The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-16
Texas AND The WORLDS FAla.
The Magnitude of the work-Conn-
ties Or.sa ized-Fa \ ties.

The Magnitude III the hork-CC Tiu-
ties Or.sa ized-Fa n ties.
The headquarters OF the Texas
Worlds Fair Association are located
at Fort Worth. i, d the executive OIL
GERS of this association are doing the
state untold service in periecting u
thorough organization. the ramilied-
ton of which already extend ofer l'o
counties OF Texas II e5ch OF winch
" orld ) talr commit ees nave been
organized ana are now actively a.
work in raislIg the Necessary luud iUr
the construction OF tue ie--as huL-ing.
condition precedent TO the sta-e
making u distinctive exhibit ~ Lac
Columpi 4 Exposilon-
~ Is esv mated. upon g conserya i've
calculation. that aUout sooJ, UUJ
win he required 10 construct the IeSits
building aud stock il with exnIOIts.
To raise th.s money the association
appeals to me pa r4otc iUeralit, Ul "a
generous people, aud II order that ne
borden snail be c .uiliy and elultaoly
distributed an assessment Of 40 Gems
per capita mas De.n levied rs II vulan-
tary tax upod the dine enl counties D
the state, taxing as Il Lasis tbs popu-
lation of the state as shown b. lns
census OF 1880.
Some iuea .. the
MAGNITUDE OF THE EXPOSITION.
in which Texas is engaged, Gun be
had RON the following e-tr.lct fton d
Il eecn delivered oy resilient ILonas
y. H-r.ey at Il NurII's ruir miss
meeting neld Ut DALLAS on Tnursua.
oep,. -:
Since May Is we have cent flom
our Office over iuJ. 30 pieces vi NIL,
corresponded with some ouOO scn,Ol
teachers aud tecelveI from all Sec
stiUns OF he eta.e ABOUT 1000 commun-
lcatiOns. Our worA Is nov c0mmenc-
ing To Dear trult and We hope ere long
TO announce that we have commenced
WORK on one building. which we viii
not do until we have 800. 900 sub
SERTED. We have asked for 10 cents
per capita, based on the census OF
1890. Now why will it pay Texas to
90 to Chicago? Let me tell yOu-for
the reason that the greatest exhibi-
ton ever known in the history OF the
word is to be held there IL 1898.
which or wondrous completeness of
exhibits OF everything which the
senses can comprehend viii in point
of g. anueur and breadth of scope sur
pass anything heretofore conceived by
the mind OF man.
The exhibition will cost $50. 600. 600.
The buildings alone will cost $40 COO
coo ana the insurance on all the ex-
hibits and buildings will exceed $40.-
000, 600. The attendance will be the
largest at any exhibition ever given. In
1867 Paris had ~, $40 900 visitors,
Vienna in 1873 had Z. 25O. 0OO, PhiIa-
delphia in 1876 had 10, U0J, 0J0. Paris
in 1913. 1000. uOO. but in 1889 had
=. eco 900, while in Chicago in 1898
ii is estimated o. COG QU0 people viii
attend, an average OF sou, U0U daily
The area covered by the bulldogs VIII
also be vastly greater tEan ever before
known Iagis in 1867 covered eighty
sc, en- acres, and had LOCO 600 square
Ices under ruot. Vienna in 1878 had
ZeO &C. es and 1900. 0UJ square feet
under Io,f. PhilaGelphia IN 1876 had
z5o acres and 10. U0U square feet
under rooi. Paris in 1889 had only
10 acres but had 3.40Ov 01 square
feet un1er TOOL while Oh rago in 1879
will have 1857 acres and 900. 900
square feet OF roofing. The largest
former roof in the world was that al
Pai is-thirfy-tw acres-but macnin-
cry hlll IN Chicago will have rooi
COZ erlng forty acres md one span $50
leetin length. III Mentioning ma
chiaery hall | cannot give "a better
idea 10 its immensely than u say that
the hall and annex Will be 800 feet wide
and 400 feet in length. The man.
lecturers hal sill DC 80 feet in W .dth
AID 1850 feet in ont til. IA h..e the
immeasity Of Inc metiNe power Ia un
II en- be understood wnea ] iei you
that the horse power OF the engines
at FhLsdelphia were 200 ut Ia-ls
40 o. but AT Chicago viii re u!rc -
90 horsepower employing zoo eGgi-
ueers fremen and attendants. Cni-
csgo viii lead in the number Of her
e. bits. For compari. on shows tat
n l arts in ls6. thee we. 5-,CUU ex-
hibilors. IN Vienna il 1873. 1900
exhibitors. Ihiiaoe phii. IN 1875 lid
hLt 100. out Par N 1889 had J5.-
COO. while ind.citi rs nov point to
I hicaqo having least lou.UUJ eN-
h.b.tors. Tie forai display will DC
The grearesJ ever kncwn IL the history
OF the world,
OF IHTEgEsT To COUNTIES
Several Counties in the state appear
10 be unuer The impression tint ..n.ess
they -Lcceed in Iai=ing the en..te
Ln-o,.nt OF 10 cents er c,.piia asst.zsed
a.a nsl them i0r a Ie.as EXHIBIT ~
the VI ORD Far they VAL De deDai.- Ell
req reseniatIOn N the I-sas buHdAg
ana that tie entire AMOUNT sub. c.. bed
is to be eSo.ed o the construction Of
he 1eAas building.
Both these impressions are incor-
rect. While. of course. every county
in the state is expected TO do its fu;i
share in this work. the movement is in
the interest of Texas and it is expected |
that every patriotic citizen in Texas
Will participate in it. but in the event
that ANY county is unable to meet the
full measure OF what is expected and |
shows disposition to contribute to
the movement to the extent OF its
financial ability, as determined by the
local committee of the county. the in
terest of such counties will be pro
tecled by the directors and they ill |
he given representation in the Te ,as
e. hlbit but they cannot hope unier
ihe.e Gil cumstances TO be favored as
10 des.rability Of location and proini- |
nence of display in the same man.
ner as will be the counties /
that contribute the full quota of their |