San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-08
TEXAS FAIR NOTES.
FORT WORTH, August 7, 1891

The Texas Worlds Fair Exhibit as
ISOLATION, the headquarters of which
are located in the city, are perfectiDg
al extensive organization throughout
the state, the object being to raise the
necessary funds for having Texas
properly represented at the World's
Columbian exposition at Chicago in
1893. The association has up to the
present time sent out over 10000
pieces of mail from the Fort Worth
office, including letters to the promi
nenG and int1ue ntlal citizens OF the
state, county udges, newspapers, com
mitteemen, school superintendent,
teachers ETC., with the view of enlist
ing thorough and wide spread
interest in the enterprise. Already
one hundred and twenty counties
have organized by the appointment
of executive committees created By
the county judges. The county judges
of every county in the state have
been requested to name committees OF
active workers to see that their coun
ties are properly represented in the
Texas Exhibit, and the above named
number OF counties include all that
have so far responded. The commit.
tees In those counties have been com
mlssloned and requested to organize
at once and proceed with the work of
aiding in the construction of the Texas
building at Chicago, the site for
which has already been allotted, and
is one of the most desirable on the
grounds.
Besides this, the school teachers
throughout the state are being organ
lied for active work i'm the schools, 10
competition for the handsome prizes
that are offered by the association for
the schools and individual scholars
accomplishing the best results in Sc
curing subscriptions. These prizes
embrace four years scholarship in
any university in America that the
boy and girl may name who succeed
IN raising the most money for the
Texas building and exhibit, and free
trips to Chicago during the worlds
falr for the superintendent in whose
district the most money is raised and
for the teacher in each of the eleven
congressional districts whose school
shows the best average result in the
way of collecting funds.
What is now wanted is money To
carry on this great work. There is
plenty of time in which to arrange
for exhibits, but the money must be
raised at once for the construction of
the building, which is to be compIet.
ed by October, 1892, and With.ut
winch Texas will not be represented
at the exposition Any county in
the state failing to contribute to-
Ward the enterprise will Oe given
space in the Texas building, and
those contributing will be ALLOTTED
space in proportion to the amount
subscribed.
The question for present con sidera.
ton ls, can Texas afford to be a lag.
gard In this important undertaking?
Gan she afford, considering the small
outlay that will be required. a
tax OF about thirteen cents per
capita upon her population, provided
.hey could all be reached, to remain
inactive, while other states with
FEWER advantages to boast of, incom
paraoly fewer resources to exhibit
take advantage of the opportunity to
advertise them to the world: can
Iexas In the face of the benefits that
nave accrued to other and contiguous
states oy being represented at the
fhliadelphla Centennial, afford 10
neglect the coming opportunity 10
place herself thoroughly abreast
with the more enterprising and pro.
gressive states of the Union,
The people of Texas through their
representatives at two state convsn.
tions have answered this question in
the negative and have emphasized
the fact that Texas must be renra.
sented In this grand competition a.
states, and the legislature not SEEING
Its way clear through constitutions
inhibition to appropriate money TO,
the purpose, the work must be don,
by private enterprise, backed by Der
Bonal energy and liberality Of tn,