Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-29
WORLDS FAIR CONVENTION.

The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
has called for convention of delegates
from commercial and other organizations.
Chambers Of Commerce and Boards Of
Trade, to be held at Fort Worth May u, to
discuss plans for having Texas properly
represented at the Worlds fair and if
possible to organize for this purpose. Each
organization, city and county, will be en-
titled 10 two or more delegates, and half
the number are to be ladies. This is well.
1t is to be fair convention Pittsburg Ga
Zette.
The Texas exhibit g. the Worlds fair
will have to be supported by private SUBJ
scription. A meeting to this end is to be
held in Fort Worth May II. A round mil
lion dollars should be subscribed to carry
on the great work.-[Cherokee Herald.
On the 18th of May in the city of Fort
Worth, there will be gathered together q
body of Texans to devise plans, ways and
means 10 have this great state suitably rep
resented III the coming wonderous fair to be
held in Chicago III. 1t will be no common
gathering of men-men from all parts OF the
state, men from every county, men Of Diff
ferent creeds, men Of ali parties; farmers,
lawyers, bankers, mechanics, merchants,
doctors. teachers, preachers, the illiterate
and the iterate. all leaving their homes,
business and families, crowding into Fort
Worth, there to counsel. reason and plan in
common; to suggest and perfect ideas, not
for individual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. but to make
any needful sacrifice in order that Texas
may be the beneiciary-that Texas should
be exalted, and that her greatness and
grandeur and almost fabulous possibIIi-
ties might be made apparent not to q scrut
inizing, but a wondering world Pitts
burg Gazette.
Be prepared to say to the Board of
Trade on the 30th inst. what you will do
on the 18th of May at the city of Fort
Worth toward an exhibit at the Worlds
fair. Judge Slossen will want q guarantee
OF S25 per month for q year TO have an ex-
hibit in the van of cars sent out by the or
gained real estate men. Can it be so ar
ranged as to send car in its entirety by
the county and a man of her own to talk it
up. It would take little more money. but
results would make it profitable New
Birmingham Times.
Texas needs representation at the Worlds
fair next year. Let the people put their
heads together and organize some suitable
PLAN Holland Progress.
1t is al bosh to talk about all the benefits
accruing from Texas exhibit at the
Worlds fair being appropriated by land
spectators solely. We need Eastern
capital to build factories, and the
surest and quickest way to get it
is to present before the moneyed men of
that section an adequate idea of
what they may expect of Texas.
followed by vast array of consumers,
whom we need to give our farmers pay
ing and constant market for their products.
The farmer needs Texas exhibited worse
than any other class, and they should by
all means eSpouse some practical method
set before us by which we may get the ex-
hibit there without legislative help Hol-
land Progress.
Under the auspices Of the Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce, a convention is
called to meet in that city on Tuesday, May
II, to discuss plans, and if possible, organ
ize for having the state efficiently repre-
scented at the Columbian exposition. II is
state have representation at this conven-
ton. What will Decatur do?-[Decatur
Post.
The GAZETTE is now in favor Of making
an exhibit at the Worlds fair by private
donation since the legislature has failed to
make IN appropriation. Where is your
usual denunciation Mr.. GAZETTE at the
failure of such a worthy movel We hope
not, because the administration has been
your pet bby.--tSeynour Sun.
The Fort Worth chamber Of commerce
has called state convention to meet at
Fort Worth May ~ to take steps to have
Texas represented at the Worlds fair.
The state legislature having failed to make
an appropriation, it is proposed to devise
other means to secure funds for erecting
Texas building and collecting a state ex-
hibit. Every county and town in the state
have been asked to send delegates to the
conventional lano Gazette.
Cherokee should be at Fort Worth at the
meeting of the. Worlds fair convention
They should be prepared to indorse the
action there taken. Cherokee should have
Q nice lot of printed matter to distribute,
and we would suggest that the three big BIS
be On hand fanked by Judge Dickinson and
others. Cherokee should be heard from on
the floor and on the committees.-INew
Birmingham Times.