Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29
STOCK AND FARM.
A Building Being Provided at Chicago to
be Known the agricultural aud
Livestock and Assembly Hall"
WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, [
CHICAGO, ILL, June %, 1891.

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CHICAGO, ILL. June %, 1891. !
Hon. John L. HolIingsworth, Commissioner OF
Agriculture Austin, Tex:
My DEAR SIR:-One of the purposes of
the coming exposition is to furnish to Wis
itors. especially those interested Ill agricul-
tural life in its many branches, the most
adequate opportunity to profit, not only by
the magnificent display made of the re-
sources of the world, but by the experience
and wisdom of men eminent in all the diff
ferent branches of agricultural work
With that in view, there is being provided
a handsome building, to be known as the
AGRICULTURAL and Livestock Assembly
Hall" 1t will contain rooms in which can
be located desks Tor the different livestock
associations, and for the farm organizations
of this country. Connected with the build
ing will be an auditorium, having seating
capacity of about fifteen hundred, TO be
used during the exposition season for meet
ingS of the various agricultural bodies, for
the discussion of their business, and Sor the
consideration of the various agricultural in
tereSts
The Worlds congress auxiliary has APP
pointed a committee of agricultural con-
crosses. for the consideration of the inter-
estS of all the agricultural classes, and the
audience rooms so to be provided viii be
placed at the disposal of that committee,
the title and membership of which are as
follows: General committee of the Worlds
congress auxiliary on agricultural con-
crosses, including agricultural colleges,
state boards of agriculture, farmers asso-
Citations, such as dairymen, horse, sheep and
cattle raisers, horticulturiStS, pomologistS
and kindred organizations. Hon. Benjamin
Butterworth chairman; Mr.. Samuel Aller-
ton. Mr. Milton George, Professor G. +.
Morrow. Mr.. Jonathan Periam, Mr., John
Boyd. Mr.. John p. Reynolds, Mr.. j. c.
Vaughn.
This committee will make all necessary
arrangements for meetings addresses and
discussions, and any communications may
be addressed TO the chairman of the COM
nittee as above at the headquarters of the
World Columbian exposition.
In addition to the meetings which may be
held during the exposition season. there
will be a general agricultural congress,
probably in the month of October, lasting
perhaps two weeks, which will be attended
by representatives of all the great agricult-
U,-al interests, and addressed by many of
the foremost thinkers of the world who are
interested in the various questions in which
farmers OF every class are concerned.
The presidents of the agricultural col
leges of the country are honorary and cor
responding members of the auxiliary, ard
will cooperate with other persons eminent
in that department of human activity in the
promotion of the proposed agricultural con-
crosses.
While the officers of the exposition are
especially concerned with the exhibits OF
human progress is presented in material
forms. they are deeply interested in the
matter of the proposed worlds congresses,
embracing all the departments of the intel
lectuai. moral and social life, and desire to
promote the success of the congresses by
every means in their power
desire to interest yourself and members
OF your organization in this work. At no
previous exposition has such building as
that above mentioned been provided, and
fully believe that the interest shown in this
feature of the exposition by the director
general and the exposition management will
be the means of adding greatly TO the gen.
eral success of the exposition. Very truly
yours.
[Signedl W. L. BUCHANAN,
Chief Department of Agriculture.