Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-27
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Some Additional Counties Be-
ing Organized.
THE WORK OF TEXAS LADIES.
They Lead the Men In Point of Enthusiasm.
The Biggest County in Texas Goes Act
lively TO Worl-Why Texas Should be
Represented Press Comments.
WORK OF TEXAS LADIES'.

lnsf' asked reporter OF IHE GAZETTE of
Secretary Bryan. whom he found yester-
day at Texas Worlds fair headquarters, en-
gagged in going over Z number of Texas pa
pcrs thar had just come through The mail,
marking with a blue pencil every item that
he found concerning the Worlds fair and
from the number OF blue marks around the
column rules Of some of the Texas blanket
sheets II was evident that the papers gener-
ally are beginning to take quite an interest
in the work,
Admirably" replied Mr. BRYAN in an
sIreE 10 the reporters inquiry. We have
now l36 counties in the state thoroughly or
gained IN the Worlds fair movement. and
have Just sent out another letter 70 the
county Judges of the remaining seventy
counties requesting them % appoint their
committees 1T once.
We say in this letter:
1T IS presumed that every county in
Texas has some product or resource which
II would be TO its advantage TO display be-
fore the eyes of the world. 1t will be the
duty OF such committee rs you may APP
point 10 determine what kind ana character
OF display, whether OF soil, timber or soil
production would best subserve the inter
ests OF the county in attracting the atten-
hon OF settlers and hOme-scekerS'
since sending out this letter the follow
Ing additional counties have organized: san
Jdcinto Franklin. Bowie. Cooke and
Mitchell by the appointment of the follow
ing committees:
san Jacinto county-W. T. Hill, May
nard; W. d. Mitchell, Cold Springs; Tod
Robinson, Pointblank; Dave Vance and
Mrs. Dave Vance, Shepherd, and Mrs. W.
T. Hin. Maynard.
'-t'rankIin county-R. ". Ho,brook, editor
Mount Vernon Herald; j. b. StriHger, c.
+. Davenport, billiard Brooks, W. j. Gait,
Mrs. 7. c. Majors and Mrs. l.. Z. Moore of
Mount Vernon.
Bowie county-W. j. Allen, Texarkana;
Dau T. Knight, De kalb; Hon. Blair Me
Gee. New Boston; r. II. johnson, BaSsett;
q. =. Moss. TaXarkana; Mrs. Thomas II.
LcuoX, De ka.o; Miss Minnie Elliott, Tex
agk,.A;.
Cooke couaty-Josiah Kildow, c. B.
Newton. \. :. Bassctt. II. D. Caldwell r
Z. Sherwood, " ". Howcth. j. NJ. Lind
SaE. Mrs. {. y. Stevens and Mrs. f.. r
Davis Of Gainesville.
Mitchell county-A. II. II. Tclar, editor
Of the Colorado Clipper. j. 4. Walker T. II.
Cooke, :. y. SherwiH. }. l.. Shepherd,
Mrs NJ B. Smoot and Mrs. q. Il. Cheat
ham, all of Colorado.
so lar the ladies OF Texas are dong the
more active work and seem TO be much
more enthusiastic over the work than are
the men. We have now nearly 900 ladies OF
IoXas engaged il this work including those
on The various county committees and The
board OF lady managers il the seven leading
cities of Texas. For the most part these
boards are made up of the most influential
ladies' Of the different cOmmitt1es-ladies of
high social standing and position, and their
work in many sections of the state is begin
ming to yield practical results.
Mrs. -Archelaus Cochran OF Dallas, one
of the lady commissioners of Texas ap-
pointed by the national board, writes Pres
iGcnt Hurley thai she will leave Dallas in
f"w days TO attend the meeting of the
national board Of lady managers which con
yencs At Chicago on September ,. and Of
which. by virtue of her appointment, Mrs.
Cochran Is mem ber Miss Ida L. Turner OF
Fort Worth and Miss Rosiue Ryan of Austin
being the other members from Texas or the
national board of, which Miss Potter Pal
mer Is president. Mrs. Ryan is now at
Waukesha, Wis, and will attend the Chi
ca%u meeting from that point Mrs. CoCh-
ran viii be the bearer OF an invitation 10 Mrs.
Potter Palmer to visit Texas during the
latter part of October and attend the World
fair meeting at Dallas on October 30. upon
which occasion the ladies of Texas who are
engaged in Worlds fair work VIII hold Il
convention for the purpose of organizing
state board, similar in character TO the
national board. Mrs. Cochran Will also be
a"Ie to report TO the national beard that the
ladies' Of Texas. though Yet unorganized ex-
cept in local boards. are already doing some
tereat oI the great fair. and paving the way
for better and more effective work after
their state organization Is thoroughly per-
fected
The question as to who will be elected
president OF the state board of lady man
ayers FOR Texas is already attracting con-
siderable attention, and number of prom
iuent ladies CT the state are already being
mentioned as probable candidates. Il is ii
position TO which any lady IN Texas might
Toe proud to aspire, as in this work she will
be brought in contact with the leading
ladies Of America, each state so far
organized, having selected as the chief ex-
ecuiiye Of its board of lady managers, the
most distinguished lady of its common
wealth.
Their" is Z great work in Texas for the
ladies 10 perform. and upon them viii
largely rest the TaspOnsibility OF redcemiu@
the pledge that Texas has made to be first
and foremost in the constellation of states
that will assemble TO measure their indus
trial strength. ard compare their progress
al the greatest Industrial event in the
Worlds history.
Our scate is so vast and the peculiar
productions OF he various sections are so
asfserent that the lady managers of Texas,
in order TO secure creditable exhibit, must |
thoroughly organize in every congressional
district. so that systematic canvass can
b. g.ade with a view to ascertain the exact |
status and condition of the industrial |
women of that particular district, her pro- |
auctions and her earnings, whether in the |
studio. school-room, counting-hou fac
tory. farm or dairy. The advantages of a !
particular section of country can be exhib- |
tied properly only when correct kuowl- |
edge of that particular section is first had |
and obtained |
There Will be no separate exhibit for |
woman's work. Nearly every ambitious |
woman claims the right 10 put her work |
beside that OF men, if the quality iustifies |
its being placed in competition. There will |
be a woman's building designed by woman |
architect, in which will be shown the rarer |
and choicer articles made by woman, and |,
in fact all those articles that will direct Pc |
culiar and particular attention to her pro |
greSS and development in the past 400 |
years.
POINTER FOR TEXAS.
The state Of Kansas, which has started !
IN TO raise SiO0.0O0 for an exhibit at the |
Worlds lair, has already organized eighty |
five out of its l06 counties. and twenty two |
of these Kansas counties have already |
raised their full quota of the contribution |
assessed against them"
This IS an example that Texas might well |
as SO far no county in this state |
has succeeded in raising the amount appor-
TONED 1t. viz, 15 cents per capita upon its |
population as shown by the census of 1890 |
While the assessment arrived at upon this |
basis IS not obligatory, il was simply agreed |
upon rs the most equitable basis, and where
counties assert that they are unable TO raise |
the amount assessed against them they are |