Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-14
THE CONVENTION.
The Closing Hours of One of the Most I'm
portaut Meetings Yet Held.

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At 10 Il III Chairman Exall called the
convention % order and announced that IL
was time that the body convene, but owing
10 the fact that the committee on resol-
tons was not ready to report, the opening
would De extended ten or fifteen minutes
Chairman ExaL then read invitations to
tie convention to visit the public schools
and the exhibit Of products At the Union
| depot.
The committee On resolutions then sub
mitted its report which was as follows:
Hon. Henry Exau, Chairman:
We. your committee on resolutions bes
leave 10 submit the following.
Whereas, the legislature Of the state OF
Texas at lis last session failed 10 make Az
appropriation to have the state represented
at the Worlds Colum bian exposition to be
held in the city of Chicago in the year 1888;
and,
Whereas, the said Columbian exposition
has been officially stamped not only with q
national, but an international character, in
having been created ~ uu act Of congress
OF The United States of America: AMI
Whereas, the said exposition VIII IN
doubleday mark one Of the most import ant
epochs of the history OF the United States
BY illustrating 70 the world the nations
progress, thu country lmme2S uTaOle re-
sources, and her peoples advance in every
branch of art. science and industry; aud.
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and territory III this Union should be credit
ably represented at the said exposition IA
order TO make the event successful beyond
all precedent: and,
whereas, the state OF Texas will derive
untold advantages from participation in this
exposition by drawing attention to her vast
resources her wonderful diversity of soil,
her equable climate, the limitless opportu-
mites offered by the great Lone Star state
TO capital and still more 10 healthy inm!-
grafton: therefore.
Be it resolved, that in view of the failure
of the legislature 10 make an appropriation
as herein before set forth, the people Of
Texas il convention assembled in the city
of Fort Worth do hereby determine 10 or
ganze an association for the purpose OF
raising the necessary funds TO see that tha
state of Texas is Creditably represented a.
the Worlds Columbian exposition and 10
that end the funds thus raised shall bs
used in the construction and maintenance
of q Texas state building on the World
fair grounds in the city of Chicago, in
which shall be displayed the products and
resources of the state Of Texas as may be
prepared for exhibition III said building by
the various counties in the state and TO this
end we recommend the adoption OF the az
COmpanying charter.
We further recommend that those pres
ent at this convention state in writing thu
amount of stock they viii subscribe for in
this association and that the president OF
this convention be and he is hereby directed
to apIAnt committee of five who shall
recommend to this convention at once tina
names of seven citizens of Texas 10 serve AZ
directors of this association for the first
year.
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
For the purpose OF organizing an asSo-
citation under the general laws of the state
of Texas. for the ENCOURAGEMENT of agri-
hort i,srrl- int
nance of public fairs and exhibitions of stock
and farm products, for exhibition at ND
Worlds Columbian exposition and 20 en-
courage immigration and promote educ;E
ton, we, the undersigned subscribers fol
the stock OF the association herein aftei
named. do enter into the following articleI
of association:
l. The name and title of this association
shall be The Texas Worlds fair exhibit
association"
. The purposes for which this associI
ton is Termed shall be the encouragement,
of agriculture and horticulture the main
tenance OF public fairs and exhibitions "
stock and farm products and the enCour
agement Of immigration and the promotion Of
education, to the end that the state Of Texai
shall be creditably represented at tht
Worlds Columbian exposition and securt
the benefits arising therefrOm.
3 It's principal place for the Transaction
of its general business shall be Fort Worth
and such other places in the state of Texas
as majority Of the board of directors may
determine.
4 The term for which this association il
to exist shall be five years from the flint
Of its charter.
s. The number of its directors shall BIZ
seven and the directors for the first veal
shall be as follows:
G. The authorized capital stock of thR
association shall be S3O0, 600, divided into
30O.000 shares of 81 each, provided this az
sociation shall be authorized TO commend
business when so much as s25 900 of salt
capital stock shall have been subscribed
Said $500, 900 to be expended in the erection
and maintenance of Texas state exhibit
building On the Worlds fair grounds in tht
city of Chicago, Ill, in which shall be da
posted and kept the exhibits from the sew
eral counties Of the state of Texas, but u
part of said fund shall De used 10 secur
such exhibits, but the counties Of the stat,
are to provide the same at their own Elk,
pense. And in order 10 entitle the several
counties of the state of Texas TO the priv,
ileges of exhibiting their products in salt
building each county shall be required t