The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-01
WORLDS FAIR MATTERS.
The Progress Texas is Making Towards
Representation,

The Progress Texas 10 Making Towards
Representation.
Within the past week Mrs. Tobin
has sent to Messrs. Harley & Son, the
contractors for the Texas building,
the first two payments of $4,000 each.
People who have been inclined to
doubt this enterprise of the Texas
women and TO consider it visionary
and impracticable must now acknowl-
edge that there is large amount of
practical good sense about it after all.
The walls of the building are up, and
in a few days the roof will be on.
That will call for another payment of
$4,000. The next work will be to cover
the walls with "staff," at the conclu-
sion of which will coma the heaviest
payment-$8000. With a great num-
Der of workmen engaged on the
building it will take but little time
to pass from stage to stage, and the
payments must be ready to meet the
demand of the contractors.
A short time ago word was sent out
from this office that there was money
payments. This was written in the
belief that the donation of the Lum-
bermen's Association was far greater
than it actually is. 1t had been rep
resented to Mrs. Tobin that it
amounted to at least 10000 or $12,0 900,
even the members of the association
being under this impression. The
secretary of the association when he
turLed the subscriptions over esti-
mated the amount as $4,000 or $4,000.
In justice to the Women's Associa-
tion it must now be stated that the
entire amount realized from the SUBJ
scriptions of the Lumbermen's Asso-
citation up to this time is but 1901 10,
itemized as follows: Texas Tram and
Lumber company, 5000; Mona Mills,
500; Beaumont Lumber company,
500; w. B. Brazelton, $6.10; Il. A.
Hill q Son, 500; McCrary & Powell,
$40; f. B. Williams, $75; Burton,
Lingo & Co., 500; S. S. Walker & Son,
$50; H. ID. Gribble & Co., $120; Geo.
Pfeuffer q Co., 500.
While this is a severe disappoint-
ment to the Worlds Fair association,
they realize that they must make up
for the loss by harder work, and, they
are everywhere devoting renewed
energy to the task of raising money.
Mrs. Tobin is now in the northern
part of the state visiting town after
town endeavoring to rouse the people
to action. 1t ia hoped that no one will
hesitate to do his very best in this
cause, now that there is such ur. ent
need for co operation and active work.
Siuce the last report was made to
the press, the following collections
have been received: Mrs. III. l.. Long,
Beaumont, 1910; Mrs. g. A, Brown,
Vernon, $40; E. J. J. Collins, Arkansas
Harbor, $l.55; J. G. Barter, Alice,
So IS; Miss frankie Foote, Brennan,
$25; Hoods Seminary. Austin, $3.50;
Mrs. H. Lasker, Galveston, 500; Miss
Lilly Peak, Fort Worth, 1921. so; Chry-
santhemum reception at Mrs. TObin's,
$4225; The Austin Local Board,
$119 IS; Mrs. Ella G. Smoot, Corpus
Christi, SIG; Mrs. William Christian,
Houston, $3.50; Mrs. Hinson, Denison,
$40; Mrs. w. Christian, Houston, S.;
Mrs. Ella G.. Smoot, Corpus Christi,
$35; Col. II. B. Andrews, San Antonio,
$53l from the San Antonio school
children; Col. Geo. Breckenridge, San
Antonio 5000; Miss Cora Lingo, Deni
son, sc. 40; Mrs. Il. J. McFarlane, Port
Lavaca, 500 60; and Prof H. G. Pritch .
EFT, Huntsville, $35 So.
JULIA TRUITT BISHOP,
Secretary