Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-13
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Chicago, III, July 0, 1923
IN your paper OF July / you have asserted
that IAN exhibit from Texas, superior To
any on the fair grounls, was rendered Mira
by Mrs Tobln acting uuder the direction
Of Secretary Dickinson" Also that the
public was deludcd IN the belief that the
purpose OF the woman's movement was To
advertise the products OF the state. when
IN truth, the building was only 10 be- used
Tor pcechmaklng music, rceltaiions rtg
Now, Mr., Editor, feel sure that you will
accord mo space In your paper to refute
this cruel aud misleading statement II
would have been well for you Ia have ques-
toned the motive which animated tho
livery responsible party" who furnished
you this Information before giving public
ity 10 such a sialcuel.t about a woman who
has worked No faithfully and earnestly To
have Texas creditnbly represented. /
thought all Texans conlh see aud nppre-
elnte tue difficulties under Witch this work
has been carried Oh. In October. isla
visited Chicago aud secured from Director
General Davis permission to have q cOllec-
tive exhibit In the state building, with an
annoN large enough To accommodate the
same, The money TO build lhlA annex
wus to be raised through the efforts or the
executive commlttce OF the Cguaty Exhibit,
tors association. They tnilcd TO do this.
j then, az personal Interview with these
Eentlrmcn, uiforcd TO assist IN rnising
money for the annex. and telegraphyd to
Chicago In April TO know N we wuuld be-
allowed nt this late date to put up the an.
mex. This was refused as No further build
Ing permits would he granted, then
offered Messrs, Andrews aud l,oesslcr ev.
cry foot OF available space In the Texas
bidding both floor and wall space; they
az not accept W said ut was impossible
porting, placing aud maintaining this rx.
hlhlt A. late rs the 10th of May 1 went
q Dallas e ~ and secure, from Nlessrs
zinc exhibit also wrote TO prominent clti
zehs aud railroad officials Of san Antouio
" " u,s ~ ssuoi'I 70 secure ny southwest
aud ardnous lahors for 40 many months
" trying to bonent our beloved state, had
~ a large measure failed, nnrss we could
1 tbs beautiful building. which has sui
nclrnt space 10 nuke d grand display 81
Texas products. Governor Hubbard aud
have heen using MI their personal ipflu
ence 10 bring this exhibit herc. II Ven
desire further proof Of the action 1 have
,,ahen ~ ms matter aud viii give space
copies Of all letters that have passed. br'
tween The executive committee ~ tIn
:, 3g1niy ENhlhltHrs association aud myseif.
scouting the women OF Texas In this r,sat
UNDERWRITING ] have hecn animated Ann,
9ns sish ana lofty motive ,ho benefit
free and unrequited-"a labor Of lnrrS a.
nv siiie. II u a eonrce OF regret that
snn,,i, n hss pecn $50 inisrcpressnied. The
representing 4 large section Of our state
and now ask that You Will make public
MN N.Y. r,,n dn of a. niwarranted attack
BENEDKrIgs il. n1nfN
Pres W. W y, Il. Association 81 Texas
The publication to which Mrs Tobin
refcrs was news iiem reporting dlffer.
enees between members Of the woiaan's
Exhibit association relative to The al.
sence Of a Texas exhibit from the Te,os
building at the fair, The Gazette can
vouch for the existence Of the complaints,
though % course, it can take no part IN
the controversy. il has, to the fnll exient
Of is energy and ability. seconded every
effort that has been made 10 secure repre-.
FenIailon for Texas at the fair Not one
Of the various movements with that
purpose in view failed 70 command IA
hearty support. Its editorial columns