair; and we fur
Their recommend that a committee, COM |
posed of thiry-one, be selected, one |
from each senatorial district, in the state |
capital at the next session of the state |
to urge upon the legislature |
the necessity of making said appropria- |
ton.
Resolved, further, that this oonven-
ton recommends that all counties of the |
state of Texas should be encouraged to |
collect exhibits of their productions and
and that all counties be re-
quested to forward all such exhibits to a |
point selected by this convention which |
shall be the most available and which
offers the best Inducements, and that
from seid exhibits a selection be made
by the authorized parties to be sent to
the Columbian fair.
Resolved, further, that we recommend
the appointment by this convention of a
committee OF five gentlemen and five
ladies, who shall act with the Worlds
fair commissioners and such commissions
ers as may be appointed by the state, to,
whom the counties collecting exhibits
shall send full and complete descriptive
catalogues of such exhibits, from which,
after personal examination OF said ex-
hibits, the committee shall make selec-
ton for the state exhibit at the Column
bian exhibition at Chicago, and that said
committee be instructed to act in con-
junction with the World 3 fair commits
sioners and such commissioners as may
be selected by the state in securing for
the Texas exhibit in the Columbian ex-
position at Chicago annie and adequate
space, properly and advantageously To-
Gated, and every facility necessary to a
and creditable display OF the
mineral, mechanical and
industrial resources and products Of the
Empire state of the Uu!on, and
that said committee, in coujuno-
ton with said commissioners, be
authorized to have and exercise a gen.
eral supervision over the collection of
the state exhibit, and to act accordingly
TO tbs best of their Judgment in all mat
ters of detail necessary to insure the
success Of the purpose and object for
" hich this convention was called.
Resolved further, that our senators