Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-11

included the Texas state building or
not.
On oct. :. 1872, he replies TINT he has
placed the whole matter in the hands Of
the Hon John " Dickinson secretary
Worlds Columbian exposition, Win Will
write Ms IN regard 10 the matter
On oct, 1, lSD2. q letter was received
frnw SID secretary, containing the IN
formation that II the Exhibitors asso-
citation would help pay the debt Of the
Na' huildng lS2O,ODOl, and guarantee
10 eXpend S2j.OOu on an annex TO the
state binding, they viii be permitted
10 make collective state display AZ
cordmg 10 said letter the plans for the
annex were 10 be- made hy u certain ar
chitcc Htid the annex IA be- huiit 10y GER
tain contractors. both Of whom were
named by the secretary,
Your association promptly declined 10
cntcrhlin this proposition.
During the state fair IN October Mrs.
~ y, T1bin, president Texas Wounn's
Worlds Fair Exhibit nssOciution. under
whose auspices the state building was
being erected addressed your as-1ria-
tiOn In Dallas, assuring us under author.
itv Of Secretary Dickinson. that we could
erect an annex after our own plans, md
that our association would not be called
upon 10 pay the S20,WiO, necessary for
the completion Of the state building II
was especially insisted upon however that
the annex should not be- begun until the
state building was completed, and neither
was amy effort 10 be- made IN public 10
rnis. fund.- for the construction of the
annex.
Your executive committa WAITED several
months for The complrtion of the state
building and In the meantime prepared
plans for the annex and designs for the
exhibits To 90 therein, taking conditional
subspriptiou for their constructlon and
transportation. The frnds necessary for
the c6inpietlon of the state building were
nj Ipnrth raised md then the Norlf's
fair management were notified TINT your
nssoclation WINS ready 10 begin Inc con.
structl0n Of said annex Relieving that
there was design of some Kind TO keep
n collective display from Texas ont Of
the Worlds fair grounds we were not
surprised when we were Informed by The
secretary that permission to erect The
annex had been refused, on the ground
that II was too late, We have not SCI
been advised that the STATE building IL
completed
Believing that another effort should be-
made TO secure SPACE your committee
went 10 Austin 10 March. VIZ aud re-
questod Of Mrs, Tobin, president Texas
Wnmcas worlds fmr HNhlhil assorlh-
lion, the necessary space igr collective
state nllplL Inc huhl'pflunl' hpueh
81 NpmN htiy'lwn ifl squire IN INC
state building, could nave Derh used Tor
this purpose The requrN was refused
On the ground tlht the auditorium was
especially buli tor ana reserved igf
musical entertainments, ana an n hall
wherein the swarm Of public speakers
from Texas might inlet needles. punish
ment on nn nnsnspeeunF public. Your
committee was Informed tnat lht bnildlng
was not erected for n slaie exhibit In
the absence Of the c9ilsnnt Of Director
t,enerhi DaFls ma Seeln'iiy bl,kil-9h'
the ladies could not wei do Otherwise
than refuse our request some wall
space, barely enough for ons-ienlli NJ the
exhibit was kindly rendered. This. your
committee respectfully declined to ac-
cept
The State Horticultural society. who
haJ a snaee Of sitty.four feet sonare.