Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-04
THE WORLDS FAIR.
SOME INTERESTING CORRg.
SPONDENCE.
Governor HOEE and TX. Governor Iub.
book Heartily IN Favor of 1.-THE
New Assistant Secretary.

The Texas Worlds fair eNh.h.. a,,oril.
ton is actively at work. YES ada, L !
Stein, secretary of the San Antonio ls.-
association, arrived in the city and entered
upon his duties as assistant Secretary q:
the Texas Worlds fair exhibit as,o,.a.s5r
AT the meeting OF the directors IN palss
next week permanent secretary Will b
chosen. II is thought thai within q lev
days ten or fifteen persons viii be- active.;
employed III the executive HEADQUARTERS
in this city. The following CORRESPONDENCE
needs no comment: EN-Goycruor r. b
Lubbock in personal letter 10 Prcsiieg:
Hurley says Il fully agree with You and
YOUR directors III your undertaking. ";
heart is with You and I stand ready {.
render such ali "a may be in NY power
My heart goes out to you fully IN Jils. teNei
that Texas cannot afford, e.pu Wi-h lrg
great possibilities, TO let such an oppor
tunity pass to present hex vast claims uyJ1
the world for their favorable consideration
Wishing YOU health and every success Il
the laudable WORK am, yours very truly,
=. i. I.UBHugF'
C1PREsInENT'S OFFCIE.
TEXAS WORLDS FAIR EXHIBIT ASSOCIATION.
FORT WORTH. TEX., MAY % 1871, J
Hon, James 5. Hogg. Governor vi Texas Aus.
tin, Tex:
DEAR CONFERENCE.-THE directors Of lie
Texas Worlds fair exhibit association.
actuated by your advice. generous sympathy
aud hearty cooperation in the patrI5tl
movement lnauSurated by the World ; la.r
convention recently held at Fort North-s
movement having for its only object
proper representation Of the products and
resources OF our great commonwealth 81
the Worlds fair in Chicago in lSg3-haT-,
after due elaboration and full discussion
of the matter with the Hon. II. G. Prlicl-
oft Stnt MT ant of 1T-F
ton, decided that the Il ST patriotic AID
impressive manner to raise the necessary
funds to carry on the great work before i.
will be through the medium OF the t5.n~
school children and their l2.GUO teachers IT
this great state.
What better advertisement can Wa as
commonwealth have before the thirty M
lions of people who will visit that exhibition
as to the integrity OF ON state, the sancItF
of our homes, and tue spirit OF progress u
our children, than marble slab 40 tle en-
trance of our building, which we intend
with the help of the good people Of Texas
will lead in size, style and variety of pro
ducts exhibited, any building erected 0s
any other state in the Union, having en-
graved on that slab: Erected by Inc
$4,000 school children OF the state
of Texas, who represent SAFE
with school and university llnd
of 800, COO, 000-great IS TeXas-come ahd
abide with u.s. With that end in view our
directors most respectfully request th1tJol
authorize Hon. H C. Pritchett, state SUPER
intendent of public instruction, 10 set as'ia
one day early in November as u school Aoi..
day to be known as Worlds Far Day,
when on that occasion every Chl!t .A t-e
state may make its Offering for the g.J'2
of our commonwealth through lis teatAe!'
the proceeds to be deposited in the S.4ls
Worlds fair depository, tho Proyldent 10
tional bank of Waco, who are unieI
S20O, 900 bond for the safety OF the fund a.
engraved certificate suitably inscribed W
be furnished each school, relating lls
amount of its subscription. On ms ter.L-
cate will be the Texas state capitol oul.dtne:
a likeness of the president Of the Il.''s
States and the governor of Texas. 81.
Trusting this measure will meet VIZ
your approval, / beg the honor OF si-L-"ti
very respectfully, your obedient sery4A-.
T. J. HURLEY, President
To which the governor sent the '5-'''
ing reply;
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
AUSTIN, May 30 1871 ,
Thos. j. Hurley, ESQ, Fort Worth Tex
DEAR SIR-In obedience to your col-'
eous request by favor of the 2stA lns'., 2.
well as to discharge a duty 10 the VIZ. ~
state, shall take pleasure, acting W
Hon. II. G. Pritchett, state super.nteAUe-'
of public instruction, in Designating %
day early in November as a school ho-1a!'
to be known as the Worlds Fair Day "
which occasion every child may be a1o--o'
an opportunity to contribute its ME a..
influence in support Of the movement 80
have Texas properly represented a. -
great Columbian exposition.
With assurances CT great respect for w
personally, and with willing co-ope;gle"--o..,,
in any legitimate movement TO give leAss
proper representation at the place nali5-,
beg to subscribe myself, your oDell'-'
servant, etc, J. 5. Ho9g
The directors Of the Texas Worlds 10,
exhibit association have their next reg
meeting at Dallas, Thursday, June = ma
which time the entire programme 10.
management of affairs, appointmen:
officers and other important ous-1'-
will be transacted. IL.
Letters are pouring in from the mos. IN, IN
tinguished men in the state comHenI.'T
the movement, many of which will DC Pm mt
lished. There is not now any douo.
that the people will see that Texas IS p'''
erly representedet Chicago. a
ron S9sPE1fIA,
Indigestion, and So1 lEh disorders "s