The Forrest City times., 1892-10-07
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Maj. JshW D. Adam Makss . Plsou state ment of What Hss Been Done by
 the Association.

MAI. J0uO U. A0Mm m0R08 - G hos0 otot0
 nent of What Hss Reen Done by
 the Association.
 LrrrLx ROCK, ARK, Sept. 2. To tho People of Arkansas:
 In accordance with the proclamation of the president of the United States. Acting Governor Hamby has issued lis proclamation, requesting that we oo- serve October 21, the 400th anniver- sary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, as national holiday. As president of the Arkan- sas Worlds Fair association, havo thought proper to call the attention of the people to the work of the associa- tion in preparing to properly represent our state at the great expOsitioD to no held at Chicago next year. The fafI- ure of the legislature to make an ap- propriati0n to represent the state at the exposition devolved that work upon the patriotic and public spirited citizens; 50 the Arkansas Worlds Fair association was organized at Little Rock Thursday, December 10. 1891, with a capital stock of S50,0 900, and books were opened for subscription to the stock of the same. Subscriptions to the amount of SIP ,615 have been re- ceiyed. &SS63 $ of which amount has been collected, and stock issued to the parties subscribing by the secretary. Geo. R. Brown. On the lst of August . contract was entered into with the Chicago Construction company for th0 erection of the Arkansas building at Chicago. and work on said building is progressing rapidly. It is to be com pleted and turned over to the assOcia- tion by November 15. The cost of the building, with gas and water coDnec- tions, will be about $l5.OOO. To meet the demand. and at the same time pro vide for the necessary furniture and decorations in style bedtttng tho structure, require at least $50O0 in ad- diti0n to the amount already sub scribed.
 I confidently appeal to our generous and public spirited fellow-citixons to come to our aid in work in which all are alike interested and which com mends itself tO the pride and patriot ism Ofs.every true Afkansau, and slIg- gest that the Fist of October, the Co., l,,mbian holiday, be fixed xs 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 fnanciNl 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 tho people for a generous response. Ono share of stock costs but e2; are there not fifty men in every county who can readily subscribe from @ to $50 each2 Let it be understood that not dollar of the funds collected has been paid tO any officer or member of the ass0cia. tion, and that no money has been ex- pended except for necessary expenses, such as printing, postage, expressage, etc.
 respectfully ask that the newspa- pers of the stats, which have assisted US so generously, will do the assOcia- tion the kindness to publish this app peal. JOHN D. ADAMS. President Arkansas Worlds Fair As- Sociation.