Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-14
To tho patIotIc cIurena Of ro,n..

An Of TcNna recognizes tic Importance
of crcdtablo representation at tho
Worlds f1ir. and several plans for rails.
Ing the necessary funds have bcrp tried
and abandoned. Tho organization at
Fort Worth fnilcd Galveston made her
fruitlcss attempt to raise the money Tho
Governor has cmphaucally declared that
appropriation by the Legislature would
ho unconstitutional therefore we Mood
look for NO aid from that quarter. lie
urges us, however, 10 by nll menus secure
this representation 10y some means. nd
dug ''Iho Importance of thls enterprise
should rot be undcrcstimutcd by The
people; for IN the great struggle Tor the
promotion, ci,lightonmcut and nocom of
progress aud happiness among the mass.
as, mo- state possessed Of grand and
varied resources can afford 10 fan IN hay-
lug proper representation at this Expo
sition. participated Ia mud supported by
the people of the United Statoa, and Of
the civilized world"
Tho patriotic ladies Of onr stato have
taken tho mnttor Ia hand and are ac-
comphshiua much, hut they viii need still
morn, and I ofor 20 thom sud 10 the State
the following simple and cnocsunl means
of rlisng the money Cor the purpose.
win not csk amy man for free donation
bat propose 70 give quid pro quo for every
dollar received.
There are In our state two hundred
aud forty-tcvcn oountca, on OF which
oro directly Interested in advertising
ToSos aud drawing immigration into her
borders; tho more ihinly settled The
country tho moro Important this becomes.
There can Boz devised Mo- bcticr mNunH of
advertising and making known thc re-
sources Of our wonderful State than rop.
reenintion az The Worlds Fair
n two hundred OF these counties viii
place 100000 insurance each IN tho Prov.
idcnt Savings IAfe Assurance Society Of
New York good acceptable risks with
first annual premium PAID sending same
direct 10 this office, without the aid Of
any agent win donate 100000 70 rops
rereut TeXns az the Worlds Fair. As
the insurance Is received, the portion
thereof which belongs 90 This fund win
be- daily deposited IN Tho Providcnt M
tional Bank Of Waco and paid ont MONTH
ly hy the following Trustees SW sladou,
w n Watt and W. r. Dunnicn. 10 Mrs
TOhin as President oi tho Worlds Fair
Organization
Insurance 70 be placed 10 Tho credit n
this fund must be rceolved Nc this Office
not later than April IS, 1898
Recognizing the fnct that ton or twenty
counties could easily obtain the entire
amount asked for, aud wishing 90 aunn-
late emulation among them I offer tho
following prizes
TO the County sonding largest amount
of insurance, $4,000
10 the County sending second amount
Of insurance, $500
10 the County annding third amount Of |
insurance $4,000.
10 The County sending fourth amount
OF Insurance. t2pbO.
an 20 be- devoted 10 making sper,gi iia /
riny for those Counties ht tho W0rld'a |
lnir and 10 BIZ paid into rho hands of /
the County Commissioners Tor that pur. |
pose.
/ also oflcr IKE prizes FOR the ne,gs.
papers influencing ihn largest nmount Of /
this insurance
Should me outire anouet of Insurance f,
not De- received, tho d0uefions, and ni.o 4
The prizes. win be rrornied'in exact PRO 4
portion 10 the amount fhn ~ received 4
One.half u only ile.half The insurance 4
is scennd. one-fo1rtli, II oae.fourth ~ 4
the insurance b placed, ete
! could sucgest i've chnnnels through
which this Insurance can easily be- Ob.
taiued
Flint by the committee Let each
county appoint a committee u five. notify 4