The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-05
STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
TEXAS AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

Certain state papers are beginning
60 echo the cry that Texas should de-
mand room for her exhibits at Chlca~
20, instead of erecting 3 Texas build
me-. Once for all, THE STATESMAN
enters it's protest against such an alb
surdity. No state in the Union has
,oasted of itself everywhere and at all
times with more enthusiasm IMAM
Texas. 1t has never lost an opportuh-
ty to herald to the world, through It's
newspapers and it's people, that
Texas was not only great III
Size, but great in resources,
blessed with fine soil, abundant tim
Der, mineral wealth, that it was the
ideal country for fruits and for great
diversity of crops. No people have
seemed to exceed the Texans in state
bride. and whether this were their
country by birth or by adoption, they
have never failed to claim IL
AS the best country the sun
ever shone upon. Now is there
d man in the state who is willing to
admit, even by actions, that these
claims in regard to Texas were not
true? Is there man in the state who
would be willing to see Texas "over-
crowedu by states of One-fourth the
size and of far inferior natural adVan-
tages? The STATESMAN believes that
it would be infinitely better to have
no exhibit at all than to have one out
of keeping with the states resources.
Shall we allow even Utah to erect a
glittering palace and fill it with the
magnificent products Of a country
which we consider so far inferior to
ours; shall we allow New Mexico to
send up an appropriation of $75O,OOO,
while we sneak in by the side door
and moekly ask for space in the gen.
eral building? Not so! We are too
proud of the state and too
much interested in her de-
yelopment to submit to such
4 farce. The entire amount to be
raised by The state is 300,O00-abOut
Is cents for each inhabitant. Sly
counties have already raised their as
sessment, and those not the richest OF
most populous counties by any means,
The whole amount to be raised by the
state is absurdly small, when we take
into consideration the wealth and
prosperity of the section to be repre-
sented. BY raising it Texas will Sc
cure an ample and beautiful building
which will occupy the most favored
position on the grounds; at the right
of the main entrance, where every Wis
itor that enters the grounds must
needs see it. Never has Texas bad
such an opportunity to show the
world what she is, how vast are al
her resources and how she is yet at the
very threshold other prosperity. Fancy
this beautiful Texas building with its
display of mineral exhibits alone!-
iron, coal, oil, marble, granite, kaolin
asphaltum, litho.carbon,- enough tt
attract millions of dollars worth o
capital. Fancy the many varieties o
polished woods, the magnificent eX
hibits Of farm products, the beautiful
fruits-such as few countries can
equal! It only remains for the people
to determine that this thing shall be
done. And The STATESMAN believes
that the people also will say: "Let it
be done right, or not at all" At the
worlds fair, exhibits will be judged
by comparison, and Texas can not af-
ford to visit the fair with an exhibit
which will leave her in the back
ground,
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