Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

to go before the world and invite COMPARE
son and competition, is it wise on our part.
is it just to the greatest state in the Union.
to forbid it,
As to the cost Of this exhibit, $500, 900,
Panther City would have US believe we can
not afford it, that to expend SO much money
on Il is suicidal policy" Int US see what
statistics say in regard to the wealth OF
Texas. Here are the figures:
IaxaDie Faiues. ...Sn4,OUo,OOO
Farm products. Observation-Disclosures. lS5, OOO,OOO
What! with this vast Income-w-hlch does not
include the values from livestock and many
other SourceS-with all these millions, and
yet not able to put little $500, 600 in an in
vestment which will repay US thousand
fold. Some things are hard, are very, very
hard to believe, and this is one of themi
Only "A cents on every $1,000 worth of rem
dered values is asked for, and yet people
will cry down this grand opportunity and
say, ''We are not able to afford ith'
Friend panther City," altho' times are
hard, suppose out of every $1,000 you should
give II cents to a good cause, would you be
in danger Of ruin and bankruptcy thereby
If your income, per annum, was $500, DOC, 600
or more, would you feel you could not safely
afford to invest the small amount of $780,
000-that even to lose that sum would ruin
youl I respectfully submit the question.
9. Panther City urges the ladies to go on
with their work, but to put every dollar
raised into improvements here in Fort
Worth. Has the time in the history of
Texas come when any one city can advance
without corresponding growth on the part
of the statel Is it not wiser to put selfish
ness out of the matter, TO combine our Of
forts and work together for prosperity in
the broad and true sense of the words On
this occasion at least, let's do away with
narrowness and sectionalism and work for
Texas as whole
In conclusion l ask the ladies of Fort
Worth, of Texas, to investigate this queS-
ton of Worlds fair work before they al
low prejudice to warp their judgment. If
we should ''prove before we praise how
much more so should we before we con-
demn Ladies, ask you to first investi-
gate facts and figures, the vast wealth and
resources of Texas, before YOU decide that
we cannot afford to eXpend $500, 900 in repre-
sentlng her with becoming dignity at the
Worlds fair. / ask you to study the Ques-
ton from business standpoint first, and
last but not least, / ask you to study it from
a patriotic one. Your patriotism was
praised and extolled in times of war; now
in times of peace when you are called upon,
as on the present occasion, to stand by your
country, to aid and sustain her in her
struggle for advancement, will you be found
wantingl Will you show the white flag
without ever striking in her causel Are
you willing to sit calmly by and see her
pride and glory scoffed at and denied-to
see her stripped of her purple and sent be-
fore the world empty-handed and in tat
terSl Can we submit to such injustice!
mol Women of Texas let's all join in the
noble work by unfolding her honor and
glory, by presenting her to the world as the
queen of states-'tOne among ten thousand
and altogether lovely!''
A LADY MANAGER