Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-25
30 the ratlotIe cltlzens Of Teras:

All Of Texas recognizes the Importance
Of creditable representation ut the
Worlds Fair, and several plans for rails
ing the necessary funds have been tried
and abandoned. The organization ut
Fort Worth failed; Galveston made her
fruitless attempt TO raise the money. The
Governor has emphatcally 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 rot be underestiniatcd 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 and
varied resources can afford 20 fail In hay-
itg proper representation at this expo
sition, participated In and supported 10y
the people of tile United States, and OF
the civilized world"
Tho patriotic ladies OF our State have
taken the matter in hand, and are ac-
complishing much but they viii need SIN
more, and offer to them and to the State
rho following simple and eftectual means
OF raising the money for the purpose.
viii not csk any man for a free donation,
but propose TO give quid pro quo for every
dollar received.
There are In our State two hundred
and forty-seven counties, all OF when
are directly interested in advertising
Texas and drawing immigration into her
borders; the more thinly settled the
country the more important this becomes:
There can be devised no better means VI
advertising and making known the re-
sources Of our wonderful state than rep
resantation nc the Worlds tmr
II two hundred Of these counties will
Mace 500. 600 insurance each in the Prov
ident Savings Life Assurance Society OF
New York good acceptable disks Will
first annual premium paid, sending same
direct 10 this office, without the aid OF
any acent. / will donate 100000 to rep
resent Texas at the Worlds Fair. A
the insurance Is received, the portion
thereof which belongs to this fund viii
he daily deposited in the Provident Ma
uonal Bank Of Waco, and paid out month
~ by the following trustees' S.W Sladcn
w T. Watt and w. Il. Dunnica, to Mrs
Tobin. 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 10, 1898.
Recognizing the fact that ten or twenty
counties could easily obtain the entir,
amount asked for, and wishing to stimu
late emulation among them, / offer th'
following prizes
To the County sending largest amoun
Of insurance, $4,000
To the County sending second amour
of insurance, $4,000.
To the County sending third amount O
. insurance, $4,000
: To the County sending fourth amour
Z of insurance, S2OUO.
: All TO be devoted TO making special din
4 plRy for those Counties at the World
!, Fair, and TO be paid into the hands q
r the County Commissioners for that nur
\ pose.
!. / also offer like prizes for the news
I papers influencing the largest amount Q
this insurance.
Should the entire amount Of insuranc
not be received, the donations, and als
the prizes, viii be pro-rated in exact prc
= portion 10 the amount that Is received
IS One-half, II only tne-half the insuranc
IS IS secured; one-fourth, II one-fourth o
the insurance is placed, etc
y ] could suggest five channels throug
e which this Insurance can easily be oil
n tained;
/. Firstly the committees. Let eac
county appoint committee Of FIVE, Motif