Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-23
To the PatIotIe cltIsens Of TeEaa:


All Of Texas recognizes the Importance
of a creditable representation at the
Worlds Fair, and several plans for rails
ing the necessary funds have been tried
and abandoned The organization at
Fort Worth failed; Galveston made her
fruitess attempt 10 raise the money. The
Governor has emphatically declared that
appropriation by the Legislature would
be unconstitutional, therefore we need
look for no aid from that quarter lie
urges us, however, TO by all means SECURE
this representation by some means, ad-
ding, 1.-THE Importance Of this enterprise
should rot be underestiuated by the
people; for, in the great struggle for the
promotion, enlightenment and success OF
progress and happiness among the mass
es. no State possessed Of grand and
varied resources can afford TO fail IN hay-
iLg proper representation at this Expo
sition, participated in and supported by
the people of the United States, and OF
the civilized world"
The patriotic ladies of our State have
taken the matter In hand, aud are nc
complishing much, but they viii need stil
more, and offer 70 them and to the State
the following simple and e6ectuol means
Of raising the money far the purpose.
will not rsk any man for free donation,
but propose to give quid pro quo for every
dollar received.
There are In our State two hundred
aud forty-seycn counties, all of which
are directly interested in advertising
Texas aud drawing immigration into her
borders; the moro thinly settled the
country the more important this becomes.
There can be devised no better means OF
advertising and making known the re-
sources Of our wonderful State than rep
resentation at the Worlds Fair
If two hundred of these counties will
place 500 600 Insurance. each in the PROV
ident Savings Life Assurance Society OF
New York good acceptable rlsks with
6rst annual premium paid, sending same
direct TO this office, without the aid of
any agent, / win donate 100000 to rep
resent Texas at the Worlds Fair. As
the insurance Is received, the portion
thereof which belongs TO this fund will
be daily deposited in the Proyident Ma
tional Bank Of Waco. and paid out month
~ by the following trustees: S.W Sladcn,
w. 7. Watt and w. II. Dunnicn, to Mrs.
Tobiu. as President Of the Worlds Fair
Organization.
Insurance 70 be placed 10 the credit Of
this fund must be received Mt this office
not later than April 10, 1898.
Recognizing the fact that ten or twenty
counties could easily obtain the entire
amount asked for, and wishing to stimu-
late emulation among them, / offer the
following prizes:
To the County sending largest amount
of insurance, $4,000.
To the County sending second amount
Of insurance. $1,000,
TO the County sending third amount Of
| insurance, $1,000.
To the County sending fourth amount
| OF insurance $1,000.
Al TO be devoted TO making special dis.
play for those Counties nc the Worlds
Fair, and TO De peid into the hands Of
| the County Commissioners for that nur.
| pose.
also offer like prizes for the news.
papers influencing the largest arleunt az
! THIS Insurance
Should the entire amount ~ iusurauo,
not be received, .bo don ii04s. 4u1 f,s
| the prizes, will be pro-ra,ed ia exact ms
\ portion 10 the amount that Is locoit'i
| One-half. II only ne-half the insurance
| IS secured; one-fourth. If one-fourth ~
the insurance Is placed, cte
could suggest five channels tbropyh
which this Insurance can easily be ~
tirst-By the committees. Let eaeh
county appoint a committee Of Eve, notify