Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-09-30
THE WORLDS FAIR.
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF
THE ARKANSAS WORLDS
FAIR ASSOCIATION.
Maj. John D. Adams Makes a Plain
Statement of What Has Been Done
by the Association.

LiiiLi1 i'OSh, CoptciuuCi 80, 1o'N
To the People of Arkansas;
In accordance with the proclama-
ton of the President of the United
States, Acting Governor Handy has
issued his proclamation requesting
that we observe October 2l, the four
hundre4th anniversary of the discov-
cry of America by Christopher Col
umbus, as National holiday As
President of the Arkansas Worlds
Fair Association, | have thought
proper to call the attention of the
people to the work of the association
in preparing to properly represent our
State at the great exposition to be
held at Chicago next year. The fail
ure of the Legislature to make an APP
preparation to represent the State at
the exposition devolved that work
upon the patriotic and public spirited
citizens; so the Arkansas Worlds Fair
Association was organized at Little
Rock Thursday, December 10, 1891
with a capital stock of $4,000, and
books were opened for subscription
tosthe stock of the same. Subscrip-
tions to the amount of $l2,615 have
been received, $8,882,55 of which
amount has been collected, and stock
issued to the parties subscribing by
the Secretary, Mr.. Geo. r. Brown.
On the LIST of August contract was
entered into with the Chicago Con-
structing Company for the erection of
the Arkansas building at Chicago,
and work on said building is pro-
crossing rapidly. 1t is to be complet-
ed and turned over to the association
by November Is. The cost of the
building, with gas and water connec-
ton, will be about $4,000. To meet
the demand, and at the same time
provide for the necessary furniture
and decorations in style BETTING
the structure, require at least $4,000
in addition to the amount already
subscribed.
| confidently appeal to our gener-
GUS public spirited fellow citizens to
come to our aid in work in which
all are alike interested and which
commends itself to the pride and
patriotism Of every true Arkansan,
and | suggest that the 21st of October,
the Columbian holiday, be fixed as the
day for this work. Let the people
meet in their respective counties on
that day, organize and subscribe such
amounts to the capital stock as their
financial ability will warrant. Send
these amounts to the Secretary, Geo.
r. Brown, Little Rock, and certificates
of stock will be issued and forwarded
to the parties at once. The demand
for the money asked for is urgent and
the association looks confidently to
the people for generous response.
One share Of stock costs but So: are
there not fifty men in every county
who can readily subscribe from $2 to
800 each? Let it be understood that
not dollar of the funds collected has
been paid to any officer or member of
the association, and that no money
has been expended except for neces-
sary expenses, such as printing, post
age, expressage, etc.
! respectfully ask that the news
papers Of the State, which have al
ways assisted us so generously, will
do the association the Kindness to
publish this appeal.
JOHN ID. ADAMS,
President Arkansas Worlds Fair
Association.