Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-08
Texas Worlds Fair Notes.

Runnels county has been the first to COM
plete the full quota Of its assessment for
Worlds fair purposes and will be given
first choice Of location in the Texas building
at Chicago.
The following chiefs Of department have
so far been commissioned for Worlds fair
work in Texas: Education, Mrs. Ed f.
Warren, Fort Worth; livestock, Ike T.
Pryor, Austin; mines and minerals, Col.
Richard L. Coleman, New Birmingham;
forestry and forest products, w. Goodrich
Jones, Temple; railroads and machinery,
Michael L. Lynch, Fort Worth; horticul-
ture, Horticulture and viticulture, j. W.
Howell, Dallas; promotion and soils, c. S.
Hardy, Fort Worth; agriculture, Z. S. Pc
tiers, Calvert.
Counties subscribing to the Worlds fair
fund will be given choice of location in the
Texas building in the order in which they
send in the full amount of their subscrip-
tons.
The young ladies of Texas should not for
get the elegant prizes of 500, $50 and SIS
offered by Secretary Dickinson to the three
young ladies of Texas selling the greatest
amount of Texas Worlds fair stock up to
October 30, the award to be made on that
day at the Dallas fair Several young
ladies have already entered the contest
Friday, October 80, will be Worlds fair
day at the Dallas fair, upon which occasion
Worlds fair convention will be held and
a state board of lady managers for Texas
will be organized.
One hundred and sixty-seren counties in
Texas have now organized for Worlds fair
work.
Capt. S. ]. Z. Johnson of Corsicana has
been commissioned a general agent for the
Texas Worlds fair association to assist in
the organization OF counties not yet organ
lied for Worlds fair work, and to attend,
through the department of promotion, to the
appointment of canvasserS in each county
under the recommendation of the local
committees.
The travelling men of Texas have been
asked to assist the Worlds fair enterprise
by contributing to the fund now being
raised in Texas to have this state properly
represented at the Worlds fair A head
quarters for the T. P. A. will be fitted up
in the Texas building.
The Texas Worlds fair association has
sent an appeal to all the lodges, social and
benevolent organizations of Texas, asking
them to aid the, Worlds fair movement if
only to the extent of their members sub
scribing 10 cents per capita.
Governor K. B. Hubbard has consented to
be present at the Texas Worlds fair con-
vention to be held at Dallas on October 80
and deliver an address upon the importance
of Texas being represented at the Worlds
fair.
Apropos Of the Worlds fair Texas editor
remarks: The man who takes his chill
dren to the Worlds fair in 1898 and takes
time to thoroughly examine every branch
of the exhibit. giving to each one the time
and study 1t deserves. will return to his
home with key to the learning of the
world, and with a family OF generous cos
mopoliteS,"
The department Of agriculture for the
Worlds fair urges upon the farmers OF
Texas to plant some special crop next year
with view OF being able to make most
creditable exhibit Of Texas resources and
farm products.
The department Of promotion Of the Texas
Worlds fair association in charge Of Chief
c. S. Hardy, Is appointing Worlds fair can
vassers in all parts of the state to solicit
funds for the Texas building AID exhibit
cooperating with local committees. Five