Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-11
NOT TOO LATE.
TEXAS May yer BE REPRESENT.
60 AT CHICAGO.
An Urgent Invitation 10 he Governor and Leg
Islalors 10 Visit the Fair Grounds
avid See The Monster.

Chicago, H. Jan. 3, '03.
Editor Gazette, Fort Worth. Tex.
Before il Is finally too late Tor the great
state Of Texas 20 be appropriately REPRE-
sented at The grandest exposition that
Will occur Ia lifetime, permit me to
say n few words on this subject through
the columns of your paper TO the intelit-
gent und patriotic people of our state
Ever since my election as secretary
Of the Worlds Columbian commission,
being the Democratic member from the
state OF Texas on this commission, 1
have done everything ia my power TO Try
10 have the state creditahly represented.
AT the very inception Of this great na-
tonal and International exposition, i Sc,
cured for Texus what Is stu regarded
as the best site for q state building ON
the Worlds fair grounds, and but very
few people In Texas realize how much
/ had to DO to retain this site Tor the
state, after the legislature Two years ago
refused to make any appropriation. When
that legislature adjourned, / induced the
director general OF the exposition and
other leading officials to visit Texas with
the hope that their presence ana influence
might inspire some Of the prominent
citizens Of the state TO take hold of this
important mutter and do what the legis-
lature had nled to do. Later ON
induced oaher distinguished men and
women connected with the exposition
chief Of whom was Mrs. Potter PnlmCr,
the president OF the national board OF
lady managers, 20 visit several cities IN
the state with the lingering hope that the
most influential Class OF citizens OF texas
might become actively enlisted IN this
patriotic cause J have had more World
fair literature sent 10 IeNus than TO
any other state Ia the union. Numerous
citizens Of Texas have called at my Once
In Chicago IN the last two yenrs and /
have shown them every courtesy IN my
power aud have taken many OF them To
the exposition grounds for the purpose
Of interesting them In behalf OF having
Texas creditably represented at the expo
sitiOn. | have spared neither time nor
money on all occasions 20 try 20 achieve
this patriotic object ! mention these
things In no shirt Of cCOtism. for ] have
done them because | sincerely and hon
cstly love my native state and desire 10
see Texas. aud her people stand. along
side Of the most intelligent people and
The most powerful states IN the union
who will be represented at the Worlds
Columbian exposition.
After the fniiure Of the two Worlds
fair organizations of men in Texas TO
raise money by populnr subscription II
sppms that the msniratiOu received by
the women of Texas from Mrs. Potter
palmer's visit was not In vain; for
thanks TO the interchangeable efforts of
Mrs. VIM. III. Tobin. the energetic prcsi-
dent of the Worlds fair woman's board
of Texas. heartily seconded 10y other
noble women IN the state, enough money
has been subscribed by public spirited
citizens TO Justify Mrs. Tobiu and the
Womans board Ia having plans drawn
and a contract let for very handsome
! Texas building, which Is now being
| erected on the Texas sight on the World
| fair grounds In Chicago.
There are two ways In which state
| can be creditahly represented at the
| Worlds Columbian exposition:
First BY the erection Of state
| building 10 be used ns headquarters for
| the citizens OF the state who visit The
| exposition where they eau meet friends
| from their state, receive their mail, read
| their state newspapers and have all tbs
conveniences aud comforts OF u clut
| house.
Second. BY having a complete exhibit
of the products, resources, manufactures
| sciences, arts, educational and other AL
yautages of the state shown IN the great
departmental buildings where these OK
| hihts viii be placed For illustration
| Texas ought TO have a splendid exhibit
I'm the following buildings: Agricultural
forestry, horticulture fish and fish pro
| ducts mines and mining, manufactures
| liberal arts ethnOOgy and archaeology
fine arts. Texas could have q crehmblI
| exhibit I'm every one of the tfteen grenl
departmental buildings, but principally
In those mentioned. and of course nls'
| I'm the great livestock department, which
| like every other department Of this gignn
| tic exposition will be the most varied
and extensive the world has ever seen.
In addition 20 these two methods OF
| being properly represented at the expo
sihou, n state can make collective
| exhibit Of Its products and resources h
| is state building for advertising pur
poses. but cnn receive 20 awards on thes'
| exhibits unless they also appear in the
proper departmental buildings. whore
under the classification OF the exposition
they belong.
Most of the states are to be repre-
scented in the two methods explained
above, and they use their state building
for the comfort and convenience Of thei
own people But few Of the western
states, notably Illinois and California
whose state buildings cost between tw
and three hundred thousand dol
lars will have In their buildings mngnin
cent collective exhibits of their product
aud resources Ia addition TO their eNhlh
its in the great departmental buildings
but these are exceptional Instances, TO
many states whose legislatures have an
| prOprinted as mueh as one hundred thou,
| mud dollars, do not spend more tina
twenty-five or thirty thousand dollars o.
the construction of then state buhqlhg'
the balance of the appropriation bein
used i'm the collection, preparation an
installation of their exhibits IN the dc
departmental buildings, 1t will, there
fore. be- seen that unless the legislator
of Texas immediately upon assemblin
makes an appropriation for this purpose
there will be no exhibit whatever troi
Texas IN the different departmental builI
n,gs, and the only representation thu
Texas will have will be the Texas huil'
ing, the construction of which has bee
made possible through the patriotic an
untiring efforts OF Mrs. William ii. Tol
in and the noble women who have bee
assisting her
The contract price Of the Texas builC
inc Is S25, 400 aud Il will cost about III,
much more 20 furnish Il and take can
OF IL during the six months Of the exp
sitop. When. finished and furnished