Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-06

An Of Texas recognizes the Importance
Of u crclinbIe representation at the
Worlds Fair, and several plans for rails
ing the necessary funds have hceu tried
and abandoned The organization pt
For, Worth failed; Galveston made her
iruitcss attempt 90 raise The money, The
Governor has cmphuticolly declared That
appropriation by the LEGISLATURE would
bee unconstitutional therefore we need
look for NO aid from That quarter. lc
urges ua, however, 10 boy an means secure
his representation by some means, adj
ding. "1hc Importance of this enterprise
should rot be- undcr-tinatcd by the
people; for IN The great struggle for the
promotion cnligttcnmcut and success Of
progress aud happiness Among the mass
cs, NO State possessed of grand and
ynriud resources can afford 10 fail w have
Ing proper representation at this Expo
dtion. participated IN aud supported by
tho people OF the United States, and of
the civilized world"
The patriotic ladies Of our state have
taken the matter u hand, and are ac'
complshiug much, but they viii need sim
more. and ohcr to them and TO tho state
the following simple and cNectunl mems
of raising the money for the purpose
viii not nsk amy man for q free donation,
but propose to give quid pro quo for every
dollar received.
There are in our Stnte two hundred
and foty-scyen counties, an of which
nrc directly interested IN advertising
Texns and drawing immigration into her
borders: the more thinly settled the
| country tho mor important this becomes.
| There can ho devised no better means oil
advertising aud making known the re-
snurces of our wonderful State than rep
r,aentnhon ut the Worlds Fair
II two hundred Of those counties will
place 100000 insurance each in the Prov
idcnt Savings IAfo Assurance Society Of
New York good acceptable risks with
first annual premium paid, sending same
direct to this Office, without the MD Of
any agent. / win donate 100000 TO rep
| resent Texas at the Worlds Fair As
the insurance Is received, the portion
thereof which belongs 10 this fund VIII
be- daily deposited IN the Proyident Ma
uonal Bank of Waco, and paid ont month
ly by the following tustecs S.W Sladon'
| NJ. r. WHIT and W. r., Duunlca, % Mrs.
| Tobin. as President OF One WORLDS Fuif
| Organization.
Insurance 10 be placed 10 the credit Of
| this fund must boz received nt this ONCE
not later than April 10, 1893
Recognizing the fact that ten or twenty
counties could easily obtain the entire
amount asked for and wishing TO shmu'
lato emulation among them, l olcr The
following prizes,
10 the County sending largest amount
| OF insurance $1,000
! no the County sending second amount
of Insurance. 5000
TO tho County sending Third amount Of
| insurance. 5000
M the County sending fourth amount
| of insurance N4Hb
Am 40 De devoted 10 making special Die
| play for those Counties GO the W0hdi
| Fair, aud 10 De pnid into the hands %
Inc County Commissioners for that pur
| pose
papers influencing tie largest amount d
this insurance.
Should the entire amount of Insurance
not h. received. The donations and ais
| ~ prizes viii bc proratcd in exact pro
| norton 10 The amount that % received
| Ono.half. II only tne-hall the lnHirnnc,
Il secured. 0nefourth, Il unc-ionrih %
! ia insurance n placed, cic
could suggest i've channels througi
which this insurance can easily - Oh
tained:
Ipirgf Bv the committee Let enci
county appoint committee " i've, notifl