The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-18
What the South is Doing to be
Represented.
TEXAS LEADS IN ENTERPRISE
Kentucky, Fiorida, Alabama and
Oiher states Follow with Appro.
priatiOns aud Private Subscrip-
lions TO Secure CreditabIe Exhibits
at Chicago

turerS RECORD, OF Baltimore, devotes
fifteen pages of its space to the
Worlds Fair, giving illustrations and
descriptions of the buildings and a
very full account of the part that the
South will take in the enterprise. In
an editorial summary of the prepare.
tions that are being made by the South
the Manufacturers Record says:
The people of the South are awaken
ing to the Importance of this great oc-
casion and will not fail of having their
section Of the country properly rep
resented in this, the greatest inter
national exposition the world has ever
known.
Texas is making TIE most extern
sive preparations of all the Southern
states. The people of the Lone S'ar
Empire have already provided for a
fund of $225,000, and they propose to
increased the amount to $l,000,000, to
be used in behalf of Texas Not a
dollar of this amount comes from the
state treasury, but it is all to be raised
through private enterprise.
The state of Kentucky is the only
one in which very large appropria.
ton has been made by the Legislature
for Worlds fair purposes, the amount
of 100000 having been appropriated
by the Kentucky legislature for the
repre- sentation of that state al Chicago.
This action has but recently been
taken, and the plans for tho work are
as yet incomplete.
Florida is doing an unique work in
this connection. Although the legis
lature refused to appropriate any
money for the purpose, the people
have taken the matter in hand, and
they expect to raise 100000, with
which to reproduce old Fort Marion
at Chicego, and provide an appropri.
ate display of the resources Of Florida
The Arkansas Legislature did moth
ing towards providing means for a
state exhibit, but the state has not
been allowed to suffer on this &C.
count, and the people are raising by
private subscription fund Of $40
600. Arkansas will have a building
on the Worlds Fair grounds and will
be appropriately represented,
Alabama, we regret to say, has done
but little in behalf of the Worlds
Fair. The ladies of that state are the
active spirits in the matter and through
their fundamentally it is hoped that
a fund of $4,000 or $4,000 will be
raised for the representation Of the
state at Chicago.
Louisiana has not raised any funds
thus far, but petition to the legisla
ture, which will soon be presented
asks an appropriation of $4,000, and
vigorous efforts will be made to secure
this amount.
Mississippi is disgraced by legis'
lature which not only refused to max
an appropriation of $4,000, but also
refused to allow cities and counties t,
tax themselves for funds for an ex
hibit. The whole matter is thu
thrown upon private enterprise, an
the people of the state are doing tn
best they can to repair the dsmag
done by their Legislature.
West Virginia has fund of $40,
600 which was appropriated at the las
session of the legislature. One-hal
Of this amount is to be constructed o
a handsome state building upon tn
fair grounds, and the wonderful natura
resources of the state are assured
magnificent presentation.
The Tennessee legislature refuse,
to appropriate any money for th
Worlds fair, but authorized tn
counties OF the state to make ap
propriations for this purpose. A con
siderable fund has thus been raised
and it is probable that a suficien
amount will be provided to give thi
state the representation to which it
I entitled by Its prominence.
North Carolina has no legislativ
j appropriation to depend upon, bu
there is widespread interest i
Worlds Fair matters in that state
and the people are making active e.
f forts to create a sufficient fund b
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