Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-28
Texas worlds Fair Exhibi tiers.

I In response to 4 call of the county eXhib-
| tiers in attendance at the state fair and
/ others Interested in having the resources of
! Texas represented at the Columbian expo
! SitOn in 1873. the following persons met ii
/ the exposition hall this afternoon at .
| O'Clock: Judge a. p Corley, Clarksville,
| Red River county; Il. l.. Carter, Abilene,
Taylor county; ". H. Large, Henrietta,
| Clay county; j. w. Hunter, Menardville,
! Njcuard county; a. ". Sparks. SaltIllo,
/ hopkins county; w. Z. Graham, Greenville,
Hunt county; q. ". Rathbun, Odessa,
Ector county; J. NJ. Howell, Dallas. Tex ;
| John Howard, Fort Worth; T. 4. W!ngo,
Wills Point, VanIandt county: L. l.. Huff
| man, EaXahachie, Ellis county; II. p.
AttWater. ROCkpOrt, Arkansas county; l.. G.
Wall, Nelasco, Tex; A. j. Ratlif, Pan
handle route; Frank Holland. Farm and
Ranch" Dallas; G. H. Hogan, Ennis, Ellis
county: W Z. Henderson, Sulphur Springs,
Tex; c. Il. Leftwich, Amarillo, Potter
county; Z. Z. Overall, Dallas, Tex; Z.
". kirkpatrick manager Of Bay Arkansas
Improvement company, ROckport, Tex.
ORGANIZATION.
l. This association shall he known as
THE Texas Association Of Worlds Fair.
Exhibits
=. The membership of this association
shall consist exclusively of persons actually
engaged in the collection of exhibits to be
displayed al the Columbian exposition in
Chicago in 1898 and the Texas state fair in
ls42 and other times and 1T local county
aud district fairs.
>. This association is formed for the
specific purpose of securing information on
the part of its members in collecting.
arranging ana displaying the exhibits of
the various counties in the state, and the
proper display of exhibits of private
persons and sOcitieS. SO that an attractive
and complete display of all products of the
state can be made.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.
E /. Huffman of Ellis county. Judge Cor
ley Of GAINESVILLE was elected chairman and
T. J. Rountree of Fort Worth, secretary. A
committee on resolutions consisting Of
John Howard, II. p. Atwater and L. L.
Huffman reported the following resolu-
tons, which were unanimously adopted.
The resolutions We're prepared by Mir.
Huffman, who strongly pressed their adop-
ton:
The officers of this association shall be a
pres dent, vice-president secretary and
treasurer, and with them there shall be
associated an executive board consisting of
that intends 10 make display at the
Columbian exposition. The officers shall
work without pay, the secretary being ex-
cepted. Travelling expenses ana mileage
shall be allowed when such officers are ac-
tuaily travelling under direction of this asso-
> Standing committecs.-A committee OF
three on statistics, information. publica-
ton and printing, and 4 committee of three
on ways ana means.
s. Special committees.-A committee Of
the whole 10 wait upOn the delegation rep
resenting the Columbian exposition on Oc-
tober % and 30, 1891, to ascertain whether
or not one and one-half acres OF floor space
within the buildings erected by the Column
ban exposition will he allotted to the state
of Texas for q collective exhibit Of the pro-
ducts to be shown by counties, individuals
and associations; also to ascertain whether :
or not the distribution Of printed matter
containing descriptions of towns and coun-
ties of Texas will be permitted on the
grounds of the Columbian exposition and
within the buildings.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Whereas. the congress of the United
States has made ample appropriation to
erect buildings so that the various states
can display their products and resources at
the Worlds Columbian exposition to be
built in Chicago in 1898, and
Whereas, the commissioners Of said expo
sition have made rule that no collective
STATE exhibit shall be displayed within
these buildings, and no descriptive htera-
ture distributed within the buildings or on
the grounds of said exposition; therefore
be it
Resolved, that we hereby appeal to the
Columbian exposition commissioners that
we be allowed one and one-half acres of
space in the aforesaid buildings, to make
collective exhibit of the products and re-
sources of the state OF Texas, and that we
be permitted to distribute such printed
matter within the buildings and upon the
grounds of said exposition as will best
show the advantages OF Texas to the home
seeker and investor.
Be it further resolved, that should our
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hereby pledge ourselves to a united and
continuous effort in the collection of e1hib-
its of counties, associations and individuals
to be made at SAID exposition; but should
our request be refused, we then call upon
the various states to join Us in an appeal TO
congress TO withhold all appropriations
from the said exposition until the commits
siouerS thereof so rule that the said states
may have space to make collective exhib-