Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-16
TEXAS AT CHICAGO,
SYDNEY SMITH SUGGESTS THAT
THE LADIES WHO HAVE
The Matter in Hand Investigate What Viii
Be Allowed to Exhibit in the
Texas Building.

DALLAS, Sept. l5.-Tho following
letter explains itself:
Mrs -. b. Tobin, President Ladie
Texas Worlds Fair Exhibit Asso
citation, Austin, Texas.
Dear Madam;-We notice that on
September 3D., noxt, the plans and
specifications Of your Texas building
win be examined and passed upon
Perhaps it may be- Of interest 70 your
board before deciding upon the size and
expense Of this building, that you in
vestigate and determine just what You
will be allowed TO exhibit IN IT, when
You have II completed.
The rulings of the Chicago manage
mont as We understand them, arc 20
the effect that no collective exhibit OF
the general products and resources Of
any state will bee permitted 10 the de-
partmcnt buildings, nor elsewhere upon
the grounds Of the Columbian eNpOsi-
ton, not even excepting your state
building.
As hong ago as December Inst our
association had this ruling under I'D
yisement and after spending much
time in u fruitless endeavOr TO obtain
some concession from the Chicago man
agement and thinking perhaps 1--WE
could no interest other states thnt a
Joint appeal from us all would bring tho
desired result, We published the enclosed
circular. which however failed IN ~ el-
feet, owing perhaps 10 the lack OF inter
est at that time over the country gene
rally
Believing then as we do now, that no
state. moro than Texas, would reap so
much benefit from collective display OF
it, products and resources at this world 8
greatest fair, and being settled in the
belief that no possible good could como
to us II our exhibit had 10 be cut up and
scattered by classification over the vast
area covered By It's many dcparimons,
Wa decided 20 redOuble our efforts and
display the results Of our lnhOrs at the
Texns state fair, October n, next
We knew from past experience that
such an exhibit "a We could collect
would always be IN demand, and we had
an abiding faith that Texans would, 40
the proper time. provide some way by
which Il could be placed before the
Worlds fair visitors. inside their
grounds II they would permit i0' else
where in Chicago II we were refused.
We appreciate the fact that The
Worlds fair is being run largely Ia tho
interest Of Chicago, and justly 30 We are
willing to concode. Nor do we Object
10 ruling which by classification VIII
make one grand harmonious display iof
Chicago But We think il a great IN
Justice to any state, to demand that ~
entire exhibit be thus scattered iof
| Chicago's benefit. and that state denied
even place inside the grounds where
/ II can collect such an exhibit "a VIII pre-
serve iis own identity and advertise &c
the home seeker and capitalist its pc
culinr advantages,
with these facts before us, while We
are perieely willing 70 furnish oui
I quota for Chicago's grand exhibit, W.
cannot. in she interest Of Texas submit
10 a ruling that viii rob w Of every
benefit we hone 70 gain.
II may be that you have received con
{ cee.ions we know not Of and which MAJ
] enable us to utilize the space 30 kindly
! offered us. Bot u such Is not The case
I Il will be q tlssle9s expense and an IN
iust tax upon Size good women Of Texas
! n urenare sla,-e Tor an exhibit whiei
/ ( barred by the railing Of the power
that be-
RepectfillF,
| isiened) IEEAH 60. EzHlBII ASS y,
by SYDNEY SMITH,
Chairman Executive csmmiitae.