San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-22
TEXAS AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

EIisC"hCEC'
Why Not in Texas?-
The Biggest Thing
Ever offered
the State.
Thoroughly appreciative of the
readiness of the LIGHT at all times to
place its columns at the service OF this
city and the state; duly appreciatlve,
also, OF it's influence in the advocacy
of any particular course, on account
of its conservatism of action, this
journal has been asked to MAKE
special investigation of she plans pro-
posed in the advertisement OF the
state at the Columbia exposition af
Chicago nextyear. These plans, as
is generally known, are OF the most
comprehensive character They In
volve the raising of fund of 81 ,O00,-
900 and such placing of the state be-
fore the world at the fair that 10
state of this union nor any foreign
state will take precedence of her
The idea is simply that one of busi-
ness advertisement, that the most
successful way to advertise Is TO adj
vertise successfully. When that is
done the end is reached. The cost is
q secondary matter, particularly as its
expense is paid out of the profits and
Is in no sense lost capital. This larger
idea of the extent to which our State
Advertisement at the Worlds fair
should be carried is the result OF the
conference held at Galveston and in
this city with the Texas directory and
the present Director General of the
state. Through his Efforts mainly
have the contracts for the 100000
building at Chicago been let
and the funds provided for pay
ments of construction as they shall
fall due, and this without one dollar
of expense to the people of the state.
This work, done under the very eyes
of the state without the least fuss or
flourish of trumpets, has challenged
the attention OF the state ard led
many to the belief that the whole
matter was mlsrepresented, and that
it had no solid basis in fact. 1t was,
therefore. with real pleasure that the
LIGHT received an invitation to meet
the Director General of the Texas de-
partment of the Worlds Fair and go
over the ground with him. President
Andrews, of the Texas department.
became sponsor for the LIGHT and at
his request the interview took place.
SEEING is BELIEVING. ...
Director General Perky was found
at his room in the Menger. From him
the LIGHT was informed that he
came TO Texas for his health. That
he went to Galveston by request to
help them to some sugges tions in tn Q
way of raising the original S. 900 that
was laid upon them as their pro rata
of the $500, 900 that the state was to
raise for the Chicago exhibit. In con.
ference with the business men of that
city the plan for raising $4,000 in
Galveston was gradually developed.
and side by side with IL the move
ment for an auxiliary exposition at
Galveston, which was to call for an
additional $4,000 from that city.
These plans have been perfected.
The $225, 900 has been raised at Gal
weston, and it is not q land specula-
ton, either. The articles of
organization tor that Galveston
Auxiliary preclude one dollar of
dividends ever being paid to any
stock holder. All surplus goes into
the fund for the advertisement of
Texas, so that Galveston has actually
raised $225 900 instead of $3.50, 900 for
exhibition purposes. The peculiar me-
thods by which this result has been
reached in q city that thought q
short time ago that 1t would not
raise its quota OF 5000 1t is not the
intention to discuss now. The result
has been reached, and that is proof
enough of the success of the method.
The contracts for the Chicago build.
ing and the Galveston building have
bGen drawn, signed and witnessed =,
and security for their fuIfillment
given. These contracts, with the
paper covering the plans of organize
ton aud the stipulations as to the non =
dividend paying character of stock
issued to the Galveston holders were
submitted to the LIGHT. Not content
with this work Director General
Perky has set his mind on raising a
fund of 81 900 600, the surplus not
needed during the Worlds fair to be
expended in bringing to this state
during the progress OF the fair eXcur-
slonists from all parts of the world
His idea is for each city TO own it's
own car, of peculiar and novel con-
struction, and have it continually
plying between this city and Chics-
go to bring visitors 10 this city and
return them, giving them at least a
week In this section, or between the
going and returning of the city car
As General Perky is to visit this city
again in short time and put his
plans before our citizens it NAV no,
be necessary to say more of these al
present.
WHAT WAS DONE IN FORTY DAYS,