Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-26
To the Patiotlc cltlzens Of rezas.


All Of Texas recognizes the Importance
Of a credtable 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
fruitless attempt to 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 He
urges US, however, to by all means secure
this representation by some means, adj
ding, "rhe Importance of this enterprise
should not be underestimate 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 ANA
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 and are oc-
complishing much, but they win need still
more. and offer to them and TO the State
the following simple and etfectual means
Of raising the money FOR the purpose. l
win not rsk any man for a free donation.
but propose 90 give quid pro quo for every
dollar received.
There are in our State two hundred
and forty-seyen counties. all OF which
arc directly interested in advertising
Texas and drawing immigration into her
borders; the moro thinly settled the
country the moro important this becomes:
| There can be devised no better means OF
advertising and making known the re-
| sources OF our wonderful State than rep
resantation Mt the Worlds Fair
II two hundred Of theae counties will
place 100000 insurance each In the Prov
ident Savings Life Assurance Society Of
| New Yorl; good acceptable risEs with
first annual premium paid, sending same
| direct to this office, without tho aid Of
any agent win donate 100000 to rep
| resent Texas ut the Worlds Fair. As
the insurance is received, the portion
thereof which belongs to this fund will
be daily deposited in the Provident Ma
tional Bank of Waco, and paid out month
~ by the following trustees SW. Sladen,
w. T. Watt and w. r. Dunnica, to Mrs,
Tobn. as President of the Worlds Fair
Organization
Insurance to be placed TO the credit Of
this fund must be received at this Office
not later than April 49, 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, $4,000.
To the County sending third amount Of
insurance, $4,000,
To the County sending fourth amount
of insurance, 5000
All 30 be devoted to making special ala.
play for those Counties at the Worlds
Fair, and 10 DO paid into the hnnds M
the County Commissioners for that pur.
pose.
also offer like prizes for the news.
papers Influencing the largest amount Of
this insurance.
Should the entire amount Of insurance
not be received, the donations. ana niso
the prizes, viii be pro-rated Ia exact pio.
portion TO the amount that IS received
One-hah, II only cne-half lie Insurance
u secured: onc-fourth, If one-fourth nj
tie insurance Is placed etc
could suggest FIVE channels thropph
which this Insurance can easily be rs.
tanned:
First BY the committees. Let earh
county appoint committee Of five. notify